The is Japan's national open golf championship. Founded in 1927, it is one of the oldest professional golf tournaments in Japan.
The Japan Open is one of the three richest tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, with a prize fund of ¥210 million in 2022. Between 1992 and 2021 it was the tour's designated "Flagship event" for the purposes of the Official World Golf Ranking, with a minimum winner's points allocation of 32 points.
The winner also receives an invitation to the following year's Open Championship. Starting with the 2025 tournament, the winner also earned entry into the Masters Tournament.
Winners YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upWinner'sshare (¥)Venue 2025 Naoyuki Kataoka 277 −3 Playoff Satoshi Hara 42,000,000 Nikko 2024 Shugo Imahira 276 −4 1 stroke Ryosuke Kinoshita 42,000,000 Tokyo 2023 Aguri Iwasaki 272 −8 2 strokes Ryo Ishikawa 42,000,000 Ibaraki(West) 2022 Taiga Semikawa (a) 270 −10 2 strokes Kazuki Higa 42,000,000 Sanko 2021 Shaun Norris 265 −19 4 strokes Yuta Ikeda 42,000,000 Biwako 2020 Yuki Inamori (2) 275 −5 1 stroke Hideto Tanihara 31,500,000 Murasaki(Sumire) 2019 Chan Kim 285 +1 1 stroke Mikumu Horikawa Shaun Norris 42,000,000 Koga 2018 Yuki Inamori 270 −14 2 strokes Shaun Norris 40,000,000 Yokohama(West) 2017 Yuta Ikeda (2) 272 −8 1 stroke Takumi Kanaya (a) 40,000,000 Gifuseki 2016 Hideki Matsuyama 275 −5 3 strokes Yuta Ikeda Lee Kyoung-hoon 40,000,000 Sayama 2015 Satoshi Kodaira 275 −13 1 stroke Yuta Ikeda 40,000,000 Rokko Kokusai(East) 2014 Yuta Ikeda 270 −10 1 stroke Shingo Katayama Satoshi Kodaira 40,000,000 Chiba(Umesato) 2013 Masanori Kobayashi 274 −10 3 strokes Koumei Oda 40,000,000 Ibaraki(East) 2012 Kenichi Kuboya 292 +8 1 stroke Juvic Pagunsan 40,000,000 Naha 2011 Bae Sang-moon 282 −2 Playoff Kenichi Kuboya 40,000,000 Takanodai 2010 Kim Kyung-tae 271 −13 1 stroke Hiroyuki Fujita 40,000,000 Aichi 2009 Ryuichi Oda 282 −6 Playoff Yasuharu Imano Ryo Ishikawa 40,000,000 Musashi(Toyooka) 2008 Shingo Katayama (2) 283 −1 4 strokes Ryo Ishikawa 40,000,000 Koga 2007 Toru Taniguchi (2) 283 −5 2 strokes Shingo Katayama 40,000,000 Sagamihara(East) 2006 Paul Sheehan 277 −7 3 strokes Azuma Yano 40,000,000 Kasumigaseki(West) 2005 Shingo Katayama 282 −2 2 strokes Ryoken Kawagishi Craig Parry 24,000,000 Hirono 2004 Toru Taniguchi 285 −3 4 strokes Toshimitsu Izawa David Smail Yeh Wei-tze 24,000,000 Katayamazu(Hakusan) 2003 Keiichiro Fukabori 276 −8 2 strokes Yasuharu Imano 24,000,000 Nikko 2002 David Smail 271 −9 4 strokes Kim Jong-duck 24,000,000 Shimonoseki 2001 Taichi Teshima 277 −7 4 strokes Tsuyoshi Yoneyama 24,000,000 