Sapporo Tokyu Open

Sapporo Tokyu Open
Tournament information
LocationKitahiroshima, Hokkaido, Japan
Established1973
Course(s)Sapporo Kokusai Country Club
Par72
Length6,949 yards (6,354 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥100,000,000
Month playedJune
Final year1998
Tournament record score
Aggregate272 Toru Suzuki (1998)
To par−16 as above
Final champion
Japan Toru Suzuki
Location map
Sapporo Kokusai CC is located in Japan
Sapporo Kokusai CC
Sapporo Kokusai CC
Location in Japan
Sapporo Kokusai CC is located in Hokkaido
Sapporo Kokusai CC
Sapporo Kokusai CC
Location in Hokkaido

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.

Tournament hosts

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Year(s) Host course Location
1975–1998 Sapporo Kokusai Country Club (Shimamatsu course) Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido
1974 Makomanai Country Club Sapporo, Hokkaido
1973 Chitose Kuko Golf Club Tomakomai, Hokkaido

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
1998 Japan Toru Suzuki 272 −16 2 strokes United States David Ishii
1997 Japan Hirofumi Miyase 275 −13 5 strokes Japan Hajime Meshiai
1996 Japan Hajime Meshiai 279 −9 1 stroke Japan Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa
Japan Harumitsu Hamano
Japan Yasunori Ida
1995 Paraguay Carlos Franco 278 −10 1 stroke Japan Shinji Ikeuchi
Japan Kazuhiro Takami
1994 Japan Yoshi Mizumaki 277 −11 1 stroke Colombia Eduardo Herrera
1993 Australia Brian Jones 274 −14 3 strokes Japan Akiyoshi Ohmachi
1992 Japan Nobumitsu Yuhara 281 −7 Playoff Japan Nobuo Serizawa
Japan Kazuhiro Takami
1991 Canada Rick Gibson 280 −8 Playoff Japan Masahiro Kuramoto
Japan Shinsaku Maeda
1990 Japan Tadao Nakamura 278 −10 1 stroke Taiwan Chen Tze-chung
Australia Brian Jones
1989 Australia Graham Marsh (2) 282 −6 3 strokes Japan Katsuji Hasegawa
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima
1988 Japan Naomichi Ozaki (2) 279 −9 3 strokes Japan Tateo Ozaki
1987 United States David Ishii 276 −12 3 strokes Japan Tōru Nakamura
1986 Japan Isao Aoki (4) 273 −15 3 strokes Japan Shinsaku Maeda
1985 Japan Teruo Sugihara 280 −8 Playoff Japan Kinpachi Yoshimura
1984 Japan Naomichi Ozaki 280 −8 2 strokes Japan Isao Aoki [1]
1983 Japan Isao Aoki (3) 274 −14 7 strokes Australia Terry Gale [2]
1982 Japan Yasuhiro Funatogawa 276 −12 7 strokes Japan Kazuhiko Kato [3]
1981 Taiwan Chen Tze-chung 279 −9 3 strokes Australia Terry Gale [4]
1980 Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan 282 −6 1 stroke Australia Graham Marsh
Japan Masashi Ozaki		 [5]
1979 Japan Yasuhiro Miyamoto (2) 280 −8 2 strokes Japan Teruo Sugihara
1978 Japan Isao Aoki (2) 278 −10 5 strokes Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo [6]
1977 Japan Yasuhiro Miyamoto 283 −5 2 strokes Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima [7]
1976 Australia Bill Dunk 278 −10 2 strokes Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan
Australia Graham Marsh		 [8]
1975 Australia Graham Marsh 280 −8 1 stroke Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo
Japan Shozo Miyamoto		 [9]
1974 Japan Tōru Nakamura 278 −10 2 strokes Australia Graham Marsh [10]
1973 Japan Isao Aoki 281 −7 1 stroke Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan [11]

References

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  1. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 231–232, 458–459. ISBN 0862541247.
  2. ^ "Aoki wins". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 13 June 1983. p. 21. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ "Japanese wins golf millions". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 14 June 1982. p. 21. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Collins. pp. 239, 460–461. ISBN 0862541018.
  5. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Collins. pp. 175, 384–385. ISBN 0862540054.
  6. ^ "Isao Aoki wins Sapporo golf title". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. 19 June 1978. p. 49. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Isao Aoki wins Sapporo golf title". The Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. UPI. 20 June 1977. p. 4-B. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dunk hits 10 under". The Canberra Times. Vol. 50, no. 14404. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 June 1976. p. 12. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. pp. 292–293, 484. ISBN 000211996X.
  10. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. pp. 254, 433–434. ISBN 0002119552.
  11. ^ "Isao Aoki wins Sapporo golf title". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. AP. 18 June 1973. p. B10. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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