{{refimprove|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox golf tournament | name = Sato Foods NST Niigata Open | location = [[Shibata, Niigata]], Japan | establishment = 1979 | course = Forest Golf Club | par = 71 | yardage = {{convert|7000|yd}} | tour = [[Japan Golf Tour]] | format = [[Stroke play]] | purse = {{currency|100,000,000|JPY}} | month_played = July | aggregate = 263 [[Kim Jong-duck]] (2004) | to-par = −24 [[Go Higaki]] (2001) | final_year = 2004 | final_champion = {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Jong-duck]] | map = Japan#Japan Niigata Prefecture | map_label = Forest GC | map_caption = Location in [[Japan]]##Location in the [[Niigata Prefecture]] | map_relief = yes | map_label_position = | map_size = 200 | coordinates = {{coord|37.896|139.306}} }} The '''NST Niigata Open''' was a professional [[golf]] tournament that was held in Japan. It was a [[Japan Golf Tour]] event from at least 1981 to 2004. It was sponsored by [[Niigata Sogo Television]] and played on different courses in [[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]]. The tournament record of 264(-24) was set in 2001 at Nakajo Golf Club.
==Winners== {|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" !Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up!!Ref. |- !colspan=7|Sato Foods NST Niigata Open |- | [[2004 Japan Golf Tour|2004]] || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Jong-duck]] || align=center|263 || align=center|−21 || 5 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kazuhiro Kinjo]] || |- | [[2003 Japan Golf Tour|2003]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Katsumasa Miyamoto]] || align=center|271 || align=center|−17 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gregory Meyer]] || |- !colspan=7|Sato Foods NST Niigata Open Golf Championship |- | [[2002 Japan Golf Tour|2002]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yasuharu Imano]] || align=center|270 || align=center|−18 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Katsumasa Miyamoto]] || |- !colspan=7|NST Niigata Open Golf Championship |- | [[2001 Japan Golf Tour|2001]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Go Higaki]] || align=center|264 || align=center|−24 || 6 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Scott Laycock]] || |- | [[2000 Japan Golf Tour|2000]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hidezumi Shirakata]] || align=center|269 || align=center|−19 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kiyoshi Murota]] || |- | [[1999 Japan Golf Tour|1999]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Toshimitsu Izawa]] || align=center|269 || align=center|−19 || 6 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kazuhiko Hosokawa]] || |- | [[1998 PGA of Japan Tour|1998]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masayuki Kawamura (golfer)|Masayuki Kawamura]] || align=center|268 || align=center|−20 || 8 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shingo Katayama]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kiyoshi Murota]] || |- | [[1997 PGA of Japan Tour|1997]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kazuhiko Hosokawa]] || align=center|277 || align=center|−11 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hisayuki Sasaki]] || |- | [[1996 PGA of Japan Tour|1996]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masatoshi Horikawa]] || align=center|268 || align=center|−20 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masayuki Kawamura (golfer)|Masayuki Kawamura]] || |- | [[1995 PGA of Japan Tour|1995]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tomohiro Maruyama]] || align=center|274 || align=center|−14 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hidemichi Tanaka]] || |- !colspan=7|NST Niigata Open |- | [[1994 PGA of Japan Tour|1994]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Pete Izumikawa]] || align=center|276 || align=center|−12 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kiyoshi Murota]] || |- | [[1993 PGA of Japan Tour|1993]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kōki Idoki]] || align=center|275 || align=center|−13 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Samson Gimson]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hiroya Kamide]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yoshinori Kaneko]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hajime Meshiai]] || |- | [[1992 PGA of Japan Tour|1992]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tsuneyuki Nakajima]] || align=center|275 || align=center|−13 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shigenori Mori]] || |- | [[1991 PGA of Japan Tour|1991]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Akihito Yokoyama]] || align=center|278 || align=center|−10 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hideki Kase]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Koichi Suzuki]] || |- | [[1990 PGA of Japan Tour|1990]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Seiichi Kanai]] || align=center|278 || align=center|−10 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yukio Noguchi]] || |- | [[1989 PGA of Japan Tour|1989]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Katsuyoshi Tomori]] || align=center|288 || align=center|E || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tomohiro Maruyama]] || |- | [[1988 PGA of Japan Tour|1988]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Naomichi Ozaki]] || align=center|277 || align=center|−11 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Ishii]] || |- | [[1987 PGA of Japan Tour|1987]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tadao Nakamura]] || align=center|276 || align=center|−8 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Hsieh Chin-sheng]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[David Ishii]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brian Jones (golfer)|Brian Jones]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kazuo Yoshikawa]] || |- | [[1986 PGA of Japan Tour|1986]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Ishii]] || align=center|276 || align=center|−12 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tateo Ozaki]] || |- | [[1985 PGA of Japan Tour|1985]] || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Hsieh Min-Nan]] || align=center|272 || align=center|−12 || Playoff || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yoshihisa Iwashita]] || |- | [[1984 PGA of Japan Tour|1984]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Saburo Fujiki]] || align=center|271 || align=center|−13 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Haruo Yasuda]] || |- !colspan=7|Niigata Open |- | [[1983 PGA of Japan Tour|1983]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hideto Shigenobu]] || align=center|136 || align=center|−8 || Playoff || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Isao Aoki]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Katsunari Takahashi]] || |- | [[1982 PGA of Japan Tour|1982]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yoshitaka Yamamoto]] || align=center|138 || align=center|−6 || Playoff || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Hsieh Min-Nan]] || |- | [[1981 PGA of Japan Tour|1981]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Takahiro Takeyasu]] || align=center|139 || align=center|−5 || || {{flagicon|}} || |- | 1980 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hideo Ishii]] || align=center| || align=center| || || {{flagicon|}} || <ref>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark H. |author-link=Mark McCormack |title=Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981 |date=1981 |publisher=Springwood Books |isbn=0862540054 |page=178}}</ref> |- | 1979 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Koichi Uehara]] || align=center|106{{efn|Tournament contested over 27 holes.}} || align=center| || || {{flagicon|}} || <ref>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark H. |author-link=Mark McCormack |title=Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1980 |date=1980 |publisher=Springwood Books |isbn=0905947835 |page=224}}</ref> |}
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==External links== *[https://www.jgto.org/pc/TourChampionsEng.do?year=1985&tournaKbnCd=0&conferenceCd=19 Coverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site]
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