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.

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

Tournament hosts edit

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 edit

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

References edit

  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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