Maruman Open

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Maruman Open
Tournament information
LocationJapan
Established1980
Tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Format Stroke play
Final year1994
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Masahiro Kuramoto (1987)
To par−24 as above
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg David Ishii

The Maruman Open was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan. Founded in 1980 as the Descente Cup Hokkoku Open, it was an event on the Japan Golf Tour until 1994, except for 1984 when it was held without a title sponsor. It was hosted at several different courses.

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Tournament hosts

Year(s)Host courseLocation
1994Narita Springs Golf Club Narita, Chiba
1989–1993Hatoyama Country Club Hatoyama, Saitama
1987–1988Higashimatsuyama Country Club Higashimatsuyama, Saitama
1980–1986Katayamazu Golf Club Kaga, Ishikawa

Winners

YearTour [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
Maruman Open
1994 JPN Flag of the United States.svg David Ishii 279−9Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hirofumi Miyase
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobuo Serizawa
1993 JPN Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Frankie Miñoza 272−16Playoff Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Tze-chung
1992 JPN Flag of the United States.svg Todd Hamilton 272−161 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki
1991 JPN Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tetsu Nishikawa 274−14Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tateo Ozaki
1990 JPN Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (3)273−155 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsuneyuki Nakajima
1989 JPN Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Koichi Suzuki 278−101 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Satoshi Higashi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsukasa Watanabe
1988 JPN Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (2)207 [lower-alpha 2] −63 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hajime Meshiai
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshimi Niizeki
1987 JPN Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto 264−244 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki
1986 JPN Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki 276−123 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Saburo Fujiki
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki
1985 JPN Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Jones 279−91 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Teruo Suzumura
Hokkoku Open
1984 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shinsaku Maeda 279−93 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Seiji Ebihara
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsu Sheng-san 		[1]
Descente Cup Hokkoku Open
1983 JPN Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shozo Miyamoto 283−53 strokes Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Yu-shu
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hung Wen-neng
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Hsi-chuen 		[2]
1982 JPN Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kikuo Arai 276−122 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsuneyuki Nakajima
1981 JPN Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Saburo Fujiki 282−62 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsuji Hasegawa
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto 		[3]
1980 JPN Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Akira Yabe 278−104 strokes Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Yung-yo [4]

Notes

  1. ↑ JPN − PGA of Japan Tour.
  2. ↑ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

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