Yomiuri International

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Yomiuri International
Tournament information
Location Tokyo, Japan
Established1962
Course(s)Yomiuri Country Club
Par72
Tour(s) Asia Golf Circuit
Format Stroke play
Month playedMarch/April
Final year1971
Tournament record score
Aggregate278 Peter Thomson (1962)
To par−10 as above
Final champion
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Haruo Yasuda
Location Map
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Yomiuri Country Club
Location in Japan
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Yomiuri Country Club
Location in Tokyo

The Yomiuri International was a golf tournament held in Japan from 1962 to 1971. It was played at the Yomiuri Country Club in Tokyo. It was an event on the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit) every year except for 1964, [1] and served as the season finale.

Contents

In 1972, the tournament was cancelled by the sponsor, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, because of political tensions [2] and replaced on the circuit by the Sobu International Open. [3]

Peter Thomson won the 1962 event, finishing eight strokes ahead of Canadian Al Balding. [4] The following year the event was won by Doug Sanders, five ahead of Hideyo Sugimoto. [5]

Winners

YearTour [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-upRef.
1971 AGC Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Haruo Yasuda 282−6Playoff [lower-alpha 2] Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kosaku Shimada [6]
1970 AGC Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham 286−23 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Walter Godfrey [7]
1969 AGC Flag of England.svg Guy Wolstenholme 288E1 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Teruo Sugihara [8]
1968 AGC Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Ching-Po 283−52 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tomoo Ishii [9]
1967 FEC Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Mitsutaka Kono 282−61 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Koichi Ono [10]
1966 FEC Flag of Ireland.svg Hugh Boyle 286−22 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ted Ball [11]
1965 FEC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Phillips 288E1 stroke Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Ching-Po [12]
1964 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hideyo Sugimoto Flag placeholder.svg
1963 FEC Flag of the United States.svg Doug Sanders 289+15 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hideyo Sugimoto [5]
1962 FEC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson 278−108 strokes Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Al Balding [4]

Notes

  1. AGC/FEC − Asia Golf Circuit/Far East Circuit.
  2. Yasuda won with a bogey on the third hole of a sudden death playoff.

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