Sapporo Tokyu Open

Sapporo Tokyu Open
Tournament information
Location	Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, Japan
Established	1973
Course(s)	Sapporo Kokusai Country Club
Tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Format	Stroke play
Final year	1998
Tournament record score
Aggregate	272 Toru Suzuki (1998)
To par	−16 as above
Final champion
	Toru Suzuki
Location Map
	Sapporo Kokusai Country Club Location in Japan Sapporo Kokusai Country Club Location in Hokkaido

The Sapporo Tokyu Open was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan from 1973 to 1998. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour. It was held in June on the Shimamatsu course at Sapporo Kokusai Country Club in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido from 1975. The Shimamatsu course previously hosted the All Japan Doubles, a team event, from 1969 to 1973.

Tournament hosts

Year(s)	Host course	Location
1975–1998	Sapporo Kokusai Country Club (Shimamatsu course)	Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido
1974	Makomanai Country Club	Sapporo, Hokkaido
1973	Chitose Kuko Golf Club	Tomakomai, Hokkaido

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref
1998	Toru Suzuki	272	−16	2 strokes	David Ishii
1997	Hirofumi Miyase	275	−13	5 strokes	Hajime Meshiai
1996	Hajime Meshiai	279	−9	1 stroke	Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa Harumitsu Hamano Yasunori Ida
1995	Carlos Franco	278	−10	1 stroke	Shinji Ikeuchi Kazuhiro Takami
1994	Yoshi Mizumaki	277	−11	1 stroke	Eduardo Herrera
1993	Brian Jones	274	−14	3 strokes	Akiyoshi Ohmachi
1992	Nobumitsu Yuhara	281	−7	Playoff	Nobuo Serizawa Kazuhiro Takami
1991	Rick Gibson	280	−8	Playoff	Masahiro Kuramoto Shinsaku Maeda
1990	Tadao Nakamura	278	−10	1 stroke	Chen Tze-chung Brian Jones
1989	Graham Marsh	282	−6	3 strokes	Katsuji Hasegawa Tsuneyuki Nakajima
1988	Naomichi Ozaki	279	−9	3 strokes	Tateo Ozaki
1987	David Ishii	276	−12	3 strokes	Tōru Nakamura
1986	Isao Aoki	273	−15	3 strokes	Shinsaku Maeda
1985	Teruo Sugihara	280	−8	Playoff	Kinpachi Yoshimura
1984	Naomichi Ozaki	280	−8	2 strokes	Isao Aoki	[1]
1983	Isao Aoki	274	−14	7 strokes	Terry Gale	[2]
1982	Yasuhiro Funatogawa	276	−12	7 strokes	Kazuhiko Kato	[3]
1981	Chen Tze-chung	279	−9	3 strokes	Terry Gale	[4]
1980	Hsieh Min-Nan	282	−6	1 stroke	Graham Marsh Masashi Ozaki	[5]
1979	Yasuhiro Miyamoto	280	−8
1978	Isao Aoki	278	−10	5 strokes	Hsieh Yung-yo	[6]
1977	Yasuhiro Miyamoto	283	−5	2 strokes	Tsuneyuki Nakajima	[7]
1976	Bill Dunk	278	−10	2 strokes	Hsieh Min-Nan Graham Marsh	[8]
1975	Graham Marsh	280	−8	1 stroke	Hsieh Yung-yo Shozo Miyamoto	[9]
1974	Tōru Nakamura	278	−10	2 strokes	Graham Marsh	[10]
1973	Isao Aoki	281	−7	1 stroke	Lu Liang-Huan	[11]

References

McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 231–232, 458–459. ISBN 0862541247.
"Aoki wins". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 13 June 1983. p. 21. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
"Japanese wins golf millions". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 14 June 1982. p. 21. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Collins. pp. 239, 460–461. ISBN 0862541018.
McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Collins. pp. 175, 384–385. ISBN 0862540054.
"Isao Aoki wins Sapporo golf title". The Hartford Currant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. 19 June 1978. p. 49. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Isao Aoki wins Sapporo golf title". The Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. UPI. 20 June 1977. p. 4-B. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Dunk hits 10 under". The Canberra Times. 50 (14404). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 June 1976. p. 12. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
McCormack, Mark H. (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. pp. 292–293, 484. ISBN 000211996X.
McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. pp. 254, 433–434. ISBN 0002119552.
"Isao Aoki wins Sapporo golf title". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. AP. 18 June 1973. p. B10. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Coverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site
Sapporo Kokusai C.C. site winners list (in Japanese)

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[wopg1985-1] McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 231–232, 458–459. ISBN 0862541247.

[2] "Aoki wins". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 13 June 1983. p. 21. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.

[3] "Japanese wins golf millions". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 14 June 1982. p. 21. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.

[4] McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Collins. pp. 239, 460–461. ISBN 0862541018.

[5] McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Collins. pp. 175, 384–385. ISBN 0862540054.

[6] "Isao Aoki wins Sapporo golf title". The Hartford Currant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. 19 June 1978. p. 49. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Isao Aoki wins Sapporo golf title". The Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. UPI. 20 June 1977. p. 4-B. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Dunk hits 10 under". The Canberra Times. 50 (14404). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 June 1976. p. 12. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

[9] McCormack, Mark H. (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. pp. 292–293, 484. ISBN 000211996X.

[10] McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. pp. 254, 433–434. ISBN 0002119552.

[11] "Isao Aoki wins Sapporo golf title". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. AP. 18 June 1973. p. B10. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.