Sanpo Classic

{{infobox golf tournament | name = Sanpo Classic | image = | caption = | location = [[Ichihara, Chiba|Ichihara]], [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]], Japan | establishment = 1972 | course = Asahi Country Club | par = 72 | yardage = | lang =  | org = | tour = [[Japan Golf Tour]] | format = [[Stroke play]] | purse = {{currency|20,000,000|JPY}} | month_played = September | final_year = 1978 | defunct =  | aggregate = 269 [[Namio Takasu]] (1973) | to-par = −19 ''as above'' | score =  | current_champion =  | final_champion = {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Koichi Uehara]] | map = Japan#Japan Chiba Prefecture | map_label = Asahi Country Club | map_caption = Location in [[Japan]] | map_relief = yes | map_label_position = | map_size = 200 | coordinates = {{coord|35.403|140.105}} }} The {{nihongo|'''Sanpo Classic'''|産報クラシック|Sanhō kurashikku}} was a professional [[golf]] tournament in Japan. Founded in 1972, it was an event on the [[Japan Golf Tour]] from its inaugural season in 1973. It was held at the Asahi Country Club near [[Ichihara, Chiba|Ichihara]], [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]].

==Winners== {|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" !Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | [[1978 PGA of Japan Tour|1978]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Koichi Uehara]] || align=center|274 || align=center|−14 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Haruo Yasuda]] || <ref>{{cite book |title=Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1979 |first=Mark H. |last=McCormack |author-link=Mark McCormack |publisher=Springwood Books |date=1979 |url=https://archive.org/details/dunhillgolfyearb0000unse/ |isbn=0905947290 |via=Archive.org}}</ref> |- | [[1977 PGA of Japan Tour|1977]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shigeru Uchida (golfer)|Shigeru Uchida]] || align=center|281 || align=center|−7 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tōru Nakamura (golfer)|Tōru Nakamura]] || <ref>{{cite news |title=Uchida's title |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newnation19770919-1.2.74 |access-date=20 January 2021 |work=New Nation |date=19 September 1977 |location=Singapore |page=15 |via=National Library Board (Singapore)}}</ref> |- | [[1976 PGA of Japan Tour|1976]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masashi Ozaki]] || align=center|272 || align=center|−16 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Lu Liang-Huan]] || <ref>{{cite news |title=Ozaki's title as Lu falters |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19760921-1.1.26 |access-date=20 January 2021 |work=The Straits Times |date=21 September 1976 |location=Singapore |page=26 |via=National Library Board (Singapore)}}</ref> |- | [[1975 PGA of Japan Tour|1975]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bill Dunk]] || align=center|273 || align=center|−15 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lon Hinkle]] || <ref>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark |title=The World of Professional Golf 1976 |date=1976 |publisher=Collins |isbn=000211996X |pages=295, 493}}</ref> |- | [[1974 PGA of Japan Tour|1974]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Isao Aoki]] || align=center|276 || align=center|−12 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Kuo Chie-Hsiung]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masashi Ozaki]] || <ref>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark |title=The World of Professional Golf 1975 |date=1975 |publisher=Collins |isbn=0002119552 |pages=255, 438–439}}</ref> |- | [[1973 PGA of Japan Tour|1973]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Namio Takasu]] || align=center|269 || align=center|−19 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graham Marsh]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Takaaki Kono]] || <ref>{{cite news |title=Takasu wins Sanpo by 3 strokes |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19730917-1.2.99 |access-date=20 January 2021 |work=The Straits Times |date=17 September 1973 |location=Singapore |page=22 |via=National Library Board (Singapore)}}</ref> |- | 1972 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Haruo Yasuda]] || align=center|273 || align=center|−15 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kosaku Shimada]] || <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102005864 |title=$US20,000 golf first prize to Grier Jones |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=47 |issue=13238 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=26 September 1972 |access-date=21 January 2021 |page=26 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |}

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[[Category:Former Japan Golf Tour events]] [[Category:Defunct golf tournaments in Japan]] [[Category:Sports competitions in Chiba Prefecture]] [[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1972]] [[Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1978]] [[Category:1972 establishments in Japan]] [[Category:1978 disestablishments in Japan]]