JCB Classic

The JCB Classic was a professional golf tournament held near Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1972 as the Tohoku Classic, and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 until 2007.

JCB Classic
Tournament information
LocationSendai, Miyagi, Japan
Established1972
Course(s)Hananomori Golf Club
Par71
Length7,038 yards (6,436 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥100,000,000
Month playedMay/June
Final year2007
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Katsuyoshi Tomori (2003)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
Tomohiro Kondo
Location Map
Hananomori GC
Location in Japan
Hananomori GC
Location in the Miyagi Prefecture

The Tohoku Classic was held at Nishisendai Country Club until 1987. In 1988 it moved to Omotezao Kokusai Golf Club and was renamed the Sendai Classic; sponsored as the JCB Classic Sendai from 1990. The final event, in 2007, was held at Hananomori Golf Club as the JCB Classic and the prize fund was ¥100,000,000 with ¥20,000,000 going to the winner.

Tournament hosts
Year(s)Host courseLocation
2007Hananomori Golf ClubŌhira, Miyagi
1988–2006Omotezao Kokusai Golf ClubShibata, Miyagi
1972–1987Nishisendai Country ClubSendai, Miyagi

Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
JCB Classic
2007 Tomohiro Kondo271−131 stroke Lee Seong-ho
Koumei Oda
Mamo Osanai
Azuma Yano
JCB Classic Sendai
2006 Hideto Tanihara266−185 strokes Shingo Katayama
2005 Hur Suk-ho265−191 stroke Shinichi Yokota
2004 Takashi Kamiyama271−13Playoff Tomohiro Kondo
Tsuneyuki Nakajima
2003 Katsuyoshi Tomori264−202 strokes Yūsaku Miyazato
2002 Toru Suzuki271−13Playoff Tsuneyuki Nakajima
2001 Toshiaki Odate275−92 strokes Taichi Teshima
2000 Nobuhito Sato (2)271−133 strokes Toshimitsu Izawa
1999 Shingo Katayama268−16Playoff Shigemasa Higaki
1998 Yoshi Mizumaki (2)270−141 stroke Shigeki Maruyama
1997 Nobuhito Sato267−174 strokes Toshimitsu Izawa
Naomichi Ozaki
1996 Masashi Ozaki (5)277−7Playoff David Ishii
1995 Ryoken Kawagishi271−133 strokes Toru Suzuki
1994 Masahiro Kuramoto (2)271−132 strokes Toshiaki Sudo
1993 Yoshi Mizumaki273−11Playoff Hajime Meshiai
Tsukasa Watanabe
1992 Roger Mackay (2)271−136 strokes Paul Hoad
1991 Tadami Ueno271−131 stroke Graham Marsh
1990 Roger Mackay269−153 strokes Graham Marsh
Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
Sendai Classic
1989 Masashi Ozaki (4)272−123 strokes Tsuneyuki Nakajima
Katsunari Takahashi
1988 Masahiro Kuramoto204[lower-alpha 1]−92 strokes Futoshi Irino
Tohoku Classic
1987 Seiichi Kanai275−132 strokes Hajime Meshiai
1986 Teruo Sugihara (2)280−86 strokes Namio Takasu
1985 David Ishii275−135 strokes Naomichi Ozaki
1984 Kouichi Inoue276−121 stroke Chen Tze-ming[1]
1983 Yutaka Hagawa277−117 strokes Teruo Sugihara[2]
1982 Shinsaku Maeda208[lower-alpha 1]−82 strokes Graham Marsh
Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama		[3]
1981 Teruo Sugihara281−74 strokes Shozo Miyamoto[4]
1980 Haruo Yasuda (3)273−152 strokes Shinsaku Maeda[5]
1979 Tōru Nakamura278−10Playoff Hsieh Min-Nan
1978 Haruo Yasuda (2)283−51 stroke Shinsaku Maeda
Masashi Ozaki		[6]
1977 Isao Aoki278−101 stroke Lu Liang-Huan[7]
1976 Haruo Yasuda277−11Playoff Fumio Tanaka
1975 Masashi Ozaki (3)278−101 stroke Isao Aoki[8]
1974 Masashi Ozaki (2)280−83 strokes Haruo Yasuda[9]
1973 Masashi Ozaki273−153 strokes Lu Liang-Huan[10]
1972 Takashi Murakami283−5Playoff Masaji Kusakabe[11]
  1. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References
  1. McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 231, 457–458. ISBN 0862541247.
  2. "Hagawa wins golf title". Winona Daily News. Winona, Minnesota. AP. 6 June 1983. p. 11. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Maeda takes Tohoku golf". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. AP. 7 June 1982. p. C5. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Collins. pp. 238, 459–460. ISBN 0862541018.
  5. McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Collins. pp. 175, 383–384. ISBN 0862540054.
  6. "Veteran Yasuda cops Tohoku golf title". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. 13 June 1977. p. 48. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Aoki captures Tohoku crown". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. AP. 13 June 1977. p. 24. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. McCormack, Mark H. (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. pp. 292, 483–484. ISBN 000211996X.
  9. McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. pp. 254, 434. ISBN 0002119552.
  10. "Ozaki triumphs in Tohoku golf". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. AP. 6 August 1973. p. 6-D. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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