# Yomiuri Open

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Japanese professional golf tournament (1970-2006)

Not to be confused with [Yomiuri International](/source/Yomiuri_International).

Golf tournament

Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open Tournament information Location Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan Established 1970 Course Yomiuri Country Club Par 72 Length 7,161 yards (6,548 m) Tour Japan Golf Tour Format Stroke play Prize fund ¥100,000,000 Month played June Final year 2006 Tournament record score Aggregate 266 Kazuhiro Fukunaga (1996) 266 Todd Hamilton (1996) To par −20 Dinesh Chand (2004) Final champion Nobuhiro Masuda Location map Yomiuri CC Location in Japan Show map of Japan Yomiuri CC Location in the Hyogo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture

The **Yomiuri Open** was a professional [golf](/source/Golf) tournament on the [Japan Golf Tour](/source/Japan_Golf_Tour). Founded in 1970 as the **Wizard Tournament**, a 36-hole invitational tournament,[1] it was played at Hashimoto Country Club in [Wakayama](/source/Wakayama_Prefecture) until 1979 when it moved to Yomiuri Country Club in [Hyōgo](/source/Hy%C5%8Dgo_Prefecture). 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.[2] It remained at Yomiuri every year except for 1996, when it was played at Wakasu Golf Links in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo). In 2007 it merged with the [Mizuno Open](/source/Mizuno_Open) to form the [Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic](/source/Gateway_to_the_Open_Mizuno_Open_Yomiuri_Classic).

## Tournament hosts

Year(s) Host course Location 1979–1995, 1997–2006 Yomiuri Country Club Nishinomiya, Hyōgo 1996 Wakasu Golf Links Kōtō, Tokyo 1970–1978 Hashimoto Country Club Hashimoto, Wakayama

## Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of victory Runner(s)-up Ref. Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open 2006 Nobuhiro Masuda 274 −14 1 stroke Yang Yong-eun 2005 Satoru Hirota 270 −18 1 stroke Shinichi Akiba Tetsuji Hiratsuka 2004 Dinesh Chand 268 −20 4 strokes Tetsuji Hiratsuka Hur Suk-ho 2003 Hideto Tanihara 200[a] −16 3 strokes Nobuhito Sato [3] Tamanoi Yomiuri Open 2002 Toru Taniguchi 270 −18 2 strokes Satoru Hirota Daisuke Maruyama 2001 Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa 272 −16 Playoff Toru Suzuki 2000 Yoshi Mizumaki 271 −17 3 strokes Hisayuki Sasaki Super Mario Yomiuri Open 1999 Kim Jong-duck 270 −18 3 strokes Hajime Meshiai Hidemichi Tanaka Yomiuri Open 1998 Brian Watts 134[b] −10 1 stroke Kaname Yokoo [4] 1997 Shigeki Maruyama 267 −17 2 strokes Naomichi Ozaki Pocari Sweat Yomiuri Open 1996 Kazuhiro Fukunaga 266 −18 Playoff Todd Hamilton 1995 Eduardo Herrera 272 −12 1 stroke Hiroyuki Fujita Yomiuri Open 1994 Tsukasa Watanabe 270 −14 2 strokes Anthony Gilligan Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open 1993 Katsuji Hasegawa 203[a] −13 Playoff Hajime Meshiai 1992 David Ishii 278 −10 1 stroke Brian Jones 1991 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (2) 272 −16 3 strokes Rick Gibson 1990 Saburo Fujiki (2) 205[a] −11 1 stroke Taisei Inagaki 1989 Hajime Meshiai 205[a] −11 2 strokes Naomichi Ozaki 1988 Masahiro Kuramoto 277 −11 4 strokes Ian Baker-Finch Tsukasa Watanabe Yoshikazu Yokoshima 1987 Satoshi Higashi 280 −8 1 stroke Graham Marsh Hajime Meshiai 1986 Koichi Suzuki 273 −19 2 strokes Brian Jones 1985 Tsuneyuki Nakajima 275 −17 3 strokes Katsuji Hasegawa Yomiuri Open 1984 Saburo Fujiki 281 −11 4 strokes Shinsaku Maeda [5] 1983 Graham Marsh (4) 280 −12 Playoff Tōru Nakamura 1982 Terry Gale 276 −16 3 strokes Masahiro Kuramoto Tsuneyuki Nakajima Namio Takasu Nobumitsu Yuhara [6] 1981 Namio Takasu 285 −7 Playoff Hsieh Yung-yo [2] 1980 Isao Aoki 283 −9 1 stroke Teruo Sugihara [7] 1979 Teruo Sugihara (2) 287 −5 Playoff Masashi Ozaki Wizard Tournament 1978 Tōru Nakamura 214 −2 1 stroke Kikuo Arai Yoshitaka Yamamoto [1] 1977 Graham Marsh (3) 220 +4 2 strokes Seiji Kusakabe [8] 1976 Graham Marsh (2) 212 −4 1 stroke Haruo Yasuda [9] 1975 Graham Marsh 141 −3 1 stroke Lu Liang-Huan [10][11] 1974 Teruo Sugihara 146 +2 Playoff Kosaku Shimada [12] 1973 Yoshitaka Yamamoto 1972 Masashi Ozaki 144 E Playoff Peter Thomson [13] 1971 Peter Thomson 143 −1 1 stroke Lu Liang-Huan [14][15] 1970 Hsieh Yung-yo 146 +2 1 stroke Hideyo Sugimoto [16]

