The Mynavi ABC Championship (マイナビABCチャンピオンシップゴルフトーナメント, Mainabi ei-bī-shī champyon gorufu tōnamento) is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It is played at the ABC Golf Club in Katō, Hyōgo, usually in October or November. It was founded in 1971 as a Japan vs. United States team match (there was also individual prize money and the event counted as an official win on tour). In 1988, it became a full-field individual event. The event is sponsored by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation and Mynavi Corporation.
The tournament was founded in 1971 as the Miki Gold Cup, a nine-man team match between golfers from Japan and the United States. Results were based on the aggregate of the best seven scores from each team after 54 holes of stroke play competition; there was also a prize for the best individual score. The event was renamed as the ABC Cup in 1972. The following year, the best eight scores were used to determine the winner, and in 1975 the event was extended to 72 holes.
Between 1982 and 1984 the event was titled as the Goldwin Cup[1] (1982–83) and the Uchida Yoko Cup (1984), during which time it was contested as stroke play matches with two points were awarded for a match win and one point for a tie. The first two rounds were played as better ball pairs and the final two rounds as singles, from which the scores were used to determine the individual winner. In 1985 the event reverted to its earlier format and name.
In 1988, the tournament became a regular 72 hole stroke play event on the Japan Golf Tour, since when it has always been held at ABC Golf Club in Katō, Hyōgo. Sponsored by Philip Morris International, it was titled using the Lark brand as the ABC Lark Cup or Lark Cup for five years, until 1994 when it became the Philip Morris Championship. After Philip Morris sponsorship came to an end, in 2003 the event became titled the ABC Championship, with Mynavi being added as title sponsor in 2008.
^Aggregate scores counting best 7 from 9 in 1971 and 1972; aggregate scores counting best 8 from 9 between 1973 and 1981, and from 1985; matches with 2 points for a win, 1 for a tie between 1982 and 1984.
ReferencesEdit
^"U.S. and Japan champs to collide in November". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. AP. 11 August 1982. p. C10. Retrieved 3 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Japan golfers top Americans match". The Dispatch. Moline, Illinois. UPI. 4 November 1985. p. 18. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"U.S. golfers defeat Japan". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. 5 November 1984. p. 4-C. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Eight U.S. golfers win Goldwin Cup Championship". The Galveston Daily News. Galveston, Texas. AP. 14 November 1983. p. 4-B. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Gilder, Peete lead U.S. over Japan in team event". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. AP. 8 November 1982. p. C4. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Clampett, US easy winners". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 9 November 1981. p. 31. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^"Pate's victory earns U.S. tie with Japan match". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. 10 November 1980. p. Sports 2. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Japan comeback sinks U.S. linkers in dual match". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. AP. 12 November 1979. p. 4. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Aoki lifts Japan past U.S. golfers". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. AP. 13 November 1978. p. 2-7. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Golf: Aoki leads Japan to close victory over US". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. 14 November 1977. p. 25. