KSB Open

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Georgia KSB Open
Tournament information
Location Tamano, Okayama, Japan
Established1981
Course(s)Tojigaoka Marinehills Golf Club
Par72
Length6,947 yards (6,352 m)
Tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund ¥70,000,000
Month playedMarch
Final year1999
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Carlos Franco (1998)
To par−17 Rick Gibson (1995)
−17 Carlos Franco (1998)
Final champion
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshinori Kaneko
Location map
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Tojigaoka Marinehills GC
Location in Japan
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Tojigaoka Marinehills GC
Location in the Okayama Prefecture

The KSB Open was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan. Founded as the KSB Kagawa Open in 1981, [1] it was an event on the Japan Golf Tour in 1983 and again from 1989. It was played until 1999, after which it was merged with the Descente Classic to create the Munsingwear Open KSB Cup.

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Tournament hosts

Year(s)Host courseLocation
1999Tojigaoka Marine Hills Golf Club Tamano, Okayama
1998Ayutaki Country Club Takamatsu, Kagawa
1994–1997Kinojo Golf Club Sōja, Okayama
1990, 1992–1993Sanyoh Golf Club Yoshii Akaiwa, Okayama
1981, 1983–1984, 1987–1989, 1991Shido Country Club Sanuki, Kagawa

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-upRef.
Georgia KSB Open
1999 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshinori Kaneko 275−131 stroke Flag of the Philippines.svg Frankie Miñoza
Just System KSB Open
1998 Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Carlos Franco 267−174 strokes Flag of the Philippines.svg Frankie Miñoza
1997 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Keiichiro Fukabori 276−122 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsunori Kuwabara
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Toshiaki Odate
Novell KSB Open
1996 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Toru Suzuki 275−131 stroke Flag of Colombia.svg Eduardo Herrera
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Watts
1995 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rick Gibson 271−171 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Toshimitsu Izawa
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsukasa Watanabe
United KSB Open
1994 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kazuhiro Takami 281−76 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshinori Kaneko
TaylorMade KSB Open
1993 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tateo Ozaki 276−121 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Mackay
1992 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Seiki Okuda 210 [a] −64 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Seiji Ebihara
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Satoshi Higashi
1991 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masanobu Kimura 273−153 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobuo Serizawa
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Teruo Sugihara
Seto Uthumi Open
1990 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto (2)295+71 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ryoken Kawagishi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Noboru Sugai
Setonaikai Open
1989 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki 282−62 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kinpachi Yoshimura
TaylorMade Setonaikai Open
1988 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Smith 213 [a] −31 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Norio Mikami
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kenji Mori 		[2]
KSB Setonaikai Open
1987 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsunari Takahashi 140−42 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yurio Akitomi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Harwood
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Minoru Nakamura 		[3]
1986 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Minoru Nakamura Flag placeholder.svg [4]
1985 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto Flag placeholder.svg [5]
1984 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shuichi Sano 136−82 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shichiro Enomoto [6]
1983 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kenji Sogame 140−4Playoff [b] Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Haruo Yasuda [7] [1]
KSB Kagawa Open
1982 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigeru Uchida Flag placeholder.svg [8]
1981 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Toshimitsu Kai 1411 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsuneyuki Nakajima
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kosaku Shimada 		[9]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
  2. ↑ Sogame was awarded the title when Yasuda was unable to take part in the playoff having left the course and travelled to the airport believing he was out of contention.

References

  1. 1 2 Koga, Takayuki (20 June 2016). "【古賀敬之のゴルフあれこれ】 ゴルフにまつわる〝面白話〟第15弾 日本で唯一の〝幻のプレーオフ〟" [Takayuki Koga's golf this and that – 15th "interesting story" about golf: "The only phantom playoff in Japan"]. Golf 報知[Golf Hochi] (in Japanese). Hochi Shimbun. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  2. ↑ McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. pp. 276, 501. ISBN   000218284X.
  3. ↑ McCormack, Mark H. (1988). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1988. Collins Willow. pp. 252, 464. ISBN   0002182831.
  4. ↑ "PGA member profile | Minoru Nakamura". PGA of Japan. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "PGA member profile | Masahiro Kuramoto". PGA of Japan. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  6. ↑ McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 223, 443–444. ISBN   0862541247.
  7. ↑ Muto, Kazuhiko (30 December 2020). "プレーオフ放棄事件 安田春雄が起こしたツアー初期の珍事／残したい記録" [Playoff abandonment case Haruo Yasuda's early tour rare / record to keep]. Golf Digest Online (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "PGA member profile | Shigeru Uchida". PGA of Japan. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  9. ↑ McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Springwood Books. p. 235. ISBN   0862541018.


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