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Fujisankei Classic

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Fujisankei Classic
Tournament information
LocationFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, Japan
Established1973
Course(s)Fujizakura Country Club
Par70
Length7,566 yards (6,918 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥110,000,000
Month playedSeptember
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Todd Hamilton (2003)
267 Paul Sheehan (2004)
To par−17 as above
Current champion
Japan Kensei Hirata
Location map
Fujizakura CC is located in Japan
Fujizakura CC
Fujizakura CC
Location in Japan
Fujizakura CC is located in Yamanashi Prefecture
Fujizakura CC
Fujizakura CC
Location in the Yamanashi Prefecture

The Fujisankei Classic (フジサンケイクラシック, Fuji sankei kurashikku) is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1973 at the Takasaka Country Club (Yoneyama Course). The tournament moved to the Higashi-Matsuyama Golf Club in 1979 and to the Kawana Hotel's Fuji course in 1981. The tournament has been held at the Fujizakura Country Club in Yamanashi Prefecture since 2005. The prize fund in 2019 was ¥110,000,000, with ¥22,000,000 going to the winner. The title sponsor is the Fujisankei Communications Group.

Tournament hosts

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Years Venue Location
2005–present Fujizakura Country Club Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
1981–2004 Kawana Hotel (Fuji Course) Itō, Shizuoka
1979–1980 Higashi Matsuyama Country Club Higashimatsuyama, Saitama
1973–1978 Takasaka Country Club (Yoneyama Course) Higashimatsuyama, Saitama

