ABC Championship
Japan
Mynavi
Mynavi ABC Championship not played in 2020 (scheduled for Nov 5-8; cancelled due to global coronavirus pandemic; Japan Tr event). [ABC GC, Hyogo, Jpn].
Japan
Lark
Played as the Lark Cup (Oct 28-31; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Masahiro "Massy" Kuramoto (Jpn) and defending champion Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Meshiai (Jpn). [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Philip Morris
Played as the Philip Morris Championship (Oct 30-Nov 2; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Kaname Yokoo (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Watts (Can/USA), who won this event for the second time in four years. [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
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Played as the United States-Japan Professional Golf Match (Nov 10-13; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Second-placed Tom Weiskopf (USA) finished 2 shots behind Aoki (Jpn). [Harima CC, Ono, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Lark
Played as the ABC Lark Cup (Oct 26-29; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Toshiaki Sudo (Jpn) finished 4 shots behind Jones (Aus). [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Lark
Played as the ABC Lark Cup (Oct 31-Nov 3; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Roger Mackay (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Yokoshima (Jpn), who recorded the last of his six Japan Tour wins. [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Lark
Played as the Lark Cup (Oct 29-Nov 1; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind his younger brother Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki (Jpn). [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Mynavi
Played as the Mynavi ABC Championship (Oct 30-Nov 2; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Keiichiro Fukabori (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Ishikawa (Jpn), who recorded his first Japan Tour win as a professional. [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Philip Morris
Played as the Philip Morris Championship (Oct 26-29; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki (Jpn) and Nobunitsu Yuhara (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind first-time Japan Tour winner Tanaka (Jpn). [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Philip Morris
Played as the Philip Morris Championship (Oct 24-27; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (Jpn), David Ishii (USA) and Russ Cochran (USA) finished 4 shots behind Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki (Jpn). [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
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Played as the United States-Japan Tournament (Dec 2-5; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Second-placed Isao Aoki (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind Watson (USA), who claimed the first of his four Japan Tour wins. [Harima CC, Ono, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Lark
Played as the ABC Lark Cup (Oct 25-28; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Kawagishi (Jpn), who recorded his third Japan Tour win. [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Lark
Played as the ABC Lark Cup (Oct 27-30; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Takahashi (Jpn). Jumbo's younger brothers, Joe and Jet, were third and fourth respectively. [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
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Played as the United States-Japan Professional Golf Match (Nov 6-9; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Second-placed Norio Suzuki (Jpn) and defending champion Tom Purtzer (USA) finished 1 shot behind Pate (USA), who recorded the second of his two Japan Tour wins. [Sports Shinko CC, Kawanishi, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
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Played as the ABC Cup Japan-U.S. Tournament (Oct 31-Nov 3; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Third-placed Katsunari Takahashi (Jpn) and Curtis Strange (USA) finished 3 shots behind Tateo "Jet" Ozaki (Jpn) and first-time Japan Tour winner Corey Pavin (USA), who tied for first place. [Sports Shinko CC, Kawanishi, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
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Played as the ABC Cup Japan-U.S. Tournament (Oct 31-Nov 3; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Third-placed Katsunari Takahashi (Jpn) and Curtis Strange (USA) finished 3 shots behind Tateo "Jet" Ozaki (Jpn) and first-time Japan Tour winner Corey Pavin (USA), who tied for first place. [Sports Shinko CC, Kawanishi, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Mynavi
Played as the Mynavi ABC Championship (Oct 27-30; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Shintaro Kobayashi (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Katayama (Jpn), who recorded his fourth win in this event. [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
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Played as the United States-Japan Professional Golf Match (Nov 8-11; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Second-placed Bill Rogers (USA) finished 10 shots behind Purtzer (USA), who recorded his first and only Japan Tour win. [Sports Shinko CC, Kawanishi, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Philip Morris
Played as the Philip Morris Championship (Oct 27-30; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (Jpn), his younger brother Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki (Jpn) and Duffy Waldorf (USA) finished 1 shot behind Watts (Can/USA), who recorded back-to-back wins on the Japan Tour, and fifth win on the Tour in 1994. [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Philip Morris
