ISPS Handa Global Cup

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ISPS Handa Match Play
Tournament information
Location Ichihara, Chiba, Japan
Established2015
Course(s)Hamano Golf Club
Par72
Length7,115 yards (6,506 m)
Tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Format Match play
Stroke play
Prize fund ¥230,000,000
Month playedSeptember
Final year2018
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Emiliano Grillo (2016)
267 Park Jun-won (2016)
To par−17 as above
Score3 and 2 Shingo Katayama (2017)
Final champion
Flag of Thailand.svg Thanyakon Khrongpha
Location Map
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Hamano GC
Location in Japan
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Hamano GC
Location in the Chiba Prefecture

The ISPS Handa Global Cup was professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. Its main sponsor was International Sports Promotion Society (ISPS). Founded in 2015 as a 72-hole stroke play tournament, in 2017 it became a match play event and was renamed the ISPS Handa Match Play.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-upPurse (¥)Winner's
share (¥)
Venue
ISPS Handa Match Play
2018 Flag of Thailand.svg Thanyakon Khrongpha 2 and 1 Flag of Japan.svg Shugo Imahira 230,000,00052,000,000Hamano
2017 Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Katayama 3 and 2 Flag of South Korea.svg Ryu Hyun-woo 210,000,00050,000,000Hamano
ISPS Handa Global Cup
2016 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Jun-won 267−17Playoff Flag of Argentina.svg Emiliano Grillo 100,000,00020,000,000Tokinodai
2015 Flag of Japan.svg Toshinori Muto 270−14Playoff Flag of the Philippines.svg Angelo Que 100,000,00020,000,000Vintage

Coordinates: 35°29′52″N140°06′57″E / 35.4978°N 140.1157°E / 35.4978; 140.1157

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