Kansai Pro Championship
Encyclopedia
The Kansai Pro Championship was a golf
tournament in Japan
. It was first played in 1931 and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour
from 1973 to 1990. It was played in July at a variety of courses in Japan
.
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 first played in 1931 and was an event 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 1973 to 1990. It was played in July 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...
.
Winners
this list is incomplete- 1990 Kouki IdokiKouki IdokiKouki Idoki is a Japanese professional golfer.Idoki played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice.-External links:...
- 1989 Hajime MatsuiHajime MatsuiHajime Matsui is a Japanese professional golfer.Matsui played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice.-External links:...
- 1988 Masahiro KuramotoMasahiro Kuramotois 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 Yoshitaka YamamotoYoshitaka YamamotoYoshitaka Yamamoto is a Japanese professional golfer.Yamamoto was born in Osaka. He won 13 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and ranks 15th on the career victories list.-Japan Golf Tour wins :*1973 Wizard*1975 Suntory Open, Bridgestone Open...
- 1986 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 :...
- 1985 Keiichi Kobayashi
- 1984 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 :...
- 1983 Yoshitaka YamamotoYoshitaka YamamotoYoshitaka Yamamoto is a Japanese professional golfer.Yamamoto was born in Osaka. He won 13 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and ranks 15th on the career victories list.-Japan Golf Tour wins :*1973 Wizard*1975 Suntory Open, Bridgestone Open...
- 1982 Hideto ShigenobuHideto ShigenobuHideto Shigenobu is a Japanese professional golfer.Shigenobu played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning five times.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1979 Chushikoku Open*1982 Kansai Pro Championship*1983 NST Niigata Open...
- 1981 Norio SuzukiNorio SuzukiNorio Suzuki is a Japanese professional golfer.Suzuki won 16 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and ranks 10th on the career victories list.-Japan Golf Tour wins :*1974 Kyusyu Open*1975 Dunlop Tournament, Kyusyu Open...
- 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 Toru NakamuraToru Nakamurais 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...
- 1978 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 :...
- 1977 Kosaku ShimadaKosaku ShimadaKosaku Shimada is a Japanese professional golfer.Shimada played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning nine times.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1973 Kansai Pro Championship*1974 Kansai Pro Championship, Tokai Classic*1976 Japan Open...
- 1976 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...
- 1975 Hiroshi IshiiHiroshi Ishii (golfer)Hiroshi Ishii is a Japanese professional golfer.Ishii played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning seven times.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1973 Chubu Open, Bridgestone Open*1975 Kansai Pro Championship*1977 Chubu Open*1978 Bridgestone Open...
- 1974 Kosaku ShimadaKosaku ShimadaKosaku Shimada is a Japanese professional golfer.Shimada played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning nine times.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1973 Kansai Pro Championship*1974 Kansai Pro Championship, Tokai Classic*1976 Japan Open...
- 1973 Kosaku ShimadaKosaku ShimadaKosaku Shimada is a Japanese professional golfer.Shimada played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning nine times.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1973 Kansai Pro Championship*1974 Kansai Pro Championship, Tokai Classic*1976 Japan Open...
- 1972 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 :...
- 1971 Toichira Toda
- 1970
- 1969 Toichira Toda
- 1968
- 1967 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 :...
- 1966 Tadashi KittaTadashi KittaTadashi Kitta was a Japanese professional golfer.Kitta played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice. He won a dozen tournaments in Japan prior to the formation of the Japan Golf Tour and also won the Thailand Open in 1966.-Other wins:*1957 Kansai Pro Championship*1958 Kansai Open*1962 Chunichi...
- 1965 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 :...
- 1964 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 :...
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957 Tadashi KittaTadashi KittaTadashi Kitta was a Japanese professional golfer.Kitta played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice. He won a dozen tournaments in Japan prior to the formation of the Japan Golf Tour and also won the Thailand Open in 1966.-Other wins:*1957 Kansai Pro Championship*1958 Kansai Open*1962 Chunichi...
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953 Yumasa Shimamura
- 1952
- 1951
- 1950
- 1949
- 1948
- 1943-47 No tournament
- 1942
- 1941
- 1940 Toichira Toda
- 1939 Toichira Toda
- 1938 Toichira Toda
- 1937
- 1936 Toichira Toda
- 1935
- 1934 Toichira Toda
- 1933
- 1932
- 1931
External links
- Coverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site - in English