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Ube Kosan Open

January 01, 1970

The Ube Kosan Open was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan from 1972 until 2001. It was played at the Ube 72 Country Club near Ube, Yamaguchi. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour.

Ube Kosan Open
Tournament information
LocationUbe, Yamaguchi, Japan
Established1972
Course(s)Ube 72 Country Club
Par72
Length6,859 yards (6,272 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥140,000,000
Month playedNovember
Final year2001
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Shigeki Maruyama (1993)
264 Hidemichi Tanaka (1996)
To par−21 Dean Wilson (2001)
Final champion
Dean Wilson
Location map
Ube 72 CC
Location in Japan
Ube 72 CC
Location in the Yamaguchi Prefecture

In 1976, the Pepsi-Wilson Tournament, as it was then known, set a record for the longest sudden-death playoff in a major men's professional tournament. It took Peter Thomson fourteen holes to defeat Graham Marsh, Brian Jones and Shozo Miyamoto.[1] This record still stands today.

Tournament hosts edit

Year(s) Host course Location
1976, 1978, 1980–2001 Ube 72 Country Club (various courses) Ube, Yamaguchi
1979 Hachinohe Country Club Hashikami, Aomori
1974 Katayamazu Golf Club (Hakusan) Kaga, Ishikawa
1972–1973, 1975, 1977 Yokohama Country Club (West) Yokohama, Kanagawa

Winners edit

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
Ube Kosan Open
2001   Dean Wilson 267 −21 1 stroke   Taichi Teshima
2000   Keiichiro Fukabori 276 −12 3 strokes   Tatsuya Shiraishi
  Toru Taniguchi
1999   K. J. Choi 272 −16 3 strokes   Kazuhiko Hosokawa
1998   Brandt Jobe 271 −17 2 strokes   Shigeki Maruyama
1997   Shigenori Mori 267 −17 4 strokes   Shigemasa Higaki
Pepsi Ube Kosan Open
1996   Hidemichi Tanaka 264 −20 2 strokes   Tsuneyuki Nakajima
  Brian Watts
1995   Mitsutaka Kusakabe 206[a] −10 3 strokes   Harumitsu Hamano
  Kōki Idoki
  Roger Mackay
  Katsunari Takahashi
1994   Tsuneyuki Nakajima (2) 268 −16 3 strokes   Tsukasa Watanabe
1993   Shigeki Maruyama 264 −20 2 strokes   Todd Hamilton
1992   Tsuneyuki Nakajima 275 −13 5 strokes   Hirofumi Miyase
Ube Kosan Open
1991   Chen Tze-chung 274 −10 2 strokes   Saburo Fujiki
Pepsi Ube Kosan Open
1990   Tadao Nakamura 203[a] −10 4 strokes   Tadami Ueno [2]
1989   Akihito Yokoyama 203[a] −13 Playoff[b]   Yoshimi Niizeki [3]
Pepsi Ube Open
1988   Mamoru Kondo 169[c] −11 1 stroke   Masahiro Kuramoto [4]
1987   Chen Tze-ming (2) 278 −10 Playoff[d]   Hiroshi Makino [5]
1986   Naomichi Ozaki 276 −12 1 stroke   Fujio Kobayashi
1985   Chen Tze-ming 268 −20 4 strokes   Katsunari Takahashi
1984   Yasuhiro Funatogawa 272 −16 2 strokes   Kikuo Arai
  Naomichi Ozaki		 [6]
1983   Seiichi Kanai 274 −14 2 strokes   Kouichi Inoue [7]
1982   Kikuo Arai 277 −11 2 strokes   Motomasa Aoki [8]
Pepsi-Wilson Tournament
1981   Graham Marsh (2) 270 −18 1 stroke   Yutaka Hagawa [9]
1980   Norio Suzuki 276 −12 1 stroke   Isao Aoki [10]
1979   Mya Aye 274 −10 3 strokes   Hiroshi Ishii [11]
1978   Masashi Ozaki (2) 275 −13 5 strokes   Isao Aoki
  Fujio Kobayashi
  Kosaku Shimada		 [12]
1977   Masashi Ozaki 274 −14 4 strokes   Kuo Chie-Hsiung [13]
1976   Peter Thomson (2) 211[a] −5 Playoff[e]   Brian Jones
  Graham Marsh
  Shozo Miyamoto		 [1]
1975   Hsieh Yung-yo 283 −5 1 stroke   Graham Marsh
  Toshiaki Sekimizu		 [14]
Pepsi Tournament
1974   Graham Marsh 284 −4 Playoff[f]   Hsieh Yung-yo [15]
1973   Isao Aoki 281 −7 Playoff   Kosaku Shimada
1972   Peter Thomson 279 −9 1 stroke   Chen Chien-chung
  Han Chang-sang
  Takashi Murakami		 [16]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
  2. ^ Yokoyama won with a bogey on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  3. ^ Shortened to 45 holes due to rain.
  4. ^ Chen won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  5. ^ Thomson won the sudden-death playoff at the 14th extra hole; Miyamoto was eliminated at the first extra hole, and Jones at the fourth.
  6. ^ Marsh won with a birdie on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Thomson wins 14-hole play-off". Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 24 May 1976. p. 13. Retrieved 28 July 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1991). The World of Professional Golf 1991. Chapmans. pp. 285, 528. ISBN 1855925583.
  3. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1990). World of Professional Golf 1990. Sackville. pp. 286, 529–530. ISBN 0948615389.
  4. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. pp. 279, 507. ISBN 000218284X.
  5. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1988). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1988. Collins Willow. pp. 257–258, 471–472. ISBN 0002182831.
  6. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 230, 455–456. ISBN 0862541247.
  7. ^ "Veteran takes Papsi Ube". The Selma Times-Journal. Selma, Alabama. AP. 30 May 1983. p. 6. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Chin is winner". The Evening Sun. Hanover, Pennsylvania. AP. 25 May 1982. p. 9. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Collins. pp. 239–240, 462–463. ISBN 0862541018.
  10. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Collins. pp. 176, 385–386. ISBN 0862540054.
  11. ^ "Burma golfer blasts to Japan tourney victory". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. AP. 25 June 1979. p. 22. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1979). Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1979. Doubleday Publishing. pp. 245, 388. ISBN 0385149409.
  13. ^ "Jumbo Ozaki wins Yokohama golf". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. UPI. 30 May 1977. p. 2 (Section3). Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. pp. 291, 482. ISBN 000211996X.
  15. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. pp. 253–254, 431–432. ISBN 0002119552.
  16. ^ "Thomson victor in Pepsi golf". The Journal. Meriden, Connecticut. AP. 22 May 1972. p. 10. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

