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Tournament results: ACN Championship

Results for the ACN Championship are shown in the table below, which includes details of the respective winners, their scores and prize money, relevant venues and title sponsors.
2017
Japan
Kataoka, Daisuke
272 (-12)
¥30million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Kataoka, Daisuke

Score

272 (-12)

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Asia-Pacific Open Golf Championship Diamond Cup (Sept 21-24; Japan/Asian Trs event). Second-placed Poom Saksansin (Thai) and Tadahiro Takayama (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Kataoka (Jpn). [Caledonian GC, Yokoshiba, Chiba, Japan].

2011
Japan
Oda, Koumei
272 (-16)
¥24million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Oda, Koumei

Score

272 (-16)

Prize money

¥24million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Diamond Cup Golf (Japan Tr event). Second-placed Toshinori Muto (Jpn) and Kaname Yokoo (Jpn) finished 4 shots behind Oda (Jpn). Played on the Umesato course.

2016
Japan
Chan, Shih-chang
270 (-10)
¥30million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Chan, Shih-chang

Score

270 (-10)

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Asia-Pacific Open Golf Championship Diamond Cup (Japan/Asian Trs event). Second-placed Ippei Koike (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind 30-year-old Chan (Taiw), whose final round 8-under-par 62 gave him his first win in Japan. [West course, Ibaraki CC, Osaka, Japan].

2022
Japan
Imahira, Shugo
272 (-8)
¥20million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Imahira, Shugo

Venue

Oarai

Score

272 (-8)

Prize money

¥20million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Asia Pacific Open Diamond Cup Golf (May 12-15; Japan/Asian Tours event). Second-placed Kosuke Suzuki (Jpn, amateur), Hiroshi Iwata (Jpn), Kaito Onishi (Jpn) and Yuto Katsuragawa (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Shugo Imahira (Jpn). [Oarai GC, Oarai, Ibaraki, Japan].

2009
Japan
Kanemoto, Takashi
283
¥30million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Kanemoto, Takashi

Venue

Oarai

Score

283

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf (Japan Tr event). Kanemoto (Jpn) beat Brendan Jones (Aus) in a playoff.

2013
Japan
279 (-9)
¥24million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Matsuyama, Hideki

Venue

Oarai

Score

279 (-9)

Prize money

¥24million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Diamond Cup Golf (a Japan Tr event). Second-placed Hyung-sung Kim (S Kor), Brad Kennedy (Aus) and Sung-joon Park (S Kor) finished 2 shots behind Matsuyama (Jpn). [Oarai GC, Oarai-machi, Ibaraki, Japan].

2021
Japan
Hoshino, Rikuya
275 (-13)
¥20million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Hoshino, Rikuya

Score

275 (-13)

Prize money

¥20million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf (May 13-16). Second-placed Juvic Pagunsan (Phil) finished 4 shots behind Rikuya Hoshino (Jpn), who recorded his second win in his last four Japan Tour starts, and fifth overall win on the Tour. [East course, Sagamihara GC, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Jpn].

2020
Japan
(Asaji, Yosuke)
Sobu CC
Cancelled
x
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

(Asaji, Yosuke)

Venue

Sobu CC

Score

Cancelled

Prize money

x

Title sponsor

x

Asia-Pacific Open Golf Championship Diamond Cup not played in 2020 (scheduled for May 7-10; cancelled due to global coronavirus pandemic; Japan/Asian Trs event). [Sobu course, Sobu CC, Inzai, Chiba, Japan].

2023
Japan
Inamori, Yuki
Sanko GC
271 (-17)
¥20million
ACN

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Inamori, Yuki

Venue

Sanko GC

Score

271 (-17)

Prize money

¥20million

Title sponsor

ACN

Played as the ACN Championship (Oct 5-8; Japan Tour event; formerly the Asia Pacific Open Diamond Cup Golf). Yuki Inamori (Jpn) beat Young-han Song (S Kor) with a par at the first playoff hole (par-4 18th). [Sanko GC, Miki, Hyogo, Jpn].

2024
Japan
Kanaya, Takumi
Miki GC
264 (-20)
¥20million
ACN

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Kanaya, Takumi

Venue

Miki GC

Score

264 (-20)

Prize money

¥20million

Title sponsor

ACN

Played as the ACN Championship (Oct 3-6; Japan Tour event). Takumi Kanaya (Jpn) beat Hyun-woo Ryu (S Kor) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-5 18th). [Miki GC, Miki, Hyogo, Japan].

2019
Japan
Asaji, Yosuke
Sobu CC
281 (-3)
¥30million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Asaji, Yosuke

Venue

Sobu CC

Score

281 (-3)

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Asia-Pacific Open Golf Championship Diamond Cup (May 9-12; Japan/Asian Trs event). Second-placed Ren Yonezawa (Jpn) and Micah Loren Shin (USA) finished 1 shot behind 25-year-old Asaji (Jpn), who recorded his first Japan Tour win in his eighth year as a pro. [Sobu course, Sobu CC, Inzai, Chiba, Japan].

2018
Japan
Musashi CC
269 (-15)
¥30million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Ikeda, Yuta

Venue

Musashi CC

Score

269 (-15)

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Asia-Pacific Open Golf Championship Diamond Cup (Sept 20-23; Japan/Asian Trs event). Second-placed Justin Harding (RSA) finished 6 shots behind Ikeda (Jpn). [Sasai course, Musashi CC, Sayama, Saitama, Japan].

2015
Japan
Kim, Kyung-tae
Ohtone CC
271 (-9)
¥30million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Kim, Kyung-tae

Venue

Ohtone CC

Score

271 (-9)

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Asia-Pacific Open Golf Championship Diamond Cup (Japan/Asian Trs event). Second-placed Yuta Ikeda (Jpn) and Toshinori Muto (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind Kim (S Kor), who won his fourth title of the year. [West course, Ohtone CC, Bando, Ibaraki, Japan].

2014
Japan
Fujita, Hiroyuki
Ohtone CC
278 (-6)
¥24million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Fujita, Hiroyuki

Venue

Ohtone CC

Score

278 (-6)

Prize money

¥24million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Asia-Pacific Open Golf Championship Diamond Cup (Japan & Asian Trs event). Second-placed Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thai), Jason Knutzon (USA) and SK Ho (S Kor) finished 2 shots behind Fujita (Jpn). [West course, Ohtone CC, Bando, Ibaraki, Japan].

2012
Japan
Fujita, Hiroyuki
Country Club, Japan
274 (-14)
¥24million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Fujita, Hiroyuki

Venue

Country Club, Japan

Score

274 (-14)

Prize money

¥24million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Diamond Cup Golf (a Japan Tour event). Second-placed Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thai) finished 3 shots behind Fujita (Jpn). [The Country Club Japan, Chiba, Jpn].

2010
Japan
Kim, Kyung-tae
Sayama GC
272 (-16)
¥24million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Kim, Kyung-tae

Venue

Sayama GC

Score

272 (-16)

Prize money

¥24million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Diamond Cup Golf (Japan Tr event). Second-placed Koumei Oda (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Kim (S Kor).

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