Played as the Philip Morris Championship (Oct 29-Nov 1; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Mitsuo Harada (Jpn) and Carlos Franco (Para) finished 1 shot behind Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (Jpn). [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Mynavi
Played as the Mynavi ABC Championship (Oct 28-31; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Kim Kyung-tae (S Kor; known as "K.T." Kim). [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
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Played as the ABC Championship (Oct 25-28; Japan Tr event). 47-year-old Minoza (Phil) beat Lee Dong-hwan (S Kor) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record the last of his seven Japan Tour wins. [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Mynavi
Played as the Mynavi ABC Championship (Oct 29-Nov 1; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Takashi Kanemoto (Jpn) finished 5 shots behind Suzuki (Jpn), who recorded the last of his eight Japan Tour wins. [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
x
Played as the ABC Championship (Oct 27-30; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Dinesh Chand (Fiji) finished 2 shots behind Katayama (Jpn), who won this event for the second time in three years. [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Mynavi
Played as the Mynavi ABC Championship (Oct 27-30; Japan Tr event). Kawano (Jpn) beat Bae Sang-moon (S Kor) in a playoff, to record his first Japan Tour win. [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
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Played as the United States-Japan Professional Golf Match (Nov 9-12; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Second-placed Kosaku Shimada (Jpn) finished 5 shots behind defending champion Aoki (Jpn). [Harima CC, Ono, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
x
Played as the ABC Championship (Oct 28-31; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Toru Suzuki (Jpn) and Ryoken Kawagishi (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Inoue (Jpn), who claimed his first Japan Tour win. [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Mynavi
Played as the Mynavi ABC Championship (Oct 25-28; Japan Tr event). 32-year-old Kinoshita (Jpn) beat Masahiro Kawamura (Jpn) with an eagle at the first playoff hole (par-5 18th), to record his first Japan Tour win in his 11th year on the Tour. [ABC GC, Hyogo, Jpn].
Japan
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Played as the United States-Japan Tournament (Nov 21-24; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Second-placed Al Geiberger (USA) finished 7 shots behind Nakamura (Jpn). [Ibaraki Kokusai GC, Ibaraki-shi, Osaka, Japan].
Japan
Philip Morris
Played as the Philip Morris K.K. Championship (Oct 25-28; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Hidemichi Tanaka (Jpn) and defending champion Toru Taniguchi (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Izawa (Jpn). [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Mynavi
Played as the Mynavi ABC Championship (50th) (Nov 4-7; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Tomohiro Ishizaka (Jpn) and Mikumu Horikawa (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Yosuke Asaji (Jpn). [ABC GC, Hyogo, Jpn].
Japan
Philip Morris
Played as the Philip Morris Championship (Oct 26-29; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Hidemichi Tanaka (Jpn) and Shingo Katayama (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Taniguchi (Jpn). [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Mynavi
Played as the Mynavi ABC Championship (Oct 29-Nov 1; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Katsumasa Miyamoto (Jpn), Daisuke Kataoka (Jpn) and Won Joon Lee (S Kor/Aus) finished 2 shots behind Kim Kyung-tae (S Kor; known as "K.T." Kim). [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Mynavi
Played as the Mynavi ABC Championship (Oct 25-28; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Katsumasa Miyamoto (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Lee (USA), who claimed his first Japan Tour title. [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
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Played as the ABC Championship (Oct 26-29; Japan Tr event). Defending champion Katayama (Jpn) beat Yang Yong-eun (S Kor; known as "Y.E." Yang) with a birdie at the second playoff hole, to win this event for the third time in four years. [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
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Played as the ABC Japan-US Match (Oct 30-Nov 2; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Second-placed Chip Beck (USA) finished 4 shots behind Strange (USA), who recorded his first and only Japan Tour win. [Sports Shinko CC, Kawanishi, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
x
Played as the United States-Japan Professional Golf Match (Nov 5-8; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Second-placed Akira Yabe (Jpn) finished 7 shots behind Clampett (USA), who recorded his first and only Japan Tour win. [Sports Shinko CC, Kawanishi, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Mynavi
Played as the Mynavi ABC Championship (Nov 3-6; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Hiroshi Iwata (Jpn), Daijiro Izumida (Jpn) and Riki Kawamoto (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Mikumu Horikawa (Jpn), who recorded his fourth Japan Tour win. [ABC GC, Hyogo, Jpn].
Japan
Philip Morris
Played as the Philip Morris Championship (Oct 28-31; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Katsunori Kuwabara (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Kawagishi (Jpn), who recorded the last of his six Japan Tour wins. [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Mynavi
Played as the Mynavi ABC Championship (Oct 31-Nov 3; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Shugo Imahira (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Hwang (S Kor), who claimed his fourth Japan Tour win. [ABC GC, Hyogo, Jpn].
