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The Kanto Open was a professional
golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...
tournament in Japan. It was founded in 1950 and was last played in 1999. It 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 ...
from 1973 to 1991. It was played in September at a variety of courses in the Kantō region.


Winners

''this list may be incomplete'' *1999
Hisayuki Sasaki Hisayuki Sasaki (27 November 1964 – 3 January 2013) was a Japanese professional golfer. Sasaki won three tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. Sasaki tied Davis Love III for the in ...
*1998 *1997
Akihito Yokoyama is a Japanese professional golfer. Yokoyama played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning three times. He is sponsored by ISPS An Internet service provider (ISP) is an organization that provides services for accessing, using, or participating i ...
*1996
Keiichiro Fukabori is a Japanese professional golfer who currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour. He has eight wins on the Tour, and had his best year during the 2000 season. Fukabori was born in Tokyo. He turned professional in 1995. Fukabori's best finish in a ...
*1995
Yutaka Hagawa is a Japanese professional golfer. Hagawa is a left-handed golfer. Hagawa played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning five times. He was invited to the Masters Tournament twice, finishing T-15 in his first performance in 1982 Events January ...
*1994
Hisayuki Sasaki Hisayuki Sasaki (27 November 1964 – 3 January 2013) was a Japanese professional golfer. Sasaki won three tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. Sasaki tied Davis Love III for the in ...
*1993 Takaaki Fukuzawa *1992 Tatsuya Shiraishi *1991 Yoshinori Kaneko *1990
Ryoken Kawagishi Ryoken Kawagishi ( ja, 川岸良兼, born 6 December 1966) is a Japanese professional golfer. Kawagishi was born in Ishikawa Prefecture. As an amateur, he won two events in the United States in 1989, the Eastern Amateur and the Monroe Invitat ...
*1989
Yoshi Mizumaki is a Japanese professional golfer. Mizumaki, graduate of Hosei University, played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning seven times. He also played on the PGA Tour in 1994 and 1995. His best finish was a tie for second (playoff loss to Neal Lancas ...
*1988
Akihito Yokoyama is a Japanese professional golfer. Yokoyama played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning three times. He is sponsored by ISPS An Internet service provider (ISP) is an organization that provides services for accessing, using, or participating i ...
*1987 Yoshikazu Yokoshima *1986
Isao Aoki is a Japanese professional golfer. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004. Career Aoki was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He was introduced to golf while caddying at the Abiko Golf Club as a schoolboy. He turned professional in 19 ...
*1985
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 Go ...
*1984
Tsuneyuki Nakajima Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima ( ja, 中嶋常幸; born 20 October 1954) is a Japanese professional golfer. 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 Japan Go ...
*1983
Saburo Fujiki is a Japanese professional golfer. Fujiki was born in Mie. He won 14 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour. In his only major appearance, he finished 59th at the 1984 Open Championship. Professional wins (14) PGA of Japan Tour wins (14) ''*No ...
*1982
Masashi Ozaki is a Japanese professional golfer. Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 ''Janbo Ozaki'') on account of his height and length off the tee. He featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings for almost 200 weeks be ...
*1981
Nobumitsu Yuhara is a Japanese professional golfer. Yuhara played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning seven times. He also provided commentary and motion capture for the game Masters '98: Harukanaru Augusta. Professional wins (8) Japan Golf Tour wins (7) ''*Note ...
*1980
Isao Aoki is a Japanese professional golfer. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004. Career Aoki was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He was introduced to golf while caddying at the Abiko Golf Club as a schoolboy. He turned professional in 19 ...
*1979 Masaru Amono *1978
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 Go ...
*1977
Masashi Ozaki is a Japanese professional golfer. Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 ''Janbo Ozaki'') on account of his height and length off the tee. He featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings for almost 200 weeks be ...
*1976
Masashi Ozaki is a Japanese professional golfer. Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 ''Janbo Ozaki'') on account of his height and length off the tee. He featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings for almost 200 weeks be ...
*1975
Isao Aoki is a Japanese professional golfer. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004. Career Aoki was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He was introduced to golf while caddying at the Abiko Golf Club as a schoolboy. He turned professional in 19 ...
*1974
