Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open
Encyclopedia
The is a golf tournament for male golfers on the Japan Golf Tour
and Asian Tour
. Hosted by Panasonic
, Asia Pacific Golf Confederation and Japan Golf Association
, the event took place for the first time in September 2008 at Ibaraki Country Club in Ibaraki, Osaka
, Japan
.
Note: 2010 tournament was reduced to 54 holes after inclement weather on Thursday
Japan Golf Tour
The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the European Tour. However since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with...
and Asian Tour
Asian Tour
The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. The Asian Tour is administered from offices in Singapore...
. Hosted by Panasonic
Panasonic
Panasonic is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Panasonic Corporation, which was formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd...
, Asia Pacific Golf Confederation and Japan Golf Association
Japan Golf Association
The , also known as the JGA, is Japanese national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for Japan.- Competitions organized by JGA :* Japan Open Golf Championship* Japan Women's Open Golf Championship...
, the event took place for the first time in September 2008 at Ibaraki Country Club in Ibaraki, Osaka
Ibaraki, Osaka
is a city located in Osaka, Japan. It is a suburban city of Osaka city and a part of Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area. Literally Ibaraki in English means Wild Trees or Thorny trees....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 2011 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*7–10 April: The Masters - South African Charl Schwartzel won his first major title with a two stroke margin over Australians Adam Scott and Jason Day.*16–19 June: U.S... |
Sep 22-25 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka Tetsuji Hiratsuka is a Japanese professional golfer.Hiratsuka was born in Kyoto, Japan. He has won six times on the Japan Golf Tour. He represented Japan at the 2007 Omega Mission Hills World Cup with Hideto Tanihara.-Japan Golf Tour wins :*2003 Golf Nippon Series JT Cup... |
276 (-8) | Biwako Country Club | ¥150,000,000 | ¥30,000,000 | |
| 2010 2010 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*8–11 April: The Masters - American Phil Mickelson defeated Englishman Lee Westwood by three strokes. The event also marked Tiger Woods' return from a self-imposed absence after revelations of marital infidelity; he finished tied for fourth.*17–20 June: U.S... |
Sep 23-26 | Brendan Jones | 207 (-6) | Rokko Kokusai Golf Club (East Course) | ¥150,000,000 | ¥30,000,000 | |
| 2009 2009 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*9–12 April: The Masters - Argentina's Ángel Cabrera won his second major in a sudden death playoff over Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell .*18–22 June: U.S... |
Sep 24-27 | Daisuke Maruyama Daisuke Maruyama is a Japanese professional golfer currently playing on the Japan Golf Tour.-Career:Maruyama was born in Chiba Prefecture and played his first full season on the Japan Golf Tour in 2001. He picked up his first win on Tour in 2005 at the Fujisankei Classic. He also has one victory on the Japan... |
276 (-8) | Jyoyo Country Club | ¥150,000,000 | ¥30,000,000 | |
| 2008 2008 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*10–13 April: The Masters - South African Trevor Immelman won his first major by a three-stroke margin.... |
Sep 25-28 | Hideto Tanihara Hideto Tanihara is a Japanese professional golfer.Tanihara was born in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan. He has won nine tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings with his highest ranking coming in December 2007 when he reached 68th... |
264 (-16) | Ibaraki Country Club | ¥200,000,000 | ¥40,000,000 |
Note: 2010 tournament was reduced to 54 holes after inclement weather on Thursday