Winners

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Year Winner Score To Par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
2024 Japan Kensei Hirata 131[a] −9 2 strokes South Africa Shaun Norris
2023 Japan Takumi Kanaya 272 −8 4 strokes Japan Naoyuki Kataoka
2022 Japan Kaito Onishi 273 −11 Playoff South Korea Park Sang-hyun
2021 Japan Shugo Imahira 272 −12 4 strokes Japan Kenshiro Ikegami
Japan Ryo Ishikawa
2020 Japan Rikuya Hoshino 275 −9 Playoff Japan Mikumu Horikawa
2019 South Korea Park Sang-hyun 269 −15 2 strokes South Korea Choi Ho-sung
Japan Hiroshi Iwata
2018 Japan Rikuya Hoshino 268 −16 5 strokes Japan Shugo Imahira
2017 South Korea Ryu Hyun-woo 281 −3 Playoff United States Seungsu Han
Japan Satoshi Kodaira
2016 South Korea Cho Min-gyu 277 −7 3 strokes Japan Ryo Ishikawa
Japan Daisuke Kataoka
Japan Daisuke Maruyama
Japan Tadahiro Takayama
2015 South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (2) 275 −9 1 stroke South Korea Lee Kyoung-hoon
2014 Japan Hiroshi Iwata 274 −10 1 stroke South Korea Hur In-hoi
2013 Japan Hideki Matsuyama 275 −9 Playoff South Korea Park Sung-joon
Japan Hideto Tanihara
2012 South Korea Kim Kyung-tae 276 −8 1 stroke Japan Yuta Ikeda
2011 Japan Masatsugu Morofuji 136[a] −6 3 strokes Singapore Mardan Mamat
2010 Japan Ryo Ishikawa (2) 275 −9 Playoff Japan Shunsuke Sonoda
2009 Japan Ryo Ishikawa 272 −12 5 strokes Japan Daisuke Maruyama
2008 Japan Toyokazu Fujishima 271 −13 Playoff Japan Hiroshi Iwata
2007 Japan Hideto Tanihara 205[b] −8 3 strokes Thailand Prayad Marksaeng
2006 Japan Shingo Katayama 274 −10 3 strokes China Liang Wenchong
2005 Japan Daisuke Maruyama 271 −13 7 strokes Japan Shingo Katayama
2004 Australia Paul Sheehan 267 −17 4 strokes Japan Mitsuhiro Tateyama
Japan Kaname Yokoo
2003 United States Todd Hamilton 267 −17 5 strokes Japan Tetsuji Hiratsuka
Japan Shigeru Nonaka
2002 Japan Nobuhito Sato 276 −8 Playoff Australia Scott Laycock
2001 Philippines Frankie Miñoza 276 −8 1 stroke Japan Tsukasa Watanabe
2000 Japan Tateo Ozaki (2) 278 −6 1 stroke Japan Nobuhito Sato
Taiwan Yeh Chang-ting
1999 Japan Shigemasa Higaki 273 −11 2 strokes Australia Steven Conran
1998 Paraguay Carlos Franco 275 −9 1 stroke Taiwan Chen Tze-chung
1997 Japan Kenichi Kuboya 279 −5 1 stroke Japan Yoshinori Kaneko
Japan Masashi Ozaki
1996 United States Brian Watts 272 −12 Playoff United States Todd Hamilton
1995 Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (2) 272 −12 2 strokes Japan Masahiro Kuramoto
1994 Japan Kiyoshi Murota 284 E 4 strokes Japan Nobuo Serizawa
1993 Japan Masashi Ozaki (6) 270 −14 4 strokes United States Todd Hamilton
Japan Tsukasa Watanabe
1992 Japan Hiroshi Makino 281 −3 3 strokes Japan Saburo Fujiki
1991 Japan Saburo Fujiki 279 −5 Playoff Japan Isao Aoki
Australia Brian Jones
Japan Hideki Kase
1990 Japan Masashi Ozaki (5) 208[b] −5 1 stroke Japan Saburo Fujiki
Japan Masanobu Kimura
Japan Tōru Nakamura
Japan Naomichi Ozaki
Japan Yoshitaka Yamamoto
1989 Japan Masashi Ozaki (4) 282 −2 2 strokes Japan Katsunari Takahashi
1988 Japan Ikuo Shirahama 280 −4 2 strokes Japan Nobumitsu Yuhara
1987 Japan Masashi Ozaki (3) 275 −9 2 strokes Australia Graham Marsh
1986 Japan Masashi Ozaki (2) 279 −5 1 stroke United States David Ishii
1985 United States Mark O'Meara 273 −11 3 strokes Japan Masashi Ozaki
1984 Japan Tateo Ozaki 280 −4 Playoff Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan
1983 Japan Nobumitsu Yuhara 287 +3 1 stroke Japan Masahiro Kuramoto [1]
1982 Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima 277 −7 Playoff Australia Graham Marsh
1981 Japan Toshiharu Kawada 276 −8 2 strokes Japan Isao Aoki [2]
1980 Japan Masashi Ozaki 283 −5 1 stroke Australia Graham Marsh
Japan Takahiro Takeyasu		 [3]
1979 Japan Shoichi Sato 283 −5 1 stroke Japan Isao Aoki [4]
1978 Japan Kosaku Shimada 278 −10 3 strokes Japan Isao Aoki [5]
1977 Japan Yasuhiro Miyamoto 287 −1 1 stroke Japan Yoshitaka Yamamoto [6]
1976 Japan Norio Suzuki 279 −9 Playoff Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan
1975 Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan 280 −8 4 strokes Australia Graham Marsh [7]
1974 Australia Graham Marsh (2) 276 −12 1 stroke Japan Tōru Nakamura [8]
1973 Australia Graham Marsh 272 −16 1 stroke Japan Tōru Nakamura [9]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.
  2. ^ a b Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

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  1. ^ "Extra innings | Golf". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 9 May 1983. p. 3C. Retrieved 30 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Springwood Books. pp. 236, 454. ISBN 0862541018.
  3. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Springwood Books. pp. 172–173, 379–380. ISBN 0862540054.
  4. ^ "Sato tops golfers". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 14 May 1979. p. 20. Retrieved 30 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ "Shimada's 68 nabs Fuji Sankei golf". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. 15 May 1978. p. 45. Retrieved 30 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sporting details | Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 23 May 1977. p. 19. Retrieved 30 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ^ "Japan's Mr. Lu wins Fuji golf". Detroit Free Press. UPI. 12 May 1975. p. 8-D. Retrieved 12 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Australian Marsh cop Fuji-Sankei golf". The Hartford Courant. AP. 13 May 1974. p. 55. Retrieved 12 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Marsh wins $14,875". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 August 1973. p. 15. Retrieved 12 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
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