JCB Classic

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JCB Classic
Tournament information
Location Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Established1972
Course(s)Hananomori Golf Club
Par71
Length7,038 yards (6,436 m)
Tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund ¥100,000,000
Month playedMay/June
Final year2007
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Katsuyoshi Tomori (2003)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
Flag of Japan.svg Tomohiro Kondo
Location Map
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Hananomori GC
Location in Japan
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Hananomori GC
Location in the Miyagi Prefecture

The JCB Classic was a professional golf tournament held near Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1972 as the Tohoku Classic, and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 until 2007.

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The Tohoku Classic was held at Nishisendai Country Club until 1987. In 1988 it moved to Omotezao Kokusai Golf Club and was renamed the Sendai Classic; sponsored as the JCB Classic Sendai from 1990. The final event, in 2007, was held at Hananomori Golf Club as the JCB Classic and the prize fund was ¥100,000,000 with ¥20,000,000 going to the winner.

Tournament hosts

Year(s)Host courseLocation
2007Hananomori Golf Club Ōhira, Miyagi
1988–2006Omotezao Kokusai Golf Club Shibata, Miyagi
1972–1987Nishisendai Country Club Sendai, Miyagi

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
JCB Classic
2007 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tomohiro Kondo 271−131 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Seong-ho
Flag of Japan.svg Koumei Oda
Flag of Japan.svg Mamo Osanai
Flag of Japan.svg Azuma Yano
JCB Classic Sendai
2006 Flag of Japan.svg Hideto Tanihara 266−185 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Katayama
2005 Flag of South Korea.svg Hur Suk-ho 265−191 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Yokota
2004 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kamiyama 271−13Playoff Flag of Japan.svg Tomohiro Kondo
Flag of Japan.svg Tsuneyuki Nakajima
2003 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuyoshi Tomori 264−202 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Yūsaku Miyazato
2002 Flag of Japan.svg Toru Suzuki 271−13Playoff Flag of Japan.svg Tsuneyuki Nakajima
2001 Flag of Japan.svg Toshiaki Odate 275−92 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Taichi Teshima
2000 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhito Sato (2)271−133 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Toshimitsu Izawa
1999 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shingo Katayama 268−16Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigemasa Higaki
1998 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshi Mizumaki (2)270−141 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigeki Maruyama
1997 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobuhito Sato 267−174 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Toshimitsu Izawa
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki
1996 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (5)277−7Playoff Flag of the United States.svg David Ishii
1995 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ryoken Kawagishi 271−133 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Toru Suzuki
1994 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto (2)271−132 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Toshiaki Sudo
1993 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshi Mizumaki 273−11Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hajime Meshiai
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsukasa Watanabe
1992 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Mackay (2)271−136 strokes Flag of England.svg Paul Hoad
1991 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tadami Ueno 271−131 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh
1990 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Mackay 269−153 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
Sendai Classic
1989 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (4)272−123 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsuneyuki Nakajima
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsunari Takahashi
1988 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto 204 [lower-alpha 1] −92 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Futoshi Irino
Tohoku Classic
1987 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Seiichi Kanai 275−132 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hajime Meshiai
1986 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Teruo Sugihara (2)280−82 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Namio Takasu
1985 Flag of the United States.svg David Ishii 275−135 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki
1984 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kouichi Inoue 276−121 stroke Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Tze-ming [1]
1983 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yutaka Hagawa 277−117 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Teruo Sugihara [2]
1982 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shinsaku Maeda 208 [lower-alpha 1] −82 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama 		[3]
1981 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Teruo Sugihara 281−74 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shozo Miyamoto [4]
1980 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Haruo Yasuda (3)273−152 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shinsaku Maeda [5]
1979 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tōru Nakamura 278−10Playoff Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Min-Nan
1978 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Haruo Yasuda (2)283−51 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shinsaku Maeda
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki 		[6]
1977 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki 278−101 stroke Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Liang-Huan [7]
1976 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Haruo Yasuda 277−11Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Fumio Tanaka
1975 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (3)278−101 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki [8]
1974 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (2)280−83 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Haruo Yasuda [9]
1973 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki 273−153 strokes Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Liang-Huan [10]
1972 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takashi Murakami 283−5Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masaji Kusakabe [11]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

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