Bridgestone Aso Open

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Bridgestone Aso Open
Tournament information
Location Aso, Kumamoto, Japan
Established1976
Course(s)Aso Golf Club
Par72
Length7,078 yards (6,472 m)
Tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund ¥70,000,000
Month playedApril
Final year1993
Tournament record score
Aggregate272 Craig Parry (1989)
To par−16 as above
Final champion
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigeru Kawamata
Location Map
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Aso GC
Location in Japan
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Aso GC
Location in the Kumamoto Prefecture

The Bridgestone Aso Open was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1978 to 1993. From 1983, it was played at the Aso Golf Club near Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture.

Contents

Originally contested over 36 holes as the Aso National Park Open, the tournament was extended to 54 holes in 1981, [1] and then 72 holes from 1982.

Tournament hosts

Year(s)Host courseLocation
1981, 1983–1993Aso Golf Club Aso, Kumamoto
1976–1980, 1982Aso Kogen Hotel Golf Course Ubuyama, Kumamoto

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
Bridgestone Aso Open
1993 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigeru Kawamata 276−122 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsunari Takahashi
1992 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior 281−71 stroke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rick Gibson
1991 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kiyoshi Murota 208 [lower-alpha 1] −82 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Taisei Inagaki
1990 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Teruo Sugihara 213 [lower-alpha 2] −32 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobumitsu Yuhara
1989 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry 272−166 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshiyuki Isomura
1988 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Baker-Finch 282−61 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tadami Ueno
1987 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Norio Mikami 280−84 strokes Flag of the United States.svg David Ishii
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shuichi Sano
1986 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Jones 240 [lower-alpha 3] −121 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobumitsu Yuhara
1985 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Min-Nan 280−8Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto
1984 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hideto Shigenobu 283−5Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsuji Hasegawa
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Akira Yabe
1983 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Fujio Kobayashi 213−3Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tadami Ueno
1982 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tōru Nakamura 283−53 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigeru Uchida
Aso National Park Open
1981 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Saburo Fujiki 213−31 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshikazu Yokoshima [1]
1980 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masaji Kusakabe 109 [lower-alpha 4] +11 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yurio Akitomi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Namio Takasu 		[3]
1979 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takashi Kurihara 149+5Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shinsaku Maeda
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Haruo Yasuda
1978 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tadami Ueno 143−1Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tatsuo Fujima
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Teruo Suzumura
1977 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yukio Noguchi 213−32 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kikuo Arai
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Seiichi Kanai 		[4]
1976 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Norio Suzuki 138−62 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tomomi Suzuki [5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Tournament reduced to 54 holes after the first round was cancelled due to heavy rain and thick fog. [2]
  2. ↑ Tournament reduced to 54 holes after the first round was cancelled due to rain.
  3. ↑ Tournament reduced to 63 holes after play was cancelled on the second day and 27 holes were played on the final day.
  4. ↑ Tournament reduced to 27 holes after the final round was cut to 9 holes due to fog.

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References

  1. 1 2 McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Collins. pp. 235, 451. ISBN   0862541018.
  2. ↑ "Aso Open rained off". The Straits Times. 20 April 1991. p. 31. Retrieved 1 February 2021– via National Library Board (Singapore).
  3. ↑ McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Collins. pp. 172, 374–375. ISBN   0862540054.
  4. ↑ McCormack, Mark H. (1978). The World of Professional Golf 1978. Angus & Robertson. pp. 198–199, 341. ISBN   0207958173.
  5. ↑ McCormack, Mark H. (1977). The World of Professional Golf 1977. Collins. pp. 296, 525. ISBN   0002168790.
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