The Crowns
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Aichi District, Aichi, Japan |
| Established | 1960 |
| Course(s) | Nagoya Golf Club, Wagō Course |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,545 yards (5,985 m) |
| Tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Prize fund | ¥120,000,000 |
| Month played | April/May |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 260 Masashi Ozaki (1995) |
| To par | −20 Masashi Ozaki (1995) |
| Current champion | |
 Kim Kyung-tae | |
The Crowns (中日クラウンズ, Chūnichi kuraunzu) is a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. The official Japanese name of this competition is "International Invitational Golf Chunichi Crowns (国際招待ゴルフ 中日クラウンズ, Kokusai shōtai gorufu Chūnichi kuraunzu)".
The tournament record is 260 (−20). It was set by Masashi Ozaki in 1995. The tournament has been played at the Wago Course at the Nagoya Golf Club since the tournament's inception in 1960. The course measures 6,545 yards and the par is 70. The tournament has attracted some upper-tier golfers. Past winners include Seve Ballesteros, Greg Norman, Davis Love III, Justin Rose and Darren Clarke.
History
The Crowns was established as the Invitation by Chūbu Japan, All Japan Amateur and Professional Golf Championship (中部日本招待全日本アマ・プロゴルフ選手権) in 1960.[1] The concept of the championship was competition among amateur and professional golf players.
Since the 8th championship in 1967, "International Invitational Golf" was added to the name championship, and the organizer started inviting famous golf players internationally.
In 2010, Ryo Ishikawa fired a Tour record final round of 58 (−12) to take the title by five strokes.
In 2016, the purse was ¥120,000,000 with ￥24,000,000 going to the winner.
Winners
The Crowns
- 2016 Kim Kyung-tae
- 2015 Jang Ik-jae
- 2014 Kim Hyung-sung
- 2013 Michio Matsumura
- 2012 Jang Ik-jae
- 2011 Brendan Jones
- 2010 Ryo Ishikawa
- 2009 Tetsuji Hiratsuka
- 2008 Tomohiro Kondo
- 2007 Hirofumi Miyase
- 2006 Shingo Katayama
- 2005 Naomichi Ozaki
- 2004 Shingo Katayama
- 2003 Hidemasa Hoshino
- 2002 Justin Rose
- 2001 Darren Clarke
- 2000 Hidemichi Tanaka
- 1999 Yasuharu Imano
- 1998 Davis Love III
- 1997 Masashi Ozaki
- 1996 Masashi Ozaki
- 1995 Masashi Ozaki
- 1994 Roger Mackay
- 1993 Peter Senior
- 1992 Masashi Ozaki
- 1991 Seve Ballesteros
- 1990 Noboru Sugai
- 1989 Greg Norman
- 1988 Scott Simpson
- 1987 Masashi Ozaki
Chunichi Crowns
- 1986 David Ishii
- 1985 Seiji Ebihara
- 1984 Scott Simpson
- 1983 Chen Tze-ming
- 1982 Gary Hallberg
- 1981 Graham Marsh
- 1980 Isao Aoki
- 1979 Isao Aoki
- 1978 Isao Aoki
- 1977 Graham Marsh
- 1976 David Graham
- 1975 Isao Aoki
- 1974 Takashi Murakami
- 1973 Isao Aoki
- 1972 Peter Thomson
- 1971 Lu Liang-Huan
- 1970 Haruo Yasuda
- 1969 Peter Thomson
- 1968 Haruo Yasuda
- 1967 Hsieh Min-Nan
- 1966 Shigeru Uchida
- 1965 Tadashi Kitta
- 1964 Teruo Sugihara
- 1963 Kenji Hosoishi
- 1962 Tadashi Kitta
- 1961 Asao Ishii
- 1960 Torakichi Nakamura