Okinawa Open Explained

Asia Japan Okinawa Open
Location:Yaese, Okinawa, Japan
Establishment:2002
Course:Naha Golf Club
Par:71
Yardage:6789yd
Tour:Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:December
Final Year:2005
Aggregate:270 Kiyoshi Miyazato (2004)
To-Par:−14 as above
Final Champion: Tadahiro Takayama
Map:Japan#Japan Okinawa Prefecture
Map Label:Naha GC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:26.125°N 127.72°W

The Asia Japan Okinawa Open was a men's professional golf tournament that was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. It was played each December from 2002 to 2005 and counted as the first official money event of the following season for both tours, that is for example the 2005 event was part of the 2006 season. The prize fund was US$830,000 each of the first two years.

Tournament hosts

Years Venue Location
2005–2006 Naha Golf Club Yaese, Okinawa
2003–2004 The Southern Links Golf Club Yaese, Okinawa

Winners

YearToursWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Asia Japan Okinawa Open
2005 276 −8 Playoff Kiyoshi Miyazato
2004 270 −14 1 stroke Scott Barr
Hideki Kase
Masahiro Kuramoto
Mamo Osanai
Jeev Milkha Singh
Charlie Wi
2003 279 −9 3 strokes Chung Joon
Hiroshi Gohda
Yūsaku Miyazato
Ted Oh
Charlie Wi
Simon Yates
Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
2002 202 −14 3 strokes Yūsaku Miyazato
Ted Purdy

Earlier tournament

An earlier Okinawa Open was played at Awase Meadows golf course from 1961 until 1972.[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 12th Okinawa Open . Pacific Stars And Stripes . 29 October 1972 . 18.