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