The Crowns

For the band, see Joe King Carrasco and the Crowns.
The Crowns
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¥110,000,000
Month playedApril
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Masashi Ozaki (1995)
To par−20 as above
Current champion
Japan Ren Yonezawa
Location map
Nagoya GC is located in Japan
Nagoya GC
Nagoya GC
Location in Japan
Nagoya GC is located in Aichi Prefecture
Nagoya GC
Nagoya GC
Location in the Aichi Prefecture

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.

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. From 2002 to 2019 the purse was ¥120,000,000 with ¥24,000,000 going to the winner. This was reduced to ¥100,000,000 in 2021.

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
The Crowns
2024 Japan Ren Yonezawa 267 −13 1 stroke Japan Naoyuki Kataoka
2023 Japan Hiroshi Iwata (2) 265 −15 3 strokes Japan Rikuya Hoshino
2022 Japan Yuki Inamori 264 −16 3 strokes South Korea Hwang Jung-gon
2021 Japan Hiroshi Iwata 198[a] −12 3 strokes Japan Katsumasa Miyamoto
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Japan Katsumasa Miyamoto 271 −9 1 stroke Japan Shugo Imahira
2018 South Korea Yang Yong-eun 268 −12 4 strokes South Korea Hwang Jung-gon
Australia Anthony Quayle
2017 Japan Yūsaku Miyazato 267 −13 1 stroke Japan Yoshinori Fujimoto
Japan Toru Taniguchi
2016 South Korea Kim Kyung-tae 270 −10 Playoff Japan Daisuke Kataoka
2015 South Korea Jang Ik-jae (2) 270 −10 4 strokes Japan Tomohiro Kondo
Japan Hideto Tanihara
Japan Kazuhiro Yamashita
2014 South Korea Kim Hyung-sung 269 −11 4 strokes South Korea Jang Ik-jae
2013 Japan Michio Matsumura 278 −2 1 stroke Japan Hideki Matsuyama
2012 South Korea Jang Ik-jae 272 −8 2 strokes Australia Steven Conran
Japan Yoshikazu Haku
2011 Australia Brendan Jones 271 −9 Playoff South Korea Jang Ik-jae
2010 Japan Ryo Ishikawa 267 −13 5 strokes Japan Hiroyuki Fujita
Australia Paul Sheehan
2009 Japan Tetsuji Hiratsuka 263 −17 7 strokes Japan Kenichi Kuboya
2008 Japan Tomohiro Kondo 271 −9 Playoff Japan Hiroyuki Fujita
2007 Japan Hirofumi Miyase 278 −2 Playoff Japan Toru Taniguchi
2006 Japan Shingo Katayama (2) 262 −18 2 strokes Japan Nozomi Kawahara
2005 Japan Naomichi Ozaki 269 −11 Playoff Australia Steven Conran
2004 Japan Shingo Katayama 264 −16 2 strokes Australia Paul Sheehan
2003 Japan Hidemasa Hoshino 270 −10 3 strokes Japan Toshimitsu Izawa
Myanmar Zaw Moe
Japan Taichi Teshima
2002 England Justin Rose 266 −14 5 strokes Thailand Prayad Marksaeng
2001 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke 267 −13 4 strokes Japan Keiichiro Fukabori
Japan Shinichi Yokota
2000 Japan Hidemichi Tanaka 272 −8 5 strokes Japan Mitsutaka Kusakabe
1999 Japan Yasuharu Imano 271 −9 1 stroke Japan Naomichi Ozaki
1998 United States Davis Love III 269 −11 8 strokes Canada Rick Gibson
Japan Masanobu Kimura
United States Brian Watts
1997 Japan Masashi Ozaki (5) 267 −13 2 strokes United States Brian Watts
1996 Japan Masashi Ozaki (4) 268 −12 4 strokes Japan Katsuyoshi Tomori
1995 Japan Masashi Ozaki (3) 260 −20 5 strokes Japan Nobuo Serizawa
1994 Australia Roger Mackay 269 −11 2 strokes Japan Naomichi Ozaki
1993 Australia Peter Senior 270 −10 1 stroke United States Gary Hallberg
Japan Masashi Ozaki
1992 Japan Masashi Ozaki (2) 270 −10 4 strokes Canada Brent Franklin
Australia Peter Senior
1991 Spain Seve Ballesteros 275 −5 1 stroke Australia Roger Mackay
1990 Japan Noboru Sugai 276 −4 Playoff United States Steve Pate
1989 Australia Greg Norman 272 −8 3 strokes United States Blaine McCallister
Japan Koichi Suzuki
1988 United States Scott Simpson (2) 278 −2 3 strokes United States David Ishii
Japan Masashi Ozaki
1987 Japan Masashi Ozaki 268 −12 6 strokes Japan Isao Aoki
Australia Ian Baker-Finch
Japan Masahiro Kuramoto
Japan Yoshitaka Yamamoto
Chunichi Crowns
1986 United States David Ishii 274 −6 4 strokes Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima
1985 Japan Seiji Ebihara 276 −4 2 strokes Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima
1984 United States Scott Simpson 275 −5 Playoff Japan Isao Aoki
1983 Taiwan Chen Tze-ming 280 E Playoff Japan Kikuo Arai
United States David Ishii
1982 United States Gary Hallberg 272 −8 3 strokes Japan Shigeru Uchida
1981 Australia Graham Marsh (2) 277 −3 2 strokes United States D. A. Weibring
1980 Japan Isao Aoki (5) 280 E 2 strokes Australia Graham Marsh
1979 Japan Isao Aoki (4) 279 −1 1 stroke Japan Tōru Nakamura
Japan Haruo Yasuda
1978 Japan Isao Aoki (3) 270 −10 5 strokes Japan Masashi Ozaki
1977 Australia Graham Marsh 280 E 4 strokes Japan Kenji Mori
1976 Australia David Graham 276 −4 1 stroke Japan Yasuhiro Miyamoto
1975 Japan Isao Aoki (2) 272 −8 1 stroke Japan Teruo Sugihara
1974 Japan Takashi Murakami 272 −8 6 strokes Japan Masashi Ozaki
1973 Japan Isao Aoki 270 −10 1 stroke Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan
1972 Australia Peter Thomson (2) 266 −14 6 strokes New Zealand Terry Kendall
1971 Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan 274 −6 3 strokes Australia Peter Thomson
1970 Japan Haruo Yasuda (2) 268 −12 3 strokes Japan Teruo Suzumura
1969 Australia Peter Thomson 274 −6 Playoff Japan Tadashi Kitta
1968 Japan Haruo Yasuda 278 −2 Playoff Japan Hisashi Suzumura
1967 Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo 273 −7 1 stroke Japan Hisashi Suzumura
1966 Japan Shigeru Uchida 274 −6 1 stroke Japan Tadashi Kitta
Japan Haruyoshi Kobari
1965 Japan Tadashi Kitta (2) 291 −5 1 stroke Japan Teruo Sugihara
1964 Japan Teruo Sugihara 294 +6 1 stroke Japan Torakichi Nakamura
1963 Japan Kenji Hosoishi 290 +2 2 strokes Japan Teruo Sugihara
1962 Japan Tadashi Kitta 299 +3 1 stroke Japan Torakichi Nakamura
1961 Japan Tomoo Ishii 280 E Playoff United States Orville Moody
1960 Japan Torakichi Nakamura 277 −3 1 stroke Japan Koichi Ono

Sources:[2][3]

Notes

  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

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.