Golf Nippon Series
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Inagi, Tokyo |
| Established | 1963 |
| Course(s) | Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,023 yards (6,422 m) |
| Tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | ¥130,000,000 |
| Month played | December |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 262 Masashi Ozaki (1996) |
| To par | −26 Masashi Ozaki (1996) |
| Current champion | |
 Park Sang-hyun | |
The Golf Nippon Series JT Cup (ゴルフ日本シリーズJTカップ, Gorufu nihon shirīzu jei-tī kappu) is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. It has been played since 1963. It has been played since at least 1985 at the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club. The purse for the 2017 event was ¥130,000,000, with ¥40,000,000 going to the winner. It has recently been one of the last events of the season. Its field consists of the top 25 players from the money list and all current year tournament winners.
Tournament hosts
| Years | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 (co-hosts) | Murasaki Country Club, Sumire Course | Noda, Chiba |
| 1964–90 (co-hosts), 1991, 1993, 1995–present | Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club | Inagi, Tokyo |
| 1963–90 (co-hosts), 1992, 1994 | Yomiuri Country Club | Nishinomiya, Hyogo |
Course
Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club in 2014[1]
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 396 | 190 | 403 | 514 | 384 | 541 | 389 | 197 | 448 | 3,462 | 432 | 507 | 432 | 460 | 364 | 194 | 410 | 535 | 227 | 3,561 | 7,023 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 70 |
Winners
| Year | Player | Country | Score | Purse (¥) | Winner's share (¥) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | ||||||
| 2017 | Yūsaku Miyazato (2) |  Japan |
265 (−15) | 130,000,000 | 40,000,000 | |
| 2016 | Park Sang-hyun | South Korea |
267 (−13) | 130,000,000 | 40,000,000 | |
| 2015 | Ryo Ishikawa | Japan |
266 (−14) | 130,000,000 | 40,000,000 | |
| 2014 | Katsumasa Miyamoto (3) | Japan |
271 (−9) | 130,000,000 | 40,000,000 | |
| 2013 | Yūsaku Miyazato | Japan |
267 (−13) | 130,000,000 | 40,000,000 | |
| 2012 | Hiroyuki Fujita (3) | Japan |
262 (−12) | 130,000,000 | 40,000,000 | |
| 2011 | Hiroyuki Fujita (2) | Japan |
200 (−10)*PO | 130,000,000 | 40,000,000 | |
| 2010 | Hiroyuki Fujita (1) | Japan |
265 (−15) | 130,000,000 | 40,000,000 | |
| 2009 | Shigeki Maruyama (2) | Japan |
271 (−9)PO | 130,000,000 | 40,000,000 | |
| 2008 | Jeev Milkha Singh (2) |  India |
268 (−12) | 100,000,000 | 30,000,000 | |
| 2007 | Brendan Jones |  Australia |
269 (−11) | 100,000,000 | 30,000,000 | |
| 2006 | Jeev Milkha Singh (1) | India |
269 (−11) | 100,000,000 | 30,000,000 | |
| 2005 | Yasuharu Imano | Japan |
269 (−11) | 100,000,000 | 30,000,000 | |
| 2004 | Paul Sheehan | Australia |
266 (−14) | 100,000,000 | 30,000,000 | |
| 2003 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka | Japan |
264 (−16) | 100,000,000 | 30,000,000 | |
| 2002 | Shingo Katayama (2) | Japan |
