| The Crowns | |
| Location: | Tōgō, Aichi, Japan |
| Establishment: | 1960 |
| Course: | Nagoya Golf Club (Wagō Course) |
| Par: | 70 |
| Yardage: | 6557yd |
| Tour: | Japan Golf Tour |
| Month Played: | April |
| Aggregate: | 260 Masashi Ozaki (1995) |
| To-Par: | −20 as above |
| Current Champion: |  Ren Yonezawa |
| Map: | Japan#Japan Aichi Prefecture |
| Map Label: | Nagoya GC |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Map Size: | 200 |
| Coordinates: | 35.11°N 137.033°W |
is a professional golf tournament that is played over Nagoya Golf Club's Wagō Course in Tōgō, Aichi, Japan. Founded in 1960, it has been an event on the Japan Golf Tour schedule since the tour's first season in 1973.
The Crowns was established as the Invitation by Chūbu Japan, All Japan Amateur and Professional Golf Championship (中部日本招待全日本アマ・プロゴルフ選手権) in 1960.[1] The concept of the championship was competition among amateur and professional golf players. It has been played over the Wagō Course at Nagoya Golf Club every year except between 1962 and 1965, during which time it was held at Aichi Country Club (1962 and 1965) and Miyoshi Country Club (1963 and 1964).
From the 10th anniversary in 1969 to the 50th anniversary in 2009, the tournament's official name was "", as organizers invited international golfers. Winners during this time include major champions Peter Thomson, David Graham, Scott Simpson, Greg Norman, Seve Ballesteros, Davis Love III, Darren Clarke and Justin Rose.
The tournament record is 260 (20 under par), set by Masashi Ozaki in 1995. In 2010, Ryo Ishikawa recorded a Tour record final round of 58 (12 under par) to take the title by five strokes. From 2002 to 2019 the purse was ¥120,000,000 with ¥24,000,000 going to the winner. This was reduced to ¥100,000,000 in 2021.
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Crowns | ||||||
| 267 | −13 | 1 stroke | ||||
| Hiroshi Iwata (2) | 265 | −15 | 3 strokes | Rikuya Hoshino | ||
| 264 | −16 | 3 strokes |  Hwang Jung-gon | |||
| 198 | −12 | 3 strokes | Katsumasa Miyamoto | |||
| Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
| 271 | −9 | 1 stroke | Shugo Imahira | |||
| 268 | −12 | 4 strokes | Hwang Jung-gon Anthony Quayle | |||
| 267 | −13 | 1 stroke | Yoshinori Fujimoto Toru Taniguchi | |||
| 270 | −10 | Playoff | Daisuke Kataoka | |||
| Jang Ik-jae (2) | 270 | −10 | 4 strokes | Tomohiro Kondo Hideto Tanihara Kazuhiro Yamashita | ||
| 269 | −11 | 4 strokes | Jang Ik-jae | |||
| 278 | −2 | 1 stroke | Hideki Matsuyama | |||
| 272 | −8 | 2 strokes | Steven Conran Yoshikazu Haku | |||
| 271 | −9 | Playoff | Jang Ik-jae | |||
| 267 | −13 | 5 strokes | Hiroyuki Fujita Paul Sheehan | |||
| 263 | −17 | 7 strokes | Kenichi Kuboya | |||
| 271 | −9 | Playoff | Hiroyuki Fujita | |||
| 278 | −2 | Playoff | Toru Taniguchi | |||
| Shingo Katayama (2) | 262 | −18 | 2 strokes | Nozomi Kawahara | ||
| 269 | −11 | Playoff | Steven Conran | |||
| 264 | −16 | 2 strokes | Paul Sheehan | |||
| 270 | −10 | 3 strokes | Toshimitsu Izawa Zaw Moe Taichi Teshima | |||
| 266 | −14 | 5 strokes |  Prayad Marksaeng | |||
| 267 | −13 | 4 strokes | Keiichiro Fukabori Shinichi Yokota | |||
| 272 | −8 | 5 strokes | Mitsutaka Kusakabe | |||
| 271 | −9 | 1 stroke | Naomichi Ozaki | |||
| 269 | −11 | 8 strokes |  Rick Gibson Masanobu Kimura Brian Watts | |||
| Masashi Ozaki (5) | 267 | −13 | 2 strokes | Brian Watts | ||
| Masashi Ozaki (4) | 268 | −12 | 4 strokes | Katsuyoshi Tomori | ||
| Masashi Ozaki (3) | 260 | −20 | 5 strokes | Nobuo Serizawa | ||
| 269 | −11 | 2 strokes | Naomichi Ozaki | |||
| 270 | −10 | 1 stroke | Gary Hallberg Masashi Ozaki | |||
| Masashi Ozaki (2) | 270 | −10 | 4 strokes | Brent Franklin Peter Senior | ||
| 275 | −5 | 1 stroke | Roger Mackay | |||
| 276 | −4 | Playoff | Steve Pate | |||
| 272 | −8 | 3 strokes | Blaine McCallister Koichi Suzuki | |||
| Scott Simpson (2) | 278 | −2 | 3 strokes | David Ishii Masashi Ozaki | ||
| 268 | −12 | 6 strokes | Isao Aoki Ian Baker-Finch Masahiro Kuramoto Yoshitaka Yamamoto | |||
| Chunichi Crowns | ||||||
| 274 | −6 | 4 strokes | Tsuneyuki Nakajima | |||
| 276 | −4 | 2 strokes | Tsuneyuki Nakajima | |||
| 275 | −5 | Playoff | Isao Aoki | |||
| 280 | E | Playoff | Kikuo Arai David Ishii | |||
| 272 | −8 | 3 strokes | Shigeru Uchida | |||
| Graham Marsh (2) | 277 | −3 | 2 strokes | D. A. Weibring | ||
| Isao Aoki (5) | 280 | E | 2 strokes | Graham Marsh | ||
| Isao Aoki (4) | 279 | −1 | 1 stroke | Tōru Nakamura Haruo Yasuda | ||
| Isao Aoki (3) | 270 | −10 | 5 strokes | Masashi Ozaki | ||
| 280 | E | 4 strokes | Kenji Mori | |||
| 276 | −4 | 1 stroke | Yasuhiro Miyamoto | |||
| Isao Aoki (2) | 272 | −8 | 1 stroke | Teruo Sugihara | ||
| 272 | −8 | 6 strokes | Masashi Ozaki | |||
| 270 | −10 | 1 stroke |  Lu Liang-Huan | |||
| 1972 | Peter Thomson (2) | 266 | −14 | 6 strokes |  Terry Kendall | |
| 1971 | 274 | −6 | 3 strokes | Peter Thomson | ||
| 1970 | Haruo Yasuda (2) | 268 | −12 | 3 strokes | Teruo Suzumura | |
| 1969 | 274 | −6 | Playoff | Tadashi Kitta | ||
| 1968 | 278 | −2 | Playoff | Hisashi Suzumura | ||
| 1967 | 273 | −7 | 1 stroke | Hisashi Suzumura | ||
| 1966 | 274 | −6 | 1 stroke | Tadashi Kitta Haruyoshi Kobari | ||
| 1965 | Tadashi Kitta (2) | 291 | −5 | 1 stroke | Teruo Sugihara | |
| 1964 | 294 | +6 | 1 stroke | Torakichi Nakamura | ||
| 1963 | 290 | +2 | 2 strokes | Teruo Sugihara | ||
| 1962 | 299 | +3 | 1 stroke | Torakichi Nakamura | ||
| 1961 | 280 | E | Playoff | Orville Moody | ||
| 1960 | 277 | −3 | 1 stroke | Koichi Ono | ||