Tokyo 2000 Naomichi Ozaki (2) 281 −3 1 stroke Lin Keng-chi 24,000,000 Takanodai 1999 Naomichi Ozaki 298 +10 2 strokes Kazuhiko Hosokawa Nobumitsu Yuhara 24,000,000 Otaru 1998 Hidemichi Tanaka 283 −5 1 stroke Naomichi Ozaki 24,000,000 Oarai 1997 Craig Parry 286 +2 1 stroke Frankie Miñoza Seiki Okuda Masashi Ozaki 24,000,000 Koga 1996 Peter Teravainen 282 −2 2 strokes Frankie Miñoza 24,000,000 Ibaraki(West) 1995 Toshimitsu Izawa 277 −7 1 stroke Kazuhiko Hosokawa 16,200,000 Kasumigaseki(East) 1994 Masashi Ozaki (5) 270 −18 13 strokes David Ishii Hideki Kase 18,000,000 Yokkaichi 1993 Seiki Okuda 281 −3 5 strokes Masashi Ozaki 18,000,000 Biwako 1992 Masashi Ozaki (4) 277 −11 5 strokes Brent Franklin Masahiro Kuramoto 18,000,000 Ryugasaki 1991 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (4) 290 +2 Playoff Noboru Sugai 18,000,000 Shimonoseki 1990 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (3) 281 −7 2 strokes Masashi Ozaki 18,000,000 Otaru 1989 Masashi Ozaki (3) 274 −6 1 stroke Brian Jones 10,000,000 Nagoya(Wago) 1988 Masashi Ozaki (2) 288 +4 1 stroke Isao Aoki Tsuneyuki Nakajima 10,000,000 Tokyo 1987 Isao Aoki (2) 279 −9 1 stroke Tsuneyuki Nakajima Nobuo Serizawa 10,000,000 Arima Royal 1986 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (2) 284 −4 1 stroke Isao Aoki Masashi Ozaki 10,000,000 Totsuka(West) 1985 Tsuneyuki Nakajima 285 −3 2 strokes Hiroshi Makino 10,000,000 Higashinagoya 1984 Koichi Uehara 283 −5 2 strokes Koichi Suzuki 10,000,000 Ranzan 1983 Isao Aoki 281 −7 Playoff Terry Gale 8,000,000 Rokko Kokusai 1982 Akira Yabe 277 −7 5 strokes Yutaka Hagawa Naomichi Ozaki 8,000,000 Musashi(Toyooka) 1981 Yutaka Hagawa 280 E 1 stroke Kenji Mori Tsuneyuki Nakajima 8,000,000 Nihon Line 1980 Shoji Kikuchi 296 E 1 stroke Isao Aoki Kazuo Yoshikawa 8,000,000 Sagamihara(East) 1979 Kuo Chie-Hsiung 285 −3 Playoff Isao Aoki Koichi Uehara Yoshitaka Yamamoto 8,000,000 Hino 1978 Seve Ballesteros (2) 281 −7 Playoff Graham Marsh 10,000,000 Yokohama(West) 1977 Seve Ballesteros 284 E 1 stroke Takashi Murakami 10,000,000 Narashino 1976 Kosaku Shimada 288 −4 1 stroke Tōru Nakamura Takashi Murakami 10,000,000 Central(East) 1975 Takashi Murakami 278 −10 3 strokes Seiichi Kanai 8,000,000 Kasugai(East) 1974 Masashi Ozaki 279 −13 1 stroke Takashi Murakami 6,000,000 Central(East) 1973 Ben Arda 278 −10 2 strokes Isao Aoki 4,500,000 Ibaraki(West) 1972 Han Chang-sang 278 1 stroke Masashi Ozaki Otone(East) 1971 Yoshimasa Fujii 282 Playoff Hideyo Sugimoto Aichi 1970 Mitsuhiro Kitta 282 1 stroke Isao Aoki Musashi(Sasai) 1969 Hideyo Sugimoto (2) 284 1 stroke Shigeru Uchida Ono 1968 Takaaki