Kuzuha International

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Kuzuha International
Tournament information
Location Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
Established1965
Course(s)Kuzuha Public Golf Course
Par70
Tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund ¥15,000,000
Final year1990
Tournament record score
Aggregate129 Tsutomu Irie (1985)
To par−11 as above
Final champion
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshimi Niizeki
Location Map
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Kuzuha Public Golf Course
Location in Japan
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Kuzuha Public Golf Course
Location in the Osaka Prefecture

The Kuzuha International was a professional golf tournament in Japan between 1965 and 1990. It was played at the Kuzuha Public Golf Course in Kuzuha, Hirakata, Osaka. From 1978 to 1983, it was a Japan Golf Tour event. [1]

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In 1985, Tsutomu Irie became the first player to break the 60 barrier in major professional tournament in Japan when he scored 59 (11 under par) in the first round. [2]

History

The first two editions were a five-man invitation event played over 18 holes, after which it was a larger single-day 36-hole tournament. The first international players competed in 1971. It was reduced to a 27-hole event in 1972 and 1973, before becoming a two-day 36 hole tournament from 1974.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef
1990 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshimi Niizeki 132−81 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tadao Nakamura
1989 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tōru Nakamura 133−71 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Satoshi Higashi
1988 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Smith 131−92 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yasuhiro Funatogawa
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry 		[3]
1987 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsunari Takahashi 131−91 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Jones [4]
1986 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshitaka Yamamoto 137−3Playoff [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Seiichi Kanai [5]
1985 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsutomu Irie 129−113 strokes Flag of the United States.svg David Ishii
1984 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Norio Suzuki 133−71 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Grady
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yasuhiro Miyamoto 		[6]
1983 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kikuo Arai 138−2Playoff [lower-alpha 2] Flag of the United States.svg David Ishii
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Teruo Sugihara 		[7]
1982 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Namio Takasu 102 [lower-alpha 3] −31 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshikazu Yokoshima
1981 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kosaku Shimada 133−72 strokes Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Liang-Huan
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobumitsu Yuhara 		[8]
1980 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshikazu Yokoshima 134−62 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsutomu Irie
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shinsaku Maeda
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kenichi Yamada 		[9]
1979 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Min-Nan 134−62 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Fujio Kobayashi
1978 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Akira Yabe 135−51 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Jones
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshikazu Yokoshima 		[10]
1977 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 135−52 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kikuo Arai [11]
1976 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Fujio Kobayashi 133−71 stroke Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Chien-chung
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Min-Nan 		[12]
1975 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Norio Suzuki 133−71 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ted Ball [13]
1974 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Namio Takasu 131−93 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki [14]
1973 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Han Chang-sang 102 [lower-alpha 3] Playoff [lower-alpha 4] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh [15]
1972 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Liang-Huan 107 [lower-alpha 3] Playoff Flag of New Zealand.svg Walter Godfrey
1971 Flag of England.svg Guy Wolstenholme 139−31 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Akio Kanemoto
1970 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hideyo Sugimoto 145−12 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kosaku Shimada
1969 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tadashi Kitta 136−44 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Torakichi Nakamura
1968 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shozo Miyamoto 134−62 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Susumu Arai
1967 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Teruo Sugihara 136−8Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hideyo Sugimoto
1966 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tadashi Kitta 65−72 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shozo Miyamoto
1965 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Teruo Sugihara and
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Toichiro Toda 		65−7Tien/a

Source: [16]

Notes

  1. ↑ Yamamoto won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  2. ↑ Arai won with a par on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff; Sugimoto was eliminated when he made a bogey on the second extra hole.
  3. 1 2 3 Shortened to 27 holes due to weather.
  4. ↑ Han won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

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