Gene Sarazen Jun Classic

The Gene Sarazen Jun Classic, sometimes shortened to Jun Classic, was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan from 1977 to 1999. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1978. It was named in honour of Gene Sarazen, and played at the Jun Classic Country Club and the Rope Club in Tochigi Prefecture.

Gene Sarazen Jun Classic
Tournament information
LocationTochigi, Japan
Established1977
Course(s)Jun Classic Country Club
Rope Club
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Final year1999
Tournament record score
Aggregate270 Satoshi Higashi (1995)
270 Todd Hamilton (1999)
To par−18 as above
Final champion
Hajime Meshiai
Location Map
Jun Classic Country Club
Location in Japan
Jun Classic Country Club
Location in Tochigi Prefecture

Tournament hosts
Year(s)Host courseLocation
1977–1989, 1995–1996, 1999Jun Classic Country ClubOgawa, Tochigi
1990–1994, 1997–1998Rope ClubShioya, Tochigi

Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef
Gene Sarazen Jun Classic
1999 Hajime Meshiai277−11Playoff Hirofumi Miyase
1998 Todd Hamilton270−182 strokes Craig Parry
1997 Eduardo Herrera276−121 stroke Toshiaki Odate
1996 Masashi Ozaki197[lower-alpha 1]−196 strokes Takaaki Fukuzawa
1995 Satoshi Higashi270−181 stroke Masashi Ozaki
1994 Carlos Franco272−162 strokes Tsuneyuki Nakajima
1993 Toru Suzuki276−121 stroke Tsuneyuki Nakajima
Masashi Ozaki
1992 Chen Tze-chung277−11Playoff Masashi Ozaki
1991 Masashi Ozaki277−11Playoff Ryoken Kawagishi
1990 Naomichi Ozaki273−111 stroke Yoshinori Kaneko
1989 Tateo Ozaki279−9Playoff Naomichi Ozaki
1988 Tōru Nakamura240[lower-alpha 2]−124 strokes Nobuo Serizawa
1987 Masashi Ozaki204[lower-alpha 3]−125 strokes Namio Takasu
1986 Masashi Ozaki279−91 stroke Masahiro Kuramoto
1985 Kazushige Kono
Masahiro Kuramoto
Payne Stewart		209−7TieTitle shared.[lower-alpha 4]
1984 Shinsaku Maeda278−101 stroke Tateo Ozaki[1]
1983 Masashi Ozaki288EPlayoff Masahiro Kuramoto
1982 Teruo Sugihara275−133 strokes Norio Suzuki[2]
1981 Nobumitsu Yuhara284−41 stroke Takaaki Kono[3]
1980 Isao Aoki277−111 stroke Seve Ballesteros[4]
1979 Kuo Chie-Hsiung248[lower-alpha 2]−4Playoff[lower-alpha 5] Yasuhiro Funatogawa[5]
1978 Kesahiko Uchida281−7Playoff Katsuji Hasegawa
Shoji Kikuchi
Gene Sarazen Golf Classic
1977 Isao Aoki277−155 strokes Shinsaku Maeda[6]
  1. Tournament reduced to 54 holes after the final round was cancelled due to Typhoon Violet.
  2. Tournament reduced to 63 holes after the final round was shortened to nine holes due to heavy rain.
  3. Tournament reduced to 54 holes due to rain.
  4. Tournament reduced to 54 holes after the final round was cancelled due to heavy rain; Kono, Kuramoto and Stewart were declared joint winners.
  5. Kuo won with a par on the fifth hole of a sudden-death playoff.

References
  1. McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 240, 483–484. ISBN 0862541247.
  2. "Sugihara wins Japan Jun Classic golf". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. AP. 4 October 1982. p. 6S. Retrieved 2 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Springwood Books. pp. 247, 481–482. ISBN 0862541018.
  4. McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Springwood Books. pp. 188, 413–414. ISBN 0862540054.
  5. "Kuo edge out Funatogawa for victory". The Straits Times. 9 October 1979. p. 24. Retrieved 2 February 2021 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
  6. "Japanese golf pro wins Sarazen by 5". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. AP. 3 October 1977. p. B-9. Retrieved 2 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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