Japan Airlines Open

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Japan Airlines Open
Tournament information
LocationJapan
Established1971
Tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Format Stroke play
Final year1972
Tournament record score
Aggregate277 David Graham (1971)
277 Masashi Ozaki (1971)
To par−11 as above
Final champion
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Gary Player

The Japan Airlines Open was a professional golf tournament in Japan in the early 1970s. The event was founded in 1971. [1]

The first event was held at the Fuchu Country Club near Tokyo, Japan. [1] Tony Jacklin, [1] David Graham, and Graham Marsh played in the event. [2] David Graham was four shots back entering the final round but shot a "nearly flawless" 68 (−4) and wound up tied with Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki at the end of regulation. Graham and Ozaki then competed in a 3-hole playoff; both remained tied at the end of it. They then competed in a sudden-death playoff. They were still tied after the first two holes of sudden death. On the third sudden-death playoff hole (and 6th overall) Graham made a tap-in birdie before Ozaki missed an 8-foot birdie putt. [2]

The second event was held at Narashino Country Club in Inzai, Japan. [3] Gary Player, Graham Marsh, and Peter Thomson were among the 88 competitors. [3] Player won the event, getting up and down from a bunker on the final hole to secure the win. [4]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (¥)
VenueRef
1972 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Gary Player 280−81 stroke Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Liang-Huan
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tōru Nakamura
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Haruo Yasuda
2,000,000 Narashino Country Club [5] [6]
1971 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham 277−11Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki 1,100,000Fuchu Country Club [2]

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