Gene Sarazen Jun Classic

Gene Sarazen Jun Classic
Tournament information
LocationTochigi, Japan
Established1977
Course(s)Jun Classic Country Club
Par71
Length7,355 yards (6,725 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥100,000,000
Month playedSeptember
Final year1999
Tournament record score
Aggregate270 Satoshi Higashi (1995)
270 Todd Hamilton (1999)
To par−18 as above
Final champion
Hajime Meshiai
Location map
Jun Classic CC
Location in Japan
Jun Classic CC
Location in the Tochigi Prefecture

The Gene Sarazen Jun Classic, sometimes shortened to Jun Classic, was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan from 1977 to 1999. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1978. It was named in honour of Gene Sarazen, and played at the Jun Classic Country Club and the Rope Club in Tochigi Prefecture.

Tournament hosts

Year(s) Host course Location
1977–1989, 1995–1996, 1999 Jun Classic Country Club Ogawa, Tochigi
1990–1994, 1997–1998 Rope Club Shioya, Tochigi

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
Gene Sarazen Jun Classic
1999 Hajime Meshiai 277 −11 Playoff Hirofumi Miyase
1998 Todd Hamilton 270 −18 2 strokes Craig Parry
1997 Eduardo Herrera 276 −12 1 stroke Toshiaki Odate
1996 Masashi Ozaki (5) 197[a] −19 6 strokes Takaaki Fukuzawa
1995 Satoshi Higashi 270 −18 1 stroke Masashi Ozaki
1994 Carlos Franco 272 −16 2 strokes Tsuneyuki Nakajima
1993 Toru Suzuki 276 −12 1 stroke Tsuneyuki Nakajima
Masashi Ozaki
1992 Chen Tze-chung 277 −11 Playoff Masashi Ozaki
1991 Masashi Ozaki (4) 277 −11 Playoff Ryoken Kawagishi
1990 Naomichi Ozaki 273 −11 1 stroke Yoshinori Kaneko
1989 Tateo Ozaki 279 −9 Playoff Naomichi Ozaki
1988 Tōru Nakamura 240[b] −12 4 strokes Nobuo Serizawa
1987 Masashi Ozaki (3) 204[a] −12 5 strokes Namio Takasu
1986 Masashi Ozaki (2) 279 −9 1 stroke Masahiro Kuramoto
1985 Kazushige Kono
Masahiro Kuramoto
Payne Stewart		 209[a] −7 Title shared[c]
1984 Shinsaku Maeda 278 −10 1 stroke Tateo Ozaki [1]
1983 Masashi Ozaki 288 E Playoff Masahiro Kuramoto
1982 Teruo Sugihara 275 −13 3 strokes Norio Suzuki [2]
1981 Nobumitsu Yuhara 284 −4 1 stroke Takaaki Kono [3]
1980 Isao Aoki (2) 277 −11 1 stroke Seve Ballesteros [4]
1979 Kuo Chie-Hsiung 248[b] −4 Playoff Yasuhiro Funatogawa [5]
1978 Kesahiko Uchida 281 −7 Playoff Katsuji Hasegawa
Shoji Kikuchi
Gene Sarazen Golf Classic
1977 Isao Aoki 277 −15 5 strokes Shinsaku Maeda [6]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
  2. ^ a b Shortened to 63 holes due to weather.
  3. ^ Title shared after the final round was cancelled due to rain.

References

  1. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 240, 483–484. ISBN 0862541247.
  2. ^ "Sugihara wins Japan Jun Classic golf". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. AP. 4 October 1982. p. 6S. Retrieved 2 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Springwood Books. pp. 247, 481–482. ISBN 0862541018.
  4. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Springwood Books. pp. 188, 413–414. ISBN 0862540054.
  5. ^ "Kuo edge out Funatogawa for victory". The Straits Times. 9 October 1979. p. 24. Retrieved 2 February 2021 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
  6. ^ "Japanese golf pro wins Sarazen by 5". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. AP. 3 October 1977. p. B-9. Retrieved 2 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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