Japan Open Golf Championship
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The Japan Open Golf Championship (日本オープンゴルフ選手権競技 , Nihon ōpun gorufu senshu kenkyōgi ) is Japan's national open golf championship . Founded in 1927, it is one of the oldest professional golf tournaments in Japan.[1]
The Japan Open is one of the three richest tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour , with a prize fund of ¥ 210 million in 2022. Between 1992 and 2021 it was the tour's designated "Flagship event" for the purposes of the Official World Golf Ranking , with a minimum winner's points allocation of 32 points.
The winner also receives an invitation to the following year's Open Championship . Starting with the 2025 tournament, the winner also earned entry into the Masters Tournament .[2]
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Winners
Year Winner Score To par Margin of Runner(s)-up Winner's Venue 2025 Naoyuki Kataoka 277 −3 Playoff Satoshi Hara 42,000,000 Nikko 2024 Shugo Imahira 276 −4 1 stroke Ryosuke Kinoshita 42,000,000 Tokyo 2023 Aguri Iwasaki 272 −8 2 strokes Ryo Ishikawa 42,000,000 Ibaraki 2022 Taiga Semikawa (a)270 −10 2 strokes Kazuki Higa 42,000,000 Sanko 2021 Shaun Norris 265 −19 4 strokes Yuta Ikeda 42,000,000 Biwako 2020 Yuki Inamori (2)275 −5 1 stroke Hideto Tanihara 31,500,000 Murasaki 2019 Chan Kim 285 +1 1 stroke Mikumu Horikawa Shaun Norris 42,000,000 Koga 2018 Yuki Inamori 270 −14 2 strokes Shaun Norris 40,000,000 Yokohama 2017 Yuta Ikeda (2)272 −8 1 stroke Takumi Kanaya (a)40,000,000 Gifuseki 2016 Hideki Matsuyama 275 −5 3 strokes Yuta Ikeda Lee Kyoung-hoon 40,000,000 Sayama 2015 Satoshi Kodaira 275 −13 1 stroke Yuta Ikeda 40,000,000 Rokko Kokusai 2014 Yuta Ikeda 270 −10 1 stroke Shingo Katayama Satoshi Kodaira 40,000,000 Chiba 2013 Masanori Kobayashi 274 −10 3 strokes Koumei Oda 40,000,000 Ibaraki 2012 Kenichi Kuboya 292 +8 1 stroke Juvic Pagunsan 40,000,000 Naha 2011 Bae Sang-moon 282 −2 Playoff Kenichi Kuboya 40,000,000 Takanodai 2010 Kim Kyung-tae 271 −13 1 stroke Hiroyuki Fujita 40,000,000 Aichi 2009 Ryuichi Oda 282 −6 Playoff Yasuharu Imano Ryo Ishikawa 40,000,000 Musashi 2008 Shingo Katayama (2)283 −1 4 strokes Ryo Ishikawa 40,000,000 Koga 2007 Toru Taniguchi (2)283 −5 2 strokes Shingo Katayama 40,000,000 Sagamihara 2006 Paul Sheehan 277 −7 3 strokes Azuma Yano 40,000,000 Kasumigaseki 2005 Shingo Katayama 282 −2 2 strokes Ryoken Kawagishi Craig Parry 24,000,000 Hirono 2004 Toru Taniguchi 285 −3 4 strokes Toshimitsu Izawa David Smail Yeh Wei-tze 24,000,000 Katayamazu 2003 Keiichiro Fukabori 276 −8 2 strokes Yasuharu Imano 24,000,000 Nikko 2002 David Smail 271 −9 4 strokes Kim Jong-duck 24,000,000 Shimonoseki 2001 Taichi Teshima 277 −7 4 strokes Tsuyoshi Yoneyama 24,000,000 Tokyo 2000 Naomichi Ozaki (2)281 −3 1 stroke Lin Keng-chi 24,000,000 Takanodai 1999 Naomichi Ozaki 298 +10 2 strokes Kazuhiko Hosokawa Nobumitsu Yuhara 24,000,000 Otaru 1998 Hidemichi Tanaka 283 −5 1 stroke Naomichi Ozaki 24,000,000 Oarai 1997 Craig Parry 286 +2 1 stroke Frankie Miñoza Seiki Okuda Masashi Ozaki 24,000,000 Koga 1996 Peter Teravainen 282 −2 2 strokes Frankie Miñoza 24,000,000 Ibaraki 1995 Toshimitsu Izawa 277 −7 1 stroke Kazuhiko Hosokawa 16,200,000 Kasumigaseki 1994 Masashi Ozaki (5)270 −18 13 strokes David Ishii Hideki Kase 18,000,000 Yokkaichi 1993 Seiki Okuda 281 −3 5 strokes Masashi Ozaki 18,000,000 Biwako 1992 Masashi Ozaki (4)277 −11 5 strokes Brent Franklin Masahiro Kuramoto 18,000,000 Ryugasaki 1991 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (4)290 +2 Playoff Noboru Sugai 18,000,000 Shimonoseki 1990 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (3)281 −7 2 strokes Masashi Ozaki 18,000,000 Otaru 1989 Masashi Ozaki (3)274 −6 1 stroke Brian Jones 10,000,000 Nagoya 1988 Masashi Ozaki (2)288 +4 1 stroke Isao Aoki Tsuneyuki Nakajima 10,000,000 Tokyo 1987 Isao Aoki (2)279 −9 1 stroke Tsuneyuki Nakajima Nobuo Serizawa 10,000,000 Arima Royal 1986 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (2)284 −4 1 