Japan
x
Played as the ABC Japan-US Match (Oct 29-Nov 1; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Second-placed Masahiro "Massy" Kuramoto (Jpn) finished 5 shots behind Bean (USA), who recorded his second Japan Tour win. [Sports Shinko CC, Kawanishi, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Philip Morris
Played as the Philip Morris K.K. Championship (Oct 31-Nov 2; Japan Tr event). Second-placed and defending champion Toshimitsu Izawa (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind first-time Japan Tour winner Jones (Aus). [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Mynavi
Played as the Mynavi ABC Championship (Oct 31-Nov 3; Japan Tr event). Ikeda (Jpn) beat Hur Suk-ho (S Kor; known as "S.K." Ho) at the first playoff hole. [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
x
Played as the ABC Championship (Oct 30-Nov 2; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Katsumasa Miyamoto (Jpn) finished 9 shots behind Katayama (Jpn). [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Mynavi
Played as the Mynavi ABC Championship (Nov 2-5; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Shaun Norris (RSA) finished 3 shots behind Keita Nakajima (Jpn), who recorded his fourth Japan Tour win, and third of the 2023 season. [ABC GC, Hyogo, Jpn].
Japan
Mynavi
Played as the Mynavi ABC Championship (Oct 30-Nov 2; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Koumei Oda (Jpn) and Hideto Tanihara (Jpn) finished 5 shots behind Ryuichi Oda (Jpn), who won his second Japan Tour event. [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
x
Played as the United States-Japan Tournament (Nov 23-25; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Second-placed Takashi Murakami (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Geiberger (USA), who recorded his first and only Japan Tour win. [Hashimoto CC, Hashimoto, Wakayama, Japan].
Japan
x
Played as the United States-Japan Tournament (Nov 29-Dec 1; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Second-placed Hubert Green (USA) finished 1 shot behind Sugihara (Jpn). [Hashimoto CC, Hashimoto, Wakayama, Japan].
Japan
x
Played as the United States-Japan Tournament (Nov 3-5; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Second-placed Bert Yancey (USA) finished 1 shot behind Aaron (USA), who recorded his first and only professional circuit win in Japan. [Ikeda CC, Ikeda, Osaka, Japan].
Japan
x
Played as the inaugural United States-Japan Golf Match (Nov 5-7; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Bert Yancey (USA) finished in third place behind Billy Casper (USA) and Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (Jpn), who tied for first place. [Perfect Liberty CC, Osaka, Japan].
Japan
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Played as the inaugural United States-Japan Golf Match (Nov 5-7; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Bert Yancey (USA) finished in third place behind Billy Casper (USA) and Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (Jpn), who tied for first place. Casper recorded his first and only professional circuit win in Japan. [Perfect Liberty CC, Osaka, Japan].
Japan
Mynavi
Played as the Mynavi ABC Championship (Oct 26-29; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Yusaku Miyazato (Jpn), Ryutaro Nagano (Jpn) and Im Sung-jae (S Kor) finished 1 shot behind 27-year-old Kodai (Jpn), who claimed his first Japan Tour win. [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Goldwin
Played as the Goldwin Cup Japan vs USA Match (Nov 10-13; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Second-placed Hale Irwin (USA) finished 1 shot behind Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn). [Rokko course, Taiheiyo Club, Miki, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Uchida Yoko
Played as the Uchida Yoko Cup Japan vs USA Match (Nov 1-4; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Second-placed Mark O'Meara (USA) and Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Watson (USA). [Sobu course, Sobu CC, Inzai, Chiba, Japan].
Japan
Goldwin
Played as the Goldwin Cup Japan vs USA Match (Nov 4-7; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Craig Stadler (USA) finished in third place behind Bob Gilder (USA) and first-time Japan Tour winner Calvin Peete (USA), who tied for first place. [Sobu course, Sobu CC, Inzai, Chiba, Japan].
Japan
Goldwin
Played as the Goldwin Cup Japan vs USA Match (Nov 4-7; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Craig Stadler (USA) finished in third place behind Calvin Peete (USA) and Bob Gilder (USA), who tied for first place. Gilder won his second Japan Tour event. [Sobu course, Sobu CC, Inzai, Chiba, Japan].
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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