Nikkei Cup
Encyclopedia
The Nikkei Cup was a golf
tournament on the Japan Golf Tour
from at least 1985 to 1998. It was played at a variety of courses in Japan
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Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial
Nikkei Cup
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...
from at least 1985 to 1998. It was played at a variety of courses 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...
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Winners
this list may be incompleteNikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial
- 1998 Mitsutaka KusakabeMitsutaka KusakabeMitsutaka Kusakabe is a Japanese professional golfer.Kusakabe played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning three times.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1995 Pepsi Ube Kosan Open*1997 Casio World Open*1998 Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial...
- 1997 Chang-Ting YehChang-Ting YehChang-Ting Yeh is a professional golfer from Taiwan.Yeh has played on the Japan Golf Tour for most of his career, where he has one victory in 1997. His first full season on Tour was in 1995. His lone victory came at the 1997 Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial.Yeh has also been a member of the...
- 1996 Hideki KaseHideki KaseHideki Kase is a Japanese professional golfer.Kase played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning four times. He also played on the PGA Tour in 1997 where his best finish was 15th at the Sprint International.-Japan Golf Tour wins:...
- 1995 Tetsu NishikawaTetsu NishikawaTetsu Nishikawa is a Japanese professional golfer.Nishikawa played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning three times.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1991 Maruman Open*1993 Descente Classic*1995 Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial-External links:...
Nikkei Cup
- 1994 Toru SuzukiToru Suzukiis a Japanese professional golfer, currently playing on the Japan Golf Tour.Suzuki was born in Gifu Prefecture. He turned professional in 1990.Suzuki won his first event on the Japan Golf Tour in 1993, and would win consistently between then and 2004....
- 1993 Samson GimsonSamson GimsonSamson Gimson is a Singaporean professional golfer.Gimson played on the Japan Golf Tour form 1993 to 1997, winning once.-External links:...
- 1992 Kiyoshi MurotaKiyoshi MurotaKiyoshi Murato is a Japanese professional golfer.Murato was born in Gunma Prefecture and attended the Nippon Sport Science University. After graduating, he became golf teaching instructor, and was well liked in Japan because of his easy, simple tips to help amateur golfers. While teaching, he...
- 1991 Naomichi OzakiNaomichi 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...
- 1990 Satoshi HigashiSatoshi HigashiSatoshi Higashi is a Japanese professional golfer.Higashi has won seven tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings...
- 1989 Yoshimi NiizekiYoshimi NiizekiYoshimi Niizeki is a Japanese professional golfer.Niizeki played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice.-External links:...
- 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 Nobuo SerizawaNobuo Serizawais a Japanese professional golfer.Serizawa played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning five times.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1987 Nikkei Cup*1989 Daikyo Open*1993 Imperial Open*1996 Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup*2000 Token Corporation Cup-See also:...
- 1986 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...
- 1985 Naomichi OzakiNaomichi 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...
External links
- Coverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site - in English