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Tournament results: Tsuruya Open

Results for the Tsuruya Open are shown in the table below, which includes details of the respective winners, their scores and prize money, relevant venues and title sponsors.
2001
Japan
Tanaka, Hidemichi
Yamanohara GC
274 (-14)
¥20million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Tanaka, Hidemichi

Venue

Yamanohara GC

Score

274 (-14)

Prize money

¥20million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Tsuruya Open (April 12-15; Japan Tour event). Second-placed Masayuki Kawamura (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Hidemichi Tanaka (Jpn). [Yamanohara course, Yamanohara GC, Hyogo, Jpn; at the time known as Sports Shinko CC].

2014
Japan
Fujita, Hiroyuki
Yamanohara GC
271 (-13)
¥22million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Fujita, Hiroyuki

Venue

Yamanohara GC

Score

271 (-13)

Prize money

¥22million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Tsuruya Open (April 24-27; Japan Tour event). Hiroyuki Fujita (Jpn) beat Sang-hyun Park (S Kor) with a par at the first playoff hole, to record his third win in this event on five years. [Yamanohara course, Yamanohara GC, Hyogo, Jpn].

2013
Japan
Yamanohara GC
266 (-18)
¥24million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Matsuyama, Hideki

Venue

Yamanohara GC

Score

266 (-18)

Prize money

¥24million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Tsuruya Open (April 25-28; Japan Tour event). Second-placed David Ho (USA) finished 1 shot behind Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), who recorded his second Japan Tour win. [Yamanohara course, Yamanohara GC, Hyogo, Jpn].

2011
Japan
Kondo, Tomohiro
Yamanohara GC
265 (-19)
¥24million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Kondo, Tomohiro

Venue

Yamanohara GC

Score

265 (-19)

Prize money

¥24million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Tsuruya Open (April 21-24; Japan Tour event). Second-placed Nobuhiro Masuda (Jpn) and Sangmoon Bae (S Kor) finished 4 shots behind Tomohiro Kondo (Jpn). [Yamanohara course, Yamanohara GC, Hyogo, Jpn].

2010
Japan
Fujita, Hiroyuki
Yamanohara GC
199 (-14)
¥18million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Fujita, Hiroyuki

Venue

Yamanohara GC

Score

199 (-14)

Prize money

¥18million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Tsuruya Open (April 22-5; Japan Tour event). Hiroyuki Fujita (Jpn) beat Toru Taniguchi (Jpn) with a birdie at the third playoff hole. [Yamanohara course, Yamanohara GC, Hyogo, Jpn].

2009
Japan
Tomida, Masaya
Yamanohara GC
198
¥18million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Tomida, Masaya

Venue

Yamanohara GC

Score

198

Prize money

¥18million

Title sponsor

x

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].

2008
Japan
Ho, S.K.
Yamanohara GC
272 (-12)
¥24million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Ho, S.K.

Venue

Yamanohara GC

Score

272 (-12)

Prize money

¥24million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Tsuruya Open (April 24-27; Japan Tour event). Second-placed Kyung-tae "K.T." Kim (S Kor) finished 1 shot behind Suk-ho "S.K." Hur (S Kor). [Yamanohara course, Yamanohara GC, Hyogo, Jpn].

2012
Japan
Fujita, Hiroyuki
Yamanohara GC
269 (-15)
¥22million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Fujita, Hiroyuki

Venue

Yamanohara GC

Score

269 (-15)

Prize money

¥22million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Tsuruya Open (April 19-22; Japan Tour event). Second-placed Kyoung-Hoon Lee (S Kor) finished 4 shots behind Hiroyuki Fujita (Jpn), who won this event for the second time in three years. [Yamanohara course, Yamanohara GC, Hyogo, Jpn].

2007
Japan
Jones, Brendan
Yamanohara GC
268 (-16)
¥20million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Jones, Brendan

Venue

Yamanohara GC

Score

268 (-16)

Prize money

¥20million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Tsuruya Open (April 19-22; Japan Tour event). Second-placed Masahiro Kuramoto (Jpn), Takuya Taniguchi (Jpn) and Hirofumi Miyase (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Brendan Jones (Aus), who won this event for the third time in four years. [Yamanohara course, Yamanohara GC, Hyogo, Jpn].

2006
Japan
Jones, Brendan
Yamanohara GC
273 (-11)
¥20million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Jones, Brendan

Venue

Yamanohara GC

Score

273 (-11)

Prize money

¥20million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Tsuruya Open (April 20-23; Japan Tour event). Second-placed Mamoru "Mamo" Osanai (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Brendan Jones (Aus), who won this event for the second time in three years. [Yamanohara course, Yamanohara GC, Hyogo, Jpn].

2005
Japan
Yamanohara GC
271 (-13)
¥20million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Ozaki, Joe

Venue

Yamanohara GC

Score

271 (-13)

Prize money

¥20million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Tsuruya Open (April 21-24; Japan Tour event). Second-placed Ryoken Kawagishi (Jpn) and Paul Sheehan (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki (Jpn), who won this event for the second time. [Yamanohara course, Yamanohara GC, Hyogo, Jpn].

