PGA Philanthropy Tournament

PGA Philanthropy Tournament
Tournament information
LocationNara, Nara, Japan
Established1991
Course(s)Nara Wakakusa Country Club
Par71
Length6,635 yards (6,067 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥50,000,000
Month playedJune
Final year2000
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Shigeki Maruyama (1998)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
Masashi Shimada
Location map
Nara Wakakusa CC
Location in Japan
Nara Wakakusa CC
Location in the Nara Prefecture

The PGA Philanthropy Tournament was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan from 1991 to 2000. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour and played at several different courses throughout Japan.

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
2000 Masashi Shimada 201[a] −12 Playoff Tatsuya Mitsuhashi
Tatsuhiko Takahashi
Nara Wakakusa
1999: No tournament
1998 Shigeki Maruyama 264 −20 1 stroke Satoshi Higashi Shiromizu
1997 Naomichi Ozaki 267 −17 9 strokes Eiji Mizoguchi
Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
Maple Point
1996 Todd Hamilton (2) 275 −13 2 strokes Kazuhiro Takami Oakmont
1995 Kazuhiro Takami 277 −11 Playoff Katsunari Takahashi
Brian Watts
Twin Fields
1994 Todd Hamilton 278 −10 Playoff Eiji Mizoguchi Golden Valley
1993 Roger Mackay 278 −10 1 stroke Brian Watts Ahlex
1992 Masashi Ozaki 270 −14 3 stroke Saburo Fujiki Caledonian
1991 Harumitsu Hamano 273 −15 4 strokes Masashi Ozaki Glenmoor

Notes

  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

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