{{Short description|Golf tournament in Japan}} {{for|the golf tournament titled as the Okinawa Open between 1998 and 2000|Daikyo Open}} {{use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{infobox golf tournament | name = Asia Japan Okinawa Open | image = | caption = | location = [[Yaese, Okinawa]], [[Japan]] | establishment = 2002 | course = Naha Golf Club | par = 71 | yardage = {{convert|6789|yd|m}} | lang = <!-- Defaults to US English. Value must be "uk" for British English --> | org = | tour = [[Japan Golf Tour]]<br>[[Asian Tour]] | format = [[Stroke play]] | purse = {{currency|830,000|USD}} | month_played = December | final_year = 2005 | aggregate = 270 [[Kiyoshi Miyazato]] (2004) | to-par = −14 ''as above'' | final_champion = {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tadahiro Takayama]] | map = Japan#Japan Okinawa Prefecture | map_label = Naha GC | map_caption = Location in [[Japan]]##Location in the [[Okinawa Prefecture]] | map_relief = yes | map_label_position = | map_size = 200 | coordinates = {{coord|26.125|127.720}} }} The '''Asia Japan Okinawa Open''' was a men's professional [[golf]] tournament that was co-sanctioned by the [[Asian Tour]] and the [[Japan Golf Tour]]. It was played each December from 2002 to 2005 and counted as the first official money event of the following season for both tours, that is for example the 2005 event was part of the 2006 season. The prize fund was [[US$]]830,000 each of the first two years.
==Tournament hosts== {| class=wikitable !Years !! Venue !! Location |- | 2005–2006 || Naha Golf Club || [[Yaese, Okinawa|Yaese]], [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]] |- | 2003–2004 || The Southern Links Golf Club || Yaese, Okinawa |}
==Winners== {|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" !Year!!Tours{{efn|JPN − [[Japan Golf Tour]]; ASA − [[Asian Tour]].}}!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up |- !colspan=7|Asia Japan Okinawa Open |- | 2005 || [[2006 Asian Tour|ASA]], [[2006 Japan Golf Tour|JPN]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tadahiro Takayama]] || align=center|276 || align=center|−8 || Playoff || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kiyoshi Miyazato]] |- | 2004 || [[2005 Asian Tour|ASA]], [[2005 Japan Golf Tour|JPN]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kiyoshi Miyazato]] || align=center|270 || align=center|−14 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Scott Barr (golfer)|Scott Barr]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideki Kase]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masahiro Kuramoto]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Mamo Osanai]]<br>{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jeev Milkha Singh]]<br>{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Charlie Wi]] |- | 2003 || [[2004 Asian Tour|ASA]], [[2004 Japan Golf Tour|JPN]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideto Tanihara]] || align=center|279 || align=center|−9 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Chung Joon]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroshi Gohda]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yūsaku Miyazato]]<br>{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ted Oh]]<br>{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Charlie Wi]]<br>{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Simon Yates (golfer)|Simon Yates]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tsuyoshi Yoneyama]] |- | 2002 || [[2003 Asian PGA Tour|ASA]], [[2003 Japan Golf Tour|JPN]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroyuki Fujita]] || align=center|202{{efn|Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.}} || align=center|−14 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yūsaku Miyazato]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ted Purdy]] |}
===Earlier tournament=== An earlier '''Okinawa Open''' was played at Awase Meadows golf course from 1961 until 1972.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/pacific-stars-and-stripes-oct-29-1972-p-17/ |title=12th Okinawa Open |newspaper=Pacific Stars And Stripes |date=29 October 1972 |page=18}}</ref> *1972 [[Chen Chien-chin]] *1971 [[Hung Fa]] *1970 [[Hiroshi Nomiyama]] *1969 [[Chang Tung-chan]] *1968 Frank Kadota *1967 [[Chen Chien-chin]] *1966 [[Hsu Sheng-san]] *1965 Bick Long *1964 Finegan Higa *1963 [[Kuo Chie Hsiung]] *1962 [[Kuo Chie Hsiung]] *1961 Horace Meredith
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==External links== *[https://www.jgto.org/pc/TourChampionsEng.do?year=2006&tournaKbnCd=0&conferenceCd=54 Coverage on the Japan Golf Tour's official site] (2003–2006)
{{Former Japan Golf Tour Events}}
[[Category:Defunct golf tournaments in Japan]] [[Category:Former Asian Tour events]] [[Category:Former Japan Golf Tour events]] [[Category:Sports competitions in Okinawa Prefecture]] [[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2002]] [[Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2005]]
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