JCB Classic explained

JCB Classic
Location:Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Establishment:1972
Course:Hananomori Golf Club
Par:71
Yardage:7038yd
Month Played:May/June
Tour:Japan Golf Tour
Format:Stroke play
Final Year:2007
Aggregate:264 Katsuyoshi Tomori (2003)
To-Par:−20 as above
Final Champion: Tomohiro Kondo
Map:Japan#Japan Miyagi Prefecture
Map Label:Hananomori GC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:38.47°N 140.837°W

The JCB Classic was a professional golf tournament held near Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1972 as the Tohoku Classic, and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 until 2007.

The Tohoku Classic was held at Nishisendai Country Club until 1987. In 1988 it moved to Omotezao Kokusai Golf Club and was renamed the Sendai Classic; sponsored as the JCB Classic Sendai from 1990. The final event, in 2007, was held at Hananomori Golf Club as the JCB Classic and the prize fund was ¥100,000,000 with ¥20,000,000 going to the winner.

Tournament hosts

Year(s)Host courseLocation
2007 Hananomori Golf Club Ōhira, Miyagi
1988–2006 Omotezao Kokusai Golf Club Shibata, Miyagi
1972–1987 Nishisendai Country Club Sendai, Miyagi

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
JCB Classic
271 −13 1 stroke
JCB Classic Sendai
266 −18 5 strokes
265 −19 1 stroke
271 −13 Playoff
264 −20 2 strokes
271 −13 Playoff
275 −9 2 strokes
Nobuhito Sato (2) 271 −13 3 strokes
268 −16 Playoff
Yoshi Mizumaki (2) 270 −14 1 stroke
267 −17 4 strokes
Masashi Ozaki (5) 277 −7 Playoff
271 −13 3 strokes
Masahiro Kuramoto (2) 271 −13 2 strokes
273 −11 Playoff
Roger Mackay (2) 271 −13 6 strokes
271 −13 1 stroke
269 −15 3 strokes
Sendai Classic
Masashi Ozaki (4) 272 −12 3 strokes
204 −9 2 strokes
Tohoku Classic
275 −13 2 strokes
Teruo Sugihara (2) 280 −8 2 strokes
275 −13 5 strokes
276 −12 1 stroke [1]
277 −11 7 strokes [2]
208 −8 2 strokes [3]
281 −7 4 strokes [4]
Haruo Yasuda (3) 273 −15 2 strokes [5]
278 −10 Playoff
Haruo Yasuda (2) 283 −5 1 stroke [6]
278 −10 1 stroke [7]
277 −11 Playoff
Masashi Ozaki (3) 278 −10 1 stroke [8]
Masashi Ozaki (2) 280 −8 3 strokes [9]
273 −15 3 strokes [10]
1972 283 −5 Playoff [11]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: McCormack . Mark H. . Mark McCormack . Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985 . 1985 . Springwood Books . 0862541247 . 231, 457–458.
  2. News: Hagawa wins golf title . 28 January 2021 . Winona Daily News . AP . 6 June 1983 . Winona, Minnesota . 11 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  3. News: Maeda takes Tohoku golf . 28 January 2021 . The Vancouver Sun . AP . 7 June 1982 . Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada . C5 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  4. Book: McCormack . Mark H. . Mark McCormack . Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982 . 1982 . Collins . 0862541018 . 238, 459–460.
  5. Book: McCormack . Mark H. . Mark McCormack . Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981 . 1981 . Collins . 0862540054 . 175, 383–384.
  6. News: Veteran Yasuda cops Tohoku golf title . 28 January 2021 . The Hartford Courant . AP . 13 June 1977 . Hartford, Connecticut . 48 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  7. News: Aoki captures Tohoku crown . 28 January 2021 . The Tennessean . AP . 13 June 1977 . Nashville, Tennessee . 24 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  8. Book: McCormack . Mark H. . Mark McCormack . The World of Professional Golf 1976 . 1976 . Collins . 000211996X . 292, 483–484.
  9. Book: McCormack . Mark H. . Mark McCormack . The World of Professional Golf 1975 . 1975 . Collins . 0002119552 . 254, 434.
  10. News: Ozaki triumphs in Tohoku golf . 28 January 2021 . The Miami Herald . AP . 6 August 1973 . Miami, Florida . 6-D . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  11. Book: McCormack . Mark H. . Mark McCormack . The World of Professional Golf 1973 . 1973 . Collins . 0002119463 . 523–524.