Japan PGA Championship
Tournament information
LocationEniwa, Hokkaido, Japan
Established1926
Course(s)Eniwa Country Club
Par71
Length7,219 yards (6,601 m)
Organized byPGA of Japan
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play (1961–)
Match play (1931–1960)
Prize fund¥150,000,000
Month playedJuly
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Shingo Katayama (2008)
To par−23 as above
Current champion
Japan Kensei Hirata
Location Map
Eniwa CC is located in Japan
Eniwa CC
Eniwa CC
Location in Japan
Eniwa CC is located in Hokkaido
Eniwa CC
Eniwa CC
Location in the Hokkaidō Prefecture

The Japan PGA Championship (日本プロゴルフ選手権大会, Nihon puro gorufu senshuken taikai) is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour, and is one of the tour's four major championships. It was founded in 1926, making it one of the oldest professional tournaments in Japan,[1] and is played at a variety of courses throughout the country. The purse for the 2017 event was ¥150,000,000, with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner.

Between 2009 and 2017, the tournament was title sponsored by Nissin Foods.[2]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
Japan PGA Championship
2023Japan Kensei Hirata277−112 strokesJapan Takumi Kanaya
Japan Taiga Semikawa
Eniwa
2022Japan Mikumu Horikawa269−153 strokesJapan Naoyuki KataokaGrand Fields
2021South Korea Kim Seong-hyeon271−131 strokeJapan Yuta Ikeda
Japan Yuki Inamori
Nikko
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019Japan Ryo Ishikawa269−13PlayoffSouth Korea Hwang Jung-gonIbusuki
2018Japan Toru Taniguchi (3)282−6PlayoffJapan Yoshinori FujimotoBoso
Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup
2017Japan Yūsaku Miyazato276−123 strokesAustralia Brad KennedyKanehide Kise
2016Japan Hideto Tanihara266−22PlayoffJapan Toshinori MutoHokkaido Classic
2015Australia Adam Bland268−163 strokesSouth Korea Lee Sang-heeTaiheiyo Club
Kohnan
2014Japan Taichi Teshima279−91 strokeSouth Korea Lee Kyoung-hoon
Japan Koumei Oda
Golden Valley
2013South Korea Kim Hyung-sung279−51 strokeJapan Yoshinori Fujimoto
Japan Hiroyuki Fujita
Japan Hideki Matsuyama
Sobu
2012Japan Toru Taniguchi (2)284−41 strokeJapan Keiichiro FukaboriKarasuyamajo
2011Japan Hiroo Kawai275−92 strokesSouth Korea Bae Sang-moonOno Toyo
2010Japan Toru Taniguchi270−101 strokeJapan Tetsuji HiratsukaPassage Kinkai Island
2009Japan Yuta Ikeda266−147 strokesJapan Mitsuhiro TateyamaEniwa
Japan PGA Championship
2008Japan Shingo Katayama (2)265−236 strokesChina Liang WenchongRaysum
2007Japan Toshimitsu Izawa283−51 strokeJapan Satoru HirotaKise
2006Japan Tomohiro Kondo278−10PlayoffJapan Katsuyoshi TomoriTanigumi
2005South Korea Hur Suk-ho272−102 strokesJapan Hideto TaniharaTamana
2004South Korea Hur Suk-ho202−141 strokeJapan Keiichiro FukaboriKochi Kuroshio
2003Japan Shingo Katayama271−171 strokeSouth Korea Hur Suk-hoMiho
2002Japan Kenichi Kuboya279−9PlayoffJapan Shingo KatayamaKoma
