Suntory Open

{{Short description|Former Japanese golf tournament}} {{use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{infobox golf tournament | name = Suntory Open | image = | caption = | location = [[Inzai]], [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]], Japan | establishment = 1973 | course = Sobu Country Club | par = 70 | yardage = {{convert|7143|yd|m}} | lang =  | month_played = September | tour = [[Japan Golf Tour]] | format = [[Stroke play]] | purse = {{currency|100,000,000|JPY}} | final_year = 2007 | aggregate = 266 [[Yang Yong-eun]] (2006) | to-par = −20 [[Yoshitaka Yamamoto]] (1975) | final_champion = {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideto Tanihara]] | map = Japan#Japan Chiba Prefecture | map_label = Sobu CC | map_caption = Location in [[Japan]]##Location in the [[Chiba Prefecture]] | map_relief = yes | map_label_position = | map_size = 200 | coordinates = {{coord|35.787|140.179}} }} The '''Suntory Open''' was a professional [[golf]] tournament on the [[Japan Golf Tour]]. It was founded in 1973 by [[Suntory]], when it was held at the Ashitaka 600 club.<ref>{{cite news |title=Japanese firms set two new golf meets |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/185162196/ |access-date=17 January 2021 |work=Star Tribune |agency=United Press International |date=3 June 1973 |location=Minneapolis, Minnesota |page=6C |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The following year it was held at [[Narashino Country Club]]. It remained at Narashino until 1998, when it moved to Sobu Country Club.

The prize fund for the final tournament in 2007 was [[Japanese yen|¥]]100,000,000 with ¥20,000,000 going to the winner.

==Tournament hosts== {|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" !Year(s)!!Host course!!Location |- | 1998–2007 || Sobu Country Club || [[Inzai]], [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]] |- | 1974–1997 || [[Narashino Country Club]] || Inzai, Chiba |- | 1973 || Ashitaka 600 Club || [[Numazu]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]] |}

