Tournament information | |
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Location | Hokkaido, Japan |
Established | 1975 |
Course(s) | Nidom Classic Course |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,957 yards (6,361 m) |
Tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Format | Match play |
Prize fund | ¥80,000,000 |
Month played | September |
Final year | 2003 |
Tournament record score | |
Score | 8 and 7 Todd Hamilton (1994) |
Final champion | |
Todd Hamilton | |
Location Map | |
Location in Japan Location in the Hokkaido Prefecture |
The Japan PGA Match-Play Championship was a professional match play golf tournament that was held in Japan from 1975 to 2003. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour and held at a number of different courses throughout Japan.
Year(s) | Host course | Location |
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1994–2003 | Nidom Classic Course | Tomakomai, Hokkaido |
1993 | Higashinomiya Country Club | Motegi, Tochigi |
1992 | Prestige Country Club | Tochigi, Tochigi |
1991 | Shinyo Country Club | Toki, Gifu |
1988–1990 | Green Academy Club | Shirakawa, Fukushima |
1983–1987 | Mito Golf Club | Mito, Ibaraki |
1975–1982 | Totsuka Country Club (West) | Yokohama, Kanagawa |
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