External links edit

  • Coverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site


 

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kosan, open, professional, golf, tournament, that, held, japan, from, 1972, until, 2001, played, country, club, near, yamaguchi, event, japan, golf, tour, tournament, informationlocationube, yamaguchi, japanestablished1972course, country, clubpar72length6, yar. The Ube Kosan Open was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan from 1972 until 2001 It was played at the Ube 72 Country Club near Ube Yamaguchi It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour Ube Kosan OpenTournament informationLocationUbe Yamaguchi JapanEstablished1972Course s Ube 72 Country ClubPar72Length6 859 yards 6 272 m Tour s Japan Golf TourFormatStroke playPrize fund 140 000 000Month playedNovemberFinal year2001Tournament record scoreAggregate264 Shigeki Maruyama 1993 264 Hidemichi Tanaka 1996 To par 21 Dean Wilson 2001 Final championDean WilsonLocation mapUbe 72 CCLocation in JapanShow map of JapanUbe 72 CCLocation in the Yamaguchi PrefectureShow map of Yamaguchi Prefecture In 1976 the Pepsi Wilson Tournament as it was then known set a record for the longest sudden death playoff in a major men s professional tournament It took Peter Thomson fourteen holes to defeat Graham Marsh Brian Jones and Shozo Miyamoto 1 This record still stands today Contents 1 Tournament hosts 2 Winners 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksTournament hosts editYear s Host course Location 1976 1978 1980 2001 Ube 72 Country Club various courses Ube Yamaguchi 1979 Hachinohe Country Club Hashikami Aomori 1974 Katayamazu Golf Club Hakusan Kaga Ishikawa 1972 1973 1975 1977 Yokohama Country Club West Yokohama KanagawaWinners editYear Winner Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner s up Ref Ube Kosan Open 2001 nbsp Dean Wilson 267 21 1 stroke nbsp Taichi Teshima 2000 nbsp Keiichiro Fukabori 276 12 3 strokes nbsp Tatsuya Shiraishi nbsp Toru Taniguchi 1999 nbsp K J Choi 272 16 3 strokes nbsp Kazuhiko Hosokawa 1998 nbsp Brandt Jobe 271 17 2 strokes nbsp Shigeki Maruyama 1997 nbsp Shigenori Mori 267 17 4 strokes nbsp Shigemasa Higaki Pepsi Ube Kosan Open 1996 nbsp Hidemichi Tanaka 264 20 2 strokes nbsp Tsuneyuki Nakajima nbsp Brian Watts 1995 nbsp Mitsutaka Kusakabe 206 a 10 3 strokes nbsp Harumitsu Hamano nbsp Kōki Idoki nbsp Roger Mackay nbsp Katsunari Takahashi 1994 nbsp Tsuneyuki Nakajima 2 268 16 3 strokes nbsp Tsukasa Watanabe 1993 nbsp Shigeki Maruyama 264 20 2 strokes nbsp Todd Hamilton 1992 nbsp Tsuneyuki Nakajima 275 13 5 strokes nbsp Hirofumi Miyase Ube Kosan Open 1991 nbsp Chen Tze chung 274 10 2 strokes nbsp Saburo Fujiki Pepsi Ube Kosan Open 1990 nbsp Tadao Nakamura 203 a 10 4 strokes nbsp Tadami Ueno 2 1989 nbsp Akihito Yokoyama 203 a 13 Playoff b nbsp Yoshimi Niizeki 3 Pepsi Ube Open 1988 nbsp Mamoru Kondo 169 c 11 1 stroke nbsp Masahiro Kuramoto 4 1987 nbsp Chen Tze ming 2 278 10 Playoff d nbsp Hiroshi Makino 5 1986 nbsp Naomichi Ozaki 276 12 1 stroke nbsp Fujio Kobayashi 1985 nbsp Chen Tze ming 268 20 4 strokes nbsp Katsunari Takahashi 1984 nbsp Yasuhiro Funatogawa 272 16 2 strokes nbsp Kikuo Arai nbsp Naomichi Ozaki 6 1983 nbsp Seiichi Kanai 274 14 2 strokes nbsp Kouichi Inoue 7 1982 nbsp Kikuo