261 (−19) | 100,000,000 | 30,000,000 | |
| 2001 | Katsumasa Miyamoto (2) | Japan |
268 (−12) | 100,000,000 | 30,000,000 | |
| 2000 | Shingo Katayama (1) | Japan |
271 (−9) | 100,000,000 | 30,000,000 | |
| 1999 | Kazuhiko Hosokawa | Japan |
270 (−10) | 100,000,000 | 30,000,000 | |
| 1998 | Katsumasa Miyamoto (1) | Japan |
275 (−5)PO | 100,000,000 | 30,000,000 | |
| Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup | ||||||
| 1997 | Shigeki Maruyama (1) | Japan |
268 (−16) | 100,000,000 | 30,000,000 | |
| 1996 | Masashi Ozaki (7) | Japan |
262 (−26) | 100,000,000 | 30,000,000 | |
| 1995 | Masashi Ozaki (6) | Japan |
272 (−16) | 100,000,000 | 30,000,000 | |
| 1994 | Hisayuki Sasaki | Japan |
270 (−14) | 100,000,000 | 30,000,000 | |
| 1993 | Tommy Nakajima (2) | Japan |
270 (−18) | 100,000,000 | 30,000,000 | |
| 1992 | Chen Tze-ming |  Taiwan |
280 (−8) | 60,000,000 | 15,000,000 | |
| 1991 | Naomichi Ozaki (3) | Japan |
268 (−20) | 60,000,000 | 15,000,000 | |
| 1990 | Naomichi Ozaki (2) | Japan |
275 (−13)PO | 60,000,000 | 15,000,000 | |
| 1989 | Akiyoshi Ohmachi | Japan |
278 (−10) | 60,000,000 | 15,000,000 | |
| 1988 | Naomichi Ozaki (1) | Japan |
275 (−13) | 50,000,000 | 14,000,000 | |
| Golf Nippon Series | ||||||
| 1987 | Isao Aoki (4) David Ishii |
Japan United States |
138 (−7)^ | 15,000,000 | 3,250,000 (each) |
|
| 1986 | Toru Nakamura (2) | Japan |
275 (−15) | 30,000,000 | 8,000,000 | |
| 1985 | Tateo Ozaki | Japan |
279 (−11) | 30,000,000 | 8,000,000 | |
| 1984 | Toru Nakamura (1) | Japan |
267 (−23) | 20,000,000 | ||
| 1983 | Isao Aoki (3) | Japan |
281 (−19) | 20,000,000 | ||
| 1982 | Tommy Nakajima (1) | Japan |
283 (−17) | 17,000,000 | ||
| 1981 | Yutaka Hagawa | Japan |
135 (−9)^PO | 17,000,000 | ||
| 1980 | Masashi Ozaki (5) | Japan |
283 (−7) | 16,000,000 | ||
| 1979 | Isao Aoki (2) | Japan |
276 (−14) | 16,000,000 | ||
| 1978 | Isao Aoki (1) | Japan |
282 (−8) | 15,000,000 | ||
| 1977 | Masashi Ozaki (4) | Japan |
275 (−15) | 15,000,000 | ||
| 1976 | Shinsaku Maeda | Japan |
285 (−5) | 15,000,000 | ||
| 1975 | Takashi Murakami | Japan |
283 (−7) | 15,000,000 | ||
| 1974 | Masashi Ozaki (3) | Japan |
280 (−10) | 15,000,000 | ||
| 1973 | Teruo Sugihara (3) | Japan |
276 (−14) | [2] | ||
| 1972 | Masashi Ozaki (2) | Japan |
287 (−3)PO | [3] | ||
| 1971 | Masashi Ozaki (1) | Japan |
284 (−6) | [4] | ||
| 1970 | Teruo Sugihara (2) | Japan |
284 (−6) | [5] | ||
| 1969 | Hideyo Sugimoto | Japan |
291 (+1) | [6] | ||
| 1968 | Takaaki Kono | Japan |
283 (−7) | [7] | ||
| 1967 | Takaaki Kono | Japan |
281 (−9) | [8] | ||
| 1966 | No tournament - club hosted the 1966 Canada Cup | |||||
| 1965 | Teruo Sugihara (1) | Japan |
284 (−6) | [9] | ||
| 1964 | Chen Ching-Po | Taiwan |
284 (−6) | [10] | ||
| 1963 | Tomoo Ishii | Japan |
288 (−2) | 1,000,000 | [11] | |
PO Indicates a win in a playoff
* Indicates weather-shortened to 54 holes
^ Indicates weather-shortened to 36 holes
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
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