Kuzuha International

{{infobox golf tournament | name = Kuzuha International | image = | caption = | location = [[Hirakata]], [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]], Japan | establishment = 1965 | course = Kuzuha Public Golf Course | par = 70 | yardage = | lang =  | org = | tour = [[Japan Golf Tour]] | format = [[Stroke play]] | purse = {{currency|15,000,000|JPY}} | final_year = 1990 | aggregate = 129 [[Tsutomu Irie]] (1985) | to-par = −11 ''as above'' | score =  | current_champion =  | final_champion = {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yoshimi Niizeki]] | map = Japan#Japan Osaka Prefecture | map_label = Kuzuha Public Golf Course | map_caption = Location in [[Japan]]##Location in the [[Osaka Prefecture]] | map_relief = yes | map_label_position = | map_size = 200 | coordinates = {{coord|34.863|135.673}} }} The''' Kuzuha International''' was a professional [[golf]] tournament in [[Japan]] between 1965 and 1990. It was played at the Kuzuha Public Golf Course in [[Kuzuha, Hirakata, Osaka|Kuzuha]], [[Hirakata]], [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]]. From 1978 to 1983, it was a [[Japan Golf Tour]] event.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour 1978 |url=https://www.jgto.org/pc/TourScheduleEng.do?selectedYear=1978}}{{cite web |title=Tour 1979 |url=https://www.jgto.org/pc/TourScheduleEng.do?selectedYear=1979}}{{cite web |title=Tour 1980 |url=https://www.jgto.org/pc/TourScheduleEng.do?selectedYear=1980}}{{cite web |title=Tour 1981 |url=https://www.jgto.org/pc/TourScheduleEng.do?selectedYear=1981}}{{cite web |title=Tour 1982 |url=https://www.jgto.org/pc/TourScheduleEng.do?selectedYear=1982}}{{cite web |title=Tour 1983 |url=https://www.jgto.org/pc/TourScheduleEng.do?selectedYear=1983 |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref>

In 1985, [[Tsutomu Irie]] became the first player to break the [[Lowest rounds of golf|60 barrier]] in major professional tournament in Japan when he scored 59 (11 under par) in the first round.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singmonitor19850407-1.2.34.7 |title=Irie fires lowest score in Japan's pro history |newspaper=Singapore Monitor |date=7 April 1985 |agency=Reuter |via=National Library Board (Singapore)}}</ref>

==History== The first two editions were a five-man invitation event played over 18 holes, after which it was a larger single-day 36-hole tournament. The first international players competed in 1971. It was reduced to a 27-hole event in 1972 and 1973, before becoming a two-day 36 hole tournament from 1974.

