Golf Digest Tournament
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The Golf Digest Tournament was a golf
tournament in Japan
. It was founded in 1971 and was part of the Japan Golf Tour
from 1973 to 1997. It was played in October at the Tomei Country Club in Shizuoka
.
Golf Digest Polaroid Cup
Golf Digest Tournament
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament in 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...
. It was founded in 1971 and was part of the Japan Golf Tour
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...
from 1973 to 1997. It was played in October at the Tomei Country Club in Shizuoka
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
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Winners
Golf Digest Tournament- 1997 Brandt JobeBrandt JobeBrandt William Jobe is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour but has previously competed on the Nationwide Tour and the Japan Golf Tour....
- 1996 Yoshi MizumakiYoshi MizumakiYoshi Mizumaki is a Japanese professional golfer.Mizumaki played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning seven times. He also played on the PGA Tour in 1994 and 1995...
- 1995 Stewart GinnStewart GinnStewart Ginn is an Australian professional golfer.Ginn was born in Melbourne. He grew up behind the twelfth green of the Royal Melbourne Golf Club and started caddying at the age of ten. In the 1970s and 1980s he won several professional tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia and one on the...
- 1994 Eiji MizoguchiEiji MizoguchiEiji Mizoguchi is a Japanese professional golfer.Mizoguchi plays on the Japan Golf Tour and has won twice.-External links:...
- 1993 Masashi OzakiMasashi Ozakiis a Japanese professional golfer. Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki on account of his height and length off the tee. He featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings for almost 200 weeks between 1989 and 1998...
- 1992 Seiki OkudaSeiki OkudaSeiki Okuda is a Japanese professional golfer.Okuda played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning six times.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1990 Chushikoku Open*1992 TaylorMade KSB Open, Golf Digest Tournament*1993 Mizuno Open, Japan Open...
- 1991 Harumitsu HamanoHarumitsu HamanoHarumitsu Hamano is a Japanese professional golfer.Hamano played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice.-External links:...
- 1990 Noboru Sugai
- 1989 Yoshikazu YokoshimaYoshikazu YokoshimaYoshikazu Yokoshima is a Japanese professional golfer.Yokoshima played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning six times.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1976 Dunlop Tournament*1980 Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament*1987 Kanto Open...
- 1988 Masashi OzakiMasashi Ozakiis a Japanese professional golfer. Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki on account of his height and length off the tee. He featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings for almost 200 weeks between 1989 and 1998...
- 1987 Ian Baker-FinchIan Baker-FinchIan Michael Baker-Finch is an Australian professional golfer, who is best known for winning The Open Championship in 1991.-Early years:...
- 1986 Tsuneyuki NakajimaTsuneyuki NakajimaTsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima 20 October 1954) is a Japanese professional golfer.Nakajima was born in Gunma. He turned professional in 1975. He has won 48 events on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking third on the most Japan Golf Tour wins list. He also was the leading money winner four times in five years:...
Golf Digest Polaroid Cup
- 1985 D. A. WeibringD. A. WeibringDonald Albert "D.A." Weibring, Jr. is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments including several on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour....
Golf Digest Tournament
- 1984 Shinsaku MaedaShinsaku MaedaShinsaku Maeda is a Japanese professional golfer. He won eight tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and led the money list in 1984.-Japan Golf Tour wins :*1975 KBC Augusta*1976 Kansai Open, Kansai Pro Championship, Nippon Series...
- 1983 Seiichi KanaiSeiichi KanaiSeiichi Kanai is a Japanese professional golfer.Kanai was born in Niigata. He won 11 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and ranks 18th on the career victories list.-Japan Golf Tour wins :*1976 Japan PGA Championship*1978 Kanto Open...
- 1982 Hsieh Min-NanHsieh Min-NanHsieh Min-Nan is a Taiwanese professional golfer.Hsieh won 11 events on the Japan Golf Tour, 18th on the all-time win list. He won the 1972 World Cup with teammate Lu Liang-Huan and also won the individual title...
- 1981 Nakao Toyotake
- 1980 Teruo SugiharaTeruo SugiharaTeruo Sugihara is a Japanese professional golfer.Sugihara was born in Osaka. He won 28 tournaments and over 630 million ¥ on the Japan Golf Tour. He also won the 1969 Hong Kong Open.-Japan Golf Tour wins :...
- 1979 Kuo Chie-HsiungKuo Chie-HsiungKuo Chie-Hsiung is a Taiwanese professional golfer.Kuo played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning four times. He also played throughout Asia, winning many tournaments.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1978 Dunlop International Open...
- 1978 Masaru AmonoMasaru AmonoMasaru Amono , also known as Masaru Amano, was a Japanese professional golfer.Amono played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning three times. As a senior golfer, he won the 1995 Senior PGA Tour qualifying school in the United States and played on the tour in 1996...
- 1977 Takashi MurakamiTakashi Murakami (golfer)Takashi Murakami is a Japanese professional golfer.Murakami was born in Shizuoka. He won 11 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and led the money list in 1975.-Japan Golf Tour wins :...
- 1976 Tsuneyuki NakajimaTsuneyuki NakajimaTsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima 20 October 1954) is a Japanese professional golfer.Nakajima was born in Gunma. He turned professional in 1975. He has won 48 events on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking third on the most Japan Golf Tour wins list. He also was the leading money winner four times in five years:...
- 1975 Kenichi YamadaKenichi YamadaKenichi Yamada is a Japanese professional golfer.Yamada played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice.-External links:...
- 1974 Takashi MurakamiTakashi Murakami (golfer)Takashi Murakami is a Japanese professional golfer.Murakami was born in Shizuoka. He won 11 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and led the money list in 1975.-Japan Golf Tour wins :...
- 1973 Teruo SugiharaTeruo SugiharaTeruo Sugihara is a Japanese professional golfer.Sugihara was born in Osaka. He won 28 tournaments and over 630 million ¥ on the Japan Golf Tour. He also won the 1969 Hong Kong Open.-Japan Golf Tour wins :...
- 1972 Haruo YasudaHaruo YasudaHaruo Yasuda is a Japanese professional golfer.Yasuda played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning six times. He also won several pre-Tour events in Japan and Southeast Asia.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1974 Tokyo Charity Classic...
- 1971 Masashi OzakiMasashi Ozakiis a Japanese professional golfer. Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki on account of his height and length off the tee. He featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings for almost 200 weeks between 1989 and 1998...
External links
- Coverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site - in English