The Golf Nippon Series (ゴルフ日本シリーズJTカップ, Gorufu nihon shirīzu jei-tī kappu) is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. First played in 1963, it is one of the tour's four major championships. Since 1995, it has been held at the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club in Inagi, Tokyo.
It has recently been one of the season ending events on the tour with a limited field consisting of the top 30 players from the money list and that seasons tournament winners.
Since 1998 the tournament has been titled the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup, under a sponsorship agreement with Japan Tobacco. It was sponsored by Hitachi from 1988 to 1997, during which time it was titled the Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup.
Prize moneyedit
Since 2009 the prize money has been ¥130,000,000, with ¥40,000,000 going to the winner, except in 2011 when the event was reduced to 54 holes and prize money was reduced by 25%. In 1988 prize money was ¥50,000,000, with ¥14,000,000 for the winner, increasing to ¥60,000,000, with ¥15,000,000 winner from 1989 to 1992. From 1993 to 2008 prize money was ¥100,000,000, with ¥30,000,000 for the winner.
From 1963 to 1990 the event was played at two venues, one near Ozaki and another near Tokyo. The first two rounds were played at one venue and, after a travel day, the remaining two rounds were played at the second venue.
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The Golf Nippon Series ゴルフ日本シリーズJTカップ Gorufu nihon shirizu jei ti kappu is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour First played in 1963 it is one of the tour s four major championships Since 1995 it has been held at the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club in Inagi Tokyo Golf Nippon Series JT CupTournament informationLocationInagi TokyoEstablished1963Course s Tokyo Yomiuri Country ClubPar70Length7 023 yards 6 422 m Tour s Japan Golf TourFormatStroke playPrize fund 130 000 000Month playedDecemberTournament record scoreAggregate262 Masashi Ozaki 1996 To par 26 as aboveCurrent championTaiga SemikawaLocation mapTokyo Yomiuri CCLocation in JapanShow map of JapanTokyo Yomiuri CCLocation in TokyoShow map of Tokyo Contents 1 History 2 Prize money 3 Tournament hosts 4 Winners 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksHistory editFrom its inception in 1963 to 1972 the field was limited to the winners of six important tournaments in Japan Japan Open Japan PGA Championship Kansai Open Kansai Pro Championship Kanto Open and Kanto Pro Championship In some years a player won two of these event and the field was reduced further to five It has recently been one of the season ending events on the tour with a limited field consisting of the top 30 players from the money list and that seasons tournament winners Since 1998 the tournament has been titled the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup under a sponsorship agreement with Japan Tobacco It was sponsored by Hitachi from 1988 to 1997 during which time it was titled the Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup Prize money editSince 2009 the prize money has been 130 000 000 