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The 1987 PGA of Japan Tour was the 15th season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1987 season. Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. Japan Challenge Tour The 1987 Japan Challenge Tour was the third season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the PGA of Japan Tour. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1987 season. Notes References External links * {{Japan Golf Tour seasons Japan Golf Tour PGA of Japan Tour PGA of Japan Tour The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) 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 (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ishii
David S. Ishii (born July 26, 1955) is an American professional golfer of Japanese descent. Early life Ishii grew up on the island of Kauai in Hawaii and graduated from Kauai High School. As a junior in high school, he won the Hawaii State High School Championship. Amateur career Ishii played his collegiate golf at the University of Houston from 1974 to 1977. He won four individual events, was a member of the 1977 NCAA Championship team, and was a 1977 All-American. Professional career He turned professional in 1979. He led the money list on the Japan Golf Tour in 1987. He has 14 victories on the Japan Golf Tour and is 13th on the career money list. Ishii won the inaugural Kapalua Open in 1982 and also won the 1990 Hawaiian Open, a PGA Tour event. He was the second Hawaiian native to win the event, after Ted Makalena in 1966. Ishii currently participates on the Japan Senior PGA Tour and opened Ishii Golf Studio in Honolulu, Hawaii. Amateur wins *1977 Manoa Cup (Hawai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crowns
is a professional golf tournament that is played over Nagoya Golf Club's Wagō Course in Tōgō, Aichi, Japan. Founded in 1960, it has been an event on the Japan Golf Tour schedule since the tour's first season in 1973. History The Crowns was established as the Invitation by Chūbu Japan, All Japan Amateur and Professional Golf Championship (中部日本招待全日本アマ・プロゴルフ選手権) in 1960. The concept of the championship was competition among amateur and professional golf players. It has been played over the Wagō Course at Nagoya Golf Club every year except between 1962 and 1965, during which time it was held at Aichi Country Club (1962 and 1965) and Miyoshi Country Club (1963 and 1964). From the 10th anniversary in 1969 to the 50th anniversary in 2009, the tournament's official name was "", as organizers invited international golfers. Winners during this time include major champions Peter Thomson, David Graham, Scott Simpson, Greg Norman, Seve Ballest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satoshi Higashi
Satoshi Higashi (born 16 November 1960) is a Japanese professional golfer. Career Higashi won seven tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. His most successful year was 1995 when he won four times and finished second on the Japan Golf Tour's money list, also gaining his highest World Ranking of 75th in the same year. Professional wins (12) PGA of Japan Tour wins (7) PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1) Other wins (2) *1986 Acom Team Championship (with Hajime Meshiai) *1994 Meikyukai Charity Golf Tournament Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (1) *2013 ISPS Handa Cup - Philanthropy Senior Tournament Other senior wins (2) *2012 Asahi Ryokuken Cup TVQ Senior Open *2015 Trust Park Cup Sasebo Senior Open Team appearances *Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1990 *World Cup (representing Japan): 1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new fla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open
The Yomiuri Open was a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. Founded in 1970 as the Wizard Tournament, a 36-hole invitational tournament, it was played at Hashimoto Country Club in Wakayama until 1979 when it moved to Yomiuri Country Club in Hyōgo. With the move, it also became a full 72-hole tour event, having been extended to 54 holes in 1976, and adopted its new name. It remained at Yomiuri every year except for 1996, when it was played at Wakasu Golf Links in Tokyo. In 2007 it merged with the Mizuno Open to form the Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic The is a professional golf tournament played in Japan. Founded in 1971, it has been a Japan Golf Tour event since 1979. Since 1998, the event has been prefixed , with the top finishers gaining exemptions into The Open Championship. The Mizuno Op .... Tournament hosts Winners Notes References External linksCoverage on the Japan Golf Tour's official site Former Japan Golf Tour events De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapporo Tokyu Open
The Sapporo Tokyu Open was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan from 1973 to 1998. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour. It was held in June on the Shimamatsu course at Sapporo Kokusai Country Club in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido is Japan, Japan's Japanese archipelago, second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost Prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own List of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; th ... from 1975. The Shimamatsu course previously hosted the All Japan Doubles, a team event, from 1969 to 1973. Tournament hosts Winners References External linksCoverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site Former Japan Golf Tour events [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seiichi Kanai