2004
Japan
Jones, Brendan
Yamanohara GC
275 (-9)
¥20million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Jones, Brendan

Venue

Yamanohara GC

Score

275 (-9)

Prize money

¥20million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Tsuruya Open (April 22-25; Japan Tour event). Second-placed Scott Laycock (Aus), Keiichiro Fukabori (Jpn), Tatsuya Mitsuhashi (Jpn), Taichi Teshima (Jpn) and Shinichi Yokota (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Brendan Jones (Aus). [Yamanohara course, Yamanohara GC, Hyogo, Jpn; at the time known as Sports Shinko CC].

2003
Japan
Miyase, Hirofumi
Yamanohara GC
270 (-14)
¥20million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Miyase, Hirofumi

Venue

Yamanohara GC

Score

270 (-14)

Prize money

¥20million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Tsuruya Open (April 24-27; Japan Tour event). Hirofumi Miyase (Jpn) beat Takashi Kanemoto (Jpb) and Hisayuki Sasaki (Jpn) in a playoff, to record his fifth Japan Tour win. [Yamanohara course, Yamanohara GC, Hyogo, Jpn; at the time known as Sports Shinko CC].

2002
Japan
Wilson, Dean
Yamanohara GC
273 (-11)
¥20million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Wilson, Dean

Venue

Yamanohara GC

Score

273 (-11)

Prize money

¥20million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Tsuruya Open (April 25-28; Japan Tour event). Second-placed Toru Taniguchi (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Dean Wilson (USA), who recorded his fifth Japan Tour win. [Yamanohara course, Yamanohara GC, Hyogo, Jpn; at the time known as Sports Shinko CC].

2000
Japan
Backwell, Richard
Yamanohara GC
278 (-10)
¥20million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Backwell, Richard

Venue

Yamanohara GC

Score

278 (-10)

Prize money

¥20million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Tsuruya Open (April 13-16; Japan Tour event). 36-year-old Richard Backwell (Aus) beat Hidemichi Tanaka (Jpn) with a par at the fourth playoff hole, to record his first and only Japan Tour win. [Yamanohara course, Yamanohara GC, Hyogo, Jpn; at the time known as Sports Shinko CC].

1999
Japan
Yamanohara GC
273 (-15)
¥20million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Ozaki, Joe

Venue

Yamanohara GC

Score

273 (-15)

Prize money

¥20million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Tsuruya Open (April 15-18; Japan Tour event). Second-placed Toru Suzuki (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki (Jpn). [Yamanohara course, Yamanohara GC, Hyogo, Jpn; at the time known as Sports Shinko CC].

1998
Japan
Miyamoto, Katsumasa
Yamanohara GC
271 (-17)
¥18million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Miyamoto, Katsumasa

Venue

Yamanohara GC

Score

271 (-17)

Prize money

¥18million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Tsuruya Open (April 16-19; Japan Tour event). Second-placed Peter McWhinney (Aus) finished 1 shot behind 25-year-old Katsumasa Miyamoto (Jpn), who recorded his first Japan Tour win. [Yamanohara course, Yamanohara GC, Hyogo, Jpn; at the time known as Sports Shinko CC].

1997
Japan
Harada, Mitsuo
Yamanohara GC
279 (-9)
¥18million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Harada, Mitsuo

Venue

Yamanohara GC

Score

279 (-9)

Prize money

¥18million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Tsuruya Open (April 17-20; Japan Tour event). Second-placed Shigeki Maruyama (Jpn) finished 4 shots behind 33-year-old Mitsuo Harada (Jpn), who recorded his first and only Japan Tour win. [Yamanohara course, Yamanohara GC, Hyogo, Jpn; at the time known as Sports Shinko CC].

1996
Japan
McWhinney, Peter
Yamanohara GC
276 (-12)
¥18million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

McWhinney, Peter

Venue

Yamanohara GC

Score

276 (-12)

Prize money

¥18million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Tsuruya Open (April 11-14; Japan Tour event). Second-placed Peter Senior (Aus) finished 1 shot behind 39-year-old Peter McWhinney (Aus), who recorded his first and only Japan Tour win. [Yamanohara course, Yamanohara GC, Hyogo, Jpn; at the time known as Sports Shinko CC].

1995
Japan
Higashi, Satoshi
Yamanohara GC
279 (-9)
¥18million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Higashi, Satoshi

Venue

Yamanohara GC

Score

279 (-9)

Prize money

¥18million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Tsuruya Open (April 13-16; Japan Tour event). Second-placed Roger Mackay (Aus), Kiyoshi Maita (Jpn), Yoshi Mizumaki (Jpn), Katsunori Kuwabara (Jpn) and Koki Idoki (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Satoshi Higashi (Jpn), who recorded his fifth Japan Tour win. [Yamanohara course, Yamanohara GC, Hyogo, Jpn; at the time known as Sports Shinko CC].

1994
Japan
Yamanohara GC
279 (-9)
¥18million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Nakajima, Tommy

Venue

Yamanohara GC

Score

279 (-9)

Prize money

¥18million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the inaugural Tsuruya Open (April 14-17; Japan Tour event). Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn) beat Tsutomu Higa (Jpn) with a par at the second playoff hole. [Yamanohara course, Yamanohara GC, Hyogo, Jpn; at the time known as Sports Shinko CC].

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