The Crowns

The Crowns (中日クラウンズ, Chūnichi kuraunzu) is a professional golf tournament that is played over Nagoya Golf Club's Wagō Course in Tōgō, Aichi, Japan. Founded in 1960, it has been an event on the Japan Golf Tour schedule since the tour's first season in 1973.

For the band, see Joe King Carrasco and the Crowns.
The Crowns
中日クラウンズ
Tournament information
LocationTōgō, Aichi, Japan
Established1960
Course(s)Nagoya Golf Club, Wagō Course
Par70
Length6,557 yards (5,996 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Prize fund¥120,000,000
Month playedApril/May
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Masashi Ozaki (1995)
To par−20 Masashi Ozaki (1995)
Current champion
Katsumasa Miyamoto
Location Map
Nagoya Golf Club
Location in Japan
Nagoya Golf Club
Nagoya Golf Club (Aichi Prefecture)

History

The Crowns was established as the Invitation by Chūbu Japan, All Japan Amateur and Professional Golf Championship (中部日本招待全日本アマ・プロゴルフ選手権) in 1960.[1] The concept of the championship was competition among amateur and professional golf players. It has been played over the Wagō Course at Nagoya Golf Club every year except between 1962 and 1965, during which time it was held at Aichi Country Club (1962 and 1965) and Miyoshi Country Club (1963 and 1964).

From the 10th anniversary in 1969 to the 50th anniversary in 2009, the tournament's official name was "International Invitational Golf THE CROWNS (国際招待ゴルフ 中日クラウンズ, Kokusai shōtai gorufu Chūnichi kuraunzu)", as organizers invited international golfers. Winners during this time include major champions Peter Thomson, David Graham, Scott Simpson, Greg Norman, Seve Ballesteros, Davis Love III, Darren Clarke and Justin Rose.

The tournament record is 260 (20 under par), set by Masashi Ozaki in 1995. In 2010, Ryo Ishikawa recorded a Tour record final round of 58 (12 under par) to take the title by five strokes. Since 2002, the purse has been ¥120,000,000 with ￥24,000,000 going to the winner.

Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
The Crowns
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Katsumasa Miyamoto271−91 stroke Shugo Imahira
2018 Yang Yong-eun268−124 strokes Hwang Jung-gon
Anthony Quayle
2017 Yūsaku Miyazato267−131 stroke Yoshinori Fujimoto
Toru Taniguchi
2016 Kim Kyung-tae270−10Playoff Daisuke Kataoka
2015 Jang Ik-jae270−104 strokes Tomohiro Kondo
Hideto Tanihara
Kazuhiro Yamashita
2014 Kim Hyung-sung269−114 strokes Jang Ik-jae
2013 Michio Matsumura278−21 stroke Hideki Matsuyama
2012 Jang Ik-jae272−82 strokes Steven Conran
Yoshikazu Haku
2011 Brendan Jones271−9Playoff Jang Ik-jae
2010 Ryo Ishikawa267−135 strokes Hiroyuki Fujita
Paul Sheehan
2009 Tetsuji Hiratsuka263−177 strokes Kenichi Kuboya
2008 Tomohiro Kondo271−9Playoff Hiroyuki Fujita
2007 Hirofumi Miyase278−2Playoff Toru Taniguchi
2006 Shingo Katayama262−182 strokes Nozomi Kawahara
2005 Naomichi Ozaki269−11Playoff Steven Conran
2004 Shingo Katayama264−162 strokes Paul Sheehan
2003 Hidemasa Hoshino270−103 strokes Toshimitsu Izawa
Zaw Moe
Taichi Teshima
2002 Justin Rose266−145 strokes Prayad Marksaeng
2001 Darren Clarke267−134 strokes Keiichiro Fukabori
Shinichi Yokota
2000 Hidemichi Tanaka272−85 strokes Mitsutaka Kusakabe
1999 Yasuharu Imano271−91 stroke Naomichi Ozaki
1998 Davis Love III269−118 strokes Rick Gibson
Masanobu Kimura
Brian Watts
1997 Masashi Ozaki267−132 strokes Brian Watts
1996 Masashi Ozaki268−124 strokes Katsuyoshi Tomori
1995 Masashi Ozaki260−205 strokes Nobuo Serizawa
1994 Roger Mackay269−112 strokes Naomichi Ozaki
1993 Peter Senior270−101 stroke Gary Hallberg
Masashi Ozaki
1992 Masashi Ozaki270−104 strokes Brent Franklin
Peter Senior
1991 Seve Ballesteros275−51 stroke Roger Mackay
1990 Noboru Sugai276−4Playoff Steve Pate
1989 Greg Norman272−83 strokes Blaine McCallister
Koichi Suzuki
1988 Scott Simpson278−23 strokes David Ishii
Masashi Ozaki
1987 Masashi Ozaki268−126 strokes Isao Aoki
Ian Baker-Finch
Masahiro Kuramoto
Yoshitaka Yamamoto
Chunichi Crowns
1986 David Ishii274−64 strokes Tsuneyuki Nakajima
1985 Seiji Ebihara276−42 strokes Tsuneyuki Nakajima
1984 Scott Simpson275−5Playoff Isao Aoki
1983 Chen Tze-ming280EPlayoff Kikuo Arai
David Ishii
1982 Gary Hallberg272−83 strokes Shigeru Uchida
1981 Graham Marsh277−32 strokes D. A. Weibring
1980 Isao Aoki280E2 strokes Graham Marsh
1979 Isao Aoki279−11 stroke Tōru Nakamura
Haruo Yasuda
1978 Isao Aoki270−105 strokes Masashi Ozaki
1977 Graham Marsh280E4 strokes Kenji Mori
1976 David Graham276−41 stroke Yasuhiro Miyamoto
1975 Isao Aoki272−81 stroke Teruo Sugihara
1974 Takashi Murakami272−86 strokes Masashi Ozaki
1973 Isao Aoki270−101 stroke Lu Liang-Huan
1972 Peter Thomson266−146 strokes Terry Kendall
1971 Lu Liang-Huan274−63 strokes Peter Thomson
1970 Haruo Yasuda268−123 strokes Teruo Suzumura
1969 Peter Thomson274−6Playoff Tadashi Kitta
1968 Haruo Yasuda278−2Playoff Hisashi Suzumura
1967 Hsieh Yung-yo273−71 stroke Hisashi Suzumura
1966 Shigeru Uchida274−61 stroke Tadashi Kitta
Haruyoshi Kobari
1965 Tadashi Kitta291−51 stroke Teruo Sugihara
1964 Teruo Sugihara294+61 stroke Torakichi Nakamura
1963 Kenji Hosoishi290+22 strokes Teruo Sugihara
1962 Tadashi Kitta299+31 stroke Torakichi Nakamura
1961 Tomoo Ishii280EPlayoff Orville Moody
1960 Torakichi Nakamura277−31 stroke Koichi Ono

Source:[2][3]

References
  1. hicbc.com：中日クラウンズ　50年の歴史｜第1回大会
  2. "The Crowns 2019 – Past Champions". Japan Golf Tour Organisation. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. "The Crowns". Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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