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Tsukasa Watanabe
Tsukasa Watanabe (, born 16 February 1957) is a Japanese professional golfer. Career Watanabe was born in Tokyo. He played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice, and earned over 780,000,000 Japanese Yen, ¥. He played on the 1994 International Team in the Presidents Cup. Professional wins (8) PGA of Japan Tour wins (2) PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–3) Other wins (1) *1993 Sanko Grand Summer Championship Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (5) *2008 Japan PGA Senior Championship, Fujifilm Senior Championship *2009 Japan Senior Open *2013 Japan PGA Senior Championship *2015 Fuji Film Senior Championship Results in major championships ''Note: Watanabe only played in The Open Championship.'' "T" = tied Team appearances ''This list may be incomplete.'' *Four Tours World Championship (representing Japan): 1991 *Presidents Cup (International Team): 1994 Presidents Cup, 1994 *Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1995 Dunhill Cup, 1995, 1997 Dunhill Cup, 1997, 2000 Alfred Dunh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most populous urban areas in the world. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring Prefectures of Japan, prefectures, is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 41 million residents . Lying at the head of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo is part of the Kantō region, on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. It is Japan's economic center and the seat of the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government administers Tokyo's central Special wards of Tokyo, 23 special wards, which formerly made up Tokyo City; various commuter towns and suburbs in Western Tokyo, its western area; and two outlying island chains, the Tokyo Islands. Although most of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JCB Classic Sendai
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 () is a prominent professional golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006, it offered the third-highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the ... 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] |
1995 Dunhill Cup
The 1995 Dunhill Cup was the 11th Dunhill Cup. It was a team tournament featuring 16 countries, each represented by three players. The Cup was played 19–22 October at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. The sponsor was the Alfred Dunhill company. The Scottish team of Andrew Coltart, Colin Montgomerie, and Sam Torrance beat the Zimbabwean team of Tony Johnstone, Mark McNulty, and Nick Price in the final. Format The Cup was a match play Match play is a scoring system for golf in which a player, or team, earns a point for each hole in which they have bested their opponents; as opposed to stroke play, in which the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 h ... event played over four days. The teams were divided into four four-team groups. The top eight teams were seeded with the remaining teams randomly placed in the groups. After three rounds of round-robin play, the top team in each group advanced to a single elimination playoff. In each team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Dunhill Cup
The Alfred Dunhill Cup was a team golf tournament which ran from 1985 to 2000, sponsored by Alfred Dunhill Ltd. It was for three-man teams of professional golfers, one team representing each country, and was promoted as the "World Team Championship". It was a "special approved event" on the European Tour, which means that it was supported by the Tour, but the prize money did not count towards the Tour's Order of Merit. The host course was the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. The stature of the members of the American team was variable as the Dunhill Cup clashed with a PGA Tour event, though the fact that it was played at "The Home of Golf" helped to attract some star names. The other countries were generally represented by their best three golfers, or nearly so. The Dunhill Cup was in competition with the World Cup, a similar event for two-man teams. In 2000, the World Cup's status was enhanced by its inclusion in the World Golf Championships series, and in 2001 the promote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Presidents Cup
The 1st Presidents Cup was held between September 16 and 18, 1994. It was played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, USA. The United States team won the competition by a margin of 20–12. The honorary chairman was former President of the United States Gerald R. Ford. Format The United States team had 12 players including a captain who participated in the event. The International team had 12 players plus a non-playing captain. On the first and second day four-ball was played in the morning and foursomes were played in the afternoon. On the third day only singles were played. Teams Greg Norman, ranked second in the International team, withdrew a few days before the event, because of illness. He was replaced by Bradley Hughes who was the highest ranked player available. A number of "international" players were unavailable because of other commitments. Ernie Els, ranked third, played in the Dunhill British Masters, while Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Tours World Championship
