Tokyo Charity Classic

{{infobox golf tournament | name = Tokyo Charity Classic | image = | caption = | location = [[Greater Tokyo]], Japan | establishment = 1973 | course = | par = 72 | yardage = | lang =  | org = | tour = [[Japan Golf Tour]] | format = [[Stroke play]] | purse = {{currency|30,000,000|JPY}} | final_year = 1976 | aggregate = 274 [[Fumio Tanaka]] (1973) | to-par = −14 ''as above'' | score =  | current_champion =  | final_champion = {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yoshitaka Yamamoto]] }} The '''Tokyo Charity Classic''' was a professional [[golf]] tournament that was held in Japan from 1973 to 1976. It was an event on the [[Japan Golf Tour]] and hosted at different courses in the [[Greater Tokyo Area]].

==Winners== {|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" !Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of victory!!Runner(s)-up!!Venue!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! colspan=8|Sony Charity Classic |- | [[1976 PGA of Japan Tour|1976]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yoshitaka Yamamoto]] || align=center|282 || align=center|−6 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Lu Liang-Huan]] || Yokohama (West) || <ref>{{cite news |title=Yamamoto captures charity golf crown |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/117925369/ |access-date=6 February 2021 |work=Arizona Republic |agency=AP |date=8 November 1976 |location=Phoenix, Arizona |page=B-3 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |- | [[1975 PGA of Japan Tour|1975]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masaji Kusakabe]] || align=center|209{{efn|Tournament reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather.}} || align=center|−7 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Danny Edwards]] {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hiroshi Ishii (golfer)|Hiroshi Ishii]] {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Takashi Murakami (golfer)|Takashi Murakami]] || Yokohama (West) || <ref>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark |title=The World of Professional Golf 1976 |date=1976 |publisher=Collins |isbn=000211996X |pages=298, 498–499}}</ref> |- ! colspan=8|Tokyo Charity Classic |- | [[1974 PGA of Japan Tour|1974]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Haruo Yasuda]] || align=center|275 || align=center|−13 || Playoff{{efn|Yasuda won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff after Murakami hit his tee shot out-of-bounds.}} || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Takashi Murakami (golfer)|Takashi Murakami]] || [[Narashino Country Club|Narashino]] || <ref>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark |title=The World of Professional Golf 1975 |date=1975 |publisher=Collins |isbn=0002119552 |pages=254–255, 436}}</ref> |- ! colspan=8|Aero Masters |- | [[1973 PGA of Japan Tour|1973]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Fumio Tanaka]] || align=center|274 || align=center|−14 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Isaro Ohba]] || Fuchu || <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=323, 544}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Fumio upsets |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19730717-1.1.22 |access-date=5 February 2021 |work=The Straits Times |date=17 July 1973 |page=22 |via=National Library Board (Singapore)}}</ref> |}

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[[Category:Former Japan Golf Tour events]] [[Category:Defunct golf tournaments in Japan]] [[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1973]] [[Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1976]]