Imperial Tournament

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Imperial Open
Tournament information
Location Yokoshibahikari, Chiba, Japan
Established1987
Course(s)Caledonian Golf Club
Par71
Length6,681 yards (6,109 m)
Tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund ¥100,000,000
Month playedMarch
Final year1993
Tournament record score
Aggregate280 Naomichi Ozaki (1992)
To par−8 as above
Final champion
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobuo Serizawa
Location Map
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Caledonian GC
Location in Japan
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Caledonian GC
Location in the Chiba Prefecture

The Imperial Tournament was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan from 1987 to 1993. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1990. It was played at the Seve Ballesteros Golf Club near Inashiki in Ibaraki Prefecture until 1992 and at the Caledonian Golf Club near Yokoshibahikari in Chiba Prefecture in 1993.

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Winners

YearTour [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef.
Imperial Open
1993 JPN Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobuo Serizawa 212−11 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Jones
1992 JPN Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki (2)280−83 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Seiki Okuda
1991 JPN Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yutaka Hagawa 282−61 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki
1990 JPN Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tōru Nakamura 285−3Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hideto Shigenobu
Imperial Tournament
1989 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki Flag placeholder.svg
1988 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsuji Hasegawa 143−1Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigeru Kawamata
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Taiijiro Tanaka
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1987: No information known

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  1. McCormack, Mark H. (1989). The World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. pp. 276, 500. ISBN   000218284X.