Golf Nippon Series JT Cup
Tournament information
LocationInagi, Tokyo
Established1963
Course(s)Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club
Par70
Length7,023 yards (6,422 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥130,000,000
Month playedDecember
Tournament record score
Aggregate262 Masashi Ozaki (1996)
To par−26 as above
Current champion
Japan Taiga Semikawa
Location Map
Tokyo Yomiuri CC is located in Japan
Tokyo Yomiuri CC
Tokyo Yomiuri CC
Location in Japan
Tokyo Yomiuri CC is located in Tokyo
Tokyo Yomiuri CC
Tokyo Yomiuri CC
Location in Tokyo

The Golf Nippon Series (ゴルフ日本シリーズJTカップ, Gorufu nihon shirīzu jei-tī kappu) is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. First played in 1963, it is one of the tour's four major championships. Since 1995, it has been held at the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club in Inagi, Tokyo.

History

From its inception in 1963 to 1972 the field was limited to the winners of six important tournaments in Japan: Japan Open, Japan PGA Championship, Kansai Open, Kansai Pro Championship, Kanto Open and Kanto Pro Championship. In some years a player won two of these event and the field was reduced further, to five.

It has recently been one of the season ending events on the tour with a limited field consisting of the top 30 players from the money list and that seasons tournament winners.

Since 1998 the tournament has been titled the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup, under a sponsorship agreement with Japan Tobacco. It was sponsored by Hitachi from 1988 to 1997, during which time it was titled the Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup.

Prize money

Since 2009 the prize money has been ¥130,000,000, with ¥40,000,000 going to the winner, except in 2011 when the event was reduced to 54 holes and prize money was reduced by 25%. In 1988 prize money was ¥50,000,000, with ¥14,000,000 for the winner, increasing to ¥60,000,000, with ¥15,000,000 winner from 1989 to 1992. From 1993 to 2008 prize money was ¥100,000,000, with ¥30,000,000 for the winner.

Tournament hosts

YearsVenueLocation
1963 (co-hosts)Murasaki Country Club, Sumire CourseNoda, Chiba
1963–90 (co-hosts), 1992, 1994Yomiuri Country ClubNishinomiya, Hyōgo
1964–90 (co-hosts), 1991, 1993, 1995–presentTokyo Yomiuri Country ClubInagi, Tokyo

From 1963 to 1990 the event was played at two venues, one near Ozaki and another near Tokyo. The first two rounds were played at one venue and, after a travel day, the remaining two rounds were played at the second venue.

