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Japan Open Golf Championship

The Japan Open Golf Championship (日本オープンゴルフ選手権競技, Nihon ōpun gorufu senshu kenkyōgi) is Japan's national open golf championship. Founded in 1927, it is one of the oldest professional golf tournaments in Japan.[1]

Japan Open Golf Championship
Tournament information
LocationSayama, Japan
Established1927
Course(s)Tokyo Golf Club
Organized byJapan Golf Association
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥210,000,000
Month playedOctober
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Shaun Norris (2021)
To par−19 as above
Current champion
Japan Shugo Imahira
Location map
Tokyo GC is located in Japan
Tokyo GC
Tokyo GC
Location in Japan
Tokyo GC is located in Saitama Prefecture
Tokyo GC
Tokyo GC
Location in the Saitama Prefecture

The Japan Open is one of the three richest tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, with a prize fund of ¥210 million in 2022. Between 1992 and 2021 it was the tour's designated "Flagship event" for the purposes of the Official World Golf Ranking, with a minimum winner's points allocation of 32 points.

The winner also receives an invitation to the following year's Open Championship.

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (¥)		 Venue
2024 Japan  Shugo Imahira 276 −4 1 stroke Japan  Ryosuke Kinoshita 42,000,000 Tokyo
2023 Japan  Aguri Iwasaki 272 −8 2 strokes Japan  Ryo Ishikawa 42,000,000 Ibaraki
(West)
2022 Japan  Taiga Semikawa (a) 270 −10 2 strokes Japan  Kazuki Higa 42,000,000 Sanko
2021 South Africa  Shaun Norris 265 −19 4 strokes Japan  Yuta Ikeda 42,000,000 Biwako
2020 Japan  Yuki Inamori (2) 275 −5 1 stroke Japan  Hideto Tanihara 31,500,000 Murasaki
(Sumire)
2019 United States  Chan Kim 285 +1 1 stroke Japan  Mikumu Horikawa
South Africa  Shaun Norris		 42,000,000 Koga
2018 Japan  Yuki Inamori 270 −14 2 strokes South Africa  Shaun Norris 40,000,000 Yokohama
(West)
2017 Japan  Yuta Ikeda (2) 272 −8 1 stroke Japan  Takumi Kanaya (a) 40,000,000 Gifuseki
2016 Japan  Hideki Matsuyama 275 −5 3 strokes Japan  Yuta Ikeda
South Korea  Lee Kyoung-hoon		 40,000,000 Sayama
2015 Japan  Satoshi Kodaira 275 −13 1 stroke Japan  Yuta Ikeda 40,000,000 Rokko Kokusai
(East)
2014 Japan  Yuta Ikeda 270 −10 1 stroke Japan  Shingo Katayama
Japan  Satoshi Kodaira		 40,000,000 Chiba
(Umesato)
2013 Japan  Masanori Kobayashi 274 −10 3 strokes Japan  Koumei Oda 40,000,000 Ibaraki
(East)
2012 Japan  Kenichi Kuboya 292 +8 1 stroke Philippines  Juvic Pagunsan 40,000,000 Naha
2011 South Korea  Bae Sang-moon 282 −2 Playoff Japan  Kenichi Kuboya 40,000,000 Takanodai
2010 South Korea  Kim Kyung-tae 271 −13 1 stroke Japan  Hiroyuki Fujita 40,000,000 Aichi
2009 Japan  Ryuichi Oda 282 −6 Playoff Japan  Yasuharu Imano
Japan  Ryo Ishikawa		 40,000,000 Musashi
(Toyooka)
2008 Japan  Shingo Katayama (2) 283 −1 4 strokes Japan  Ryo Ishikawa 40,000,000 Koga
2007 Japan  Toru Taniguchi (2) 283 −5 2 strokes Japan  Shingo Katayama 40,000,000 Sagamihara
(East)
2006 Australia  Paul Sheehan 277 −7 3 strokes Japan  Azuma Yano 40,000,000 Kasumigaseki
(West)
2005 Japan  Shingo Katayama 282 −2 2 strokes Japan  Ryoken Kawagishi
Australia  Craig Parry		 24,000,000 Hirono
2004 Japan  Toru Taniguchi 285 −3 4 strokes Japan  Toshimitsu Izawa
New Zealand  David Smail
Taiwan  Yeh Wei-tze		 24,000,000 Katayamazu
(Hakusan)
2003 Japan  Keiichiro Fukabori 276 −8 2 strokes Japan  Yasuharu Imano 24,000,000 Nikko
