NST Niigata Open

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Sato Foods NST Niigata Open
Tournament information
Location Shibata, Niigata, Japan
Established1979
Course(s)Forest Golf Club
Par71
Length7,000 yards (6,400 m)
Tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund ¥100,000,000
Month playedJuly
Final year2004
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 Kim Jong-duck (2004)
To par−24 Go Higaki (2001)
Final champion
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jong-duck
Location Map
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Forest GC
Location in Japan
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Forest GC
Location in the Niigata Prefecture

The NST Niigata Open was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan. It was a Japan Golf Tour event from at least 1981 to 2004. It was sponsored by Niigata Sogo Television and played on different courses in Niigata. The tournament record of 264(-24) was set in 2001 at Nakajo Golf Club.

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Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
Sato Foods NST Niigata Open
2004 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jong-duck 263−215 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Kazuhiro Kinjo
2003 Flag of Japan.svg Katsumasa Miyamoto 271−171 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Gregory Meyer
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2002 Flag of Japan.svg Yasuharu Imano 270−184 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Katsumasa Miyamoto
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2001 Flag of Japan.svg Go Higaki 264−246 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Laycock
2000 Flag of Japan.svg Hidezumi Shirakata 269−194 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoshi Murota
1999 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Toshimitsu Izawa 269−196 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kazuhiko Hosokawa
1998 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masayuki Kawamura 268−208 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shingo Katayama
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kiyoshi Murota
1997 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kazuhiko Hosokawa 277−111 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hisayuki Sasaki
1996 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masatoshi Horikawa 268−201 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masayuki Kawamura
1995 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tomohiro Maruyama 274−143 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hidemichi Tanaka
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1994 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Pete Izumikawa 276−122 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kiyoshi Murota
1993 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kōki Idoki 275−133 strokes Flag of Singapore.svg Samson Gimson
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hiroya Kamide
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshinori Kaneko
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hajime Meshiai
1992 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsuneyuki Nakajima 275−132 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigenori Mori
1991 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Akihito Yokoyama 278−102 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hideki Kase
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Koichi Suzuki
1990 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Seiichi Kanai 278−101 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yukio Noguchi
1989 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsuyoshi Tomori 288E1 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tomohiro Maruyama
1988 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki 277−113 strokes Flag of the United States.svg David Ishii
1987 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tadao Nakamura 276−81 stroke Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Chin-sheng
Flag of the United States.svg David Ishii
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Jones
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kazuo Yoshikawa
1986 Flag of the United States.svg David Ishii 276−121 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tateo Ozaki
1985 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Min-Nan 272−12Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshihisa Iwashita
1984 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Saburo Fujiki 271−131 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Haruo Yasuda
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1983 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hideto Shigenobu 136−8Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsunari Takahashi
1982 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshitaka Yamamoto 138−6Playoff Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Min-Nan
1981 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takahiro Takeyasu 139−5Flag placeholder.svg
1980 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hideo Ishii Flag placeholder.svg [1]
1979 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Koichi Uehara 106 [lower-alpha 1] Flag placeholder.svg [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Tournament contested over 27 holes.

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References

  1. ↑ McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Springwood Books. p. 178. ISBN   0862540054.
  2. ↑ McCormack, Mark H. (1980). Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1980. Springwood Books. p. 224. ISBN   0905947835.


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