The Nikkei Cup, also known as the Torakichi Nakamura Memorial tournament, was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan from 1985 to 1998. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour and played at a variety of courses in Japan. It was dedicated in recognition of the achievements of Torakichi Nakamura.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan |
| Established | 1985 |
| Course(s) | Fuji Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,072 yards (6,467 m) |
| Tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | ¥110,000,000 |
| Month played | October |
| Final year | 1998 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 268 Toru Suzuki (1994) 268 Masashi Ozaki (1998) |
| To par | −20 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Mitsutaka Kusakabe | |
| Location map | |
  Fuji CC Location in Japan  Fuji CC Location in the Ibaraki Prefecture | |
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial | ||||||
| 1998 | Mitsutaka Kusakabe |
280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Masashi Ozaki |
Fuji (Dejima) |
| 1997 |  Yeh Chang-ting |
272 | −16 | Playoff | Tsukasa Watanabe |
Fuji (Dejima) |
| 1996 | Hideki Kase |
271 | −17 | 2 strokes | Lin Keng-chi |
Fuji (Dejima) |
| 1995 | Tetsu Nishikawa |
269 | −19 | 2 strokes | Tomohiro Maruyama |
Fuji (Dejima) |
| Nikkei Cup | ||||||
| 1994 | Toru Suzuki |
268 | −20 | 5 strokes | Katsunari Takahashi |
Mitsui Tomakomai |
| 1993 |  Samson Gimson |
276 | −12 | 2 strokes | Hisayuki Sasaki |
Mitsui Tomakomai |
| 1992 | Kiyoshi Murota |
280 | −8 | Playoff | Masahiro Kuramoto |
Mitsui Tomakomai |
| 1991 | Naomichi Ozaki (2) |
203[a] | −7 | Playoff | Eiichi Itai |
Yasukogen |
| 1990 | Satoshi Higashi |
282 | −6 | 1 stroke | Nobuo Serizawa |
Mitsui Tomakomai |
| 1989 | Yoshimi Niizeki |
271 | −9 | Playoff | Saburo Fujiki |
Izu Nirayama |
| 1988 | Masashi Ozaki (2) |
283 | −5 | 4 strokes | Naomichi Ozaki |
Sanyo (Yoshii) |
| 1987 | Nobuo Serizawa |
277 | −7 | 1 stroke | Masashi Ozaki Naomichi Ozaki Masahiro Shiota |
Gifuseki |
| 1986 | Masashi Ozaki |
268 | −20 | 4 strokes | Ikuo Shirahama |
Gamou |
| 1985 | Naomichi Ozaki |
270 | −14 | 4 strokes | Yoshihisa Iwashita |
Kawagoe |
Notes
edit- ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
References
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