The Four Tours World Championship was an annual professional golf tournament that was played from 1985 to 1991. It was played between teams representing the four main professional tours: the American PGA Tour, the PGA European Tour, the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Japan Golf Tour. In 1985 and 1986 it was called the Nissan Cup, in 1987 and 1988 it was called the Kirin Cup while from 1989 to 1991 it was called the Asahi Glass Four Tours World Championship. Each team played the other three teams in the group stage. The leading two teams then played a final, with the other two teams playing for third and fourth places. There were six players on each team. Each match consisted of six singles matches, decided by medal match play over 18 holes. Winners Team Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a halved match. In 1989 United States won the championship with an aggregate score of 404 to Europe's 416. In 1990 the final was cancelled because of rain. Both teams had scored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Open Championship
The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later the venue rotated between a select group of coastal Links (golf), links golf courses in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom. It is organised by The R&A. The Open is one of the four men's major golf championships, the others being the Masters Tournament, the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open (golf), U.S. Open. Since the PGA Championship moved to May in 2019, the Open has been chronologically the fourth and final major tournament of the year. It is held in mid-July. It is called The Open because it is in theory "open" to all, i.e. professional and amateur golfers. In practice, the current event is a professional tournament in which a small number of the world's leading amateurs also play, by invitation or qualific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Senior Open
The Japan Senior Open Golf Championship is one of the major championships in Japanese men's senior golf. It is administered by the Japan Golf Association (JGA) and is recognised as a major championship by the PGA of Japan Senior Tour. It was founded in 1991. Winners *2024 Choi Ho-sung *2023 Hiroyuki Fujita *2022 Prayad Marksaeng (4) *2021 Taichi Teshima *2020 Akira Teranishi *2019 Toru Taniguchi *2018 Prayad Marksaeng (3) *2017 Prayad Marksaeng (2) *2016 Prayad Marksaeng *2015 Takenori Hiraishi *2014 Masahiro Kuramoto (2) *2013 Kiyoshi Murota (2) *2012 Frankie Miñoza *2011 Kiyoshi Murota *2010 Masahiro Kuramoto *2009 Tsukasa Watanabe *2008 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (3) *2007 Isao Aoki (5) *2006 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (2) *2005 Tsuneyuki Nakajima Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (; born 20 October 1954) is a Japanese professional golfer. Career Nakajima was born in Gunma. He turned professional in 1975. He has won 48 events on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking third on the most J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan PGA Senior Championship
The Japan PGA Senior Championship is one of the major events on the Japan Senior Tour. It was first played in 1962. The 2007 prize money was ¥50,000,000. Winners ''this list is incomplete'' *2023 Thammanoon Sriroj *2022 Prayad Marksaeng *2021 Mitsuhiro Tateyama *2020 Masayoshi Nakayama *2019 Hidezumi Shirakata *2018 Tsuyoshi Yoneyama *2017 Lu Chien-soon *2016 Prayad Marksaeng *2015 Kiyoshi Murota *2014 Naomichi Ozaki *2013 Tsukasa Watanabe *2012 Kiyoshi Murota *2011 Kim Jong-duck *2010 Hideki Kase *2009 Kiyoshi Murota *2008 Tsukasa Watanabe Tsukasa Watanabe (, born 16 February 1957) is a Japanese professional golfer. Career Watanabe was born in Tokyo. He played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice, and earned over 780,000,000 Japanese Yen, ¥. He played on the 1994 International ... *2007 Tateo Ozaki *2006 Tsuneyuki Nakajima *2005 Kiyoshi Murota *2004 Takaaki Fukuzawa *2003 Noboru Fujiike *2002 Chen Tze-ming *2001 Yasuhiro Miyamoto *2000 Katsunari Taka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanko Grand Summer Championship
The Sanko Grand Summer Championship was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan during the 1990s. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1995 to 1998. It was played in August at the Sanko 72 Country Club in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture is a landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of . Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fuk .... Winners References External linksCoverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site Former Japan Golf Tour events Defunct golf tournaments in Japan Sport in Gunma Prefecture Recurring sporting events established in 1990 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1998 {{golf-tournament-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeh Chang-ting
Yeh Chang-ting (, born 5 December 1967) is a professional golfer from Taiwan. Professional career 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 Asian Tour in 1996 and 2004 to 2007. He has two wins on the Asian Tour. Professional wins (7) PGA of Japan Tour wins (1) PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–0) Asian PGA Tour wins (2) Asia Golf Circuit wins (1) Other wins (3) *1993 Republic of China Sun Feng Open, Republic of China Lion Cup *1999 Mercuries Taiwan Masters Team appearances Amateur *Eisenhower Trophy (representing Taiwan): 1992 Professional * Dunhill Cup (representing Taiwan): 1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial
The Nikkei Cup, also known as the Torakichi Nakamura Memorial tournament, was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan from 1985 to 1998. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour and played at a variety of courses in Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea .... It was dedicated in recognition of the achievements of Torakichi Nakamura. Winners Notes References External linksCoverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site Former Japan Golf Tour events Defunct golf tournaments in Japan Recurring sporting events established in 1985 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1998 1985 establishments in Japan 1998 disestablishments in Japan {{Golf-tournament-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
