Tokyo Charity Classic

Last updated
Tokyo Charity Classic
Tournament information
Location Greater Tokyo, Japan
Established1973
Par72
Tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund ¥30,000,000
Final year1976
Tournament record score
Aggregate274 Fumio Tanaka (1973)
To par−14 as above
Final champion
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshitaka Yamamoto

The Tokyo Charity Classic was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan from 1973 to 1976. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour and hosted at different courses in the Greater Tokyo Area.

Contents

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
Sony Charity Classic
1976 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshitaka Yamamoto 282−61 stroke Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Liang-Huan Yokohama
(West)		 [1]
1975 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masaji Kusakabe 209 [lower-alpha 1] −72 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Danny Edwards
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hiroshi Ishii
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takashi Murakami 		Yokohama
(West)		 [2]
Tokyo Charity Classic
1974 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Haruo Yasuda 275−13Playoff [lower-alpha 2] Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takashi Murakami Narashino [3]
Aero Masters
1973 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Fumio Tanaka 274−141 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isaro Ohba Fuchu [4] [5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Tournament reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather.
  2. ↑ Yasuda won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff after Murakami hit his tee shot out-of-bounds.

Related Research Articles

The Malaysian Open was a men's professional golf tournament that was played on the European Tour and the Asian Tour.

The Indonesia Open is the national open golf championship of Indonesia, and traditionally held in the capital, Jakarta.

The ANA Open is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. Founded as the Sapporo Open, it has been sponsored by All Nippon Airways since 1973, initially as the ANA Sapporo Open. It is usually held in September each year at the Sapporo Golf Club in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido.

The JCB Classic was a professional golf tournament held near Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1972 as the Tohoku Classic, and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 until 2007.

The Sapporo Tokyu Open was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan from 1973 to 1998. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour. It was held in June on the Shimamatsu course at Sapporo Kokusai Country Club in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido from 1975. The Shimamatsu course previously hosted the All Japan Doubles, a team event, from 1969 to 1973.

The Bridgestone Open was a professional golf tournament in Japan, sponsored by Bridgestone. Founded in 1972, it had been an event on the Japan Golf Tour since in inaugural season in 1973. From 1972 to 1984, the title of the event was the Bridgestone Tournament, because it was only for professional players.

The Suntory Open was a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was founded in 1973 by Suntory, when it was held at the Ashitaka 600 club. The following year it was held at Narashino Country Club. It remained at Narashino until 1998, when it moved to Sobu Country Club.

The KBC Augusta is a professional golf tournament that is held in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The title sponsor is the Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting and it is held in August. Since its foundation in 1973, it has been an event on the Japan Golf Tour.

The Woodone Open Hiroshima was a professional golf tournament in Japan. Founded in 1972 as the Hiroshima Open, it was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 2007. Except for the 1997 tournament, which was held at Yonex Country Club in Niigata Prefecture, and the 1980 tournament, which was held at Kam Country Club in Ichihara, Chiba, it was played at Hiroshima Country Club near Higashihiroshima in Hiroshima Prefecture.

The Yomiuri Open was a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. Founded in 1970 as the Wizard Tournament, a 36-hole invitational tournament, it was played at Hashimoto Country Club in Wakayama until 1979 when it moved to Yomiuri Country Club in Hyōgo. With the move, it also became a full 72-hole tour event, having been extended to 54 holes in 1976, and adopted its new name. It remained at Yomiuri every year except for 1996, when it was played at Wakasu Golf Links in Tokyo. In 2007 it merged with the Mizuno Open to form the Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic.

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. It was played over the Hamaoka Course at Shizuoka Country Club near Omaezaki in Shizuoka Prefecture.

The Golf Digest Tournament was a golf tournament in Japan. It was founded in 1971 and was part of the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1997. It was played in October at the Tōmei Country Club near Susono, Shizuoka.

The Kansai Open Golf Championship is a professional golf tournament held in the Kansai region of Japan. Founded in 1926, one year before the Japan Open Golf Championship, it was the first professional tournament to be organised in Japan. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1991 and has been back on the tour schedule since 2009. The 2019 event was the 85th edition.

The Ube Kosan Open was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan from 1972 until 2001. It was played at the Ube 72 Country Club near Ube, Yamaguchi. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour.

The Kirin Open was a golf tournament in Japan. It was founded in 1972 as the season ending event on the Asia Golf Circuit, replacing the Yomiuri International which had been cancelled when sponsors decided to discontinue the event. It was also a fixture on the Japan Golf Tour from 1974 until 2001.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Indian Open (golf)</span>

The Indian Open, titled for sponsorship reasons as the Hero Indian Open since 2011, is the national open golf championship of India, organised by the Indian Golf Union. Founded in 1964, it was added to the Asia Golf Circuit schedule in 1970. In 1998 it became an event on the rival Omega Tour. Since 2015, it has also been co-sanctioned by the European Tour.

The Thailand Open is the national golf open of Thailand.

The Investec Royal Swazi Open is a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour. It was first played in 1971 and is played at the Royal Swazi Spa Country Club in the Ezulwini Valley, Eswatini. Since 2003, it has been played using a Modified Stableford System.

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.

The Sanpo Classic was a professional golf tournament in Japan. Founded in 1972, it was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from its inaugural season in 1973. It was held at the Asahi Country Club near Ichihara, Chiba.

References

  1. ↑ "Yamamoto captures charity golf crown" . Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. AP. 8 November 1976. p. B-3. Retrieved 6 February 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ McCormack, Mark (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. pp. 298, 498–499. ISBN   000211996X.
  3. ↑ McCormack, Mark (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. pp. 254–255, 436. ISBN   0002119552.
  4. ↑ McCormack, Mark H. (1974). The World of Professional Golf 1974. Collins. pp. 323, 544. ISBN   0002119544.
  5. ↑ "Fumio upsets". The Straits Times. 17 July 1973. p. 22. Retrieved 5 February 2021– via National Library Board (Singapore).


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.