Arai 277 11 2 strokes nbsp Motomasa Aoki 8 Pepsi Wilson Tournament 1981 nbsp Graham Marsh 2 270 18 1 stroke nbsp Yutaka Hagawa 9 1980 nbsp Norio Suzuki 276 12 1 stroke nbsp Isao Aoki 10 1979 nbsp Mya Aye 274 10 3 strokes nbsp Hiroshi Ishii 11 1978 nbsp Masashi Ozaki 2 275 13 5 strokes nbsp Isao Aoki nbsp Fujio Kobayashi nbsp Kosaku Shimada 12 1977 nbsp Masashi Ozaki 274 14 4 strokes nbsp Kuo Chie Hsiung 13 1976 nbsp Peter Thomson 2 211 a 5 Playoff e nbsp Brian Jones nbsp Graham Marsh nbsp Shozo Miyamoto 1 1975 nbsp Hsieh Yung yo 283 5 1 stroke nbsp Graham Marsh nbsp Toshiaki Sekimizu 14 Pepsi Tournament 1974 nbsp Graham Marsh 284 4 Playoff f nbsp Hsieh Yung yo 15 1973 nbsp Isao Aoki 281 7 Playoff nbsp Kosaku Shimada 1972 nbsp Peter Thomson 279 9 1 stroke nbsp Chen Chien chung nbsp Han Chang sang nbsp Takashi Murakami 16 Notes edit a b c d Shortened to 54 holes due to rain Yokoyama won with a bogey on the second hole of a sudden death playoff Shortened to 45 holes due to rain Chen won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden death playoff Thomson won the sudden death playoff at the 14th extra hole Miyamoto was eliminated at the first extra hole and Jones at the fourth Marsh won with a birdie on the fourth hole of a sudden death playoff References edit a b Thomson wins 14 hole play off Sydney Morning Herald Sydney New South Wales Australia 24 May 1976 p 13 Retrieved 28 July 2020 via Google News Archive McCormack Mark H 1991 The World of Professional Golf 1991 Chapmans pp 285 528 ISBN 1855925583 McCormack Mark H 1990 World of Professional Golf 1990 Sackville pp 286 529 530 ISBN 0948615389 McCormack Mark H 1989 World of Professional Golf 1989 Collins Willow pp 279 507 ISBN 000218284X McCormack Mark H 1988 Ebel World of Professional Golf 1988 Collins Willow pp 257 258 471 472 ISBN 0002182831 McCormack Mark H 1985 Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985 Springwood Books pp 230 455 456 ISBN 0862541247 Veteran takes Papsi Ube The Selma Times Journal Selma Alabama AP 30 May 1983 p 6 Retrieved 27 January 2021 via Newspapers com Chin is winner The Evening Sun Hanover Pennsylvania AP 25 May 1982 p 9 Retrieved 27 January 2021 via Newspapers com McCormack Mark H 1982 Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982 Collins pp 239 240 462 463 ISBN 0862541018 McCormack Mark H 1981 Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981 Collins pp 176 385 386 ISBN 0862540054 Burma golfer blasts to Japan tourney victory Detroit Free Press Detroit Michigan AP 25 June 1979 p 22 Retrieved 27 January 2021 via Newspapers com McCormack Mark H 1979 Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1979 Doubleday Publishing pp 245 388 ISBN 0385149409 Jumbo Ozaki wins Yokohama golf Chicago Tribune Chicago Illinois UPI 30 May 1977 p 2 Section3 Retrieved 27 January 2021 via Newspapers com McCormack Mark H 1976 The World of Professional Golf 1976 Collins pp 291 482 ISBN 000211996X McCormack Mark H 1975 The World of Professional Golf 1975 Collins pp 253 254 431 432 ISBN 0002119552 Thomson victor in Pepsi golf The Journal Meriden Connecticut AP 22 May 1972 p 10 Retrieved 27 January 2021 via Newspapers com External links editCoverage on Japan Golf Tour s official site nbsp This 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