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Tournament results: Ube Kosan Open

Results for the Ube Kosan 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
Wilson, Dean
Ube 72 CC
267 (-21)
¥28million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Wilson, Dean

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

267 (-21)

Prize money

¥28million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Ube Kosan Open (Nov 1-4). Second-placed Taichi Teshima (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Wilson (USA). [Ebataike course, Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

2000
Japan
Fukabori, Keiichiro
Ube 72 CC
276 (-12)
¥28million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Fukabori, Keiichiro

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

276 (-12)

Prize money

¥28million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Ube Kosan Open (Nov 2-5). Second-placed Tatsuya Shiraishi (Jpn) and Toru Taniguchi (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind Fukabori (Jpn). [Ebataike course, Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1999
Japan
Ube 72 CC
272 (-16)
¥20million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Choi, KJ

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

272 (-16)

Prize money

¥20million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Ube Kosan Open (May 20-23). Second-placed Kazuhiko Hosokawa (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind Kyung-ju Choi (S Kor; known as "K.J." Choi), who recorded his second Japan Tour win. [Mannennike East course, Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1998
Japan
Jobe, Brandt
Ube 72 CC
271 (-17)
¥18million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Jobe, Brandt

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

271 (-17)

Prize money

¥18million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Ube Kosan Open (May 21-24). Second-placed Shigeki Maruyama (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Jobe (USA), who won back-to-back Japan Tour titles, and his fifth in total. [Mannennike East course, Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1997
Japan
Mori, Shigenori
Ube 72 CC
267 (-17)
¥18million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Mori, Shigenori

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

267 (-17)

Prize money

¥18million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Ube Kosan Open (May 22-25). Second-placed Shigemasa Higaki (Jpn) finished 4 shots behind Mori (Jpn), who recorded his second Japan Tour win. [Mannennike West course, Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1996
Japan
Tanaka, Hidemichi
Ube 72 CC
264 (-20)
¥14.4million
Pepsi

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Tanaka, Hidemichi

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

264 (-20)

Prize money

¥14.4million

Title sponsor

Pepsi

Played as the Pepsi Ube Kosan Open (May 16-19). Second-placed Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn) and Brian Watts (USA) finished 2 shots behind Tanaka (Jpn), who recorded his second Japan Tour win. [Mannennike West course, Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1995
Japan
Kusakabe, Mitsutaka
Ube 72 CC
206 (-10)
¥10.8million
Pepsi

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Kusakabe, Mitsutaka

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

206 (-10)

Prize money

¥10.8million

Title sponsor

Pepsi

Played as the Pepsi Ube Kosan Open (May 18-21). Second-placed Harumitsu Hamano (Jpn), Kohki Idoki (Jpn), Katsunari Takahashi (Jpn) and Roger MacKay (Aus) finished 3 shots behind first-time Japan Tour winner Kusakabe (Jpn). Reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [Mannennike East course, Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1994
Japan
Ube 72 CC
268 (-16)
¥14.4million
Pepsi

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Nakajima, Tommy

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

268 (-16)

Prize money

¥14.4million

Title sponsor

Pepsi

Played as the Pepsi Ube Kosan Open (May 19-22). Second-placed Tsukasa Watanabe (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn), who won this title for the second time in three years. [Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1993
Japan
Ube 72 CC
264 (-20)
¥14.4million
Pepsi

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Maruyama, Shigeki

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

264 (-20)

Prize money

¥14.4million

Title sponsor

Pepsi

Played as the Pepsi Ube Kosan Open (May 20-23). Second-placed Todd Hamilton (USA) finished 2 shots behind first-time Japan Tour winner Maruyama (Jpn). [Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1992
Japan
Ube 72 CC
275 (-13)
¥14.4million
Pepsi

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Nakajima, Tommy

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

275 (-13)

Prize money

¥14.4million

Title sponsor

Pepsi

Played as the Pepsi Ube Kosan Open (May 21-24). Second-placed Hirofumi Miyase (Jpn) finished 5 shots behind Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn). [Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1991
Japan
Chen, Tze-chung
Ube 72 CC
274 (-10)
¥14.4million
x

