Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open
LocationOmaezaki, Shizuoka, Japan
Establishment1972
CourseShizuoka Country Club
(Hamaoka Course)
Par72
Yardage6,918 yards (6,326 m)
TourJapan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Purse¥100,000,000
Month playedMarch
Final year2002
Aggregate274 Hisayuki Sasaki (1997)
274 Hidemichi Tanaka (2000)
To-par−14 as above
Final championKiyoshi Murota
Coordinates34.655°N 138.095°E

The Shizuoka Open was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan. Founded in 1972, it was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1974. It was last played in 2002 having been dropped from the 2003 tour schedule for financial reasons.[1] It was played over the Hamaoka Course at Shizuoka Country Club near Omaezaki in Shizuoka Prefecture.[2]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef.
Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open
2002Kiyoshi Murota276−122 strokesKim Jong-duck
Masashi Ozaki
2001Eiji Mizoguchi279−9PlayoffFrankie Miñoza
2000Hidemichi Tanaka274−142 strokesEiji Mizoguchi
1999Kim Jong-duck277−111 strokeShusaku Sugimoto
1998Eduardo Herrera203[a]−131 strokeKaname Yokoo
1997Hisayuki Sasaki274−143 strokesCarlos Franco
1996Yoshikazu Sakamoto211[a]−5PlayoffCarlos Franco
Nobuo Serizawa
1995Brian Watts280−82 strokesShigeki Maruyama
Dydo Shizuoka Open
1994Tsuneyuki Nakajima (2)280−8PlayoffTōru Nakamura
1993David Ishii275−133 strokesHajime Meshiai
1992Hiroshi Makino276−121 strokeIsao Aoki
1991Yutaka Hagawa278−101 strokeNoburo Sugai
Shizuoka Open
1990Ryoken Kawagishi280−82 strokesHiroshi Makino
1989Koichi Suzuki285−31 strokeNaomichi Ozaki
Nobumitsu Yuhara
1988Toshimitsu Kai283−5PlayoffTomohiro Maruyama
1987Lu Liang-Huan (2)280−82 strokesNobumitsu Yuhara
1986Akiyoshi Ohmachi254[b]+2PlayoffTeruo Sugihara
1985Seiichi Kanai284−41 strokeIsao Aoki
Tomishege Ikeda
Tōru Nakamura
1984Naomichi Ozaki286−25 strokesEitaro Deguchi
Yoshitaka Yamamoto
[3]
1983Tsuneyuki Nakajima283−54 strokesTakashi Kurihara
Masaji Kusakabe
1982Eitaro Deguchi280−62 strokesNobumitsu Yuhara[4]
1981Isao Aoki279−9PlayoffAkira Yabe[5]
1980Katsuji Hasegawa283−51 strokeShinsaku Maeda[6]
1979Akira Yabe217[a]+12 strokesKikuo Arai
Shigeru Nonaka
1978Hsieh Min-Nan280−83 strokesIsao Aoki[7]
1977Lu Liang-Huan283−5PlayoffYasuhiro Miyamoto
1976Norio Suzuki277−111 strokeLu Liang-Huan[8]
1975Mya Aye276−122 strokesKenji Mori[9]
1974Takashi Kurihara287−17 strokesSeiichi Kanai
unknown
unknown
unknown
[10]
1973Sadao Sakashita
1972Haruo Yasuda141-31 strokeIsao Aoki

Source:[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
  2. ^ Shortened to 63 holes due to weather.

References

  1. ^ "JGTO tournament bites the dust". Japan Times. 12 December 2002. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Past winners". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  3. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 224, 441–442. ISBN 0862541247.
  4. ^ "Sun daily briefs | Golf". Beatrice Daily. AP. 22 March 1982. p. 4. Retrieved 31 January 2021. – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Springwood Books. pp. 235, 449–450. ISBN 0862541018.
  6. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Springwood Books. pp. 171, 373–374. ISBN 0862540054.
  7. ^ "Hsieh's title". The Straits Times. Reuter. 27 June 1978. p. 25. Retrieved 31 January 2021. – via National Library Board (Singapore)
  8. ^ "Suzuki wins Shizuoka Open". The Cincinnati Enquirer. AP. 26 July 1976. p. C-3. Retrieved 31 January 2021. – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. pp. 171, 493–494. ISBN 000211996X.
  10. ^ "Shizuoka Open to Kurihara". The Arizona Republic. AP. 25 November 1974. p. C-3. Retrieved 31 January 2021. – via Newspapers.com.