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Tournament results: Japan Tour Championship

Results for the Japan Tour Championship are shown in the table below, which includes details of the respective winners, their scores and prize money, relevant venues and title sponsors.
2023
Japan
Kanaya, Takumi
Shishido Hills
273 (-11)
¥30million
BMW / MORI Building

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Kanaya, Takumi

Venue

Shishido Hills

Score

273 (-11)

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

BMW / MORI Building

Played as the BMW Japan Golf Tour Championship MORI Building Cup (Jun 1-4; Japan Tour major ch'ship). Second-placed Yuka Inamori (Jpn), Hiroshi Iwata (Jpn), Young-Han Song (S Kor) and Keita Nakajima (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Takumi Kanaya (Jpn), who recorded his first Japan Tour major championship title and fourth Japan Tour win overall. [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Jpn].

2024
Japan
Iwata, Hiroshi
Shishido Hills
271 (-13)
¥30million
BMW / MORI Building

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Iwata, Hiroshi

Venue

Shishido Hills

Score

271 (-13)

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

BMW / MORI Building

Played as the BMW Japan Golf Tour Championship MORI Building Cup (Jun 6-9; Japan Tour major ch'ship). Hiroshi Iwata (Jpn) beat Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn) with a par at the first playoff hole (par-4 18th), to record his sixth Japan Tour win, and first Japan Tour major championship title. [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Jpn].

2022
Japan
Higa, Kazuki
Shishido Hills
272 (-12)
¥30million
BMW / MORI Building

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Higa, Kazuki

Venue

Shishido Hills

Score

272 (-12)

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

BMW / MORI Building

Played as the BMW Japan Golf Tour Championship MORI Building Cup (Jun 2-5; Japan Tour major ch'ship). Second-placed Tomoharu Otsuki (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Kazuki Higa (Jpn), who recorded his fourth Japan Tour win and first in a Japan Tour major championship. [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Jpn].

2012
Japan
Fujimoto, Yoshinori
Shishido Hills
271 (-13)
¥30million
Citibank

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Fujimoto, Yoshinori

Venue

Shishido Hills

Score

271 (-13)

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

Citibank

Played as the Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills (May 31-Jun 3; Japanese major ch'ship). Masamichi Uehira (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Fujimoto (Jpn). Tour rookie Fujimoto claimed his first Japan Tour win. [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan].

2011
Japan
Park, Jaebum
Shishido Hills
278 (-6)
¥30million
Citibank

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Park, Jaebum

Venue

Shishido Hills

Score

278 (-6)

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

Citibank

Played as the Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills (Jun 2-5; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Daisuke Maruyama (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind first-time Japan Tour winner Park (S Kor). [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan].

2010
Japan
Miyamoto, Katsumasa
Shishido Hills
279 (-5)
¥24million
Citibank

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Miyamoto, Katsumasa

Venue

Shishido Hills

Score

279 (-5)

Prize money

¥24million

Title sponsor

Citibank

Played as the Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills (June 3-6; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Hiroyuki Fujita (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind Miyamoto (Jpn). [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan].

2002
Japan
Sato, Nobuhito
Horai CC
268 (-20)
¥24million
iiyama

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Sato, Nobuhito

Venue

Horai CC

Score

268 (-20)

Prize money

¥24million

Title sponsor

iiyama

Played as the Japan Golf Tour Championship iiyama Cup (July 4-7; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Kenichi Kuboya (Jpn) finished 6 shots behind Sato (Jpn). [Horai CC, Nasushiobara-shi, Tochigi, Japan].

2000
Japan
Izawa, Toshimitsu
Horai CC
203 (-13)
¥18million
iiyama

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Izawa, Toshimitsu

Venue

Horai CC

Score

203 (-13)

Prize money

¥18million

Title sponsor

iiyama

Played as the inaugural JGTO TPC iiyama Cup (Jun 29-Jul 2; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Kaname Yokoo (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind Izawa (Jpn), who recorded his fifth Japan Tour win. [Horai CC, Nasushiobara-shi, Tochigi, Japan].