with 40 000 000 going to the winner except in 2011 when the event was reduced to 54 holes and prize money was reduced by 25 In 1988 prize money was 50 000 000 with 14 000 000 for the winner increasing to 60 000 000 with 15 000 000 winner from 1989 to 1992 From 1993 to 2008 prize money was 100 000 000 with 30 000 000 for the winner Tournament hosts editYears Venue Location 1963 co hosts Murasaki Country Club Sumire Course Noda Chiba 1963 90 co hosts 1992 1994 Yomiuri Country Club Nishinomiya Hyōgo 1964 90 co hosts 1991 1993 1995 present Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club Inagi Tokyo From 1963 to 1990 the event was played at two venues one near Ozaki and another near Tokyo The first two rounds were played at one venue and after a travel day the remaining two rounds were played at the second venue Winners editJapan Golf Tour Japan major 2000 Japan Golf Tour Regular 1974 1999 Pre Japan Golf Tour 1963 1973 Year Winner Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner s up Golf Nippon Series JT Cup 60th 2023 nbsp Taiga Semikawa 265 15 1 stroke nbsp Takumi Kanaya nbsp Keita Nakajima 59th 2022 nbsp Hideto Tanihara 2 268 12 1 stroke nbsp Hiroshi Iwata nbsp Daijiro Izumida nbsp Chan Kim 58th 2021 nbsp Hideto Tanihara 268 12 2 strokes nbsp Yusaku Miyazato 57th 2020 nbsp Chan Kim 272 8 1 stroke nbsp Hiroshi Iwata nbsp Tomoharu Otsuki nbsp Hideto Tanihara 56th 2019 nbsp Ryo Ishikawa 2 272 8 Playoff nbsp Brad Kennedy 55th 2018 nbsp Satoshi Kodaira 272 8 Playoff nbsp Hwang Jung gon nbsp Ryo Ishikawa 54th 2017 nbsp Yusaku Miyazato 2 265 15 6 strokes nbsp Shaun Norris 53rd 2016 nbsp Park Sang hyun 267 13 1 stroke nbsp Yuta Ikeda nbsp Kim Kyung tae nbsp Satoshi Kodaira 52nd 2015 nbsp Ryo Ishikawa 266 14 5 strokes nbsp Yoshinori Fujimoto nbsp Koumei Oda 51st 2014 nbsp Katsumasa Miyamoto 3 271 9 1 stroke nbsp Prayad Marksaeng 50th 2013 nbsp Yusaku Miyazato 267 13 3 strokes nbsp Wu Ashun 49th 2012 nbsp Hiroyuki Fujita 3 262 18 5 strokes nbsp Han Lee nbsp Toshinori Muto 48th 2011 nbsp Hiroyuki Fujita 2 200 a 10 Playoff nbsp Toru Taniguchi 47th 2010 nbsp Hiroyuki Fujita 265 15 1 stroke nbsp Toru Taniguchi 46th 2009 nbsp Shigeki Maruyama 2 271 9 Playoff nbsp Kim Kyung tae 45th 2008 nbsp Jeev Milkha Singh 2 268 12 2 strokes nbsp Brendan Jones nbsp David Smail nbsp Taichi Teshima 44th 2007 nbsp Brendan Jones 269 11 1 stroke nbsp Toru Taniguchi 43rd 2006 nbsp Jeev Milkha Singh 269 11 1 stroke nbsp Nobuhiro Masuda 42nd 2005 nbsp Yasuharu Imano 269 11 2 strokes nbsp Shinichi Yokota 41st 2004 nbsp Paul Sheehan 266 14 4 strokes nbsp Katsumasa Miyamoto nbsp Yang Yong eun 40th 2003 nbsp Tetsuji Hiratsuka 264 16 3 strokes nbsp Toshimitsu Izawa 39th 2002 nbsp Shingo Katayama 2 261 19 9 strokes nbsp David Smail 38th 2001 nbsp Katsumasa Miyamoto 2 268 12 1 stroke nbsp Toshimitsu Izawa nbsp Tsuneyuki Nakajima 37th 2000 nbsp Shingo Katayama 271 9 3 strokes nbsp Hirofumi Miyase 36th 1999 nbsp Kazuhiko Hosokawa 270 10 2 strokes nbsp Toshimitsu Izawa 35th 1998 nbsp Katsumasa Miyamoto 275 5 Playoff nbsp Masashi Ozaki Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup 34th 1997 nbsp Shigeki Maruyama 268 16 2 strokes nbsp Tateo Ozaki 33rd 