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Japanese stops U.S. in golf". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, New York. AP. 6 December 1976. p. 19. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Japanese golfers whip Yanks in 5th tourney". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AP. 25 November 1975. p. 11. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^"Green sparks U.S. win". Asbury Park Press. Asbury, New Jersey. Associated Press. 3 December 1974. p. C5. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Japanese defeat U.S.". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. AP. 26 November 1973. p. 46. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Aaron leads U.S. win". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. Associated Press. 6 November 1972. p. 22. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Palmer comes into his own – second". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Province Wire Services. 8 November 1971. p. 19. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External linksEdit
Official website(in Japanese)
Coverage on the Japan Golf Tour's official site
October 24, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Mynavi ABC Championship news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Mynavi ABC Championship マイナビABCチャンピオンシップゴルフトーナメント Mainabi ei bi shi champyon gorufu tōnamento is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour It is played at the ABC Golf Club in Katō Hyōgo usually in October or November It was founded in 1971 as a Japan vs United States team match there was also individual prize money and the event counted as an official win on tour In 1988 it became a full field individual event The event is sponsored by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation and Mynavi Corporation Mynavi ABC ChampionshipTournament informationLocationKatō Hyōgo JapanEstablished1971Course s ABC Golf ClubPar72Length7 217 yards 6 599 m Tour s Japan Golf TourFormatStroke playPrize fund 120 000 000Month playedNovemberTournament record scoreAggregate263 Ryuichi Oda 2014 To par 23 Shingo Katayama 2003 Current championMikumu HorikawaLocation MapABC GCLocation in JapanShow map of JapanABC GCLocation in the Hyōgo PrefectureShow map of Hyōgo Prefecture Contents 1 History 2 Tournament hosts 3 Winners 3 1 Japan vs USA team matches 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe tournament was founded in 1971 as the Miki Gold Cup a nine man team match between golfers from Japan and the United States Results were based on the aggregate of the best seven scores from each team after 54 holes of stroke play competition there was also a prize for the best individual score The event was renamed as the ABC Cup in 1972 The following year the best eight scores were used to determine the winner and in 1975 the event was extended to 72 holes Between 1982 and 1984 the event was titled as the Goldwin Cup 1 1982 83 and the Uchida Yoko Cup 1984 during which time it was contested as stroke play matches with two points were awarded for a match win and one point for a tie The first two rounds were played as better ball pairs and the final two rounds as singles from which the scores were used to determine the individual winner In 1985 the event reverted to its earlier format and name In 1988 the tournament became a regular 72 hole stroke play event on the Japan Golf Tour since when it has always been held at ABC Golf Club in Katō Hyōgo Sponsored by Philip Morris International it was titled using the Lark brand as the ABC Lark Cup or Lark Cup for five years until 1994 when it became the Philip Morris Championship After Philip Morris sponsorship came to an end in 2003 the event became titled the ABC Championship with Mynavi being added as title sponsor in 2008 Tournament hosts EditYears Venue Location1988 present ABC Golf Club Katō