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The is an annual golf
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 on 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...

. The title sponsor is the Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting Company. The tournament was first played in 1973 and is held in August. The event's venue is the Keya Golf Club in Itoshima, Fukuoka
Itoshima, Fukuoka
is a city located in the western area of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city was formed on January 1, 2010, following the merger of the city of Maebaru with the two towns of Shima and Nijo....

. The 2010 purse was ¥
Japanese yen
The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...

110,000,000, with ¥22,000,000 going to the winner. The tournament records are 264 (aggregate) set by Toshimitsu Izawa
Toshimitsu Izawa
Toshimitsu Izawa is a Japanese professional golfer. He is sometimes known outside of Japan as Toshi Izawa.Izawa was born in Kanagawa, attended Nihon Taiiku University, and turned professional in 1989....

 in 2005 and -22 (to par) set by Isao Ao1i in 1973, Masashi Ozaki
Masashi Ozaki
is 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...

 in 1997, 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...

 in 2010 and Bae Sang-moon
Bae Sang-moon
Bae Sang-moon is a South Korean professional golfer.Bae turned professional in 2004. He won the 2006 Emerson Pacific Group Open on the Korean Tour, and in 2007 he won the SK Telecom Open, an Asian Tour and Korean Tour co-sanctioned event held in his home country. In 2008, he won his home country's...

 in 2011.

Winners

Vana H Cup KBC Augusta
  • 2011 Bae Sang-moon
    Bae Sang-moon
    Bae Sang-moon is a South Korean professional golfer.Bae turned professional in 2004. He won the 2006 Emerson Pacific Group Open on the Korean Tour, and in 2007 he won the SK Telecom Open, an Asian Tour and Korean Tour co-sanctioned event held in his home country. In 2008, he won his home country's...

  • 2010 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...

  • 2009 Yuta Ikeda
    Yuta Ikeda
    Yuta Ikeda is a Japanese professional golfer. He has played on the Japan Golf Tour since 2008 where he has won eight tournaments...

  • 2008 Shintaro Kai
    Shintaro Kai
    Shintaro Kai is a Japanese professional golfer.Kai has won one tournament on the Japan Golf Tour and has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.-Results in major championships:DNP = Did not play...



KBC Augusta
  • 2007 Katsumasa Miyamoto
    Katsumasa Miyamoto
    Katsumasa Miyamoto is a Japanese professional golfer.Miyamoto was born in Shizuoka Prefecture. After turning professional, he joined the Japan Golf Tour, where he has won eight times. He won his first event in 1998, adding another later that year...



Under Armour KBC Augusta
  • 2006 Taichi Teshima
    Taichi Teshima
    Taichi Teshima is a Japanese professional golfer.Teshima was born in Fukuoka. He has won six tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings...

  • 2005 Toshimitsu Izawa
    Toshimitsu Izawa
    Toshimitsu Izawa is a Japanese professional golfer. He is sometimes known outside of Japan as Toshi Izawa.Izawa was born in Kanagawa, attended Nihon Taiiku University, and turned professional in 1989....



Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta
  • 2004 Steven Conran
    Steven Conran
    Steven James Conran is an Australian professional golfer.Conran plays on the Japan Golf Tour. He has won once.-External links:*...

  • 2003 Soushi Tajima
    Soushi Tajima
    Soushi Tajima is a Japanese professional golfer.Tajima plays on the Japan Golf Tour, where he has won once.-External links:...

  • 2002 Nobumitsu Yuhara
    Nobumitsu Yuhara
    is a Japanese professional golfer.Yuhara played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning seven times.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1981 Kanto Open, Jun Classic*1983 Fujisankei Classic*1990 Pocari Sweat Open*1992 Sapporo Tokyu Open, Yonex Open Hiroshima...

  • 2001 Takenori Hiraishi
    Takenori Hiraishi
    Takenori Hiraishi is a Japanese professional golfer.Hiraishi played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning once.-External links:...

  • 2000 Toshimitsu Izawa
    Toshimitsu Izawa
    Toshimitsu Izawa is a Japanese professional golfer. He is sometimes known outside of Japan as Toshi Izawa.Izawa was born in Kanagawa, attended Nihon Taiiku University, and turned professional in 1989....

  • 1999 Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
    Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
    Tsuyoshi Yoneyama is a Japanese professional golfer.Yoneyama was born in Kanagawa Prefecture.Yoneyama has won three tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings...

  • 1998 Masashi Ozaki
    Masashi Ozaki
    is 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...

  • 1997 Masashi Ozaki
    Masashi Ozaki
    is 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...

  • 1996 Masashi Ozaki
    Masashi Ozaki
    is 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...

  • 1995 Kazuhiko Hosokawa
    Kazuhiko Hosokawa
    Kazuhiko Hosokawa is a Japanese professional golfer.Hosokawa has won eight tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.-Japan Golf Tour wins :*1995 Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta...

