{{Short description|Japanese professional golf tournament (1970-2006)}} {{distinguish|Yomiuri International}} {{infobox golf tournament | name = Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open | image = | caption = | location = [[Nishinomiya]], [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]], Japan | establishment = 1970 | course = Yomiuri Country Club | par = 72 | yardage = {{convert|7161|yd|m}} | lang = <!-- Defaults to US English. Value must be "uk" for British English --> | org = | tour = [[Japan Golf Tour]] | format = [[Stroke play]] | purse = {{currency|100,000,000|JPY}} | month_played = June | final_year = 2006 | defunct = <!-- optional --> | aggregate = 266 [[Kazuhiro Fukunaga]] (1996)<br>266 [[Todd Hamilton]] (1996) | to-par = −20 [[Dinesh Chand]] (2004) | score = <!-- only use for match play, stableford, etc. --> | current_champion = <!-- use if still played --> | final_champion = {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nobuhiro Masuda]] | map = Japan#Japan Hyogo Prefecture | map_label = Yomiuri CC | map_caption = Location in [[Japan]]##Location in the [[Hyogo Prefecture]] | map_relief = yes | map_label_position = | map_size = 200 | coordinates = {{coord|34.844|135.294}} }} The '''Yomiuri Open''' was a professional [[golf]] tournament on the [[Japan Golf Tour]]. Founded in 1970 as the '''Wizard Tournament''', a 36-hole invitational tournament,<ref name=wopg1979/> it was played at Hashimoto Country Club in [[Wakayama Prefecture|Wakayama]] until 1979 when it moved to Yomiuri Country Club in [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]]. With the move, it also became a full 72-hole tour event, having been extended to 54 holes in 1976, and adopted its new name.<ref name="wpog1982">{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark |title=Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982 |date=1982 |publisher=Springwood Books |isbn=0862541018 |pages=237–238, 456}}</ref> It remained at Yomiuri every year except for 1996, when it was played at Wakasu Golf Links in [[Tokyo]]. In 2007 it merged with the [[Mizuno Open]] to form the [[Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic]].
==Tournament hosts== {|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" !Year(s)!!Host course!!Location |- | 1979–1995, 1997–2006 || Yomiuri Country Club || [[Nishinomiya]], [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]] |- | 1996 || Wakasu Golf Links || [[Kōtō]], [[Tokyo]] |- | 1970–1978 || Hashimoto Country Club || [[Hashimoto, Wakayama|Hashimoto]], [[Wakayama Prefecture|Wakayama]] |}
==Winners== {|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" !Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! colspan=7|Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open |- | [[2006 Japan Golf Tour|2006]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nobuhiro Masuda]] || align=center|274 || align=center|−14 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Yang Yong-eun]] || |- | [[2005 Japan Golf Tour|2005]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Satoru Hirota]] || align=center|270 || align=center|−18 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shinichi Akiba]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tetsuji Hiratsuka]] || |- | [[2004 Japan Golf Tour|2004]] || {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Dinesh Chand]] || align=center|268 || align=center|−20 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tetsuji Hiratsuka]]<br>{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Hur Suk-ho]] || |- | [[2003 Japan Golf Tour|2003]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideto Tanihara]] || align=center|200{{efn|name=54weather|Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.}} || align=center|−16 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nobuhito Sato]] || <ref>{{cite news |title=Tanihara on fire |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2003/06/22/more-sports/golf/tanihara-on-fire/ |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=Japan Times |agency=Kyodo News |date=22 June 2003}}</ref> |- ! colspan=7|Tamanoi Yomiuri Open |- | [[2002 Japan Golf Tour|2002]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toru Taniguchi]] || align=center|270 || align=center|−18 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Satoru Hirota]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Daisuke Maruyama]] || |- | [[2001 Japan Golf Tour|2001]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa]] || align=center|272 || align=center|−16 || Playoff || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toru Suzuki]] || |- | [[2000 Japan Golf Tour|2000]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yoshi Mizumaki]] || align=center|271 || align=center|−17 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hisayuki Sasaki]] || |- ! colspan=7|Super Mario Yomiuri Open |- | [[1999 Japan Golf Tour|1999]] || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Jong-duck]] || align=center|270 || align=center|−18 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hajime Meshiai]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hidemichi Tanaka]] || |- ! colspan=7|Yomiuri Open |- | [[1998 PGA of Japan Tour|1998]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Watts]] || align=center|134{{efn|name=36weather|Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.