Bridgestone Aso Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Aso, Kumamoto, Japan |
| Established | 1976 |
| Course(s) | Aso Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,078 yards (6,472 m) |
| Tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | ¥70,000,000 |
| Month played | April |
| Final year | 1993 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 272 Craig Parry (1989) |
| To par | −16 as above |
| Final champion | |
| Shigeru Kawamata | |
| Location map | |
Aso GC Location in Japan Aso GC Location in the Kumamoto Prefecture | |
The Bridgestone Aso Open was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1978 to 1993. From 1983, it was played at the Aso Golf Club near Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture.
Originally contested over 36 holes as the Aso National Park Open, the tournament was extended to 54 holes in 1981,[1] and then 72 holes from 1982.
Tournament hosts
| Year(s) | Host course | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1981, 1983–1993 | Aso Golf Club | Aso, Kumamoto |
| 1976–1980, 1982 | Aso Kogen Hotel Golf Course | Ubuyama, Kumamoto |
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgestone Aso Open | ||||||
| 1993 | Shigeru Kawamata | 276 | −12 | 2 strokes | Katsunari Takahashi | |
| 1992 | Peter Senior | 281 | −7 | 1 stroke | Rick Gibson | |
| 1991 | Kiyoshi Murota | 208[a] | −8 | 2 strokes | Taisei Inagaki | |
| 1990 | Teruo Sugihara | 213[b] | −3 | 2 strokes | Nobumitsu Yuhara | |
| 1989 | Craig Parry | 272 | −16 | 6 strokes | Yoshiyuki Isomura | |
| 1988 | Ian Baker-Finch | 282 | −6 | 1 stroke | Tadami Ueno | |
| 1987 | Norio Mikami | 280 | −8 | 4 strokes | David Ishii Shuichi Sano |
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| 1986 | Brian Jones | 240[c] | −12 | 1 stroke | Nobumitsu Yuhara | |
| 1985 | Hsieh Min-Nan | 280 | −8 | Playoff | Masahiro Kuramoto | |
| 1984 | Hideto Shigenobu | 283 | −5 | Playoff | Katsuji Hasegawa Akira Yabe |
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| 1983 | Fujio Kobayashi | 213 | −3 | Playoff | Tadami Ueno | |
| 1982 | Tōru Nakamura | 283 | −5 | 3 strokes | Shigeru Uchida | |
| Aso National Park Open | ||||||
| 1981 | Saburo Fujiki | 213 | −3 | 1 stroke | Yoshikazu Yokoshima | [1] |
| 1980 | Masaji Kusakabe | 109[d] | +1 | 1 stroke | Yurio Akitomi Namio Takasu |
[3] |
| 1979 | Takashi Kurihara | 149 | +5 | Playoff | Shinsaku Maeda Haruo Yasuda |
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| 1978 | Tadami Ueno | 143 | −1 | Playoff | Tatsuo Fujima Teruo Suzumura |
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| 1977 | Yukio Noguchi | 213 | −3 | 2 strokes | Kikuo Arai Seiichi Kanai |
[4] |
| 1976 | Norio Suzuki | 138 | −6 | 2 strokes | Tomomi Suzuki | [5] |
Notes
- ^ Tournament reduced to 54 holes after the first round was cancelled due to heavy rain and thick fog.[2]
- ^ Tournament reduced to 54 holes after the first round was cancelled due to rain.
- ^ Tournament reduced to 63 holes after play was cancelled on the second day and 27 holes were played on the final day.
- ^ Tournament reduced to 27 holes after the final round was cut to 9 holes due to fog.
References
- ^ a b McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Collins. pp. 235, 451. ISBN 0862541018.
- ^ "Aso Open rained off". The Straits Times. 20 April 1991. p. 31. Retrieved 1 February 2021 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Collins. pp. 172, 374–375. ISBN 0862540054.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1978). The World of Professional Golf 1978. Angus & Robertson. pp. 198–199, 341. ISBN 0207958173.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1977). The World of Professional Golf 1977. Collins. pp. 296, 525. ISBN 0002168790.