==Winners== {|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" !Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of victory!!Runner(s)-up!!{{abbr|Ref|Reference(s)}} |- | 1990 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yoshimi Niizeki]] || align=center|132 || align=center|−8 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tadao Nakamura]] || |- | 1989 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tōru Nakamura (golfer)|Tōru Nakamura]] || align=center|133 || align=center|−7 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Satoshi Higashi]] || |- | 1988 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Wayne Smith (golfer)|Wayne Smith]] || align=center|131 || align=center|−9 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yasuhiro Funatogawa]] {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Craig Parry]] || <ref name=wopg1989>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark |title=World of Professional Golf 1989 |date=1989 |publisher=Collins Willow |isbn=000218284X |pages=276, 502}}</ref> |- | 1987 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Katsunari Takahashi]] || align=center|131 || align=center|−9 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brian Jones (golfer)|Brian Jones]] || <ref name=wopg1988>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark |title=Ebel World of Professional Golf 1988 |date=1988 |publisher=Collins Willow |isbn=0002182831 |pages=252, 464–465}}</ref> |- | 1986 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yoshitaka Yamamoto]] || align=center|137 || align=center|−3 || Playoff{{efn|Yamamoto won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.}} || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Seiichi Kanai]] || <ref name=wopg1987>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark |title=Ebel World of Professional Golf 1987 |date=1987 |publisher=Collins Willow |isbn=0002182572 |page=264}}</ref> |- | 1985 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tsutomu Irie]] || align=center|129 || align=center|−11 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Ishii]] || |- | 1984 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Norio Suzuki (golfer)|Norio Suzuki]] || align=center|133 || align=center|−7 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Wayne Grady]] {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yasuhiro Miyamoto]] || <ref name=wopg1985>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark |title=Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985 |date=1985 |publisher=Springwood Books |isbn=0862541247 |pages=223, 445–446}}</ref> |- | [[1983 PGA of Japan Tour|1983]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kikuo Arai]] || align=center|138 || align=center|−2 || Playoff{{efn|Arai won with a par on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff; Sugimoto was eliminated when he made a bogey on the second extra hole.}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Ishii]] {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Teruo Sugihara]] || <ref>{{cite news |title=Kukuo Arai wins Japan playoff |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/624258205/ |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=The Miami Herald |agency=AP |date=4 Apr 1983 |location=Miami, Florida |page=32 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |- | [[1982 PGA of Japan Tour|1982]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Namio Takasu]] || align=center|102{{efn|name=27holes}} || align=center|−3 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yoshikazu Yokoshima]] || |- | [[1981 PGA of Japan Tour|1981]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kosaku Shimada]] || align=center|133 || align=center|−7 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Lu Liang-Huan]] {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Nobumitsu Yuhara]] || <ref name=wpog1982>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark |title=Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982 |date=1982 |publisher=Springwood Books |isbn=0862541018 |pages=235, 452}}</ref> |- | [[1980 PGA of Japan Tour|1980]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yoshikazu Yokoshima]] || align=center|134 || align=center|−6 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tsutomu Irie]] {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shinsaku Maeda]] {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kenichi Yamada]] || <ref name=wpog1981>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark |title=Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981 |date=1981 |publisher=Springwood Books |isbn=0862540054 |pages=172, 375–376}}</ref> |- | [[1979 PGA of Japan Tour|1979]] || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Hsieh Min-Nan]] || align=center|134 || align=center|−6 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Fujio Kobayashi]] || |- | [[1978 PGA of Japan Tour|1978]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Akira Yabe]] || align=center|135 || align=center|−5 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brian Jones (golfer)|Brian Jones]] {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yoshikazu Yokoshima]] || <ref name=wopg1979>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark |title=Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1979 |date=1979 |publisher=Doubleday Publishing |isbn=0385149409 |pages=244, 384}}</ref> |- | 1977 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]] || align=center|135 || align=center|−5 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kikuo Arai]] || <ref>{{cite news |title=Norman wins in Japan |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5PFUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ipIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7082%2C4661425 |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=The Age |date=18 April 1977 |location=Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |page=37 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref> |- | 1976 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Fujio Kobayashi]] || align=center|133 || align=center|−7 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Chen Chien-chung]] {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Hsieh Min-Nan]] || <ref>{{cite news |title=Japan golfer cops tourney |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/261491750/ |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=The Honolulu Advertiser |agency=UPI |date=19 Apr 1976 |location=Honolulu, Hawaii |page=D-5 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |- | 1975 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Norio Suzuki (golfer)|Norio Suzuki]] || align=center|133 || align=center|−7 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ted Ball]] || <ref>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark |title=The World of Professional Golf 1976 |date=1976 |publisher=Collins |isbn=000211996X |pages=290, 477}}</ref> |- | 1974 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Namio Takasu]] || align=center|131 || align=center|−9 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masashi Ozaki]] || <ref>{{cite news |title=Kuzuha title to Takasu |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19740507-1.2.97.3 |access-date=26 January 2021 |work=The Straits Times |date=7 May 1974 |location=Singapore |page=22 |via=National Library Board (Singapore)}}</ref> |- | 1973 || {{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[Han Chang-sang]] || align=center|102{{efn|name=27holes}} || align=center| || Playoff{{efn|Han won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.}} || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graham Marsh]] || <ref>{{cite news |title=Hahn Victor in Kuzuha Golf |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/05/07/archives/sports-news-briefs-jofre-wins-featherweight-title.html |access-date=26 January 2021 |work=The New York Times |agency=AP |date=7 May 1973}}</ref> |- | 1972 || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Lu Liang-Huan]] || align=center|107{{efn|name=27holes|Shortened to 27 holes due to weather.}} || align=center| || Playoff || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Walter Godfrey (golfer)|Walter Godfrey]] || |- | 1971 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Guy Wolstenholme]] || align=center|139 || align=center|−3 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Akio Kanemoto]] || |- | 1970 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hideyo Sugimoto]] || align=center|145 || align=center|−1 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kosaku Shimada]] || |- | 1969 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tadashi Kitta]] || align=center|136 || align=center|−4 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Torakichi Nakamura]] || |- | 1968 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shozo Miyamoto]] || align=center|134 || align=center|−6 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Susumu Arai]] || |- | 1967 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Teruo Sugihara]] || align=center|136 || align=center|−8 || Playoff || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hideyo Sugimoto]] || |- | 1966 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tadashi Kitta]] || align=center|65 || align=center|−7 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shozo Miyamoto]] || |- | 1965 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Teruo Sugihara]] and {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Toichiro Toda]] || align=center|65 || align=center|−7 || Tie || n/a || |} Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=http://www.kuzuha-golf.co.jp/history.html |publisher=Kuzuha Public Golf Course |access-date=25 January 2021 |language=Japanese}}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://www.kuzuha-golf.co.jp/history.html Kuzuha Public Golf Course – Tournament history] {{in lang|ja}}

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