Tournament information | |
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Location | Yaese, Okinawa, Japan |
Established | 2002 |
Course(s) | Naha Golf Club |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,789 yards (6,208 m) |
Tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$830,000 |
Month played | December |
Final year | 2005 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 270 Kiyoshi Miyazato (2004) |
To par | −14 as above |
Final champion | |
Tadahiro Takayama | |
Location Map | |
Location in Japan Location in the Okinawa Prefecture |
The Asia Japan Okinawa Open was a men's professional golf tournament that was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. It was played each December from 2002 to 2005 and counted as the first official money event of the following season for both tours, that is for example the 2005 event was part of the 2006 season. The prize fund was US$830,000 each of the first two years.
Years | Venue | Location |
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2005–2006 | Naha Golf Club | Yaese, Okinawa |
2003–2004 | The Southern Links Golf Club | Yaese, Okinawa |
Year | Tours [lower-alpha 1] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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Asia Japan Okinawa Open | ||||||
2005 | ASA, JPN | Tadahiro Takayama | 276 | −8 | Playoff | Kiyoshi Miyazato |
2004 | ASA, JPN | Kiyoshi Miyazato | 270 | −14 | 1 stroke | Scott Barr Hideki Kase Masahiro Kuramoto Mamo Osanai Jeev Milkha Singh Charlie Wi |
2003 | ASA, JPN | Hideto Tanihara | 279 | −9 | 3 strokes | Chung Joon Hiroshi Gohda Yūsaku Miyazato Ted Oh Charlie Wi Simon Yates Tsuyoshi Yoneyama |
2002 | ASA, JPN | Hiroyuki Fujita | 202 [lower-alpha 2] | −14 | 3 strokes | Yūsaku Miyazato Ted Purdy |
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