2001
Japan
Miyamoto, Katsumasa
Horai CC
273 (-15)
¥24million
iiyama

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Miyamoto, Katsumasa

Venue

Horai CC

Score

273 (-15)

Prize money

¥24million

Title sponsor

iiyama

Played as the Japan Golf Tour Championship iiyama Cup (Jun 28-Jul 1; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Jeev Milkha Singh (India) and Eduardo Herrera (Colombia) finished 7 shots behind Miyamoto (Jpn). [Horai CC, Nasushiobara-shi, Tochigi, Japan].

2020
Japan
(Horikawa, Mikumu)
Shishido Hills
x
Cancelled
MORI Building

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

(Horikawa, Mikumu)

Venue

Shishido Hills

Score

x

Prize money

Cancelled

Title sponsor

MORI Building

Japan Golf Tour Championship MORI Building Cup not played in 2020 (scheduled for Jun 4-7; cancelled due to global coronavirus pandemic; Japan Tr major ch'ship). [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Jpn].

2021
Japan
Kinoshita, Ryosuke
Shishido Hills
270 (-14)
¥30million
MORI Building

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Kinoshita, Ryosuke

Venue

Shishido Hills

Score

270 (-14)

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

MORI Building

Played as the Japan Golf Tour Championship MORI Building Cup (Jun 3-6; Japan Tr major ch'ship). Second-placed Yuki Furukawa (Jpn) finished 5 shots behind 29-year-old Ryosuke Kinoshita (Jpn), who recorded his first Japan Tour win, and first Japan Tour major championship title, after eight years on the Tour. [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Jpn].

2019
Japan
Horikawa, Mikumu
Shishido Hills
269 (-15)
¥30million
MORI Building

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Horikawa, Mikumu

Venue

Shishido Hills

Score

269 (-15)

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

MORI Building

Played as the Japan Golf Tour Championship MORI Building Cup Shishido Hills (Jun 6-9; Japan Tr major ch'ship). Second-placed Shugo Imahira (Jpn) finished 4 shots behind 25-year-old wire-to-wire winner Horikawa (Jpn), who recorded his first Japan Tour win in his fifth year on the Tour. [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Jpn].

2018
Japan
Ichihara, Kodai
Shishido Hills
272 (-12)
¥30million
MORI Building

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Ichihara, Kodai

Venue

Shishido Hills

Score

272 (-12)

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

MORI Building

Played as the Japan Golf Tour Championship MORI Building Cup Shishido Hills (May 31-Jun 3; Japan Tr major ch'ship). Second-placed Ryuko Tokimatsu (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind 36-year-old Ichihara (Jpn), who recorded his first Japan Tour win. [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Jpn].

2017
Japan
Norris, Shaun
Shishido Hills
271 (-13)
¥30million
MORI Building

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Norris, Shaun

Venue

Shishido Hills

Score

271 (-13)

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

MORI Building

Played as the Japan Golf Tour Championship MORI Building Cup Shishido Hills (June 1-4; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Seungsu Han (USA) finished 4 shots behind Norris (RSA), who recorded his second Japan Tour win. [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Jpn].

2016
Japan
Tsukada, Yosuke
Shishido Hills
282 (-2)
¥30million
MORI Building

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Tsukada, Yosuke

Venue

Shishido Hills

Score

282 (-2)

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

MORI Building

Played as the Japan Golf Tour Championship MORI Building Cup Shishido Hills (June 2-5; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Michael Hendry (NZ) finished 1 shot behind 31-year-old Tsukada (Jpn), who claimed his first win on the Japan Golf Tour. [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan].

2015
Japan
Shishido Hills
270 (-14)
¥30million
MORI Building

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Liang, Wenchong

Venue

Shishido Hills

Score

270 (-14)

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

MORI Building

Played as the Japan Golf Tour Championship MORI Building Cup Shishido Hills (June 4-6; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Brad Kennedy (Aus), Ryutaro Nagano (Jpn) and Young-han Song (S Kor) finished 5 shots behind first-time Japan Tour winner Liang (China). [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan].