Winners

Japan Golf Tour (Japan major)2000–
Japan Golf Tour (Regular)1974–1999
Pre-Japan Golf Tour1963–1973
#YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Golf Nippon Series JT Cup
60th 2023Japan Taiga Semikawa265−151 strokeJapan Takumi Kanaya
Japan Keita Nakajima
59th 2022Japan Hideto Tanihara (2)268−121 strokeJapan Hiroshi Iwata
Japan Daijiro Izumida
United States Chan Kim
58th 2021Japan Hideto Tanihara268−122 strokesJapan Yūsaku Miyazato
57th 2020United States Chan Kim272−81 strokeJapan Hiroshi Iwata
Japan Tomoharu Otsuki
Japan Hideto Tanihara
56th 2019Japan Ryo Ishikawa (2)272−8PlayoffAustralia Brad Kennedy
55th 2018Japan Satoshi Kodaira272−8PlayoffSouth Korea Hwang Jung-gon
Japan Ryo Ishikawa
54th 2017Japan Yūsaku Miyazato (2)265−156 strokesSouth Africa Shaun Norris
53rd 2016South Korea Park Sang-hyun267−131 strokeJapan Yuta Ikeda
South Korea Kim Kyung-tae
Japan Satoshi Kodaira
52nd 2015Japan Ryo Ishikawa266−145 strokesJapan Yoshinori Fujimoto
Japan Koumei Oda
51st 2014Japan Katsumasa Miyamoto (3)271−91 strokeThailand Prayad Marksaeng
50th 2013Japan Yūsaku Miyazato267−133 strokesChina Wu Ashun
49th 2012Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (3)262−185 strokesUnited States Han Lee
Japan Toshinori Muto
48th 2011Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (2)200[lower-alpha 1]−10PlayoffJapan Toru Taniguchi
47th 2010Japan Hiroyuki Fujita265−151 strokeJapan Toru Taniguchi
46th 2009Japan Shigeki Maruyama (2)271−9PlayoffSouth Korea Kim Kyung-tae
45th 2008India Jeev Milkha Singh (2)268−122 strokesAustralia Brendan Jones
New Zealand David Smail
Japan Taichi Teshima
44th 2007Australia Brendan Jones269−111 strokeJapan Toru Taniguchi
43rd 2006India Jeev Milkha Singh269−111 strokeJapan Nobuhiro Masuda
42nd 2005Japan Yasuharu Imano269−112 strokesJapan Shinichi Yokota
41st 2004Australia Paul Sheehan266−144 strokesJapan Katsumasa Miyamoto
South Korea Yang Yong-eun
40th 2003Japan Tetsuji Hiratsuka264−163 strokesJapan Toshimitsu Izawa
39th 2002Japan Shingo Katayama (2)261−199 strokesNew Zealand David Smail
38th 2001Japan Katsumasa Miyamoto (2)268−121 strokeJapan Toshimitsu Izawa
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima
37th 2000Japan Shingo Katayama271−93 strokesJapan Hirofumi Miyase
36th 1999Japan Kazuhiko Hosokawa270−102 strokesJapan Toshimitsu Izawa
35th 1998Japan Katsumasa Miyamoto275−5PlayoffJapan Masashi Ozaki
Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup
34th 1997Japan Shigeki Maruyama268−162 strokesJapan Tateo Ozaki
33rd 1996Japan Masashi Ozaki (7)262−264 strokesJapan Shigeki Maruyama
32nd 1995Japan Masashi Ozaki (6)272−162 strokesJapan Shigenori Mori
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima
31st 1994Japan Hisayuki Sasaki270−141 strokeJapan Naomichi Ozaki
30th 1993Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (2)270−183 strokesJapan Shigeki Maruyama
29th 1992Taiwan Chen Tze-ming280−81 strokeUnited States Todd Hamilton
28th 1991Japan Naomichi Ozaki (3)268−208 strokesJapan Tsuneyuki Nakajima
Japan Nobumitsu Yuhara
27th 1990Japan Naomichi Ozaki (2)275−13PlayoffJapan Tsuneyuki Nakajima
26th 1989Japan Akiyoshi Ohmachi278−102 strokesJapan Tsuneyuki Nakajima
Japan Katsuyoshi Tomori
25th 1988Japan Naomichi Ozaki275−135 strokesJapan Isao Aoki
Golf Nippon Series
24th 1987Japan Isao Aoki (4)
United States David Ishii
138[lower-alpha 2]−7Title shared
23rd 1986Japan Tōru Nakamura (2)275−152 strokesJapan Isao Aoki
22nd 1985Japan Tateo Ozaki279−112 strokesJapan Masahiro Kuramoto
21st 1984Japan Tōru Nakamura267−237 strokesJapan Masahiro Kuramoto
20th 1983Japan Isao Aoki (3)281−91 strokeJapan Masahiro Kuramoto
19th 1982Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima283−72 strokesJapan Fujio Kobayashi
18th 1981Japan Yutaka Hagawa135[lower-alpha 2]−9PlayoffJapan Isao Aoki
17th 1980Japan Masashi Ozaki (5)283−72 strokesJapan Isao Aoki
16th 1979Japan Isao Aoki (2)276−1413 strokesJapan Kikuo Arai
Japan Tōru Nakamura
15th 1978Japan Isao Aoki282−81 strokeJapan Haruo Yasuda
14th 1977Japan Masashi Ozaki (4)275−154 strokesJapan Isao Aoki
13th 1976Japan Shinsaku Maeda285−53 strokesJapan Haruo Yasuda
12th 1975Japan Takashi Murakami283−71 strokeJapan Seiichi Kanai
Japan Kosaku Shimada
11th 1974Japan Masashi Ozaki (3)280−104 strokesJapan Takashi Murakami
10th 1973Japan Teruo Sugihara (3)276−142 strokesJapan Haruo Yasuda
9th 1972Japan Masashi Ozaki (2)280−10PlayoffJapan Teruo Sugihara
8th 1971Japan Masashi Ozaki284−61 strokeJapan Teruo Sugihara
7th 1970Japan Teruo Sugihara (2)284−63 strokesJapan Kosaku Shimada
6th 1969Japan Hideyo Sugimoto291+11 strokeJapan Shigeru Uchida
Japan Haruo Yasuda
5th 1968Japan Takaaki Kono (2)283−73 strokesJapan Shiro Matsuda
4th 1967Japan Takaaki Kono281−911 strokesJapan Tadashi Kitta
Japan Seiichi Sato
1966: No tournament[lower-alpha 3]
3rd 1965Japan Teruo Sugihara284−611 strokesJapan Tadashi Kitta
2nd 1964Taiwan Chen Ching-Po284−62 strokesJapan Hideyo Sugimoto
1st 1963Japan Tomoo Ishii288−28 strokesJapan Koichi Ono

Sources:[1][2][3]

Notes

  1. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
  2. 1 2 Shortened to 36 holes due to snow; with the final round being cancelled Aoki and Ishii were declared joint winners.
  3. Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club hosted the 1966 Canada Cup.

References

  1. "Golf Nippon Series JT Cup 2019 – Past Champions". Japan Golf Tour Organisation. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. "Golf Nippon Series JT Cup". Hochi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  3. "Past tournament results". Japan Tobacco (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 March 2020.

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