Isao Aoki is a Japanese professional golfer. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004. Career Aoki was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He was introduced to golf while caddying at the Abiko Golf Club as a schoolboy. He turned professional in 19 ...
*1973
Takashi Kurihara Takashi Kurihara (born 21 October 1947) is a Japanese professional golfer. Kurihara 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 off ...
*1972
Masashi Ozaki is a Japanese professional golfer. Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 ''Janbo Ozaki'') on account of his height and length off the tee. He featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings for almost 200 weeks be ...
*1971
Hsieh Yung-yo Hsieh Yung-yo (, born 23 October 1934) is a Taiwanese professional golfer. Hsieh had great success playing throughout Asia, winning 16 national opens. Most of those victories were on the Far East Circuit, later known as the Asia Golf Circuit, w ...
*1970
Hsieh Yung-yo Hsieh Yung-yo (, born 23 October 1934) is a Taiwanese professional golfer. Hsieh had great success playing throughout Asia, winning 16 national opens. Most of those victories were on the Far East Circuit, later known as the Asia Golf Circuit, w ...
*1969
Hsieh Yung-yo Hsieh Yung-yo (, born 23 October 1934) is a Taiwanese professional golfer. Hsieh had great success playing throughout Asia, winning 16 national opens. Most of those victories were on the Far East Circuit, later known as the Asia Golf Circuit, w ...
*1968
Hsieh Min-Nan Hsieh Min-Nan (, born 9 August 1940), also known as Tony Hsieh, is a Taiwanese professional golfer. Hsieh won 11 events on the Japan Golf Tour. He won the 1972 World Cup with teammate Lu Liang-Huan and also won the individual title. He won many ...
*1967 Takaaki Kono *1966
Takao Hara Takao may refer to: Geography * Mount Takao, a mountain in Tokyo, Japan * Mount Takao, a mountain in Kyoto, Japan, location of the Jingo-ji temple * Kaohsiung, a municipality in Taiwan * Takao Prefecture, an administrative division of Taiwan dur ...
*1965
Tomoo Ishii (9 June 1923 – 24 January 2022) was a Japanese professional golfer. Professional career Ishii was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and started playing golf at the age of 15. Ishii won a number of events on the Japanese and Asian circuits ...
*1964 Izumi Mori *1963
Tomoo Ishii (9 June 1923 – 24 January 2022) was a Japanese professional golfer. Professional career Ishii was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and started playing golf at the age of 15. Ishii won a number of events on the Japanese and Asian circuits ...
*1962
Chen Ching-Po Chen Ching-Po (born 1 October 1931) is a Taiwanese professional golfer. He represented Chinese Taipei in 11 successive Canada Cup tournaments from 1956 to 1966 and won the Japan Open Golf Championship in 1959. He was described as the "Ben Hogan ...
*1961
Haruyoshi Kobari Haruyoshi (written: 治好 or 晴良) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' {{given name Japanese masculine given names ...
*1960 Yoshiro Hayashi *1959
Haruyoshi Kobari Haruyoshi (written: 治好 or 晴良) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' {{given name Japanese masculine given names ...
*1958
Torakichi Nakamura was a Japanese golfer whose victory, with partner Koichi Ono, at the 1957 Canada Cup outside Tokyo helped to spur a boom in golf in Japan. Nakamura, also known as "Pete", "Tora-san," and "the Putting God", was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa P ...
*1957
Torakichi Nakamura was a Japanese golfer whose victory, with partner Koichi Ono, at the 1957 Canada Cup outside Tokyo helped to spur a boom in golf in Japan. Nakamura, also known as "Pete", "Tora-san," and "the Putting God", was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa P ...
*1956
Torakichi Nakamura was a Japanese golfer whose victory, with partner Koichi Ono, at the 1957 Canada Cup outside Tokyo helped to spur a boom in golf in Japan. Nakamura, also known as "Pete", "Tora-san," and "the Putting God", was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa P ...
*1955 Yoshiro Hayashi *1954 *1953
Torakichi Nakamura was a Japanese golfer whose victory, with partner Koichi Ono, at the 1957 Canada Cup outside Tokyo helped to spur a boom in golf in Japan. Nakamura, also known as "Pete", "Tora-san," and "the Putting God", was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa P ...
*1952
Torakichi Nakamura was a Japanese golfer whose victory, with partner Koichi Ono, at the 1957 Canada Cup outside Tokyo helped to spur a boom in golf in Japan. Nakamura, also known as "Pete", "Tora-san," and "the Putting God", was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa P ...
*1951
Torakichi Nakamura was a Japanese golfer whose victory, with partner Koichi Ono, at the 1957 Canada Cup outside Tokyo helped to spur a boom in golf in Japan. Nakamura, also known as "Pete", "Tora-san," and "the Putting God", was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa P ...
*1950
Torakichi Nakamura was a Japanese golfer whose victory, with partner Koichi Ono, at the 1957 Canada Cup outside Tokyo helped to spur a boom in golf in Japan. Nakamura, also known as "Pete", "Tora-san," and "the Putting God", was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa P ...


References


External links


Coverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site
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