Japan PGA Championship

The Japan PGA Championship (日本プロゴルフ選手権大会, Nihon purogorufu 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.

Japan PGA Championship
Tournament information
LocationNikkō, Tochigi
Established1926
Course(s)Nikko Country Club
Organized byPGA of Japan
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play (1961–)
Match play (1931–60)
Prize fund¥100,000,000
Month playedJuly
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Shingo Katayama (2008)
To par−23 as above
Current champion
Kim Seong-hyeon
Location Map
Nikko CC
Location in Japan
Nikko CC
Location in the Tochigi Prefecture

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

Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
Japan PGA Championship
2021 Kim Seong-hyeon271−131 stroke Yuta Ikeda
Yuki Inamori		Nikko
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Ryo Ishikawa269−13Playoff Hwang Jung-gonIbusuki
2018 Toru Taniguchi (3)282−6Playoff Yoshinori FujimotoBoso
Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup
2017 Yūsaku Miyazato276−123 strokes Brad KennedyKanehide Kise
2016 Hideto Tanihara266−22Playoff Toshinori MutoHokkaido Classic
2015 Adam Bland268−163 strokes Lee Sang-heeTaiheiyo Club
Kohnan
2014 Taichi Teshima279−91 stroke Lee Kyoung-hoon
Koumei Oda		Golden Valley
2013 Kim Hyung-sung279−51 stroke Yoshinori Fujimoto
Hiroyuki Fujita
Hideki Matsuyama		Sobu
2012 Toru Taniguchi (2)284−41 stroke Keiichiro FukaboriKarasuyamajo
2011 Hiroo Kawai275−92 strokes Bae Sang-moonOno Toyo
2010 Toru Taniguchi270−101 stroke Tetsuji HiratsukaPassage Kinkai Island
2009 Yuta Ikeda266−147 strokes Mitsuhiro TateyamaEniwa
Japan PGA Championship
2008 Shingo Katayama (2)265−236 strokes Liang WenchongRaysum
2007 Toshimitsu Izawa283−51 stroke Satoru HirotaKise
2006 Tomohiro Kondo278−10Playoff Katsuyoshi TomoriTanigumi
2005 Hur Suk-ho272−102 strokes Hideto TaniharaTamana
2004 Hur Suk-ho202−141 stroke Keiichiro FukaboriKochi Kuroshio
2003 Shingo Katayama271−171 stroke Hur Suk-hoMiho
2002 Kenichi Kuboya279−9Playoff Shingo KatayamaKoma
2001 Dean Wilson281−34 strokes Hideki KaseQueens Hill
2000 Nobuhito Sato280−41 stroke Shigemasa Higaki
Satoshi Higashi		Caledonian
1999 Naomichi Ozaki283−52 strokes Masashi OzakiTwin Fields
1998 Brandt Jobe280−8Playoff Masashi OzakiGrandage
1997 Shigeki Maruyama272−164 strokes Shusaku SugimotoCentral
West
1996 Masashi Ozaki (6)270−188 strokes Shigeki MaruyamaSanyo
Yoshii
1995 Hisayuki Sasaki272−164 strokes Kazuhiro TakamiNatsudomari
1994 Hiroshi Gohda279−51 stroke Masashi OzakiLake Green
1993 Masashi Ozaki (5)278−101 stroke Tsuyoshi YoneyamaSports Shinko
1992 Masahiro Kuramoto (2)281−7Playoff Tsuneyuki NakajimaShimoakima
1991 Masashi Ozaki (4)273−156 strokes Tsukasa WatanabePrestige
1990 Hideki Kase274−145 strokes Saburo Fujiki
Masahiro Kuramoto		Amanosan
1989 Masashi Ozaki (3)278−61 stroke Hideki KaseKarasuyamajo
1988 Tateo Ozaki (2)268−201 stroke Masashi OzakiEhime
1987 David Ishii280−81 stroke Brian Jones
Seiichi Kanai		Hamano
1986 Isao Aoki (3)272−164 strokes Masashi OzakiNihon Line
West
1985 Tateo Ozaki288−4Playoff Seiichi KanaiCentral
East
1984 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (3)275−92 strokes Seiichi Kanai
