Shizuoka Open

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Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open
Tournament information
Location Omaezaki, Shizuoka, Japan
Established1972
Course(s)Shizuoka Country Club
(Hamaoka Course)
Par72
Length6,918 yards (6,326 m)
Tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund ¥100,000,000
Month playedMarch
Final year2002
Tournament record score
Aggregate274 Hisayuki Sasaki (1997)
274 Hidemichi Tanaka (2000)
To par−14 as above
Final champion
Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoshi Murota
Location Map
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Shizuoka CC
Location in Japan
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Shizuoka CC
Location in the Shizuoka Prefecture

The Shizuoka Open was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan. Founded in 1972, it was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1974. It was last played in 2002 having been dropped from the 2003 tour schedule for economic reasons. [1] It was played over the Hamaoka Course at Shizuoka Country Club near Omaezaki in Shizuoka Prefecture. [2]

Contents

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open
2002 Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoshi Murota 276−122 strokes Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jong-duck
Flag of Japan.svg Masashi Ozaki
2001 Flag of Japan.svg Eiji Mizoguchi 279−9Playoff Flag of the Philippines.svg Frankie Miñoza
2000 Flag of Japan.svg Hidemichi Tanaka 274−142 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Eiji Mizoguchi
1999 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jong-duck 277−111 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shusaku Sugimoto
1998 Flag of Colombia.svg Eduardo Herrera 203 [lower-alpha 1] −131 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kaname Yokoo
1997 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hisayuki Sasaki 274−143 strokes Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Carlos Franco
1996 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshikazu Sakamoto 211 [lower-alpha 1] −5Playoff Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Carlos Franco
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobuo Serizawa
1995 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Watts 280−82 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigeki Maruyama
Dydo Shizuoka Open
1994 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsuneyuki Nakajima (2)280−8Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tōru Nakamura
1993 Flag of the United States.svg David Ishii 275−133 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hajime Meshiai
1992 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hiroshi Makino 276−121 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki
1991 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yutaka Hagawa 278−101 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Noburo Sugai
Shizuoka Open
1990 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ryoken Kawagishi 280−82 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hiroshi Makino
1989 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Koichi Suzuki 285−31 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobumitsu Yuhara
1988 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Toshimitsu Kai 283−5Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tomohiro Maruyama
1987 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Liang-Huan (2)280−82 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobumitsu Yuhara
1986 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Akiyoshi Ohmachi 254 [lower-alpha 2] +2Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Teruo Sugihara
1985 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Seiichi Kanai 284−41 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tomishege Ikeda
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tōru Nakamura
1984 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki 286−25 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Eitaro Deguchi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshitaka Yamamoto 		[3]
1983 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsuneyuki Nakajima 283−54 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takashi Kurihara
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masaji Kusakabe
1982 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Eitaro Deguchi 280−62 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobumitsu Yuhara [4]
1981 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki 279−9Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Akira Yabe [5]
1980 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsuji Hasegawa 283−51 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shinsaku Maeda [6]
1979 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Akira Yabe 217 [lower-alpha 1] +12 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kikuo Arai
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigeru Nonaka
1978 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Min-Nan 280−83 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki [7]
1977 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Liang-Huan 283−5Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yasuhiro Miyamoto
1976 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Norio Suzuki 277−111 stroke Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Liang-Huan [8]
1975 Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg Mya Aye 276−122 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kenji Mori [9]
1974 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takashi Kurihara 287−17 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Seiichi Kanai
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg unknown
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg unknown
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg unknown		 [10]
1973 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Sadao Sakashita Flag placeholder.svg
1972 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Haruo Yasuda Flag placeholder.svg

Source: [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
  2. ↑ Shortened to 63 holes due to weather.

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