## Notes

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-54weather_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-54weather_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-54weather_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-54weather_3-3) Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-36weather_5-0)** Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-wopg1979_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-wopg1979_1-1) McCormack, Mark (1979). *Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1979*. Doubleday Publishing. pp. 245, 386–387. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0385149409](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0385149409).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-wpog1982_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-wpog1982_2-1) McCormack, Mark (1982). *Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982*. Springwood Books. pp. 237–238, 456. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0862541018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0862541018).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Tanihara on fire"](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2003/06/22/more-sports/golf/tanihara-on-fire/). *Japan Times*. Kyodo News. 22 June 2003. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Watts picks up first victory on Japanese golf tour"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/110385264/). *The Courier-Journal*. Louisville, Kentucky. AP. 22 June 1998. p. E5. Retrieved 25 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wopg1985_7-0)** McCormack, Mark (1985). *Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985*. Springwood Books. pp. 232, 459–460. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0862541247](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0862541247).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Gale storms in to post maiden Japan victory"](http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19820622-1.1.36). *The Straits Times*. Singapore. 22 June 1982. p. 36 – via National Library Board (Singapore).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wpog1981_9-0)** McCormack, Mark (1981). *Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981*. Springwood Books. pp. 174, 381–382. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0862540054](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0862540054).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Marsh victor for the 3rd time"](https://newspaperarchive.com/pacific-stars-and-stripes-may-10-1977-p-19). *Pacific Stars And Stripes*. 10 May 1977 – via NewspaperArchive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Marsh in with a hot finish"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ef5jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iuYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3196%2C3678480). *The Sydney Morning Herald*. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 10 May 1976. Retrieved 25 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** McCormack, Mark (1976). *The World of Professional Golf 1976*. Collins. pp. 290–291, 479–480. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [000211996X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/000211996X).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Marsh darts out of bunch to win title"](http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19750505-1.1.26). *The Straits Times*. Singapore. 5 May 1975. p. 26 – via National Library Board (Singapore).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Sugihara wins sudden death playoff"](https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19740504-1.2.162). *The Straits Times*. Singapore. 4 May 1974. p. 29 – via National Library Board (Singapore).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Ozaki wins playoff"](https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19720505-1.2.115.5). *The Straits Times*. Singapore. 5 May 1972. p. 29 – via National Library Board (Singapore).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Thomson wins"](https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19710504-1.2.109.15). *The Straits Times*. Singapore. 4 May 1971. p. 23 – via National Library Board (Singapore).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Australian golfer wins Wizard event"](https://newspaperarchive.com/uniontown-evening-standard-may-04-1971-p-19/). *Uniontown Evening Standard*. Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. 4 May 1971 – via NewspaperArchive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Chinese pro Wizard champ"](https://newspaperarchive.com/star-news-may-05-1970-p-18/). *Star News*. Pasadena, California. 5 May 1970 – via NewspaperArchive.

## External links

- [Coverage on the Japan Golf Tour's official site](https://www.jgto.org/pc/TourChampionsEng.do?year=2003&tournaKbnCd=0&conferenceCd=14)

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