  • 1994 Brian Watts
    Brian Watts
    Brian Peter Watts is an American professional golfer.Watts was born in Montreal, Canada to European parents, but is now a U.S. citizen who lives in Oklahoma. He played collegiately at Oklahoma State and won the NCAA Division I Championship in 1987.Watts turned professional in 1988. He played...



Daiwa KBC Augusta
  • 1993 Tze-Chung Chen
    Tze-Chung Chen
    Tze-Chung Chen is a Taiwanese professional golfer. In the U.S., he is often referred to as T.C. Chen. His older brother, Tze-Ming Chen, is also a professional golfer. In 1982, T.C. Chen became the first professional golfer from Taiwan to earn a PGA Tour card...

  • 1992 Tze-Ming Chen
    Tze-Ming Chen
    Tze-Ming Chen is a Taiwanese professional golfer. In the U.S., he is often referred to as T.M. Chen. His younger brother, Tze-Chung Chen, is also a professional golfer....

  • 1991 Raymond Floyd
    Raymond Floyd
    Raymond Loran "Ray" Floyd is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour....

  • 1990 Masashi Ozaki
    Masashi Ozaki
    is 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...

  • 1989 Teruo Sugihara
    Teruo Sugihara
    Teruo 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 :...



KBC Augusta
  • 1988 Masahiro Kuramoto
    Masahiro Kuramoto
    is a Japanese professional golfer.Kuramoto was born in Hiroshima. He turned professional in 1981. He has won 30 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking fifth on the career list. He ranks seventh on the career money list with earnings of just over 1 billion ¥....

  • 1987 Saburo Fujiki
    Saburo Fujiki
    is a Japanese professional golfer.Fujiki was born in Mie. He won 14 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and ranks 13th on the career victories list.-Japan Golf Tour wins :*1981 ASO National Park Open, Hakkoku Open*1983 KBC Augusta, Kanto Open...

  • 1986 Isao Aoki
    Isao Aoki
    is one of Japan's most successful golfers. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004.Aoki was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He was introduced to golf while caddying at the Abiko Golf Club as a schoolboy. He turned professional in 1964...

  • 1985 Hajime Meshiai
    Hajime Meshiai
    is a Japanese professional golfer.Meshiai was born in Chiba. He turned professional in 1978. He won 11 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and led the money list in 1993...

  • 1984 Naomichi Ozaki
    Naomichi Ozaki
    ) is a Japanese professional golfer.Ozaki was born in Tokushima. He turned professional in 1977 and won 32 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour between 1984 and 2005. He ranks fourth on the list of most Japan Golf Tour wins. He topped the money list in 1991 and 1999...

  • 1983 Saburo Fujiki
    Saburo Fujiki
    is a Japanese professional golfer.Fujiki was born in Mie. He won 14 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and ranks 13th on the career victories list.-Japan Golf Tour wins :*1981 ASO National Park Open, Hakkoku Open*1983 KBC Augusta, Kanto Open...

  • 1982 Tze-Ming Chen
    Tze-Ming Chen
    Tze-Ming Chen is a Taiwanese professional golfer. In the U.S., he is often referred to as T.M. Chen. His younger brother, Tze-Chung Chen, is also a professional golfer....

  • 1981 Hsieh Min-Nan
    Hsieh Min-Nan
    Hsieh 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...

  • 1980 Isao Aoki
    Isao Aoki
    is one of Japan's most successful golfers. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004.Aoki was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He was introduced to golf while caddying at the Abiko Golf Club as a schoolboy. He turned professional in 1964...

  • 1979 Masaji Kusakabe
    Masaji Kusakabe
    Masaji Kusakabe is a Japanese professional golfer.Kusakabe played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning nine times.-Japan Golf Tour wins :*1975 Sony Charity Classic*1977 Suntory Open*1978 Tokai Classic*1979 KBC Augusta, Suntory Open...

  • 1978 Kenichi Yamada
    Kenichi Yamada
    Kenichi Yamada is a Japanese professional golfer.Yamada played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice.-External links:...

  • 1977 Brian Jones
    Brian Jones (golfer)
    Brian Jones is an Australian professional golfer.Jones was born in Sydney. He turned professional in 1971. He played on the throughout Asia and Australasia including on the Japan Golf Tour. He won the Indian Open three times, five times in Australasia, and twelve times in Japan...

  • 1976 Graham Marsh
    Graham Marsh
    Graham Vivian Marsh MBE was one of the leading Australian professional golfers of his generation.-Career outline:Marsh was born in Kalgoorlie, Australia...

  • 1975 Shinsaku Maeda
    Shinsaku Maeda
    Shinsaku 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...

  • 1974 Toru Nakamura
    Toru Nakamura
    is a Japanese golfer.Nakamura was born in Osaka. He won 20 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and ranks eighth on the career victories list.-Japan Golf Tour wins :*1973 Hiroshima Open*1974 KBC Augusta, Sapporo Tokyu Open...

  • 1973 Isao Aoki
    Isao Aoki
    is one of Japan's most successful golfers. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004.Aoki was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He was introduced to golf while caddying at the Abiko Golf Club as a schoolboy. He turned professional in 1964...


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