2002 New Zealand  David Smail 271 −9 4 strokes South Korea  Kim Jong-duck 24,000,000 Shimonoseki
2001 Japan  Taichi Teshima 277 −7 4 strokes Japan  Tsuyoshi Yoneyama 24,000,000 Tokyo
2000 Japan  Naomichi Ozaki (2) 281 −3 1 stroke Taiwan  Lin Keng-chi 24,000,000 Takanodai
1999 Japan  Naomichi Ozaki 298 +10 2 strokes Japan  Kazuhiko Hosokawa
Japan  Nobumitsu Yuhara		 24,000,000 Otaru
1998 Japan  Hidemichi Tanaka 283 −5 1 stroke Japan  Naomichi Ozaki 24,000,000 Oarai
1997 Australia  Craig Parry 286 +2 1 stroke Philippines  Frankie Miñoza
Japan  Seiki Okuda
Japan  Masashi Ozaki		 24,000,000 Koga
1996 United States  Peter Teravainen 282 −2 2 strokes Philippines  Frankie Miñoza 24,000,000 Ibaraki
(West)
1995 Japan  Toshimitsu Izawa 277 −7 1 stroke Japan  Kazuhiko Hosokawa 16,200,000 Kasumigaseki
(East)
1994 Japan  Masashi Ozaki (5) 270 −18 13 strokes United States  David Ishii
Japan  Hideki Kase		 18,000,000 Yokkaichi
1993 Japan  Seiki Okuda 281 −3 5 strokes Japan  Masashi Ozaki 18,000,000 Biwako
1992 Japan  Masashi Ozaki (4) 277 −11 5 strokes Canada  Brent Franklin
Japan  Masahiro Kuramoto		 18,000,000 Ryugasaki
1991 Japan  Tsuneyuki Nakajima (4) 290 +2 Playoff Japan  Noboru Sugai 18,000,000 Shimonoseki
1990 Japan  Tsuneyuki Nakajima (3) 281 −7 2 strokes Japan  Masashi Ozaki 18,000,000 Otaru
1989 Japan  Masashi Ozaki (3) 274 −6 1 stroke Australia  Brian Jones 10,000,000 Nagoya
(Wago)
1988 Japan  Masashi Ozaki (2) 288 +4 1 stroke Japan  Isao Aoki
Japan  Tsuneyuki Nakajima		 10,000,000 Tokyo
1987 Japan  Isao Aoki (2) 279 −9 1 stroke Japan  Tsuneyuki Nakajima
Japan  Nobuo Serizawa		 10,000,000 Arima Royal
1986 Japan  Tsuneyuki Nakajima (2) 284 −4 1 stroke Japan  Isao Aoki
Japan  Masashi Ozaki		 10,000,000 Totsuka
(West)
1985 Japan  Tsuneyuki Nakajima 285 −3 2 strokes Japan  Hiroshi Makino 10,000,000 Higashinagoya
1984 Japan  Koichi Uehara 283 −5 2 strokes Japan  Koichi Suzuki 10,000,000 Ranzan
1983 Japan  Isao Aoki 281 −7 Playoff Australia  Terry Gale 8,000,000 Rokko Kokusai
1982 Japan  Akira Yabe 277 −7 5 strokes Japan  Yutaka Hagawa
Japan  Naomichi Ozaki		 8,000,000 Musashi
(Toyooka)
1981 Japan  Yutaka Hagawa 280 E 1 stroke Japan  Kenji Mori
Japan  Tsuneyuki Nakajima		 8,000,000 Nihon Line
1980 Japan  Shoji Kikuchi 296 E 1 stroke Japan  Isao Aoki
Japan  Kazuo Yoshikawa		 8,000,000 Sagamihara
(East)
1979 Taiwan  Kuo Chie-Hsiung 285 −3 Playoff Japan  Isao Aoki
Japan  Koichi Uehara
Japan  Yoshitaka Yamamoto		 8,000,000 Hino
1978 Spain  Seve Ballesteros (2) 281 −7 Playoff Australia  Graham Marsh 10,000,000 Yokohama
(West)
1977 Spain  Seve Ballesteros 284 E 1 stroke Japan  Takashi Murakami 10,000,000 Narashino
1976 Japan  Kosaku Shimada 288 −4 1 stroke Japan  Tōru Nakamura
Japan  Takashi Murakami		 10,000,000 Central
(East)
1975 Japan  Takashi Murakami 278 −10 3 strokes Japan  Seiichi Kanai 8,000,000 Kasugai
(East)
1974 Japan  Masashi Ozaki 279 −13 1 stroke Japan  Takashi Murakami 6,000,000 Central
(East)
1973 Philippines  Ben Arda 278 −10 2 strokes Japan  Isao Aoki 4,500,000 Ibaraki
(West)
1972 South Korea  Han Chang-sang 278 1 stroke Japan  Masashi Ozaki Otone
(East)
1971 Japan  Yoshimasa Fujii 282 Playoff Japan  Hideyo Sugimoto Aichi
1970 Japan  Mitsuhiro Kitta 282 1 stroke Japan  Isao Aoki Musashi
(Sasai)
1969 Japan  Hideyo Sugimoto (2) 284 1 stroke Japan  Shigeru Uchida Ono
1968 Japan  Takaaki Kono 284 1 stroke Japan  Kikuo Arai
