2009 - Men Japan
The winners in the category "2009 - Men Japan" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
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
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Played as the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf (Japan Tr event). Kanemoto (Jpn) beat Brendan Jones (Aus) in a playoff.
Japan
All Nippon Airways
Played as the ANA Open (Japan tr event). Second-placed Kyung-Tae Kim (S Kor), Tommy Nakajima (Jpn) and Kazuhiro Yamashita (Jpn) finished 4 shots behind Taniguchi (Jpn). [Wattsu course, Sapporo GC, Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, Jpn].
Japan
Bridgestone
Played as the Bridgestone Open (Oct 22-25; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Kenichi Kuboya (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Ikeda (Jpn). [Sodegaura course, Sodegaura CC, Chiba, Jpn].
Japan
Canon
Played as the Canon Open (Oct 8-11; Japan Tour event). Second-placed Han Lee (USA) and Tomohiro Kondo (Jpn) finished 4 shots behind Yuta Ikeda (Jpn). Reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [West course, Totsuka CC, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Jpn].
Japan
Casio
Played as the Casio World Open (Nov 26-29; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Oda (Jpn). [Kochi Kuroshio CC, Kochi, Jpn].
Japan
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament (Nov 19-22; Japan Tr event). 18-year-old Molinari (Italy) beat Robert Karlsson (Swe) with a birdie at the second playoff hole, to record his first Japan Tour win. Molinari's first prize equated to US$440,000. [Phoenix CC, Miyazaki, Japan].
Japan
Played as the Fujisankei Classic (a Japan Tour event). Second-placed Daisuke Maruyama (Jpn) finished 5 shots behind Ishikawa (Jpn).
Japan
JGA
Played as the Japan Open (Oct 15-18; Japanese major ch'ship). 32-year-old Oda (Jpn) beat Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn) and Yasuharu Imano (Jpn) with a seven-foot birdie putt at the second playoff hole (par-4 18th), to capture his first Japan Tour win. [Toyooka course, Musashi CC, Iruma, Saitama, Japan].
Japan
PGA of Japan
Played as the Japan PGA Championship (June 11-14; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Mutsihiro Tateyama (Jpn) finished 7 shots behind first-time Japan Tour winner Ikeda (Jpn). [Eniwa CC, Eniwa, Hokkaido, Jpn].
Japan
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].
Japan
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Played as the Kansai Open (a Japan Tour event). Second-placed Tetsui Hiratsuka (Jpn) and Tomohiro Kondo (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Fujita (Jpn).
Japan
KBC
Played as the Vana H Cup KBC Augusta (a Japan Tour event). Ikeda (Jpn) beat Yasuharu Imano (Jpn) in a playoff.
Japan
Lexus
Played as the Championship by Lexus (Nov 5-8; Japan Tour event). Second-placed Kyung-tae "K.T." Kim (S Kor) finished 3 shots behind Toshinori Muto (Jpn). [Ohtone CC, Bando, Ibaraki, Japan].
Japan
Mizuno
Played as the Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic (Japan Tr event). Second-placed David Smail (NZ) finished 3 shots behind Ishikawa (Jpn). [Yomiuri CC, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Japan Tobacco
Played as the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup (Dec 3-6; Japanese major ch'ship and season-ending event). Maruyama (Jpn) beat Kyung-tae "K.T." Kim (S Kor) with a par at the fourth playoff hole (par-3 18th), to claim his 10th and last Japan Tour win. [Tokyo Yomiuri CC, Inagi, nr Tokyo, Japan].
Japan
Panasonic
Played as the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open (Sept 24-27; Asian/Jpn Tours event). Second-placed Yuta Ikeda (Jpn), Kyung-tae "K.T." Kim (S Kor) and Liang Wen-chong (China) finished 4 shots behind Daisuke Maruyama (Jpn), who recorded his second Japan Tour win. [East & West course, Joyo CC, nr Kyoto, Japan].
Japan
Sega
Played as the Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup (July 23-26; Japan Tour event). Second-placed Kohki Idoki (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Hiroyuki Fujita (Jpn). [North Country GC, Hokkaido, Jpn].
Japan
Played as the Sun Chlorella Classic (a Japan Tour event). Second-placed Brendan Jones (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Ishikawa (Jpn).
Japan
Mitsui Sumitomo
Played as the Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters (Nov 12-15; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Han Lee (USA) and Kenichi Kuboya (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Imano (Jpn), who recorded the last of his seven Japan Tour wins. [Gotemba course, Taiheiyo Club, Gotemba, Shizuoka, Jpn].
Japan
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Played as The Crowns - International Invitation Golf (Apr 30-May 3; Japan Tr event; aka the Chunichi Crowns) (50th). Second-placed Kemichi Kuboya (Jpn) finished 7 shots behind Hiratsuka (Jpn), who recorded his fifth Japan Tour win. [Wago course, Nagoya GC, Aichi, Japan].
Japan
Coca-Cola
Played as the Coca-Cola Tokai Classic (a Japan Tour event). Second-placed Takeshi Kajikawa (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Ishikawa (Jpn). Played on the West course.
Japan
Homemate
Played as the Token Homemate Cup (a Japan Tour event). Oda (Jpn) beat Jong-Duck Kim (S Kor) in a playoff.
Japan
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Played as the Tsuruya Open (Japan Tour event). Second-placed David Smail (NZ) finished 2 shots behind 31-year-old Masaya Tomida (Jpn), who recorded his first Japan Tour win. [Yamanohara course, Yamanohara GC, Hyogo, Jpn].
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