The is a professional golf tournament held in the Kansai region of Japan. Founded in 1926, one year before the Japan Open Golf Championship, it was the first professional tournament to be organised in Japan. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1991 and has been back on the tour schedule since 2009. The 2019 event was the 85th edition.
Winners YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upVenue 2026 Yoshinori Fujimoto 271 −9 3 strokes Takanori Konishi Yujiro Ohori Ibaraki 2025 Kota Kaneko 265 −15 1 stroke Yosuke Asaji Ryu Hyun-woo Hino 2024 Takahiro Hataji 266 −14 3 strokes Yuta Sugiura Meishin Yokaichi 2023 Taiga Semikawa 267 −17 4 strokes Takahiro Hataji Izumigaoka 2022 Kazuki Higa 270 −14 1 stroke Rikuya Hoshino Yomiuri 2021 Rikuya Hoshino 270 −14 2 strokes Chan Kim Arima Royal(Royal) 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Arima Royal(Royal)2019 Tomoharu Otsuki 269 −19 Playoff Rikuya Hoshino Koma2018 Ryuko Tokimatsu 278 −10 1 stroke Shugo Imahira Kunihiro Kamii Ono Toyo2017 Shugo Imahira 275 −9 6 strokes Daisuke Kataoka Joyo2016 Cho Byung-min 278 −6 1 stroke Tomohiro Kondo Scott Strange Hashimoto2015 Daisuke Kataoka 267 −17 3 strokes Brad Kennedy Meishin Youkaichi2014 Koumei Oda 273 −15 2 strokes Yoshinori Fujimoto Rokko2013 Brad Kennedy 206 −10 1 stroke Park Sung-joon Olympic2012 Toshinori Muto 266 −18 1 stroke Kim Hyung-sung Izumigaoka2011 Cho Min-gyu 270 −14 4 strokes Yoshikazu Haku Ono2010 Shigeru Nonaka 269 −11 3 strokes Azuma Yano Tanabe2009 Hiroyuki Fujita 264 −20 2 strokes Tetsuji Hiratsuka Tomohiro Kondo Takarazuka(New) 2008 Ryo Ishikawa 276 −12 4 strokes Yuta Ikeda Shiga2007 Koji Yamamoto Kakogawa2006 Ryuichi Tayasu Sumoto 2005 Kazuhiko Yamashita Higashijoyo2004 Tadahisa Inoue Biwako2003 Satoshi Oide Higashihirono2002 Yuya Kamide Nara International2001 Hidemasa Hoshino Miki2000 Osamu Yamaguchi Ikeda1999 Takenori Hiraishi (2) Ono Grand 1998 Shusaku Sugimoto Shiga1997 Tatsuo Takasaki Century Yoshikawa1996 Takenori Hiraishi Grandeji 1995 Asahiko Makazawa Otaninishiki1994 Kazuo Kanayama Asahi International Tojo1993 Kotobuki Nakase Minagi 1992 Masanobu Kimura (2) Manju1991 Toshikazu Sugihara 283 −5 1 stroke Teruo Sugihara Lions1990 Teruo Sugihara (9) 282 −6 1 stroke Yuzo Oyama Pine Lake1989 Yoshitaka Yamamoto (2) 211 −5 1 stroke Kazuo Kanayama Toshiaki Nakagawa Tōru Nakamura Hanayashiki(Hirono) 1988 Yasuo Sone 286 −2 3 strokes Shinsaku Maeda Kitarokko(East) 1987 Masanobu Kimura 292 +4 2 strokes Tōru Nakamura Asahikokusai Tojyo1986 Yoshiyuki Isomura 284 −4 3 strokes Yoshio Ichikawa Shinsaku Maeda Kazuo Yoshikawa Rokko Kokusai 1985 Tsutomu Irie 280 −8 3 strokes Hisao Inoue Yoshitaka Yamamoto Arima Royal 1984 Tōru Nakamura 281 −7 2 strokes Yoshitaka Yamamoto Hino 1983 Susumu Wakita 284 −4 2 strokes Teruo Sugihara Arima Royal 1982 Teruo Sugihara (8) 285 −3 Rokko Kokusai 1981 Akio Kanemoto (2) 278 −10 2 strokes Toshimitsu Kai Ichiro Teramoto Meishin Yokaichi 1980 Takemitsu Uranishi 284 −4 6 strokes Tōru Nakamura Kosaku Shimada Hanayashiki(Yokawa) 1979 Yasuhiro Miyamoto 283 −5 Rokko Kokusai 1978 Akio Kanemoto 284 −4 Playoff Yasuhiro Miyamoto Omi 1977 Yoshitaka Yamamoto 285 −3 Hino 1976 Shinsaku Maeda 273 −15 1 stroke Akio Kanemoto Biwako 1975 Teruo Sugihara (7) 279 −9 6 strokes Yoshitaka Yamamoto Ono 1974 Teruo Sugihara (6) 287 −1 Nara Kokusai 1973 Teruo Sugihara (5) 273 −15 Nishinomiya 1972 Kazuo Yoshikawa Hirono1971 Teruo Sugihara (4) Ibaraki1970 Kosaku Shimada Naruo 1969 Shigeru Uchida Hirono1968 Teruo Sugihara (3) Shimonoseki 1967 Teruo Suzumura Yokkaichi1966 Shozo Miyamoto Ibaraki1965 Teruo Sugihara (2) Naruo 1964 Teruo Sugihara Koga1963 Tadashi Kitta (3) Hirono1962 Tadashi Kitta (2) Nishinomiya 1961 Tetsuo Ishii (2) Nagoya1960 Susumu Arai Nara International1959 Michio Ishii (3) Aichi 1958 Tadashi Kitta Naruo1957 Yousei Shimamura Ibaraki 1956 Tetsuo Ishii Takarazuka1955 Michio Ishii (2) Hirono1954 Mitsuji Kimoto Naruo1953 Michio Ishii Ibaraki 1952 Yasuke Yamada Hirono1951 Tomekichi Miyamoto (4) Takarazuka1950 Tomekichi Miyamoto (3) Naruo1949 Toichiro Toda (4) Takarazuka 1940–1948: No tournament due to World War II1939 Toichiro Toda (3) Hirono1938 Toichiro Toda (2) Hirono1937 Akira Muraki Naruo 1936 Iwaichi Uekashi Ibaraki1935 Jiro Morioka (4) Naruo1934 Jiro Morioka (3) Naruo 1933 Toichiro Toda Ibaraki1932 Jiro Morioka (2) Hirono1931 Tomekichi Miyamoto (2) Naruo 1930 Takeo Ishisumi Ibaraki1929 Jiro Morioka Naruo 1928 Tomekichi Miyamoto Ibaraki 1927 Kazuichi Nakagami Naruo1926 Kakuji Fukui Ibaraki
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Coverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site