stroke Isao Aoki Masashi Ozaki 10,000,000 Totsuka 1985 Tsuneyuki Nakajima 285 −3 2 strokes Hiroshi Makino 10,000,000 Higashinagoya 1984 Koichi Uehara 283 −5 2 strokes Koichi Suzuki 10,000,000 Ranzan 1983 Isao Aoki 281 −7 Playoff Terry Gale 8,000,000 Rokko Kokusai 1982 Akira Yabe 277 −7 5 strokes Yutaka Hagawa Naomichi Ozaki 8,000,000 Musashi 1981 Yutaka Hagawa 280 E 1 stroke Kenji Mori Tsuneyuki Nakajima 8,000,000 Nihon Line 1980 Shoji Kikuchi 296 E 1 stroke Isao Aoki Kazuo Yoshikawa 8,000,000 Sagamihara 1979 Kuo Chie-Hsiung 285 −3 Playoff Isao Aoki Koichi Uehara Yoshitaka Yamamoto 8,000,000 Hino 1978 Seve Ballesteros (2)281 −7 Playoff Graham Marsh 10,000,000 Yokohama 1977 Seve Ballesteros 284 E 1 stroke Takashi Murakami 10,000,000 Narashino 1976 Kosaku Shimada 288 −4 1 stroke Tōru Nakamura Takashi Murakami 10,000,000 Central 1975 Takashi Murakami 278 −10 3 strokes Seiichi Kanai 8,000,000 Kasugai 1974 Masashi Ozaki 279 −13 1 stroke Takashi Murakami 6,000,000 Central 1973 Ben Arda 278 −10 2 strokes Isao Aoki 4,500,000 Ibaraki 1972 Han Chang-sang 278 1 stroke Masashi Ozaki Otone 1971 Yoshimasa Fujii 282 Playoff Hideyo Sugimoto Aichi 1970 Mitsuhiro Kitta 282 1 stroke Isao Aoki Musashi 1969 Hideyo Sugimoto (2)284 1 stroke Shigeru Uchida Ono 1968 Takaaki Kono 284 1 stroke Kikuo Arai Bruce Devlin Namio Takasu Sobu 1967 Tadashi Kitta 282 3 strokes Tomoo Ishii Teruo Sugihara Hirono 1966 Seiichi Sato 285 1 stroke Chen Ching-Po Tadashi Kitta Shozo Miyamoto Sodegaura 1965 Tadashi Kitta 284 1 stroke Seiji Kumada Shigeru Uchida Kenji Unno Miyoshi 1964 Hideyo Sugimoto 288 1 stroke Chen Ching-Po Kokuni Kimoto Tokyo 1963 Toichiro Toda (2)283 2 strokes Teruo Sugihara Yokkaichi 1962 Teruo Sugihara 287 2 strokes Chen Ching-Po Chiba 1961 Kenji Hosoishi 289 Playoff Chen Ching-Po Hsieh Yung-yo Isao Katsumata Koichi Ono [a] Takanodai 1960 Haruyoshi Kobari [b] 294 5 strokes Yoshimasa Fujii Orville Moody Shiro Matsuda Koichi Ono [a] Hirono 1959 Chen Ching-Po 296 Playoff Yumasa Shimamura Sagamihara 1958 Torakichi Nakamura (3)288 4 strokes Yoshiro Hayashi Takanodai 1957 Haruyoshi Kobari 288 6 strokes Tomoo Ishii Aichi 1956 Torakichi Nakamura (2)285 8 strokes Haruyoshi Kobari Kasumigaseki 1955 Koichi Ono [a] 291 5 strokes Chin Sei-Sui Hirono 1954 Yoshiro Hayashi (2)293 3 strokes Michio Ishii Haruyoshi Kobari Tokyo 1953 Son Shi-Kin [a] 291 1 stroke Torakichi Nakamura Takarazuka 1952 Torakichi Nakamura 279 11 strokes Shigeru Ishii Kawana Hotel 1951 Son Shi-Kin [a] 288 3 strokes Koshio Kurihara Naruo 1950 Yoshiro Hayashi 288 1 stroke Yumasa Shimamura Abiko 1942–1949: No tournament due to World War II 1941 Tokuharu Nobuhara 290 3 strokes Torakichi Nakamura Hodogaya 1940 Tomekichi Miyamoto (6)285 2 strokes Toichiro Toda Tokyo 1939 Toichiro Toda 287 5 strokes Chin Sei-Sui Hirono 1938 Rin Man-Puku 294 3 strokes Toichiro Toda Fujisawa 1937 Chin Sei-Sui 284 7 strokes Rokuzo Asami Sagami 1936 Tomekichi Miyamoto (5)293 1 stroke Chin Sei-Sui Naruo 1935 Tomekichi Miyamoto (4)296 8 strokes Toichiro Toda Tokyo 1934 No tournament due to flood damage 1933 Kanekichi Nakamura 294 9 strokes Chin Sei-Sui Larry Montes Kasumigaseki 1932 Tomekichi Miyamoto (3)298 1 stroke Akira Muraki Ibaraki 1931 Rokuzo Asami (2)281 4 strokes Tomekichi Miyamoto Hodogaya 1930 Tomekichi Miyamoto (2)287 19 strokes Kokichi Yasuda Ibaraki 1929 Tomekichi Miyamoto 298 2 strokes Kokichi Yasuda Ibaraki 1928 Rokuzo Asami 301 7 strokes Kokichi Yasuda Tokyo 1927 Rokuro Akahoshi 309 10 strokes Rokuzo Asami Hodogaya
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Notes
^ Son Shi-Kin changed his name to Koichi Ono in 1954 or 1955. ^ Defending champion Chen Ching-Po finished ahead of Kobari but was disqualified after signing for an incorrect score. References
^ Critchley, Bruce & Ferrier, Bob (1993). Golf and All Its Glory ^ "The Masters: Augusta National offers new exemptions to six national Opens and aligns qualification with The Open" . Sky Sports . 26 August 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.External links