}} || align=center|−10 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kaname Yokoo]] || <ref>{{cite news |title=Watts picks up first victory on Japanese golf tour |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/110385264/ |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=The Courier-Journal |agency=AP |date=22 June 1998 |location=Louisville, Kentucky |page=E5 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |- | [[1997 PGA of Japan Tour|1997]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shigeki Maruyama]] || align=center|267 || align=center|−17 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Naomichi Ozaki]] || |- ! colspan=7|Pocari Sweat Yomiuri Open |- | [[1996 PGA of Japan Tour|1996]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kazuhiro Fukunaga]] || align=center|266 || align=center|−18 || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Hamilton]] || |- | [[1995 PGA of Japan Tour|1995]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Eduardo Herrera (golfer)|Eduardo Herrera]] || align=center|272 || align=center|−12 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hiroyuki Fujita]] || |- ! colspan=7|Yomiuri Open |- | [[1994 PGA of Japan Tour|1994]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tsukasa Watanabe]] || align=center|270 || align=center|−14 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Anthony Gilligan]] || |- ! colspan=7|Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open |- | [[1993 PGA of Japan Tour|1993]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Katsuji Hasegawa]] || align=center|203{{efn|name=54weather}} || align=center|−13 || Playoff || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hajime Meshiai]] || |- | [[1992 PGA of Japan Tour|1992]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Ishii]] || align=center|278 || align=center|−10 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brian Jones (golfer)|Brian Jones]] || |- | [[1991 PGA of Japan Tour|1991]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tsuneyuki Nakajima]] (2) || align=center|272 || align=center|−16 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Rick Gibson (golfer)|Rick Gibson]] || |- | [[1990 PGA of Japan Tour|1990]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Saburo Fujiki]] (2) || align=center|205{{efn|name=54weather}} || align=center|−11 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Taisei Inagaki]] || |- | [[1989 PGA of Japan Tour|1989]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hajime Meshiai]] || align=center|205{{efn|name=54weather}} || align=center|−11 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Naomichi Ozaki]] || |- | [[1988 PGA of Japan Tour|1988]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masahiro Kuramoto]] || align=center|277 || align=center|−11 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ian Baker-Finch]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tsukasa Watanabe]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yoshikazu Yokoshima]] || |- | [[1987 PGA of Japan Tour|1987]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Satoshi Higashi]] || align=center|280 || align=center|−8 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graham Marsh]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hajime Meshiai]] || |- | [[1986 PGA of Japan Tour|1986]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Koichi Suzuki]] || align=center|273 || align=center|−19 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brian Jones (golfer)|Brian Jones]] || |- | [[1985 PGA of Japan Tour|1985]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tsuneyuki Nakajima]] || align=center|275 || align=center|−17 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Katsuji Hasegawa]] || |- ! colspan=7|Yomiuri Open |- | [[1984 PGA of Japan Tour|1984]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Saburo Fujiki]] || align=center|281 || align=center|−11 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shinsaku Maeda]] || <ref name=wopg1985>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark |title=Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985 |date=1985 |publisher=Springwood Books |isbn=0862541247 |pages=232, 459–460}}</ref> |- | [[1983 PGA of Japan Tour|1983]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graham Marsh]] (4) || align=center|280 || align=center|−12 || Playoff || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tōru Nakamura (golfer)|Tōru Nakamura]] || |- | [[1982 PGA of Japan Tour|1982]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Terry Gale]] || align=center|276 || align=center|−16 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masahiro Kuramoto]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tsuneyuki Nakajima]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Namio Takasu]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Nobumitsu Yuhara]] || <ref>{{cite news |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19820622-1.1.36 |newspaper=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |title=Gale storms in to post maiden Japan victory |date=22 June 1982 |page=36 |via=National Library Board (Singapore)}}</ref> |- | [[1981 PGA of Japan Tour|1981]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Namio Takasu]] || align=center|285 || align=center|−7 || Playoff || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Hsieh Yung-yo]] || <ref name="wpog1982"/> |- | [[1980 PGA