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Chen, Tze-chung

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

274 (-10)

Prize money

¥14.4million

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Ube Kosan Open (May 23-26). Second-placed Saburo Fujiki (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Chen Tze-chung (Taiw; known as "T.C." Chen). [Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1990
Japan
Nakamura, Tadao
Ube 72 CC
203 (-10)
¥8.1million
Pepsi

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Nakamura, Tadao

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

203 (-10)

Prize money

¥8.1million

Title sponsor

Pepsi

Played as the Pepsi Ube Kosan Open (May 17-20). Second-placed Tadami Ueno (Jpn) finished 4 shots behind Nakamura (Jpn). Reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1989
Japan
Yokoyama, Akihito
Ube 72 CC
203 (-13)
¥6.75million
Pepsi

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Yokoyama, Akihito

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

203 (-13)

Prize money

¥6.75million

Title sponsor

Pepsi

Played as the Pepsi Ube Kosan Open (May 18-21). Yokoyama (Jpn) beat Yoshimi Niizeki (Jpn) in a playoff. Reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [Mannennike East course, Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1988
Japan
Kondo, Mamoru
Ube 72 CC
169 (-11)
¥6.75million
Pepsi

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Kondo, Mamoru

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

169 (-11)

Prize money

¥6.75million

Title sponsor

Pepsi

Played as the Pepsi Ube Open (May 19-22). Second-placed Masahiro Kuramoto (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Kondo (Jpn), who recorded his first and only Japan Tour win. Reduced to 45 holes due to bad weather. [Mannennike East course, Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1987
Japan
Chen, Tze-ming
Ube 72 CC
278 (-10)
¥8.1million
Pepsi

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Chen, Tze-ming

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

278 (-10)

Prize money

¥8.1million

Title sponsor

Pepsi

Played as the Pepsi Ube Open (May 21-24). Chen Tze-ming (Taiw; known as "T.M." Chen) beat Hiroshi Makino (Jpn) in a playoff, to win this event for the second time in three years. [Mannennike North course, Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1986
Japan
Ube 72 CC
276 (-12)
¥7.2million
Pepsi

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Ozaki, Joe

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

276 (-12)

Prize money

¥7.2million

Title sponsor

Pepsi

Played as the Pepsi Ube Open (May 21-24). Second-placed Fujio Kobayashi (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki (Jpn), who recorded his fifth Japan Tour win. [Mannennike North course, Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1985
Japan
Chen, Tze-ming
Ube 72 CC
268 (-20)
¥7.2million
Pepsi

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Chen, Tze-ming

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

268 (-20)

Prize money

¥7.2million

Title sponsor

Pepsi

Played as the Pepsi Ube Open (May 23-26). Second-placed Katsunari Takahashi (Jpn) finished 4 shots behind Chen Tze-ming (Taiw; known as "T.M." Chen). [Mannennike West course, Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1984
Japan
Funatogawa, Yasuhiro
Ube 72 CC
272 (-16)
¥7.5million
Pepsi

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Funatogawa, Yasuhiro

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

272 (-16)

Prize money

¥7.5million

Title sponsor

Pepsi

Played as the Pepsi Ube Open (May 17-20). Funatogawa (Jpn) recorded his third Japan Tour win. [Mannennike West course, Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1983
Japan
Kanai, Seiichi
Ube 72 CC
274 (-14)
¥6million
Pepsi

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Kanai, Seiichi

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

274 (-14)

Prize money

¥6million

Title sponsor

Pepsi

Played as the Pepsi Ube Open (May 26-29). Kanai (Jpn) recorded his fifth Japan Tour win. [Mannennike West course, Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1982
Japan
Arai, Kikuo
Ube 72 CC
277 (-11)
¥6million
Pepsi

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Arai, Kikuo

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

277 (-11)

