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The Kanto Open was a professional
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tournament in
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. It was founded in 1950 and was last played in 1999. It 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 to 1991. It was played in September at a variety of courses in the
Kantō region The is a geography, geographical region of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. In a common definition, the region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures of Japan, prefectures: Chiba Prefecture, Chiba, Gunma Prefe ...
.


Winners

''this list may be incomplete'' *1999
Hisayuki Sasaki Hisayuki Sasaki (27 November 1964 – 3 January 2013) was a Japanese professional golfer. Professional career Sasaki won three tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. Sasaki tied Davis ...
*1998 *1997
Akihito Yokoyama is a Japanese professional golfer. Professional career Yokoyama played 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 fu ...
*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 *1994
Hisayuki Sasaki Hisayuki Sasaki (27 November 1964 – 3 January 2013) was a Japanese professional golfer. Professional career Sasaki won three tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. Sasaki tied Davis ...
*1993
Takaaki Fukuzawa Takaaki is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Takaaki Ishibashi (, born 1961) Japanese comedy artist, singer and actor *Takaaki Kajita (, born 1959) Japanese physicist, Nobel laureate *, Japanese ice hockey pla ...
*1992 Tatsuya Shiraishi *1991 Yoshinori Kaneko *1990 Ryoken Kawagishi *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. Professional career Yokoyama played 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 fu ...
*1987
Yoshikazu Yokoshima Yoshikazu Yokoshima (born 10 March 1952) is a Japanese professional golfer. Professional career Yokoshima played 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 ...
*1986
Isao Aoki is a Japanese professional golfer. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004. Early life Aoki was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He was introduced to golf while caddying at the Abiko Golf Club as a schoolboy. Professional career I ...
*1985
Seiichi Kanai was a Japanese professional golfer. Kanai was born in Niigata. He won 11 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour. Professional wins (20) PGA of Japan Tour wins (11) ''*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.'' PGA of Japan Tour pl ...
*1984
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 Japan Golf Tour ...
*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) ''*Not ...
*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 betw ...
*1981
Nobumitsu Yuhara is a Japanese professional golfer. Professional career 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 ...
*1980
Isao Aoki is a Japanese professional golfer. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004. Early life Aoki was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He was introduced to golf while caddying at the Abiko Golf Club as a schoolboy. Professional career I ...
*1979 Masaru Amono *1978
Seiichi Kanai was a Japanese professional golfer. Kanai was born in Niigata. He won 11 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour. Professional wins (20) PGA of Japan Tour wins (11) ''*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.'' PGA of Japan Tour pl ...
*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 betw ...
*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 betw ...
*1975
Isao Aoki is a Japanese professional golfer. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004. Early life Aoki was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He was introduced to golf while caddying at the Abiko Golf Club as a schoolboy. Professional career I ...
*1974
Isao Aoki is a Japanese professional golfer. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004. Early life Aoki was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He was introduced to golf while caddying at the Abiko Golf Club as a schoolboy. Professional career I ...
*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 () is a prominent professional golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006, it offered the third-highes ...
*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 betw ...
*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, wh ...
*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, wh ...
*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, wh ...
*1968
Hsieh Min-Nan Hsieh Min-Nan (, born 9 August 1940), also known as Tony Hsieh, is a Taiwanese professional golfer. Professional career Hsieh won 11 events on the Japan Golf Tour. He won the 1972 World Cup with teammate Lu Liang-Huan and also won the indivi ...
*1967
Takaaki Kono Takaaki Kono (4 January 1940 – 22 April 2010) was a Japanese professional golfer. Early life Kono was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan in 1940. He started playing golf at the age of 15. Professional career Kono had much success on the J ...
*1966 Takao Hara *1965
Tomoo Ishii (9 June 1923 – 24 January 2022) was a Japanese professional golfer. Professional career Ishii was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Empire of Japan, Japan, and started playing golf at the age of 15. Ishii won a number of events on the Japanese an ...
*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, Empire of Japan, Japan, and started playing golf at the age of 15. Ishii won a number of events on the Japanese an ...
*1962
Chen Ching-Po Chen Ching-Po (1 October 1931 – 14 January 2025) was a Taiwanese professional golfer. He represented Taiwan in 11 successive Canada Cup tournaments from 1956 to 1966 and won the Japan Open Golf Championship in 1959. Chen was described as the ...
*1961 Haruyoshi Kobari *1960 Yoshiro Hayashi *1959 Haruyoshi Kobari *1958 Torakichi Nakamura *1957 Torakichi Nakamura *1956 Torakichi Nakamura *1955 Yoshiro Hayashi *1954 *1953 Torakichi Nakamura *1952 Torakichi Nakamura *1951 Torakichi Nakamura *1950 Torakichi Nakamura


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