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Japan Championship (golf)

Coordinates: 35°28′N 140°11′E / 35.46°N 140.19°E / 35.46; 140.19
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Mastercard Japan Championship
Tournament information
LocationNarita, Chiba, Japan
Established2017
Course(s)Narita Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
FormatStroke play - 54 holes
(no cut)
Prize fund$2,500,000
Month playedJune
Tournament record score
Aggregate202 Colin Montgomerie (2017)
To par−14 as above
Current champion
United States Scott McCarron
Narita is located in Japan
Narita
Narita

The Mastercard Japan Championship is a professional golf tournament in Japan on the PGA Tour Champions, played at Narita Golf Club in Narita, Chiba, Japan. The inaugural edition in September 2017 featured an 81-player field competing for a $2.5 million purse, and was a no-cut, 54-hole event.

Colin Montgomerie won the inaugural event by one stroke over Billy Mayfair and Scott McCarron.[1]

Winners

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Year Dates Champion Country Winning
score
To par Margin
of victory
Purse ($)
2020 No tournament
Mastercard Japan Championship
2019 7–9 Jun Scott McCarron  United States 203 −13 3 strokes 2,500,000
Japan Airlines Championship
2018 No tournament
2017 8–10 Sep Colin Montgomerie  Scotland 202 −14 1 stroke 2,500,000

References

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  1. ^ "Colin Montgomerie wins PGA Tour Champions event in Japan". ESPN. Associated Press. 10 September 2017.
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35°28′N 140°11′E / 35.46°N 140.19°E / 35.46; 140.19