2014
Japan
Takeya, Yoshitaka
Shishido Hills
271 (-17)
¥30million
MORI Building

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Takeya, Yoshitaka

Venue

Shishido Hills

Score

271 (-17)

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

MORI Building

Played as the Japan Golf Tour Championship MORI Building Cup Shishido Hills (June 19-22; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed San-hee Lee (S Kor) finished 2 shots behind first-time Japan Tour winner Takeya (Jpn). Lee thought he'd tied with Takeya, but was retrospectively penalised 2 shots for a rules infringement on the 11th green in his final round. [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan].

2004
Japan
Ho, S.K.
Shishido Hills
279 (-5)
¥24million
Shishido Hills

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Ho, S.K.

Venue

Shishido Hills

Score

279 (-5)

Prize money

¥24million

Title sponsor

Shishido Hills

Played as the Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup (July 1-4; Japanese major ch'ship). Ho (S Kor) beat Tomohiro Kondo (Jpn) in a playoff. [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan].

2003
Japan
Izawa, Toshimitsu
Shishido Hills
270 (-14)
¥24million
Shishido Hills

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Izawa, Toshimitsu

Venue

Shishido Hills

Score

270 (-14)

Prize money

¥24million

Title sponsor

Shishido Hills

Played as the Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup (July 3-6; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Tadhiro Takayama (Jpn) and David Smail (NZ) finished 1 shot behind Izawa (Jpn). [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan].

2005
Japan
Hosokawa, Kazuhiko
Shishido Hills
273 (-7)
¥24million
Shishido Hills

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Hosokawa, Kazuhiko

Venue

Shishido Hills

Score

273 (-7)

Prize money

¥24million

Title sponsor

Shishido Hills

Played as the Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup (Jun 30-Jul 3; Japanese major ch'ship). Hosokawa (Jpn) beat Ysuharu Imano (Jpn) and David Smail (NZ) in a playoff. [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan].

2006
Japan
Takahashi, Tatsuhiko
Shishido Hills
273 (-7)
¥30million
UBS

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Takahashi, Tatsuhiko

Venue

Shishido Hills

Score

273 (-7)

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

UBS

Played as the UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills (Jun 29-Jul 2; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Tetsuji Hiratsuka (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind Takahashi (Jpn), who recorded his second Japan Tour win. [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan].

2007
Japan
Shishido Hills
271 (-9)
¥30million
UBS

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Katayama, Shingo

Venue

Shishido Hills

Score

271 (-9)

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

UBS

Played as the UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills (Jun 28-Jul 1; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Naoya Takemoto (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Katayama (Jpn). [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan].

2008
Japan
Hoshino, Hidemasa
Shishido Hills
272 (-12)
¥30million
UBS

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Hoshino, Hidemasa

Venue

Shishido Hills

Score

272 (-12)

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

UBS

Played as the UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills (July 3-6; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Takao Nogami (Jpn) and Brendan Jones (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Hoshino (Jpn). [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan].

2009
Japan
Igarashi, Yuji
Shishido Hills
276 (-8)
¥30million
UBS

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Igarashi, Yuji

Venue

Shishido Hills

Score

276 (-8)

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

UBS

Played as the UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills (June 4-7; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Toru Suzuki (Jpn), IJ Jang (S Kor) and David Smail (NZ) finished 1 shot behind first-time Japan Golf Tour winner Igarashi (Jpn). [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan].

2013
Japan
Kodaira, Satoshi
Shishido Hills
274 (-14)
¥30million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Kodaira, Satoshi

Venue

Shishido Hills

Score

274 (-14)

Prize money

¥30million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills (June 20-23; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed S.K. Ho (S Kor) and Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thai) finished 1 shot behind first-time Japan Tour winner Kodaira (Jpn), who recorded his first win on the Japan Golf Tour. [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan].

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