of Japan Tour|1980]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Isao Aoki]] || align=center|283 || align=center|−9 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Teruo Sugihara]] || <ref name=wpog1981>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark |title=Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981 |date=1981 |publisher=Springwood Books |isbn=0862540054 |pages=174, 381–382}}</ref> |- | [[1979 PGA of Japan Tour|1979]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Teruo Sugihara]] (2) || align=center|287 || align=center|−5 || Playoff || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masashi Ozaki]] || |- ! colspan=7|Wizard Tournament |- | [[1978 PGA of Japan Tour|1978]] || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tōru Nakamura (golfer)|Tōru Nakamura]] || align=center|214 || align=center|−2 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kikuo Arai]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yoshitaka Yamamoto]] || <ref name=wopg1979>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark |title=Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1979 |date=1979 |publisher=Doubleday Publishing |isbn=0385149409 |pages=245, 386–387}}</ref> |- | 1977 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graham Marsh]] (3) || align=center|220 || align=center|+4 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Seiji Kusakabe]] || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/pacific-stars-and-stripes-may-10-1977-p-19 |newspaper=Pacific Stars And Stripes |title=Marsh victor for the 3rd time |date=10 May 1977 |via=NewspaperArchive |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |- | 1976 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graham Marsh]] (2) || align=center|212 || align=center|−4 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Haruo Yasuda]] || <ref>{{cite news |title=Marsh in with a hot finish |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ef5jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iuYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3196%2C3678480 |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |location=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |date=10 May 1976 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref> |- | 1975 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graham Marsh]] || align=center|141 || align=center|−3 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Lu Liang-Huan]] || <ref>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark |title=The World of Professional Golf 1976 |date=1976 |publisher=Collins |isbn=000211996X |pages=290–291, 479–480}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19750505-1.1.26 |newspaper=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |title=Marsh darts out of bunch to win title |date=5 May 1975 |page=26 |via=National Library Board (Singapore)}}</ref> |- | 1974 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Teruo Sugihara]] || align=center|146 || align=center|+2 || Playoff || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kosaku Shimada]] || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19740504-1.2.162 |newspaper=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |title=Sugihara wins sudden death playoff |date=4 May 1974 |page=29 |via=National Library Board (Singapore)}}</ref> |- | 1973 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yoshitaka Yamamoto]] || align=center| || align=center| || || || |- | 1972 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masashi Ozaki]] || align=center|144 || align=center|E || Playoff || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Thomson (golfer)|Peter Thomson]] || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19720505-1.2.115.5 |newspaper=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |title=Ozaki wins playoff |date=5 May 1972 |page=29 |via=National Library Board (Singapore)}}</ref> |- | 1971 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Thomson (golfer)|Peter Thomson]] || align=center|143 || align=center|−1 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Lu Liang-Huan]] || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19710504-1.2.109.15 |newspaper=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |title=Thomson wins |date=4 May 1971 |page=23 |via=National Library Board (Singapore)}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/uniontown-evening-standard-may-04-1971-p-19/ |newspaper=Uniontown Evening Standard |location=Uniontown, Pennsylvania |title=Australian golfer wins Wizard event |agency=Associated Press |date=4 May 1971 |via=NewspaperArchive |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |- | 1970 || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Hsieh Yung-yo]] || align=center|146 || align=center|+2 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hideyo Sugimoto]] || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/star-news-may-05-1970-p-18/ |newspaper=Star News |location=Pasadena, California |title=Chinese pro Wizard champ |date=5 May 1970 |via=NewspaperArchive |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |}
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==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.jgto.org/pc/TourChampionsEng.do?year=2003&tournaKbnCd=0&conferenceCd=14 Coverage on the Japan Golf Tour's official site]
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