Bridgestone Open Explained

Bridgestone Open
Location:Chiba, Chiba
Establishment:1972
Course:Sodegaura Country Club
(Sodegaura Course)
Par:71
Tour:Japan Golf Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:October
Final Year:2021
To-Par:−23 Yuta Ikeda (2010)
Current Champion: Tomoyasu Sugiyama
Map:Japan#Japan Chiba Prefecture
Map Label:Sodegaura CC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:35.564°N 140.185°W

The 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 tournament record is 265 (−23), set by Yuta Ikeda in 2010. The 2018 total purse was ¥150,000,000 with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner. For many years, the winner received an invite to the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.[1]

Tournament hosts

In 1972 the first Bridgestone Tournament was held at the Mitsukaido Golf Club. The following year, the tournament moved to the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club. Since 1974, it has been held at the Sodegaura Country Club.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo ParMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Bridgestone Open
265 −19 3 strokes
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Shugo Imahira (2) 131 −11 1 stroke
268 −16 1 stroke
133 −9 2 strokes
270 −14 1 stroke
275 −9 2 strokes
269 −15 1 stroke
203 −10 3 strokes
Toru Taniguchi (3) 272 −12 1 stroke
Toru Taniguchi (2) 269 −15 5 strokes
Yuta Ikeda (2) 265 −23 3 strokes
270 −18 2 strokes
267 −21 4 strokes
270 −18 1 stroke
266 −22 5 strokes
272 −16 2 strokes
272 −16 1 stroke
267 −21 Playoff
272 −16 1 stroke
274 −14 1 stroke
Nobuhito Sato (2) 272 −16 1 stroke
Shigeki Maruyama (3) 268 −20 5 strokes
275 −13 Playoff
Masashi Ozaki (2) 273 −15 1 stroke
Shigeki Maruyama (2) 272 −16 2 strokes
274 −14 3 strokes
274 −14 3 strokes
271 −17 5 strokes
Masahiro Kuramoto (3) 271 −17 Playoff
134 −10 1 stroke
274 −14 Playoff
277 −11 1 stroke
273 −15 2 strokes
282 −6 Playoff
276 −12 2 strokes
Masahiro Kuramoto (2) 273 −15 1 stroke
Bridgestone Tournament
279 −9 Playoff
274 −14 1 stroke [2]
Hsieh Min-Nan (2) 279 −9 Playoff
275 −13 8 strokes [3]
283 −5 1 stroke [4]
277 −11 1 stroke [5]
Hiroshi Ishii (2) 280 −8 2 strokes [6]
278 −10 3 strokes [7]
282 −6 Playoff
283 −5 3 strokes [8]
278 −10 1 stroke [9]
275 −13 2 strokes [10]
1972 276−12 3 strokes [11]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r476/field-qualify/ Bridgestone Invitational - How players qualify
  2. News: Deguchi takes Bridgestone . 30 January 2021 . Pensacola News Journal . AP . 24 October 1983 . Pensacola, Florida . 3B . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  3. Book: McCormack . Mark H. . Mark McCormack . Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982 . 1982 . Springwood Books . 0862541018 . 248–249, 484–485.
  4. Book: McCormack . Mark H. . Mark McCormack . Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981 . 1981 . Springwood Books . 0862540054 . 184, 407–408.
  5. News: Wadkins takes Japanese tourney . 30 January 2021 . Quad City Times . AP . 29 October 1979 . Davenport, Iowa . 16 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  6. News: Ishii triumphs in Tokyo golf . 30 January 2021 . The Miami Herald . UPI . 30 October 1978 . Miami, Florida . 12-D . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  7. News: Kobayashi captures Bridgestone prize . 30 January 2021 . The Hartford Courant . AP . 31 October 1977 . Hartford, Connecticut . 45 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  8. Book: McCormack . Mark H. . Mark McCormack . The World of Professional Golf 1976 . 1976 . Collins . 000211996X . 298, 498.
  9. Book: McCormack . Mark H. . Mark McCormack . The World of Professional Golf 1975 . 1975 . Collins . 0002119552 . 256, 441–442.
  10. Book: McCormack . Mark H. . Mark McCormack . The World of Professional Golf 1974 . 1974 . Collins . 0002119544 . 326, 557.
  11. Book: McCormack . Mark H. . Mark McCormack . The World of Professional Golf 1973 . 1973 . Collins . 0002119463 . 313–314, 535–536.