2001United States Dean Wilson281−34 strokesJapan Hideki KaseQueens Hill
2000Japan Nobuhito Sato280−41 strokeJapan Shigemasa Higaki
Japan Satoshi Higashi
Caledonian
1999Japan Naomichi Ozaki283−52 strokesJapan Masashi OzakiTwin Fields
1998United States Brandt Jobe280−8PlayoffJapan Masashi OzakiGrandage
1997Japan Shigeki Maruyama272−164 strokesJapan Shusaku SugimotoCentral
West
1996Japan Masashi Ozaki (6)270−188 strokesJapan Shigeki MaruyamaSanyo
Yoshii
1995Japan Hisayuki Sasaki272−164 strokesJapan Kazuhiro TakamiNatsudomari
1994Japan Hiroshi Gohda279−51 strokeJapan Masashi OzakiLake Green
1993Japan Masashi Ozaki (5)278−101 strokeJapan Tsuyoshi YoneyamaSports Shinko
1992Japan Masahiro Kuramoto (2)281−7PlayoffJapan Tsuneyuki NakajimaShimoakima
1991Japan Masashi Ozaki (4)273−156 strokesJapan Tsukasa WatanabePrestige
1990Japan Hideki Kase274−145 strokesJapan Saburo Fujiki
Japan Masahiro Kuramoto
Amanosan
1989Japan Masashi Ozaki (3)278−61 strokeJapan Hideki KaseKarasuyamajo
1988Japan Tateo Ozaki (2)268−201 strokeJapan Masashi OzakiEhime
1987United States David Ishii280−81 strokeAustralia Brian Jones
Japan Seiichi Kanai
Hamano
1986Japan Isao Aoki (3)272−164 strokesJapan Masashi OzakiNihon Line
West
1985Japan Tateo Ozaki288−4PlayoffJapan Seiichi KanaiCentral
East
1984Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (3)275−92 strokesJapan Seiichi Kanai
Japan Shinsaku Maeda
Japan Tōru Nakamura
MIOS Kikukawa [3]
1983Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (2)279−92 strokesJapan Isao Aoki
Japan Yutaka Hagawa
Shuun
1982Japan Masahiro Kuramoto274−144 strokesTaiwan Hsieh Min-NanMeishin Yokkaichi
1981Japan Isao Aoki (2)277−114 strokesJapan Tōru NakamuraSapporo Korakuen [4]
1980Japan Yoshitaka Yamamoto282−21 strokeJapan Seiichi Kanai
Japan Namio Takasu
Northern
Akagi
[5]
1979Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan272−161 strokeJapan Teruo SugiharaAsami
1978Japan Fujio Kobayashi281−7PlayoffJapan Tsuneyuki NakajimaOtaru
1977Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima277−113 strokesJapan Teruo Sugihara
Japan Yoshitaka Yamamoto
Nihon Line
West
1976Japan Seiichi Kanai (2)273−7PlayoffJapan Shichiro Enomoto
Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan
Japan Haruo Yasuda
Kuma
1975Japan Takashi Murakami282−6PlayoffJapan Yoshitaka YamamotoKurashiki
1974Japan Masashi Ozaki (2)274−144 strokesJapan Isao AokiOmotezao Intl.
1973Japan Isao Aoki275−138 strokesJapan Haruo YasudaGifu Seki
1972Japan Seiichi Kanai2782 strokesJapan Masashi OzakiMurasaki
Sumire
1971Japan Masashi Ozaki2821 strokeJapan Hideyo SugimotoPhoenix
1970Japan Seiichi Sato2801 strokeJapan Akio Kanemoto
Japan Mitsuhiro Kitta
Mitsukaido
1969Japan Hiroshi Ishii2775 strokesJapan Teruo SugiharaKasugai
1968Japan Kosaku Shimada2821 strokeJapan Teruo SuzumuraNarashino
1967Japan Shozo Miyamoto2761 strokeJapan Tomoo IshiiMiyoshi
West
1966Japan Mitsutaka Kono (2)2713 strokesJapan Shigeru UchidaSobu