==Winners== {|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" !Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of victory!!Runner(s)-up!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | [[2007 Japan Golf Tour|2007]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideto Tanihara]] || align=center|202{{efn|name=54weather|Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.}} || align=center|−8 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toru Taniguchi]] || <ref>{{cite news |title=Taniguchi takes 3-stroke lead |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2007/09/09/more-sports/golf/taniguchi-takes-3-stroke-lead/ |access-date=29 January 2021 |work=The Japan Times |date=9 September 2007}}</ref> |- | [[2006 Japan Golf Tour|2006]] || {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Yang Yong-eun]] || align=center|266 || align=center|−14 || 6 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hidemasa Hoshino]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toru Taniguchi]] || |- | [[2005 Japan Golf Tour|2005]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yasuharu Imano]] || align=center|267 || align=center|−13 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Mamo Osanai]] || |- | [[2004 Japan Golf Tour|2004]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideki Kase]] || align=center|267 || align=center|−13 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tomohiro Kondo]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Katsuya Nakagawa]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toru Taniguchi]] || |- | [[2003 Japan Golf Tour|2003]] || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jyoti Randhawa]] || align=center|276 || align=center|−8 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Sheehan (golfer)|Paul Sheehan]] || |- | [[2002 Japan Golf Tour|2002]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shingo Katayama]] (2) || align=center|269 || align=center|−15 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kōki Idoki]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yasuharu Imano]] || |- | [[2001 Japan Golf Tour|2001]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shingo Katayama]] || align=center|268 || align=center|−16 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Darren Clarke]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Keiichiro Fukabori]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nobuo Serizawa]] || |- | [[2000 Japan Golf Tour|2000]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kiyoshi Maita]] || align=center|273 || align=center|−11 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yasuharu Imano]] || |- | [[1999 Japan Golf Tour|1999]] || {{flagicon|ZWE}} [[Nick Price]] || align=center|276 || align=center|−8 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shigeki Maruyama]] || |- | [[1998 PGA of Japan Tour|1998]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Mamo Osanai]] || align=center|274 || align=center|−10 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masashi Ozaki]] || |- | [[1997 PGA of Japan Tour|1997]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hiroyuki Fujita]] || align=center|274 || align=center|−14 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masashi Ozaki]] || |- | [[1996 PGA of Japan Tour|1996]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hajime Meshiai]] || align=center|272 || align=center|−16 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hidemichi Tanaka]] || |- | [[1995 PGA of Japan Tour|1995]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masahiro Kuramoto]] || align=center|273 || align=center|−15 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Takaaki Fukuzawa]] {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Satoshi Higashi]] {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Nobuo Serizawa]] || |- | [[1994 PGA of Japan Tour|1994]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Ishii]] || align=center|277 || align=center|−11 || Playoff || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hisayuki Sasaki]] || |- | [[1993 PGA of Japan Tour|1993]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Eiichi Itai]] || align=center|282 || align=center|−6 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Chen Tze-chung]] || |- | [[1992 PGA of Japan Tour|1992]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Naomichi Ozaki]] (2) || align=center|279 || align=center|−9 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Wayne Grady]] {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tateo Ozaki]] {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yoshikazu Yokoshima]] {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Nobumitsu Yuhara]] || |- | [[1991 PGA of Japan Tour|1991]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Naomichi Ozaki]] || align=center|276 || align=center|−12 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Chen Tze-chung]] || |- | [[1990 PGA of Japan Tour|1990]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tōru Nakamura (golfer)|Tōru Nakamura]] || align=center|271 || align=center|−17 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graham Marsh]] || <ref>{{Cite news |date=1990-09-11 |title=Aussies make amends for Norman's fall |page=20 |newspaper=The Canberra Times |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122310296 |access-date=2020-12-16}}</ref> |- | [[1989 PGA of Japan Tour|1989]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Nelson]] || align=center|276 || align=center|−12 || Playoff || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Saburo Fujiki]] || |- | [[1988 PGA of Japan Tour|1988]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tateo Ozaki]] (2) || align=center|274 || align=center|−14 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tadami Ueno]] || |- | [[1987 PGA of Japan Tour|1987]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Noboru Sugai]] || align=center|278 || align=center|−10 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masahiro Kuramoto]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Nelson]] || |- | [[1986 PGA of Japan Tour|1986]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graham Marsh]] (2) || align=center|275 || align=center|−13 || Playoff || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Isao Aoki]] || |- | [[1985 PGA of Japan Tour|1985]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tateo Ozaki]] || align=center|275 || align=center|−13 || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Nelson]] || |- | [[1984 PGA of Japan Tour|1984]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Takashi Kurihara]] || align=center|271 || align=center|−17 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Isao Aoki]] || <ref>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark H. |author-link=Mark McCormack |title=Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985 |date=1985 |publisher=Springwood Books |isbn=0862541247 |pages=239, 481–482}}</ref> |- | [[1983 PGA of Japan Tour|1983]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tsuneyuki Nakajima]] || align=center|274 || align=center|−14 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Saburo Fujiki]] || <ref>{{Cite news |date=1983-09-12 |title=In Brief: First loss for New Zealand schoolboys |page=13 |newspaper=The Canberra Times |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116406052|access-date=2020-11-13}}</ref> |- | [[1982 PGA of Japan Tour|1982]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Pete Izumikawa]] || align=center|207{{efn|name=54weather}} || align=center|−9 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Rogers (golfer)|Bill Rogers]] || <ref>{{cite news |title=Rain plays havoc on two tourneys |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19820913-1.1.37 |access-date=29 January 2021 |work=The Straits Times |date=13 September 1982 |page=37 |via=National Library Board (Singapore)}}</ref> |- | [[1981 PGA of Japan Tour|1981]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Rogers (golfer)|Bill Rogers]] (2) || align=center|270 || align=center|−18 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Norio Suzuki (golfer)|Norio Suzuki]] || <ref>{{Cite news |date=1981-09-14 |title=In Brief: Bill Rogers wins Suntory Open |page=18 |newspaper=The Canberra Times |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126846018 |access-date=2020-11-13}}</ref> |- | [[1980 PGA of Japan Tour|1980]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Rogers (golfer)|Bill Rogers]] || align=center|278 || align=center|−10 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graham Marsh]] || <ref>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark H. |author-link=Mark McCormack |title=Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981 |date=1981 |publisher=Collins |isbn=0862540054 |pages=179–180, 396–397}}</ref> |- | [[1979 PGA of Japan Tour|1979]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masaji Kusakabe]] (2) || align=center|277 || align=center|−11 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Lu Liang-Huan]] || <ref>{{cite news |title=Suntory Open to Kusakabe |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19790911-1.1.26 |access-date=29 January 2021 |work=The Straits Times |date=11 September 1979 |page=26 |via=National Library Board (Singapore)}}</ref> |- | [[1978 PGA of Japan Tour|1978]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Akio Kanemoto]] || align=center|281 || align=center|−7 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Isao Aoki]] || <ref>{{Cite news |date=1978-09-12 |title=Winner in late charge |page=18 |newspaper=The Canberra Times |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110908568 |access-date=2020-11-13}}</ref> |- | [[1977 PGA of Japan Tour|1977]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masaji Kusakabe]] || align=center|279 || align=center|−9 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Fujio Kobayashi]] || <ref>{{cite news |title=People in sport |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=duQyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9e0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4298%2C5438343 |access-date=29 January 2021 |work=The Citizen |date=12 September 1977 |location=Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |page=18 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref> |- | [[1976 PGA of Japan Tour|1976]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graham Marsh]] || align=center|273 || align=center|−15 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Isao Aoki]] || <ref>{{cite news |title=Marsh wins Suntory |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19760913-1.1.27 |access-date=29 January 2021 |work=The Straits Times |date=13 September 1976 |page=27 |via=National Library Board (Singapore)}}</ref> |- | [[1975 PGA of Japan Tour|1975]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yoshitaka Yamamoto]] || align=center|268 || align=center|−20 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masashi Ozaki]] || <ref>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark H. |author-link=Mark McCormack |title=The World of Professional Golf 1976 |date=1976 |publisher=Collins |isbn=000211996X |pages=295, 492}}</ref> |- | [[1974 PGA of Japan Tour|1974]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masashi Ozaki]] || align=center|272 || align=center|−16 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kosaku Shimada]] || <ref>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark H. |author-link=Mark McCormack |title=The World of Professional Golf 1975 |date=1975 |publisher=Collins |isbn=0002119552 |pages=255, 438}}</ref> |- | [[1973 PGA of Japan Tour|1973]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hideyo Sugimoto]] || align=center|270 || align=center|−14 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masashi Ozaki]] || <ref>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark H. |author-link=Mark McCormack |title=The World of Professional Golf 1974 |date=1974 |publisher=Collins |isbn=0002119544 |pages=324, 547–548}}</ref> |}

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==External links== *[https://www.jgto.org/pc/TourChampionsEng.do?year=2007&tournaKbnCd=0&conferenceCd=23 Coverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site] *[http://www.suntory.co.jp/culture-sports/suntoryopen/taikai/champions.html Official site] {{in lang|ja}}

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