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JCB Classic

The JCB Classic was a professional golf tournament held near Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1972 as the Tohoku Classic, and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 until 2007.

JCB Classic
Tournament information
LocationSendai, Miyagi, Japan
Established1972
Course(s)Hananomori Golf Club
Par71
Length7,038 yards (6,436 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥100,000,000
Month playedMay/June
Final year2007
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Katsuyoshi Tomori (2003)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
Japan Tomohiro Kondo
Location map
Hananomori GC is located in Japan
Hananomori GC
Hananomori GC
Location in Japan
Hananomori GC is located in Miyagi Prefecture
Hananomori GC
Hananomori GC
Location in the Miyagi Prefecture

The Tohoku Classic was held at Nishisendai Country Club until 1987. In 1988 it moved to Omotezao Kokusai Golf Club and was renamed the Sendai Classic; sponsored as the JCB Classic Sendai from 1990. The final event, in 2007, was held at Hananomori Golf Club as the JCB Classic and the prize fund was ¥100,000,000 with ¥20,000,000 going to the winner.

Tournament hosts

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Year(s) Host course Location
2007 Hananomori Golf Club Ōhira, Miyagi
1988–2006 Omotezao Kokusai Golf Club Shibata, Miyagi
1972–1987 Nishisendai Country Club Sendai, Miyagi

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
JCB Classic
2007   Tomohiro Kondo 271 −13 1 stroke   Lee Seong-ho
  Koumei Oda
  Mamo Osanai
  Azuma Yano
JCB Classic Sendai
2006   Hideto Tanihara 266 −18 5 strokes   Shingo Katayama
2005   Hur Suk-ho 265 −19 1 stroke   Shinichi Yokota
2004   Takashi Kamiyama 271 −13 Playoff   Tomohiro Kondo
  Tsuneyuki Nakajima
2003   Katsuyoshi Tomori 264 −20 2 strokes   Yūsaku Miyazato
2002   Toru Suzuki 271 −13 Playoff   Tsuneyuki Nakajima
2001   Toshiaki Odate 275 −9 2 strokes   Taichi Teshima
2000   Nobuhito Sato (2) 271 −13 3 strokes   Toshimitsu Izawa
1999   Shingo Katayama 268 −16 Playoff   Shigemasa Higaki
1998   Yoshi Mizumaki (2) 270 −14 1 stroke   Shigeki Maruyama
1997   Nobuhito Sato 267 −17 4 strokes   Toshimitsu Izawa
  Naomichi Ozaki
1996   Masashi Ozaki (5) 277 −7 Playoff   David Ishii
1995   Ryoken Kawagishi 271 −13 3 strokes   Toru Suzuki
1994   Masahiro Kuramoto (2) 271 −13 2 strokes   Toshiaki Sudo
1993   Yoshi Mizumaki 273 −11 Playoff   Hajime Meshiai
  Tsukasa Watanabe
1992   Roger Mackay (2) 271 −13 6 strokes   Paul Hoad
1991   Tadami Ueno 271 −13 1 stroke   Graham Marsh
1990   Roger Mackay 269 −15 3 strokes   Graham Marsh
  Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
Sendai Classic
1989   Masashi Ozaki (4) 272 −12 3 strokes   Tsuneyuki Nakajima
  Katsunari Takahashi
1988   Masahiro Kuramoto 204[a] −9 2 strokes   Futoshi Irino
Tohoku Classic
1987   Seiichi Kanai 275 −13 2 strokes   Hajime Meshiai
1986   Teruo Sugihara (2) 280 −8 2 strokes   Namio Takasu
1985   David Ishii 275 −13 5 strokes   Naomichi Ozaki
1984   Kouichi Inoue 276 −12 1 stroke   Chen Tze-ming [1]
1983   Yutaka Hagawa 277 −11 7 strokes   Teruo Sugihara [2]
1982   Shinsaku Maeda 208[a] −8 2 strokes   Graham Marsh
  Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama		 [3]
1981   Teruo Sugihara 281 −7 4 strokes   Shozo Miyamoto [4]
1980   Haruo Yasuda (3) 273 −15 2 strokes   Shinsaku Maeda [5]
1979   Tōru Nakamura 278 −10 Playoff   Hsieh Min-Nan
1978   Haruo Yasuda (2) 283 −5 1 stroke   Shinsaku Maeda
  Masashi Ozaki		 [6]
1977   Isao Aoki 278 −10 1 stroke   Lu Liang-Huan [7]
1976   Haruo Yasuda 277 −11 Playoff   Fumio Tanaka
1975   Masashi Ozaki (3) 278 −10 1 stroke   Isao Aoki [8]
1974   Masashi Ozaki (2) 280 −8 3 strokes   Haruo Yasuda [9]
1973   Masashi Ozaki 273 −15 3 strokes   Lu Liang-Huan [10]
1972   Takashi Murakami 283 −5 Playoff   Masaji Kusakabe [11]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

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  1. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 231, 457–458. ISBN 0862541247.
  2. ^ "Hagawa wins golf title". Winona Daily News. Winona, Minnesota. AP. 6 June 1983. p. 11. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Maeda takes Tohoku golf". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. AP. 7 June 1982. p. C5. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Collins. pp. 238, 459–460. ISBN 0862541018.
  5. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Collins. pp. 175, 383–384. ISBN 0862540054.
  6. ^ "Veteran Yasuda cops Tohoku golf title". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. 13 June 1977. p. 48. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Aoki captures Tohoku crown". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. AP. 13 June 1977. p. 24. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. pp. 292, 483–484. ISBN 000211996X.
  9. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. pp. 254, 434. ISBN 0002119552.
  10. ^ "Ozaki triumphs in Tohoku golf". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. AP. 6 August 1973. p. 6-D. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1973). The World of Professional Golf 1973. Collins. pp. 523–524. ISBN 0002119463.
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