Hyōgo1983 Taiheiyo Club Rokko Course Hyōgo1982 1984 Sobhu Country Club Sobhu Course Inzai Chiba1979 1981 1985 1987 Sports Shinko Country Club Kawanishi Hyōgo1976 1978 Harima Country Club Ono Hyōgo1975 Ibaraki Kokusai Golf Club Ibaraki Osaka1973 1974 Hashimoto Country Club Hashimoto Wakayama1972 Ikeda Country Club Ikeda Osaka1971 Perfect Liberty PL Country Club Tondabayashi OsakaWinners EditYear Winner Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner s upMynavi ABC Championship2023 nbsp nbsp 2022 nbsp Mikumu Horikawa 271 17 2 strokes nbsp Hiroshi Iwata nbsp Daijiro Izumida nbsp Riki Kawamoto2021 nbsp Yosuke Asaji 272 16 2 strokes nbsp Mikumu Horikawa nbsp Tomohiro Ishizaka2020 Cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic2019 nbsp Hwang Jung gon 269 19 1 stroke nbsp Shugo Imahira2018 nbsp Yuta Kinoshita 273 15 Playoff nbsp Masahiro Kawamura2017 nbsp Tatsuya Kodai 203 a 13 1 stroke nbsp Im Sung jae nbsp Yusaku Miyazato nbsp Ryutaro Nagano2016 nbsp Shingo Katayama 4 276 12 1 stroke nbsp Shintaro Kobayashi2015 nbsp Kim Kyung tae 2 272 12 2 strokes nbsp Daisuke Kataoka nbsp Won Joon Lee nbsp Katsumasa Miyamoto2014 nbsp Ryuichi Oda 263 21 5 strokes nbsp Koumei Oda nbsp Hideto Tanihara2013 nbsp Yuta Ikeda 269 15 Playoff nbsp Hur Suk ho2012 nbsp Han Lee 271 17 1 stroke nbsp Katsumasa Miyamoto2011 nbsp Koichiro Kawano 273 15 Playoff nbsp Bae Sang moon2010 nbsp Kim Kyung tae 275 13 1 stroke nbsp Ryo Ishikawa2009 nbsp Toru Suzuki 274 14 5 strokes nbsp Takashi Kanemoto2008 nbsp Ryo Ishikawa 279 9 1 stroke nbsp Keiichiro FukaboriABC Championship2007 nbsp Frankie Minoza 274 14 Playoff nbsp Lee Dong hwan2006 nbsp Shingo Katayama 3 271 17 Playoff nbsp Yang Yong eun2005 nbsp Shingo Katayama 2 274 14 2 strokes nbsp Dinesh Chand2004 nbsp Makoto Inoue 273 15 1 stroke nbsp Ryoken Kawagishi nbsp Toru Suzuki2003 nbsp Shingo Katayama 265 23 9 strokes nbsp Katsumasa MiyamotoPhilip Morris K K Championship2002 nbsp Brendan Jones 269 19 2 strokes nbsp Toshimitsu Izawa2001 nbsp Toshimitsu Izawa 272 16 1 stroke nbsp Hidemichi Tanaka nbsp Toru TaniguchiPhilip Morris Championship2000 nbsp Toru Taniguchi 276 12 1 stroke nbsp Hidemichi Tanaka nbsp Shingo Katayama1999 nbsp Ryoken Kawagishi 2 270 18 1 stroke nbsp Katsunori Kuwabara1998 nbsp Masashi Ozaki 2 275 13 1 stroke nbsp Carlos Franco nbsp Mitsuo Harada1997 nbsp Brian Watts 2 280 8 2 strokes nbsp Kaname Yokoo1996 nbsp Naomichi Ozaki 2 278 10 4 strokes nbsp Russ Cochran nbsp David Ishii nbsp Masashi Ozaki1995 nbsp Hidemichi Tanaka 278 10 1 stroke nbsp Naomichi Ozaki nbsp Nobumitsu Yuhara1994 nbsp Brian Watts 276 12 1 stroke nbsp Masashi Ozaki nbsp Naomichi Ozaki nbsp Duffy WaldorfLark Cup1993 nbsp Hajime Meshiai 283 5 1 stroke nbsp Masahiro Kuramoto nbsp Naomichi Ozaki1992 nbsp Naomichi Ozaki 279 9 1 stroke nbsp Masashi OzakiABC Lark Cup1991 nbsp Yoshikazu Yokoshima 280 8 2 strokes nbsp Roger Mackay1990 nbsp Ryoken Kawagishi 277 11 2 strokes nbsp Masashi Ozaki1989 nbsp Brian Jones 280 8 4 strokes nbsp Toshiaki Sudo1988 nbsp Katsunari Takahashi 277 11 1 stroke nbsp Masashi OzakiJapan vs USA team matches Edit Year Winning team Score b Margin ofvictory Individual winner s Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner s up Ref ABC Japan U S Match1987 nbsp Japan 2 227 3 strokes nbsp Andy Bean 269 19 5 strokes nbsp Masahiro Kuramoto1986 nbsp United States 2 229 7 strokes nbsp Curtis Strange 271 17 4 strokes nbsp Chip Beck1985 nbsp Japan 2 557 2 strokes nbsp Tateo Ozaki nbsp Corey Pavin 276 12 Title shared 2 Uchida Yoko Cup Japan vs USA Match1984 nbsp United States 30 18 nbsp Tom Watson 2 135 7 1 stroke nbsp Mark O Meara nbsp Naomichi Ozaki 3 Goldwin Cup Japan vs USA1983 nbsp United States 29 19 nbsp Tsuneyuki Nakajima 141 3 1 stroke nbsp Hale Irwin 4 1982 nbsp United States 33 15 nbsp Bob Gilder nbsp Calvin Peete 134 10 Title shared 5 ABC Cup Japan vs USA1981 nbsp United States 2 246 35 strokes nbsp Bobby Clampett 271 17 7 strokes nbsp Akira Yabe 6 ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches1980 nbsp Japan nbsp United States 2 280 Tie nbsp Jerry Pate 276 12 1 stroke nbsp Tom Purtzer nbsp Norio Suzuki 7 1979 nbsp Japan 2 306 5 strokes nbsp Tom Purtzer 276 12 10 strokes nbsp Bill Rogers 8 1978 nbsp Japan 2 273 53 strokes nbsp Isao Aoki 2 273 15 5 strokes nbsp Kosaku Shimada 9 1977 nbsp Japan 2 079 2 strokes nbsp Isao Aoki 280 8 2 strokes nbsp Tom Weiskopf 10 1976 nbsp Japan 2 273 15 strokes nbsp Tom Watson 277 11 3 strokes nbsp Isao Aoki 11 1975 nbsp Japan 2 266 42 strokes nbsp Tōru Nakamura 273 15 7 strokes nbsp Al Geiberger 12 1974 nbsp United States 1 752 9 strokes nbsp Teruo Sugihara 209 7 1 stroke nbsp Hubert Green 13 1973 nbsp Japan 1 785 17 strokes nbsp Al Geiberger 218 2 2 strokes nbsp Takashi Murakami 14 1972 nbsp United States 1 488 18 strokes nbsp Tommy Aaron 209 4 1 stroke nbsp Bert Yancey 15 Miki Gold Cup1971 nbsp United States 1 484 9 strokes nbsp Billy Casper nbsp Masashi Ozaki 208 8 Title shared 16 Notes Edit Shortened to 54 holes due to weather Aggregate scores counting best 7 from 9 in 1971 and 1972 aggregate scores counting best 8 from 9 between 1973 and 1981 and from 1985 matches with 2 points for a win 1 for a tie between 1982 and 1984 References Edit U S and Japan champs to collide in November The Morning Call Allentown Pennsylvania AP 11 August 1982 p C10 Retrieved 3 February 2021 via Newspapers com Japan golfers top Americans match The Dispatch Moline Illinois UPI 4 November 1985 p 18 Retrieved 13 January 2021 via Newspapers com U S golfers defeat Japan The Times Shreveport Louisiana 5 November 1984 p 4 C Retrieved 13 January 2021 via Newspapers com Eight U S golfers win Goldwin Cup Championship The Galveston Daily News Galveston Texas AP 14 November 1983 p 4 B Retrieved 13 January 2021 via Newspapers com Gilder Peete lead U S over Japan in team event The Baltimore Sun Baltimore Maryland AP 8 November 1982 p C4 Retrieved 13 January 2021 via Newspapers com Clampett US easy winners The Age Melbourne Victoria Australia 9 November 1981 p 31 Retrieved 13 January 2021 via Google News Archive Pate s victory earns U S tie with Japan match The Orlando Sentinel Orlando Florida 10 November 1980 p Sports 2 Retrieved 13 January 2021 via Newspapers com Japan comeback sinks U S linkers in dual match The Tennessean Nashville Tennessee AP 12 November 1979 p 4 Retrieved 13 January 2021 via Newspapers com Aoki lifts Japan past U S golfers Wisconsin State Journal Madison Wisconsin AP 13 November 1978 p 2 7 Retrieved 13 January 2021 via Newspapers com Golf Aoki leads Japan to close victory over US The Boston Globe Boston Massachusetts 14 November 1977 p 25 Retrieved 13 January 2021 via Newspapers com Japanese stops U S in golf The Ithaca Journal Ithaca New York AP 6 December 1976 p 19 Retrieved 13 January 2021 via Newspapers com Japanese golfers whip Yanks in 5th tourney Pittsburgh Post Gazette Pittsburgh Pennsylvania AP 25 November 1975 p 11 Retrieved 13 January 2021 via Google News Archive Green sparks U S win Asbury Park Press Asbury New Jersey Associated Press 3 December 1974 p C5 Retrieved 13 January 2021 via Newspapers com Japanese defeat U S Edmonton Journal Edmonton Alberta Canada AP 26 November 1973 p 46 Retrieved 13 January 2021 via Newspapers com Aaron leads U S win Arizona Republic Phoenix Arizona Associated Press 6 November 1972 p 22 Retrieved 13 January 2021 via Newspapers com Palmer comes into his own second The Province Vancouver British Columbia Canada Province Wire Services 8 November 1971 p 19 Retrieved 13 January 2021 via Newspapers com External links EditOfficial website in Japanese Coverage on the Japan Golf Tour s official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mynavi ABC Championship amp oldid 1181339653, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,