Kono 284 1 stroke Kikuo Arai Bruce Devlin Namio Takasu Sobu(East & Middle) 1967 Tadashi Kitta 282 3 strokes Tomoo Ishii Teruo Sugihara Hirono 1966 Seiichi Sato 285 1 stroke Chen Ching-Po Tadashi Kitta Shozo Miyamoto Sodegaura 1965 Tadashi Kitta 284 1 stroke Seiji Kumada Shigeru Uchida Kenji Unno Miyoshi 1964 Hideyo Sugimoto 288 1 stroke Chen Ching-Po Kokuni Kimoto Tokyo 1963 Toichiro Toda (2) 283 2 strokes Teruo Sugihara Yokkaichi 1962 Teruo Sugihara 287 2 strokes Chen Ching-Po Chiba(Umesato) 1961 Kenji Hosoishi 289 Playoff Chen Ching-Po Hsieh Yung-yo Isao Katsumata Koichi Ono Takanodai 1960 Haruyoshi Kobari (2) 294 5 strokes Yoshimasa Fujii Orville Moody Shiro Matsuda Koichi Ono Hirono 1959 Chen Ching-Po 296 Playoff Yumasa Shimamura Sagamihara 1958 Torakichi Nakamura (3) 288 4 strokes Yoshiro Hayashi Takanodai 1957 Haruyoshi Kobari 288 6 strokes Tomoo Ishii Aichi 1956 Torakichi Nakamura (2) 285 8 strokes Haruyoshi Kobari Kasumigaseki(West) 1955 Koichi Ono (3) 291 5 strokes Chin Sei-Sui Hirono 1954 Yoshiro Hayashi (2) 293 3 strokes Michio Ishii Haruyoshi Kobari Tokyo 1953 Son Shi-Kin (2) 291 1 stroke Torakichi Nakamura Takarazuka 1952 Torakichi Nakamura 279 11 strokes Shigeru Ishii Kawana Hotel(Fuji) 1951 Son Shi-Kin 288 3 strokes Koshio Kurihara Naruo 1950 Yoshiro Hayashi 288 1 stroke Yumasa Shimamura Abiko1942–1949: No tournament due to World War II 1941 Tokuharu Nobuhara 290 3 strokes Torakichi Nakamura Hodogaya 1940 Tomekichi Miyamoto (6) 285 2 strokes Toichiro Toda Tokyo(Asaka) 1939 Toichiro Toda 287 5 strokes Chin Sei-Sui Hirono 1938 Rin Man-Puku 294 3 strokes Toichiro Toda Fujisawa 1937 Chin Sei-Sui 284 7 strokes Rokuzo Asami Sagami 1936 Tomekichi Miyamoto (5) 293 1 stroke Chin Sei-Sui Naruo 1935 Tomekichi Miyamoto (4) 296 8 strokes Toichiro Toda Tokyo(Asaka) 1934 No tournament due to flood damage 1933 Kanekichi Nakamura 294 9 strokes Chin Sei-Sui Larry Montes Kasumigaseki(East) 1932 Tomekichi Miyamoto (3) 298 1 stroke Akira Muraki Ibaraki 1931 Rokuzo Asami (2) 281 4 strokes Tomekichi Miyamoto Hodogaya 1930 Tomekichi Miyamoto (2) 287 19 strokes Kokichi Yasuda Ibaraki 1929 Tomekichi Miyamoto 298 2 strokes Kokichi Yasuda Ibaraki 1928 Rokuzo Asami 301 7 strokes Kokichi Yasuda Tokyo(Komazawa) 1927 Rokuro Akahoshi 309 10 strokes Rokuzo Asami Hodogaya
Future venues 2026：Tarao Country Club (West Course), Kouga City, Shiga 2027：Boso Country Club Boso Golf Course (East Course), Mutsuzawa Town, Chosei District, Chiba Prifecture
See also Open golf tournament
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External links Official site Coverage on the Japan Golf Tour's official site