1996 nbsp Masashi Ozaki 7 262 26 4 strokes nbsp Shigeki Maruyama 32nd 1995 nbsp Masashi Ozaki 6 272 16 2 strokes nbsp Shigenori Mori nbsp Tsuneyuki Nakajima 31st 1994 nbsp Hisayuki Sasaki 270 14 1 stroke nbsp Naomichi Ozaki 30th 1993 nbsp Tsuneyuki Nakajima 2 270 18 3 strokes nbsp Shigeki Maruyama 29th 1992 nbsp Chen Tze ming 280 8 1 stroke nbsp Todd Hamilton 28th 1991 nbsp Naomichi Ozaki 3 268 20 8 strokes nbsp Tsuneyuki Nakajima nbsp Nobumitsu Yuhara 27th 1990 nbsp Naomichi Ozaki 2 275 13 Playoff nbsp Tsuneyuki Nakajima 26th 1989 nbsp Akiyoshi Ohmachi 278 10 2 strokes nbsp Tsuneyuki Nakajima nbsp Katsuyoshi Tomori 25th 1988 nbsp Naomichi Ozaki 275 13 5 strokes nbsp Isao Aoki Golf Nippon Series 24th 1987 nbsp Isao Aoki 4 nbsp David Ishii 138 b 7 Title shared 23rd 1986 nbsp Tōru Nakamura 2 275 15 2 strokes nbsp Isao Aoki 22nd 1985 nbsp Tateo Ozaki 279 11 2 strokes nbsp Masahiro Kuramoto 21st 1984 nbsp Tōru Nakamura 267 23 7 strokes nbsp Masahiro Kuramoto 20th 1983 nbsp Isao Aoki 3 281 9 1 stroke nbsp Masahiro Kuramoto 19th 1982 nbsp Tsuneyuki Nakajima 283 7 2 strokes nbsp Fujio Kobayashi 18th 1981 nbsp Yutaka Hagawa 135 b 9 Playoff nbsp Isao Aoki 17th 1980 nbsp Masashi Ozaki 5 283 7 2 strokes nbsp Isao Aoki 16th 1979 nbsp Isao Aoki 2 276 14 13 strokes nbsp Kikuo Arai nbsp Tōru Nakamura 15th 1978 nbsp Isao Aoki 282 8 1 stroke nbsp Haruo Yasuda 14th 1977 nbsp Masashi Ozaki 4 275 15 4 strokes nbsp Isao Aoki 13th 1976 nbsp Shinsaku Maeda 285 5 3 strokes nbsp Haruo Yasuda 12th 1975 nbsp Takashi Murakami 283 7 1 stroke nbsp Seiichi Kanai nbsp Kosaku Shimada 11th 1974 nbsp Masashi Ozaki 3 280 10 4 strokes nbsp Takashi Murakami 10th 1973 nbsp Teruo Sugihara 3 276 14 2 strokes nbsp Haruo Yasuda 9th 1972 nbsp Masashi Ozaki 2 280 10 Playoff nbsp Teruo Sugihara 8th 1971 nbsp Masashi Ozaki 284 6 1 stroke nbsp Teruo Sugihara 7th 1970 nbsp Teruo Sugihara 2 284 6 3 strokes nbsp Kosaku Shimada 6th 1969 nbsp Hideyo Sugimoto 291 1 1 stroke nbsp Shigeru Uchida nbsp Haruo Yasuda 5th 1968 nbsp Takaaki Kono 2 283 7 3 strokes nbsp Shiro Matsuda 4th 1967 nbsp Takaaki Kono 281 9 11 strokes nbsp Tadashi Kitta nbsp Seiichi Sato 1966 No tournament c 3rd 1965 nbsp Teruo Sugihara 284 6 11 strokes nbsp Tadashi Kitta 2nd 1964 nbsp Chen Ching Po 284 6 2 strokes nbsp Hideyo Sugimoto 1st 1963 nbsp Tomoo Ishii 288 2 8 strokes nbsp Koichi Ono Sources 1 2 3 Notes edit Shortened to 54 holes due to weather a b Shortened to 36 holes due to snow with the final round being cancelled Aoki and Ishii were declared joint winners Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club hosted the 1966 Canada Cup References edit Golf Nippon Series JT Cup 2019 Past Champions Japan Golf Tour Organisation Retrieved 12 March 2020 Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Hochi Shimbun in Japanese Retrieved 12 March 2020 Past tournament results Japan Tobacco in Japanese Retrieved 12 March 2020 External links editOfficial website Coverage on Japan Golf Tour s official site 35 37 16 N 139 29 28 E 35 621 N 139 491 E 35 621 139 491 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Golf Nippon Series amp oldid 1188090463, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