is a Japanese professional golfer. Kanai was born in Niigata. He won 11 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour. Professional wins (20) Japan Golf Tour wins (11) ''*Note: The 1981 Hiroshima Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.'' Japan Golf Tour playoff record (4–2) Asia Golf Circuit wins (1) *1986 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open Other wins (3) ''this list is probably incomplete'' *1972 Japan PGA Championship *1975 Nagano Open *1980 Yamanashi Pro-Am Japan Senior PGA Tour wins (5) *1990 Japan PGA Senior Championship *1991 Japan Senior Open *1992 Japan Senior Open *1993 Japan Senior Open *1998 Japan PGA Senior Championship Team appearances *World Cup (representing Japan): 1977 See also *List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins This is a list of golfers who have won 10 or more events on the Japan Golf Tour since it was established in 1973. The official Japan Golf Tour website lists winners beginning with the 1985 season. Individual player pages, however, list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tohoku Classic
The JCB Classic was a professional golf tournament held near Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1972 as the Tohoku Classic, and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) 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 (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after th ... from 1973 until 2007. The Tohoku Classic was held at Nishisendai Country Club until 1987. In 1988 it moved to Omotezao Kokusai Golf Club and was renamed the Sendai Classic; sponsored as the JCB Classic Sendai from 1990. The final event, in 2007, was held at Hananomori Golf Club as the JCB Classic and the prize fund was ¥100,000,000 with ¥20,000,000 going to the winner. Tournament hosts Winners Notes References External linksJCB Classic official site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Jones (golfer)
Brian Jones (born 12 September 1951) is an Australian professional golfer. Golf career 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 two times, five times in Australasia, and twelve times in Japan. He won 11 events on the Japan Golf Tour between 1977 and 1993. Jones played in multiple Open Championships; his best performance coming at the 1981 Open Championship, where he finished in a tie for 8th place. Jones played on the European Seniors Tour from 2002 to 2005, winning the 2002 De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic. Personal life Jones married Sachiko, a Japanese woman, in the early 1980s. Professional wins (21) Japan Golf Tour wins (11) ''*Note: The 1986 Bridgestone Aso Open was shortened to 63 holes due to rain.'' Japan Golf Tour playoff record (3–4) PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4) PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–2) Asia Golf Circui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsubishi Galant Tournament
The is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. Founded in 1969, the event has been hosted at different courses throughout Japan, including on all four major islands. In 2022, the purse was ¥100,000,000, with ¥20,000,000 going to the winner. From 2014 to 2019 the tournament was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. Official money events on the tour count for .... Winners Notes References External linksCoverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site {{Japan Golf To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Tze-ming
Chen Tze-ming (, born 28 September 1952) is a Taiwanese professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, the Japan Golf Tour, the Asian Golf Circuit, the Asian Tour and the PGA European Tour. In the U.S., he is often referred to as T.M. Chen. His younger brother, Chen Tze-chung, is also a professional golfer who has won tournaments on the Japanese, Asian and American tours. For his country, Chen represented Taiwan at the 1974 Eisenhower Trophy, a world amateur team tournament, and then again in 1976, playing with his brother as Tze-ming posted the lowest individual score at +1. Chen also represented Taiwan as a professional in the 1979 World Cup, and in 1985 and 1994 at the Alfred Dunhill Cup tournament, a country-based team golf competition, again playing alongside his brother. Early life Chen was born in Linkou District, Taipei City, in northern Taiwan. His grandfather farmed the land that would become the Linkou International Golf Club and his father worked as a gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pepsi Ube Open
The Ube Kosan Open was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan from 1972 until 2001. It was played at the Ube 72 Country Club near Ube, Yamaguchi. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour. In 1976, the Pepsi-Wilson Tournament, as it was then known, set a record for the longest sudden-death playoff in a major men's professional tournament. It took Peter Thomson fourteen holes to defeat Graham Marsh, Brian Jones and Shozo Miyamoto Shozo Miyamoto (born 1 March 1940) is a Japanese professional golfer. Miyamoto played on the Japan Golf Tour The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offer .... This record still stands today. Tournament hosts Winners Notes References External linksCoverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site Former Japan Golf Tour events Defunct golf tournaments in Japan Sport in Yamaguchi Prefecture Recurring sporting events established in 1972 Recurr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsunari Takahashi
(born Go Seung-Seong (高勝成, 고승성) 5 August 1950) is a Japanese professional golfer of Korean ancestry. Takahashi was born in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō. He won 10 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour. Professional wins (30) Japan Golf Tour wins (10) ''*Note: The 1985 Mizuno Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.'' Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–5) Asia Golf Circuit wins (1) *1976 Korean Open Other wins (4) *1979 Gunma Open *1986 Ibaraki Open *1987 Kuzuha International, Setonaikai Open Japan Senior PGA Tour wins (13) *2000 (2) Japan PGA Senior Championship, Japan Senior Open *2001 (2) Komatsu Open, FANCL Senior Classic *2002 (1) FANCL Senior Classic *2003 (3) FANCL Senior Classic, PGA Philanthropy Big Rizak Senior Tournament, Japan Senior Open *2004 (2) Castle Hill Open, Japan Senior Open *2005 (1) PGA Philanthropy Rebornest Senior Open *2007 (1) Aderans Wellness Open *2017 (1) Trust Group Cup Sasebo Senior Open Other senior wins (2) *2004 MK Charity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |