Shizuoka Open Explained

Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open
Location:Omaezaki, Shizuoka, Japan
Establishment:1972
Course:Shizuoka Country Club
(Hamaoka Course)
Par:72
Yardage:6918yd
Tour:Japan Golf Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:March
Final Year:2002
Aggregate:274 Hisayuki Sasaki (1997)
274 Hidemichi Tanaka (2000)
To-Par:−14 as above
Final Champion: Kiyoshi Murota
Map:Japan#Japan Shizuoka Prefecture
Map Label:Shizuoka CC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:34.655°N 138.095°W

The Shizuoka Open was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan. Founded in 1972, it was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1974. It was last played in 2002 having been dropped from the 2003 tour schedule for economic reasons.[1] It was played over the Hamaoka Course at Shizuoka Country Club near Omaezaki in Shizuoka Prefecture.[2]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open
276 −12 2 strokes
279 −9 Playoff
274 −14 2 strokes
277 −11 1 stroke Shusaku Sugimoto
203 −13 1 stroke
274 −14 3 strokes
Yoshikazu Sakamoto211 −5 Playoff
280 −8 2 strokes
Dydo Shizuoka Open
Tsuneyuki Nakajima (2) 280 −8 Playoff
275 −13 3 strokes
276 −12 1 stroke
278 −10 1 stroke Noburo Sugai
Shizuoka Open
280 −8 2 strokes
285 −3 1 stroke
283 −5 Playoff
Lu Liang-Huan (2) 280 −8 2 strokes
254 +2 Playoff
284 −4 1 stroke
286 −2 5 strokes [3]
283 −5 4 strokes
280 −6 2 strokes [4]
279 −9 Playoff [5]
283 −5 1 stroke [6]
217 +1 2 strokes
280 −8 3 strokes [7]
283 −5 Playoff
277 −11 1 stroke [8]
276 −12 2 strokes Kenji Mori[9]
287 −1 7 strokes Seiichi Kanai
unknown
unknown
unknown
[10]
1973 Sadao Sakashita
1972
Source:[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: JGTO tournament bites the dust . Japan Times . 12 December 2002 . 27 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Past winners . Japan Golf Tour Organization . 2 March 2023.
  3. Book: McCormack . Mark H. . Mark McCormack . Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985 . 1985 . Springwood Books . 0862541247 . 224, 441–442.
  4. News: Sun daily briefs Golf . 31 January 2021 . Beatrice Daily . AP . 22 March 1982 . Beatrice, Nebraska . 4 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  5. Book: McCormack . Mark H. . Mark McCormack . Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982 . 1982 . Springwood Books . 0862541018 . 235, 449–450.
  6. Book: McCormack . Mark H. . Mark McCormack . Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981 . 1981 . Springwood Books . 0862540054 . 171, 373–374.
  7. News: Hsieh's title . 31 January 2021 . The Straits Times . Reuter . 27 June 1978 . 25 . National Library Board (Singapore).
  8. News: Suzuki wins Shizuoka Open . 31 January 2021 . The Cincinnati Enquirer . AP . 26 July 1976 . Cincinnati, Ohio . C-3 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  9. Book: McCormack . Mark H. . Mark McCormack . The World of Professional Golf 1976 . 1976 . Collins . 000211996X . 171, 493–494.
  10. News: Shizuoka Open to Kurihara . 31 January 2021 . The Arizona Republic. AP . 25 November 1974 . Phoenix, Arizona . C-3 . Newspapers.com . subscription.