Kyusyu Open
Encyclopedia
The Kyusyu Open is a regional golf
event on Japan
's southern island, Kyūshū
. It was first played in 1971. The tournament was a Japan Golf Tour
event from 1973 to 1991.
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....
event on 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...
's southern island, Kyūshū
Kyushu
is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....
. It was first played in 1971. The tournament was a 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...
event from 1973 to 1991.
Winners
- 2011 Mitsunobu Fukunaga
- 2010 Tatsuya Takamatsu
- 2009 Tadaaki Kimura
- 2008 Tomohiko Ogata (amateur)
- 2007 Tadaaki Kimura
- 2006 Hidezumi ShirakataHidezumi ShirakataHidezumi Shirakata is a Japanese professional golfer.Shirakata plays on the Japan Golf Tour, where he has won once.-Japan Challenge Tour wins :*1994 Kansai PGA Philanthropy*2011 Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup...
- 2005 Kiyoshi Okura (amateur)
- 2004 Yukata Horinouchi
- 2003 Hidezumi ShirakataHidezumi ShirakataHidezumi Shirakata is a Japanese professional golfer.Shirakata plays on the Japan Golf Tour, where he has won once.-Japan Challenge Tour wins :*1994 Kansai PGA Philanthropy*2011 Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup...
- 2002 Kazuhiro Kinjo
- 2001 Mitsukasa Kusakabe
- 2000 Takao NogamiTakao NogamiTakao Nogami is a Japanese professional golfer.Nogami plays on the Japan Golf Tour, where he has won once.-External links:...
- 1999 Kazuhiro Kinjo
- 1998 Tsunehisa Yamamoto
- 1997 Noburu Fujiike
- 1996 Kosei Sakai
- 1995 Kimpachi YoshimuraKimpachi YoshimuraKimpachi Yoshimura is a Japanese professional golfer.Yoshimura played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning four times.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1985 Kyushu Open*1986 Kyushu Open*1987 Pocari Sweat Open*1991 Kyushu Open-External links:...
- 1994 Mitsukasa Kusakabe
- 1993 Katsuyoshi TomoriKatsuyoshi Tomoriis a Japanese professional golfer.Tomori was born in Okinawa Prefecture. He turned professional in 1982. His seven tournament wins on the Japan Golf Tour include the 1994 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament and the 1995 Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup....
- 1992 Norikazu Kawakami
- 1991 Kimpachi YoshimuraKimpachi YoshimuraKimpachi Yoshimura is a Japanese professional golfer.Yoshimura played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning four times.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1985 Kyushu Open*1986 Kyushu Open*1987 Pocari Sweat Open*1991 Kyushu Open-External links:...
- 1990 Katsuyoshi TomoriKatsuyoshi Tomoriis a Japanese professional golfer.Tomori was born in Okinawa Prefecture. He turned professional in 1982. His seven tournament wins on the Japan Golf Tour include the 1994 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament and the 1995 Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup....
- 1989 Shinji Kuraoka
- 1988 Katsuyoshi TomoriKatsuyoshi Tomoriis a Japanese professional golfer.Tomori was born in Okinawa Prefecture. He turned professional in 1982. His seven tournament wins on the Japan Golf Tour include the 1994 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament and the 1995 Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup....
- 1987 Katsuyoshi TomoriKatsuyoshi Tomoriis a Japanese professional golfer.Tomori was born in Okinawa Prefecture. He turned professional in 1982. His seven tournament wins on the Japan Golf Tour include the 1994 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament and the 1995 Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup....
- 1986 Kimpachi YoshimuraKimpachi YoshimuraKimpachi Yoshimura is a Japanese professional golfer.Yoshimura played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning four times.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1985 Kyushu Open*1986 Kyushu Open*1987 Pocari Sweat Open*1991 Kyushu Open-External links:...
- 1985 Kimpachi YoshimuraKimpachi YoshimuraKimpachi Yoshimura is a Japanese professional golfer.Yoshimura played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning four times.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1985 Kyushu Open*1986 Kyushu Open*1987 Pocari Sweat Open*1991 Kyushu Open-External links:...
- 1984 Toshiya Shibutani
- 1983 Noboru Fujiike
- 1982 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...
- 1981 Yurio AkitomiYurio AkitomiYurio Akitomi is a Japanese professional golfer.Akitomi played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning three times.-External links:...
- 1980 Yurio AkitomiYurio AkitomiYurio Akitomi is a Japanese professional golfer.Akitomi played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning three times.-External links:...
- 1979 Yurio AkitomiYurio AkitomiYurio Akitomi is a Japanese professional golfer.Akitomi played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning three times.-External links:...
- 1978 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...
- 1977 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...
- 1976 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...
- 1975 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...
- 1974 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...
- 1973 Kunio Koike
- 1972 Noburu Shidata
- 1971 Katsuji Yanagida