is a professional golf tournament that is played over Nagoya Golf Club's Wagō Course in Tōgō, Aichi, Japan. Founded in 1960, it has been an event on the Japan Golf Tour schedule since the tour's first season in 1973.
History The Crowns was established as the Invitation by Chūbu Japan, All Japan Amateur and Professional Golf Championship (中部日本招待全日本アマ・プロゴルフ選手権) in 1960.hicbc.com：中日クラウンズ 50年の歴史｜第1回大会 The concept of the championship was competition among amateur and professional golf players. It has been played over the Wagō Course at Nagoya Golf Club every year except between 1962 and 1965, during which time it was held at Aichi Country Club (1962 and 1965) and Miyoshi Country Club (1963 and 1964).
From the 10th anniversary in 1969 to the 50th anniversary in 2009, the tournament's official name was "", as organizers invited international golfers. Winners during this time include major champions Peter Thomson, David Graham, Scott Simpson, Greg Norman, Seve Ballesteros, Davis Love III, Darren Clarke and Justin Rose.
The tournament record is 260 (20 under par), set by Masashi Ozaki in 1995. In 2010, Ryo Ishikawa recorded a Tour record final round of 58 (12 under par) to take the title by five strokes. From 2002 to 2019 the purse was ¥120,000,000 with ¥24,000,000 going to the winner. This was reduced to ¥100,000,000 in 2021.
Winners YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upThe Crowns 2026 Mikumu Horikawa 264 −16 1 stroke Yusaku Hosono 2025 Yosuke Asaji 273 −7 1 stroke Hiroshi Iwata Yūsaku Miyazato 2024 Ren Yonezawa 267 −13 1 stroke Naoyuki Kataoka 2023 Hiroshi Iwata (2) 265 −15 3 strokes Rikuya Hoshino 2022 Yuki Inamori 264 −16 3 strokes Hwang Jung-gon 2021 Hiroshi Iwata 198 −12 3 strokes Katsumasa Miyamoto 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2019 Katsumasa Miyamoto 271 −9 1 stroke Shugo Imahira 2018 Yang Yong-eun 268 −12 4 strokes Hwang Jung-gon Anthony Quayle 2017 Yūsaku Miyazato 267 −13 1 stroke Yoshinori Fujimoto Toru Taniguchi 2016 Kim Kyung-tae 270 −10 Playoff Daisuke Kataoka 2015 Jang Ik-jae (2) 270 −10 4 strokes Tomohiro Kondo Hideto Tanihara Kazuhiro Yamashita 2014 Kim Hyung-sung 269 −11 4 strokes Jang Ik-jae 2013 Michio Matsumura 278 −2 1 stroke Hideki Matsuyama 2012 Jang Ik-jae 272 −8 2 strokes Steven Conran Yoshikazu Haku 2011 Brendan Jones 271 −9 Playoff Jang Ik-jae 2010 Ryo Ishikawa 267 −13 5 strokes Hiroyuki Fujita Paul Sheehan 2009 Tetsuji Hiratsuka 263 −17 7 strokes Kenichi Kuboya 2008 Tomohiro Kondo 271 −9 Playoff Hiroyuki Fujita 2007 Hirofumi Miyase 278 −2 Playoff Toru Taniguchi 2006 Shingo Katayama (2) 262 −18 2 strokes Nozomi Kawahara 2005 Naomichi Ozaki 269 −11 Playoff Steven Conran 2004 Shingo Katayama 264 −16 2 strokes Paul Sheehan 2003 Hidemasa Hoshino 270 −10 3 strokes Toshimitsu Izawa Zaw Moe Taichi Teshima 2002 Justin Rose 266 −14 5 strokes Prayad Marksaeng 2001 Darren Clarke 267 −13 4 strokes Keiichiro Fukabori Shinichi Yokota 2000 Hidemichi Tanaka 272 −8 5 strokes Mitsutaka Kusakabe 1999 Yasuharu Imano 271 −9 1 stroke Naomichi Ozaki 1998 Davis Love III 269 −11 8 strokes Rick Gibson Masanobu Kimura Brian Watts 1997 Masashi Ozaki (5) 267 −13 2 strokes Brian Watts 1996 Masashi Ozaki (4) 268 −12 4 strokes Katsuyoshi Tomori 1995 Masashi Ozaki (3) 260 −20 5 strokes Nobuo Serizawa 1994 Roger Mackay 269 −11 2 strokes Naomichi Ozaki 1993 Peter Senior 270 −10 1 stroke Gary Hallberg Masashi Ozaki 1992 Masashi Ozaki (2) 270 −10 4 strokes Brent Franklin Peter Senior 1991 Seve Ballesteros 275 −5 1 stroke Roger Mackay 1990 Noboru Sugai 276 −4 Playoff Steve Pate 1989 Greg Norman 272 −8 3 strokes Blaine McCallister Koichi Suzuki 1988 Scott Simpson (2) 278 −2 3 strokes David Ishii Masashi Ozaki 1987 Masashi Ozaki 268 −12 6 strokes Isao Aoki Ian Baker-Finch Masahiro Kuramoto Yoshitaka YamamotoChunichi Crowns 1986 David Ishii 274 −6 4 strokes Tsuneyuki Nakajima 1985 Seiji Ebihara 276 −4 2 strokes Tsuneyuki Nakajima 1984 Scott Simpson 275 −5 Playoff Isao Aoki 1983 Chen Tze-ming 280 E Playoff Kikuo Arai David Ishii 1982 Gary Hallberg 272 −8 3 strokes Shigeru Uchida 1981 Graham Marsh (2) 277 −3 2 strokes D. A. Weibring 1980 Isao Aoki (5) 280 E 2 strokes Graham Marsh 1979 Isao Aoki (4) 279 −1 1 stroke Tōru Nakamura Haruo Yasuda 1978 Isao Aoki (3) 270 −10 5 strokes Masashi Ozaki 1977 Graham Marsh 280 E 4 strokes Kenji Mori 1976 David Graham 276 −4 1 stroke Yasuhiro Miyamoto 1975 Isao Aoki (2) 272 −8 1 stroke Teruo Sugihara 1974 Takashi Murakami 272 −8 6 strokes Masashi Ozaki 1973 Isao Aoki 270 −10 1 stroke Lu Liang-Huan 1972 Peter Thomson (2) 266 −14 6 strokes Terry Kendall 1971 Lu Liang-Huan 274 −6 3 strokes Peter Thomson 1970 Haruo Yasuda (2) 268 −12 3 strokes Teruo Suzumura 1969 Peter Thomson 274 −6 Playoff Tadashi Kitta 1968 Haruo Yasuda 278 −2 Playoff Hisashi Suzumura 1967 Hsieh Yung-yo 273 −7 1 stroke Hisashi Suzumura 1966 Shigeru Uchida 274 −6 1 stroke Tadashi Kitta Haruyoshi Kobari 1965 Tadashi Kitta (2) 291 −5 1 stroke Teruo Sugihara 1964 Teruo Sugihara 294 +6 1 stroke Torakichi Nakamura 1963 Kenji Hosoishi 290 +2 2 strokes Teruo Sugihara 1962 Tadashi Kitta 299 +3 1 stroke Torakichi Nakamura 1961 Tomoo Ishii 280 E Playoff Orville Moody 1960 Torakichi Nakamura 277 −3 1 stroke Koichi Ono Sources:
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External links Coverage on the Japan Golf Tour's official site The Crowns tournament's winners list