Acom International

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Acom International
Tournament information
Location Omitama, Ibaraki, Japan
Established1990
Course(s)Ishioka Golf Club
Par71
Length7,066 yards (6,461 m)
Tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Format Stableford
Modified Stableford
Stroke play
Prize fund ¥120,000,000
Month playedSeptember
Final year2006
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Toru Taniguchi (2000)
To par−19 Hidemichi Tanaka (1999)
Score51 points Kazuhiko Hosokawa (1996)
Final champion
Flag of Japan.svg Mamo Osanai
Location map
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Ishioka GC
Location in Japan
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Ishioka GC
Location in the Ibaraki Prefecture

The Acom International was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan from 1990 to 2006. Sponsored by Acom, it was an event on the Japan Golf Tour, and used a modified Stableford scoring system until 1999, when it became a standard stroke play event. The purse for the final event in 2006 was ¥120,000,000, with ¥24,000,000 going to the winner.

Contents

From 1983 to 1989, Acom sponsored a pairs better ball tournament, the Acom Doubles.

Tournament hosts

Year(s)Host courseLocation
1999–2006Ishioka Golf Club Omitama, Ibaraki
1993–1998Seve Ballesteros Golf Club Iwaki, Fukushima
1991Narita Springs Country Club Narita, Chiba
1990, 1992Japan Classic Country Club Iga, Mie

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
Acom International
2006 Flag of Japan.svg Mamo Osanai 270−14Playoff Flag of Japan.svg Taichi Teshima
2005 Flag of New Zealand.svg David Smail 271−132 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Taichi Teshima
2004 Flag of Japan.svg Toru Suzuki 200 [lower-alpha 1] −133 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Sheehan
2003 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Kuramoto (2)271−13Playoff Flag of Japan.svg Katsumasa Miyamoto
Flag of Japan.svg Masashi Ozaki
2002 Flag of Japan.svg Toru Taniguchi (2)197 [lower-alpha 1] −161 stroke Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Lianwei
2001 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuhiko Hosokawa (2)267−172 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Katsumune Imai
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Laycock
Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhito Sato
Flag of Japan.svg Toru Taniguchi
Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Yokota
2000 Flag of Japan.svg Toru Taniguchi 266−186 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Yasuharu Imano
1999 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hidemichi Tanaka 269−195 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Keiichiro Fukabori
1998 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kaname Yokoo 46 points3 points Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsumasa Miyamoto
1997 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kazuo Kanayama 41 pointsPlayoff Flag of Colombia.svg Eduardo Herrera
1996 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kazuhiko Hosokawa 51 points4 points Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Frankie Miñoza
1995 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsunori Kuwabara 46 points5 points Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsukasa Watanabe
1994 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki 41 points6 points Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masayuki Kawamura
1993 Flag of the United States.svg Todd Hamilton 40 points3 points Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Warren
1992 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hisao Inoue 41 points4 points Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigenori Mori
1991 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto 32 points10 points Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brent Franklin
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshi Mizumaki
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tōru Nakamura 		[1]
Acom P.T.
1990 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Gilder 115 points [lower-alpha 1] 1 point Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tway [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

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References

  1. ↑ McCormack, Mark H. (1992). The World of Professional Golf 1992. Chapmans. pp. 331–332, 593. ISBN   1855926288.
  2. ↑ McCormack, Mark H. (1991). The World of Professional Golf 1991. Chapmans. pp. 297–298, 548. ISBN   1855925583.


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