Shinsaku Maeda
Tōru Nakamura		MIOS Kikukawa [3]
1983 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (2)279−92 strokes Isao Aoki
Yutaka Hagawa		Shuun
1982 Masahiro Kuramoto274−144 strokes Hsieh Min-NanMeishin Yokkaichi
1981 Isao Aoki (2)277−114 strokes Tōru NakamuraSapporo Korakuen [4]
1980 Yoshitaka Yamamoto282−21 stroke Seiichi Kanai
Namio Takasu		Northern
Akagi		 [5]
1979 Hsieh Min-Nan272−161 stroke Teruo SugiharaAsami
1978 Fujio Kobayashi281−7Playoff Tsuneyuki NakajimaOtaru
1977 Tsuneyuki Nakajima277−113 strokes Teruo Sugihara
Yoshitaka Yamamoto		Nihon Line
West
1976 Seiichi Kanai (2)273−7Playoff Shichiro Enomoto
Hsieh Min-Nan
Haruo Yasuda		Kuma
1975 Takashi Murakami282−6Playoff Yoshitaka YamamotoKurashiki
1974 Masashi Ozaki (2)274−144 strokes Isao AokiOmotezao Intl.
1973 Isao Aoki275−138 strokes Haruo YasudaGifu Seki
1972 Seiichi Kanai2782 strokes Masashi OzakiMurasaki
Sumire
1971 Masashi Ozaki2821 stroke Hideyo SugimotoPhoenix
1970 Seiichi Sato2801 stroke Akio Kanemoto
Mitsuhiro Kitta		Mitsukaido
1969 Hiroshi Ishii2775 strokes Teruo SugiharaKasugai
1968 Kosaku Shimada2821 stroke Teruo SuzumuraNarashino
1967 Shozo Miyamoto2761 stroke Tomoo IshiiMiyoshi
West
1966 Mitsutaka Kono (2)2713 strokes Shigeru UchidaSobu
1965 Mitsutaka Kono2736 strokes Chen Ching-Po
Yoshimasa Fujii		Kawagoe
1964 Tadashi Kitta (2)2812 strokes Tomoo IshiiHirakata
1963 Tadashi Kitta2853 strokes Tomoo IshiiRyugasaki
1962 Torakichi Nakamura (4)2854 strokes Takashi Kitamoto
Teruo Sugihara		Yokkaichi
1961 Yoshiro Hayashi (4)2862 strokes Yoshimasa FujiiKoga
1960 Ryohei Tanaami1 hole Kenji HosoishiOarai
1959 Torakichi Nakamura (3)5 & 4 Koichi OnoIbaraki
1958 Torakichi Nakamura (2)3 & 2 Koshio KuriharaNaruo (Inagawa)
1957 Torakichi Nakamura2 holes Koshio KuriharaHodogaya
1956 Yoshiro Hayashi (3)7 & 6 Tsunekichi AraiNagoya
1955 Koichi Ono1 hole Yoshiro HayashiSagami
1954 Shigeru Ishii7 & 5 Koichi OnoHirono
1953 Chin Sei-Sui (2)2 & 1 Yoshiro HayashiAbiko
1952 Seiji Inoue5 & 3 Chin Sei-SuiSagami
1951 Tetsuo Ishii3 & 1 Torakichi NakamuraHirono
1950 Yoshiro Hayashi (2)9 & 7 Koichi OnoAbiko
1949 Yoshiro Hayashi2932 strokes Son Shi KinAbiko
1943–1948: No tournament due to World War II
1942 Chin Sei-Sui7 & 6 Tokuharu NobuKoganei
1941: No tournament
1940 Toichiro Toda (4)6 & 5 Taketo FujiiFukuoka Ōho
1939 Toichiro Toda (3)3 & 2 Tomekichi MiyamotoKawana Hotel
Fuji
1938 Toichiro Toda (2)7 & 5 Seiji InoueTakarazuka
1937 Iwaichi Uekata1 hole Chin Sei-SuiTakanodai
1936 Tomekichi Miyamoto (4)4 & 3 Jiro MoriokaNagoya
1935 Toichiro Toda7 & 5 Chin Sei-SuiSagami
1934 Tomekichi Miyamoto (3)3 & 1 Osamu IshiiHirono
1933 Larry Montes (2)6 & 5 Rin Man-PukuFujisawa
1932 Larry Montes4 & 3 Jiro MoriokaNaruo
Inagawa
1931 Rokuzo Asami (2)6 & 5 Chin Sei-SuiMusashino
Fujigaya
1930 Akira Muraki30419 strokes Masakichi Koshimichi
Chin Sei-Sui		Takarazuka
1929 Tomekichi Miyamoto (2)30111 strokes Kokichi YasudaMutsumi
1928 Rokuzo Asami1561 stroke Tomekichi Miyamoto[lower-alpha 1]Naruo
1927 Kazuichi Nakagami153Playoff Tomekichi MiyamotoIbaraki
1926 Tomekichi Miyamoto161Playoff Kakuji FukuiIbaraki
  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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