Sanpo Classic
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ichihara, Chiba, Japan |
| Established | 1972 |
| Course(s) | Asahi Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | ¥20,000,000 |
| Month played | September |
| Final year | 1978 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 269 Namio Takasu (1973) |
| To par | −19 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Koichi Uehara | |
| Location map | |
  Asahi Country Club Location in Japan  Asahi Country Club Asahi Country Club (Chiba Prefecture) | |
The Sanpo Classic (産報クラシック, Sanhō kurashikku) was a professional golf tournament in Japan. Founded in 1972, it was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from its inaugural season in 1973. It was held at the Asahi Country Club near Ichihara, Chiba.
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Koichi Uehara |
274 | −14 | 4 strokes | Haruo Yasuda |
[1] |
| 1977 | Shigeru Uchida |
281 | −7 | 4 strokes | Tōru Nakamura |
[2] |
| 1976 | Masashi Ozaki |
272 | −16 | 1 stroke |  Lu Liang-Huan |
[3] |
| 1975 |  Bill Dunk |
273 | −15 | 2 strokes |  Lon Hinkle |
[4] |
| 1974 | Isao Aoki |
276 | −12 | 3 strokes | Kuo Chie-Hsiung Masashi Ozaki |
[5] |
| 1973 | Namio Takasu |
269 | −19 | 3 strokes | Graham Marsh Takaaki Kono |
[6] |
| 1972 | Haruo Yasuda |
273 | −15 | 1 stroke | Kosaku Shimada |
[7] |
References
[edit]- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1979). Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1979. Springwood Books. ISBN 0905947290 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Uchida's title". New Nation. Singapore. 19 September 1977. p. 15. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
- ^ "Ozaki's title as Lu falters". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 September 1976. p. 26. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
- ^ McCormack, Mark (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. pp. 295, 493. ISBN 000211996X.
- ^ McCormack, Mark (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. pp. 255, 438–439. ISBN 0002119552.
- ^ "Takasu wins Sanpo by 3 strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 17 September 1973. p. 22. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
- ^ "$US20,000 golf first prize to Grier Jones". The Canberra Times. Vol. 47, no. 13238. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 September 1972. p. 26. Retrieved 21 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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