Sun Chlorella Classic

{{infobox golf tournament | name = Sun Chlorella Classic | image = | caption = | location = [[Otaru]], [[Hokkaido]], Japan | establishment = 2000 | course = Otaru Country Club | par = 72 | yardage = {{convert|7471|yd|m}} | lang =  | org = | tour = [[Japan Golf Tour]] | format = [[Stroke play]] | purse = {{currency|150,000,000|JPY}} | month_played = July | final_year = 2012 | defunct =  | aggregate = 269 [[Brendan Jones (golfer)|Brendan Jones]] (2002) 269 [[Naomichi Ozaki]] (2002) 269 [[Christian Peña]] (2002) | to-par = −19 ''as above'' | score =  | current_champion =  | final_champion = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brendan Jones (golfer)|Brendan Jones]] | map = Japan#Japan Hokkaido | map_label = Otaru CC | map_caption = Location in [[Japan]]##Location in [[Hokkaido]] | map_relief = yes | map_label_position = | map_size = 200 | coordinates = {{coord|43.149|141.202}} }} The {{nihongo|'''Sun Chlorella Classic'''|サン・クロレラクラシック|San kurorera kurashikku}} was a [[golf]] tournament on the [[Japan Golf Tour]] from 2000 to 2012.<ref name=past>{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/pc/TourChampionsEng.do?year=2011&tournaKbnCd=0&conferenceCd=45 |title=Sun Chlorella Classic 2012 - Past Champions |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |accessdate=2 April 2013}}</ref> The tournament record was 269 (19 under par), set by [[Christian Peña]], [[Brendan Jones (golfer)|Brendan Jones]] and [[Naomichi Ozaki]] in 2002;<ref name=past/> Peña won the title in a playoff.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pena Wins Sun Chlorella in Japan |url=https://apnews.com/article/4c72785105566ccccba7a8584c933cfa |website=AP News |access-date=17 January 2021 |date=11 August 2002}}</ref> In its final year, in 2012, it was played in late July and the prize fund was [[Japanese yen|¥]]150,000,000 with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner.

==Tournament hosts== {|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" !Year(s)!!Host course!!Location |- | 2004–2012 || Otaru Country Club || [[Otaru]], [[Hokkaido]] |- | 2001–2003 || Sapporo Bay Golf Club || [[Ishikari, Hokkaido]] |- | 2000 || Sapporo Kokusai Country Club (Shimamatsu Course) || [[Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido]] |}

==Winners== {|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" !Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of victory!!Runner(s)-up |- |[[2012 Japan Golf Tour|2012]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brendan Jones (golfer)|Brendan Jones]] (2) || align=center|273 || align=center|−15 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Seong-ho]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideki Matsuyama]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yoshinobu Tsukada]] |- |[[2011 Japan Golf Tour|2011]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuta Ikeda]] || align=center|274 || align=center|−14 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tetsuji Hiratsuka]] |- |[[2010 Japan Golf Tour|2010]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tadahiro Takayama]] || align=center|271 || align=center|−17 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Dinesh Chand]] |- |[[2009 Japan Golf Tour|2009]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryo Ishikawa]] || align=center|271 || align=center|−17 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brendan Jones (golfer)|Brendan Jones]] |- |[[2008 Japan Golf Tour|2008]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuya Taniguchi]] || align=center|284 || align=center|−4 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideto Tanihara]] |- |[[2007 Japan Golf Tour|2007]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Jun Kikuchi]] || align=center|283 || align=center|−5 || Playoff || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toru Suzuki]] |- |[[2006 Japan Golf Tour|2006]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideto Tanihara]] || align=center|283 || align=center|−5 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroyuki Fujita]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tetsuji Hiratsuka]] {{flagicon|THA}} [[Prayad Marksaeng]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Katsumasa Miyamoto]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masaya Tomida]] |- |[[2005 Japan Golf Tour|2005]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Keiichiro Fukabori]] || align=center|273 || align=center|−15 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hidemasa Hoshino]] |- |[[2004 Japan Golf Tour|2004]] || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Yang Yong-eun]] || align=center|275 || align=center|−13 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[David Smail (golfer)|David Smail]] {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Yeh Wei-tze]] |- |[[2003 Japan Golf Tour|2003]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brendan Jones (golfer)|Brendan Jones]] || align=center|280 || align=center|−8 || Playoff || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Daisuke Maruyama]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Taichi Teshima]] |- |[[2002 Japan Golf Tour|2002]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Christian Peña]] || align=center|269 || align=center|−19 || Playoff || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brendan Jones (golfer)|Brendan Jones]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naomichi Ozaki]] |- |[[2001 Japan Golf Tour|2001]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroyuki Fujita]] || align=center|283 || align=center|−5 || Playoff || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Katsuyoshi Tomori]] |- |[[2000 Japan Golf Tour|2000]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masashi Ozaki]] || align=center|276 || align=center|−12 || Playoff || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shoichi Yamamoto]] |}

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==External links== *[https://www.jgto.org/pc/TourChampionsEng.do?year=2011&tournaKbnCd=0&conferenceCd=45 Coverage on the Japan Golf Tour's official site]

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