Hirono
The main tournaments played at Hirono are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.
Japan
JGA
Played as the Japan Open (Oct 13-16; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Craig Parry (Aus) and Ryoken Kawagishi (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Shingo Katayama (Jpn). [Hirono GC, Shijimi, Miki, Hyogo, Japan].
Played as the Japan Open (Oct 2-4; Japanese major ch'ship). Tadashi Kitta (Jpn) won this event for the second time in three years. [Hirono GC, Shijimi, Miki, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
JGA
Played as the Japan Open (Sept 26-28; Japanese major ch'ship). Won by Haruyoshi Kobari (Jpn) for the second time in four years. [Hirono GC, Shijimi, Miki, Hyogo, Japan].
Played as the Japan Open (Sept 19-21; Japanese major ch'ship). Won by Koichi Ono (Jpn) for the third time in five years. [Hirono GC, Shijimi, Miki, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Japan E&W PGAs
Played as the Japan PGA Championship (July 6-9; Japanese major ch'ship). 41-year-old Shigeru Ishii (Jpn) beat Son Shi-kin* (China) 7 and 5 in the 36-hole final. [Hirono GC, Shijimi, Miki, Hyogo, Japan]. *Son Shi-kin of China became a naturalised Japanese citizen in 1955, changing his name to Koichi Ono.
Japan
Japan E&W PGAs
Played as the Japan PGA Championship (Oct 18-21; Japanese major ch'ship). Tetsuo Ishii (Jpn) beat Torakichi "Pete" Nakamura (Jpn) 3 and 1 in the 36-hole final. [Hirono GC, Shijimi, Miki, Hyogo, Japan].
Played as the Japan Open (June 7-9; Japanese major ch'ship). Won by Toichira Toda (Jpn). [Hirono GC, Shijimi, Miki, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Japan E&W PGAs
Played as the Japan PGA Championship (Sept 27-30; Japanese major ch'ship). Tomekichi Miyamoto (Jpn) beat Koasaku Ishii (Jpn) 3 and 1 in the final. [Hirono GC, Shijimi, Miki, Hyogo, Japan].
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
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
You can subscribe to the Where2Golf channel on YT if you like to see more video content. You'll find a "Subscribe" button on any of our YouTube videos. Or if you want a quick and direct access subscribe here. Once done, any new published videos will show up in your Subscriptions feed.