Australia  Bruce Devlin
Japan  Namio Takasu		 Sobu
(East & Middle)
1967 Japan  Tadashi Kitta 282 3 strokes Japan  Tomoo Ishii
Japan  Teruo Sugihara		 Hirono
1966 Japan  Seiichi Sato 285 1 stroke Taiwan  Chen Ching-Po
Japan  Tadashi Kitta
Japan  Shozo Miyamoto		 Sodegaura
1965 Japan  Tadashi Kitta 284 1 stroke Japan  Seiji Kumada
Japan  Shigeru Uchida
Japan  Kenji Unno		 Miyoshi
1964 Japan  Hideyo Sugimoto 288 1 stroke Taiwan  Chen Ching-Po
Japan  Kokuni Kimoto		 Tokyo
1963 Japan  Toichiro Toda (2) 283 2 strokes Japan  Teruo Sugihara Yokkaichi
1962 Japan  Teruo Sugihara 287 2 strokes Taiwan  Chen Ching-Po Chiba
(Umesato)
1961 Japan  Kenji Hosoishi 289 Playoff Taiwan  Chen Ching-Po
Taiwan  Hsieh Yung-yo
Japan  Isao Katsumata
Japan  Koichi Ono[a]		 Takanodai
1960 Japan  Haruyoshi Kobari[b] (2) 294 5 strokes Japan  Yoshimasa Fujii
United States  Orville Moody
Japan  Shiro Matsuda
Japan  Koichi Ono[a]		 Hirono
1959 Taiwan  Chen Ching-Po 296 Playoff Japan  Yumasa Shimamura Sagamihara
1958 Japan  Torakichi Nakamura (3) 288 4 strokes Japan  Yoshiro Hayashi Takanodai
1957 Japan  Haruyoshi Kobari 288 6 strokes Japan  Tomoo Ishii Aichi
1956 Japan  Torakichi Nakamura (2) 285 8 strokes Japan  Haruyoshi Kobari Kasumigaseki
(West)
1955 Japan  Koichi Ono[a] (3) 291 5 strokes Taiwan  Chin Sei-Sui Hirono
1954 Japan  Yoshiro Hayashi (2) 293 3 strokes Japan  Michio Ishii
Japan  Haruyoshi Kobari		 Tokyo
1953 Japan  Son Shi-Kin[a] (2) 291 1 stroke Japan  Torakichi Nakamura Takarazuka
1952 Japan  Torakichi Nakamura 279 11 strokes Japan  Shigeru Ishii Kawana Hotel
(Fuji)
1951 Japan  Son Shi-Kin[a] 288 3 strokes Japan  Koshio Kurihara Naruo
1950 Japan  Yoshiro Hayashi 288 1 stroke Japan  Yumasa Shimamura Abiko
1942–1949: No tournament due to World War II
1941 Japan  Tokuharu Nobuhara 290 3 strokes Japan  Torakichi Nakamura Hodogaya
1940 Japan  Tomekichi Miyamoto (6) 285 2 strokes Japan  Toichiro Toda Tokyo
(Asaka)
1939 Japan  Toichiro Toda 287 5 strokes Taiwan  Chin Sei-Sui Hirono
1938 Taiwan  Rin Man-Puku 294 3 strokes Japan  Toichiro Toda Fujisawa
1937 Taiwan  Chin Sei-Sui 284 7 strokes Japan  Rokuzo Asami Sagami
1936 Japan  Tomekichi Miyamoto (5) 293 1 stroke Taiwan  Chin Sei-Sui Naruo
1935 Japan  Tomekichi Miyamoto (4) 296 8 strokes Japan  Toichiro Toda Tokyo
(Asaka)
1934 No tournament due to flood damage
1933 Japan  Kanekichi Nakamura 294 9 strokes Taiwan  Chin Sei-Sui
Philippines  Larry Montes		 Kasumigaseki
(East)
1932 Japan  Tomekichi Miyamoto (3) 298 1 stroke Japan  Akira Muraki Ibaraki
1931 Japan  Rokuzo Asami (2) 281 4 strokes Japan  Tomekichi Miyamoto Hodogaya
1930 Japan  Tomekichi Miyamoto (2) 287 19 strokes Japan  Kokichi Yasuda Ibaraki
1929 Japan  Tomekichi Miyamoto 298 2 strokes Japan  Kokichi Yasuda Ibaraki
1928 Japan  Rokuzo Asami 301 7 strokes Japan  Kokichi Yasuda Tokyo
(Komazawa)
1927 Japan  Rokuro Akahoshi 309 10 strokes Japan  Rokuzo Asami Hodogaya

Future venues

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Son Shi-Kin changed his name to Koichi Ono in 1954 or 1955.
  2. ^ Defending champion Chen Ching-Po finished ahead of Kobari but was disqualified after signing for an incorrect score.

References

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  1. ^ Critchley, Bruce; Ferrier, Bob (1993). Golf and All Its Glory. BBC. p. 62. ISBN 0563364696. Retrieved 10 January 2021 – via Google Books.
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