1965Japan Mitsutaka Kono2736 strokesTaiwan Chen Ching-Po
Japan Yoshimasa Fujii
Kawagoe
1964Japan Tadashi Kitta (2)2812 strokesJapan Tomoo IshiiHirakata
1963Japan Tadashi Kitta2853 strokesJapan Tomoo IshiiRyugasaki
1962Japan Torakichi Nakamura (4)2854 strokesJapan Takashi Kitamoto
Japan Teruo Sugihara
Yokkaichi
1961Japan Yoshiro Hayashi (4)2862 strokesJapan Yoshimasa FujiiKoga
1960Japan Ryohei Tanaami1 holeJapan Kenji HosoishiOarai
1959Japan Torakichi Nakamura (3)5 & 4Japan Koichi OnoIbaraki
1958Japan Torakichi Nakamura (2)3 & 2Japan Koshio KuriharaNaruo (Inagawa)
1957Japan Torakichi Nakamura2 holesJapan Koshio KuriharaHodogaya
1956Japan Yoshiro Hayashi (3)7 & 6Japan Tsunekichi AraiNagoya
1955Japan Koichi Ono1 holeJapan Yoshiro HayashiSagami
1954Japan Shigeru Ishii7 & 5Japan Koichi OnoHirono
1953Taiwan Chin Sei-Sui (2)2 & 1Japan Yoshiro HayashiAbiko
1952Japan Seiji Inoue5 & 3Taiwan Chin Sei-SuiSagami
1951Japan Tetsuo Ishii3 & 1Japan Torakichi NakamuraHirono
1950Japan Yoshiro Hayashi (2)9 & 7Japan Koichi OnoAbiko
1949Japan Yoshiro Hayashi2932 strokesJapan Son Shi KinAbiko
1943–1948: No tournament due to World War II
1942Taiwan Chin Sei-Sui7 & 6Japan Tokuharu NobuKoganei
1941: No tournament
1940Japan Toichiro Toda (4)6 & 5Japan Taketo FujiiFukuoka Ōho
1939Japan Toichiro Toda (3)3 & 2Japan Tomekichi MiyamotoKawana Hotel
Fuji
1938Japan Toichiro Toda (2)7 & 5Japan Seiji InoueTakarazuka
1937Japan Iwaichi Uekata1 holeTaiwan Chin Sei-SuiTakanodai
1936Japan Tomekichi Miyamoto (4)4 & 3Japan Jiro MoriokaNagoya
1935Japan Toichiro Toda7 & 5Taiwan Chin Sei-SuiSagami
1934Japan Tomekichi Miyamoto (3)3 & 1Japan Osamu IshiiHirono
1933Philippines Larry Montes (2)6 & 5Taiwan Rin Man-PukuFujisawa
1932Philippines Larry Montes4 & 3Japan Jiro MoriokaNaruo
Inagawa
1931Japan Rokuzo Asami (2)6 & 5Taiwan Chin Sei-SuiMusashino
Fujigaya
1930Japan Akira Muraki30419 strokesJapan Masakichi Koshimichi
Taiwan Chin Sei-Sui
Takarazuka
1929Japan Tomekichi Miyamoto (2)30111 strokesJapan Kokichi YasudaMutsumi
1928Japan Rokuzo Asami1561 strokeJapan Tomekichi Miyamoto[lower-alpha 1]Naruo
1927Japan Kazuichi Nakagami153PlayoffJapan Tomekichi MiyamotoIbaraki
1926Japan Tomekichi Miyamoto161PlayoffJapan Kakuji FukuiIbaraki

Notes

  1. Miyamoto defeated Kokichi Yasuda in a playoff for second place.

References

  1. Critchley, Bruce; Ferrier, Bob (1993). Golf and All Its Glory. BBC. p. 62. ISBN 0563364696. Retrieved 10 January 2021 via Google Books.
  2. 78回目で初!日本プロ選手権が冠大会に Nikkan Sports 2009-08-07
  3. McCormack, Mark (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 236, 472–473. ISBN 0862541247.
  4. McCormack, Mark (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Springwood Books. pp. 241–242, 467–468. ISBN 0862540054.
  5. McCormack, Mark (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Springwood Books. pp. 182–183, 403–404. ISBN 0862541018.
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