The Championship by Lexus
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The Championship by Lexus is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour
. It was first played in 2008. It is played at the Otone Country Club in Bandō, Ibaraki
. The 2010 purse was ¥
150,000,000 with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner. The main sponsor is Lexus
.
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...
. It was first played in 2008. It is played at the Otone Country Club in Bandō, Ibaraki
Bando, Ibaraki
is a city located in Ibaraki, Japan.The city was formed on 22 March 2005 from the merger of the old city of Iwai and the town of Sashima, from Sashima District....
. 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...
150,000,000 with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner. The main sponsor is Lexus
Lexus
is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. First introduced in 1989 in the United States, Lexus is now sold globally and has become Japan's largest-selling make of premium cars. The Lexus marque is marketed in over 70 countries and territories worldwide, and has...
.
Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Purse (¥) | Winner's Share (¥) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
Jul 8-11 | Takashi Kanemoto Takashi Kanemoto Takashi Kanemoto is a Japanese professional golfer.Kanemoto was born in Hiroshima Prefecture. He currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour where he has twice: the 2009 Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf and the 2010 The Championship by Lexus.... |
270 (-18) | 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... |
Nov 5-8 | Toshinori Muto Toshinori Muto Toshinori Muto is a Japanese professional golfer.Muto was born in Gunma Prefecture. He currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour where he has won four times between 2006 and 2011.-Japan Golf Tour wins :*2006 Munsingwear Open KSB Cup... |
268 (-16) | 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.... |
Nov 6-9 | SK Ho | 269 (-15) | 200,000,000 | 40,000,000 |