Prize money

¥6million

Title sponsor

Pepsi

Played as the Pepsi Ube Open (May 20-23). Arai (Jpn) recorded his second Japan Tour win. [Mannennike West course, Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1981
Japan
Ube 72 CC
270 (-18)
¥5million
Pepsi / Wilson

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Marsh, Graham

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

270 (-18)

Prize money

¥5million

Title sponsor

Pepsi / Wilson

Played as the Pepsi-Wilson Tournament (May 18-21). Won by Marsh (Aus). [Mannennike West course, Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1980
Japan
Suzuki, Norio
Ube 72 CC
276 (-12)
¥5million
Pepsi / Wilson

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Suzuki, Norio

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

276 (-12)

Prize money

¥5million

Title sponsor

Pepsi / Wilson

Played as the Pepsi-Wilson Tournament (May 19-22). Suzuki (Jpn) recorded his tenth Japan Tour win. [Mannennike West course, Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1979
Japan
Aye, Mya
Hachinohe CC
274 (-10)
¥5million
Pepsi / Wilson

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Aye, Mya

Venue

Hachinohe CC

Score

274 (-10)

Prize money

¥5million

Title sponsor

Pepsi / Wilson

Played as the Pepsi-Wilson Tournament (June 21-24). Second-placed Hiroshi Ishii (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind Aye (Burma/Myanmar), who recorded the second of his two Japan Tour wins. [Hachinohe CC, Aomori, Japan].

1978
Japan
Ube 72 CC
275 (-13)
¥5million
Pepsi / Wilson

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Ozaki, Jumbo

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

275 (-13)

Prize money

¥5million

Title sponsor

Pepsi / Wilson

Played as the Pepsi-Wilson Tournament (May 18-21). Won by defending champion Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (Jpn), who recorded his 20th Japan Tour win. [Mannennike West course, Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1977
Japan
274 (-14)
¥5million
Pepsi / Wilson

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Ozaki, Jumbo

Score

274 (-14)

Prize money

¥5million

Title sponsor

Pepsi / Wilson

Played as the Pepsi-Wilson Tournament (May 26-29). Won by Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (Jpn). [West course, Yokohama CC, Kanagawa, Japan].

1976
Japan
Ube 72 CC
211 (-5)
¥5million
Pepsi / Wilson

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Thomson, Peter

Venue

Ube 72 CC

Score

211 (-5)

Prize money

¥5million

Title sponsor

Pepsi / Wilson

Played as the Pepsi-Wilson Tournament (May 20-23). Thomson (Aus) beat Brian Jones (Aus), Graham Marsh (Aus) and Shozo Miyamoto (Jpn) in a playoff. Event reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [Mannennike course, Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].

1975
Japan
Hsieh, Yung-yo
283 (-5)
¥5million
Pepsi / Wilson

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Hsieh, Yung-yo

Score

283 (-5)

Prize money

¥5million

Title sponsor

Pepsi / Wilson

Played as the Pepsi-Wilson Tournament (May 22-25). Won by Hsieh (Taiw), who recorded the first of his two Japan Tour wins. [West course, Yokohama CC, Kanagawa, Japan].

1974
Japan
Katayamazu GC
284 (-4)
Pepsi / Wilson

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Marsh, Graham

Venue

Katayamazu GC

Score

284 (-4)

Prize money

Title sponsor

Pepsi / Wilson

Played as the Pepsi-Wilson Tournament (May 23-26). Marsh (Aus) beat Hsieh Yung-yo (Taiw) to record his fourth Japan Tour win. [Hakusan course, Katayamazu GC, Kaga, Ishikawa].

1973
Japan
281 (-7)
Pepsi / Wilson

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Aoki, Isao

Score

281 (-7)

Prize money

Title sponsor

Pepsi / Wilson

Played as the inaugural Pepsi-Wilson Tournament (May 17-20). Aoki (Jpn) beat Kosaku Shimada (Jpn) in a playoff to record his second Japan Tour win. [West course, Yokohama CC, Kanagawa, Japan].

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