# First Flight Tournament

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First Flight Tournament Tournament information Location Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan Established 1972 Course Fuji Heigen Golf Club Par 72 Tour Japan Golf Tour Format Stroke play Prize fund ¥12,000,000 Month played September Final year 1973 Tournament record score Aggregate 198 Takaaki Kono (1973) To par −18 as above Final champion Takaaki Kono Location map Fuji Heigen Golf Club Location in Japan Show map of Japan Fuji Heigen Golf Club Location in Shizuoka Prefecture Show map of Shizuoka Prefecture

The **First Flight Tournament** was a professional [golf](/source/Golf) tournament in Japan. Founded in 1972, it was an event on the [Japan Golf Tour](/source/Japan_Golf_Tour) in its inaugural season in 1973. It was held at the Fuji Heigen Golf Club near [Gotemba](/source/Gotemba%2C_Shizuoka), [Shizuoka](/source/Shizuoka_Prefecture).

## Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of victory Runner(s)-up Ref. 1973 Takaaki Kono 198[a] −18 6 strokes Ben Arda Masashi Ozaki [1] 1972 Masashi Ozaki 135 −9 3 strokes Takashi Murakami [2]

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Shortened to 54 holes due to rain, which forced the cancellation of the third round.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [McCormack, Mark H.](/source/Mark_McCormack) (1974). *The World of Professional Golf 1974*. Collins. pp. 324, 551–552. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0002119544](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0002119544).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [McCormack, Mark H.](/source/Mark_McCormack) (1973). *The World of Professional Golf 1973*. Collins. p. 528. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0002119463](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0002119463).

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