The Mastercard Japan Championship is a professional golf tournament in Japan on the PGA Tour Champions, played at Narita Golf Club in Narita, Chiba, Japan. The inaugural edition in September 2017 featured an 81-player field competing for a $2.5 million purse, and was a no-cut, 54-hole event.
Tournament information | |
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Location | Narita, Chiba, Japan |
Established | 2017 |
Course(s) | Narita Golf Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
Format | Stroke play - 54 holes (no cut) |
Prize fund | $2,500,000 |
Month played | June |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 202 Colin Montgomerie (2017) |
To par | −14 as above |
Current champion | |
Scott McCarron |
Colin Montgomerie won the inaugural event by one stroke over Billy Mayfair and Scott McCarron.[1]
Winners
editYear | Dates | Champion | Country | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Purse ($) |
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2020 | No tournament | ||||||
Mastercard Japan Championship | |||||||
2019 | 7–9 Jun | Scott McCarron | United States | 203 | −13 | 3 strokes | 2,500,000 |
Japan Airlines Championship | |||||||
2018 | No tournament | ||||||
2017 | 8–10 Sep | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | 202 | −14 | 1 stroke | 2,500,000 |
References
edit- ^ "Colin Montgomerie wins PGA Tour Champions event in Japan". ESPN. Associated Press. 10 September 2017.