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KSB Open
The KSB Open was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan. Founded as the KSB Kagawa Open in 1981,[1] it was an event on the Japan Golf Tour in 1983 and again from 1989. It was played until 1999, after which it was merged with the Descente Classic to create the Munsingwear Open KSB Cup.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tamano, Okayama, Japan |
| Established | 1981 |
| Course(s) | Tojigaoka Marinehills Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,947 yards (6,352 m) |
| Tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | ¥70,000,000 |
| Month played | March |
| Final year | 1999 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 267 Carlos Franco (1998) |
| To par | −17 Rick Gibson (1995) −17 Carlos Franco (1998) |
| Final champion | |
| Yoshinori Kaneko | |
| Location Map | |
Tojigaoka Marinehills GC Location in Japan Tojigaoka Marinehills GC Location in the Okayama Prefecture | |
Tournament hosts edit
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia KSB Open | ||||||
| 1999 | Yoshinori Kaneko | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Frankie Miñoza | |
| Just System KSB Open | ||||||
| 1998 | Carlos Franco | 267 | −17 | 4 strokes | Frankie Miñoza | |
| 1997 | Keiichiro Fukabori | 276 | −12 | 2 strokes | Katsunori Kuwabara Toshiaki Odate | |
| Novell KSB Open | ||||||
| 1996 | Toru Suzuki | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Eduardo Herrera Brian Watts | |
| 1995 | Rick Gibson | 271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Toshimitsu Izawa Tsukasa Watanabe | |
| United KSB Open | ||||||
| 1994 | Kazuhiro Takami | 281 | −7 | 6 strokes | Yoshinori Kaneko | |
| TaylorMade KSB Open | ||||||
| 1993 | Tateo Ozaki | 276 | −12 | 1 stroke | Roger Mackay | |
| 1992 | Seiki Okuda | 210[a] | −6 | 4 strokes | Seiji Ebihara Satoshi Higashi | |
| 1991 | Masanobu Kimura | 273 | −15 | 3 strokes | Nobuo Serizawa Teruo Sugihara | |
| Seto Uthumi Open | ||||||
| 1990 | Masahiro Kuramoto (2) | 295 | +7 | 1 stroke | Ryoken Kawagishi Noboru Sugai | |
| Setonaikai Open | ||||||
| 1989 | Naomichi Ozaki | 282 | −6 | 2 strokes | Kinpachi Yoshimura | |
| TaylorMade Setonaikai Open | ||||||
| 1988 | Wayne Smith | 213[a] | −3 | 1 stroke | Norio Mikami Kenji Mori | [2] |
| KSB Setonaikai Open | ||||||
| 1987 | Katsunari Takahashi | 140 | −4 | 2 strokes | Yurio Akitomi Mike Harwood Minoru Nakamura | [3] |
| 1986 | Minoru Nakamura | [4] | ||||
| 1985 | Masahiro Kuramoto | [5] | ||||
| 1984 | Shuichi Sano | 136 | −8 | 2 strokes | Shichiro Enomoto | [6] |
| 1983 | Kenji Sogame | 140 | −4 | Playoff[b] | Haruo Yasuda | [7][1] |
| KSB Kagawa Open | ||||||
| 1982 | Shigeru Uchida | [8] | ||||
| 1981 | Toshimitsu Kai | 141 | 1 stroke | Tsuneyuki Nakajima Kosaku Shimada | [9] | |
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ a b Koga, Takayuki (20 June 2016). "【古賀敬之のゴルフあれこれ】 ゴルフにまつわる〝面白話〟第15弾 日本で唯一の〝幻のプレーオフ〟" [Takayuki Koga's golf this and that – 15th "interesting story" about golf: "The only phantom playoff in Japan"]. Golf 報知 [Golf Hochi] (in Japanese). Hochi Shimbun. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. pp. 276, 501. ISBN 000218284X.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1988). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1988. Collins Willow. pp. 252, 464. ISBN 0002182831.
- ^ "PGA member profile | Minoru Nakamura". PGA of Japan. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "PGA member profile | Masahiro Kuramoto". PGA of Japan. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 223, 443–444. ISBN 0862541247.
- ^ Muto, Kazuhiko (30 December 2020). "プレーオフ放棄事件 安田春雄が起こしたツアー初期の珍事／残したい記録" [Playoff abandonment case Haruo Yasuda's early tour rare / record to keep]. Golf Digest Online (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "PGA member profile | Shigeru Uchida". PGA of Japan. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Springwood Books. p. 235. ISBN 0862541018.
External links edit
- Coverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site