Okinawa Open

The Asia Japan Okinawa Open was a men's professional golf tournament that was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. It was played each December from 2002 to 2005 and counted as the first official money event of the following season for both tours, that is for example the 2005 event was part of the 2006 season. The prize fund was US$830,000 each of the first two years.

For the golf tournament titled as the Okinawa Open between 1998 and 2000, see Daikyo Open.
Asia Japan Okinawa Open
Tournament information
LocationYaese, Okinawa, Japan
Established2002
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour
FormatStroke play
Final year2005
Tournament record score
Aggregate270 Kiyoshi Miyazato (2004)
To par−14 as above
Final champion
Tadahiro Takayama

Tournament hosts
YearsVenueLocation
2005–2006Naha Golf ClubYaese, Okinawa
2003–2004The Southern Links Golf ClubYaese, Okinawa

Winners
YearTours[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
Asia Japan Okinawa Open
2005JPN, ASA Tadahiro Takayama276−8Playoff Kiyoshi Miyazato
2004JPN, ASA Kiyoshi Miyazato270−141 stroke Scott Barr
Hideki Kase
Masahiro Kuramoto
Mamo Osanai
Jeev Milkha Singh
Charlie Wi
2003JPN, ASA Hideto Tanihara279−93 strokes Chung Joon
Hiroshi Gohda
Yūsaku Miyazato
Ted Oh
Charlie Wi
Simon Yates
Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
2002JPN, ASA Hiroyuki Fujita202−143 strokes Yūsaku Miyazato
Ted Purdy
  1. JPN – Japan Golf Tour; ASA – Asian Tour.
  2. The tournament formed part of the following year's season schedule for both the Japan Golf Tour and the Asian Tour.

Earlier tournament

An earlier Okinawa Open was played at Awase Meadows golf course from 1961 until 1972.[1]

References
  1. "12th Okinawa Open". Pacific Stars And Stripes. 29 October 1972. p. 18.


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