The Crowns

The Crowns (中日クラウンズ, Chūnichi kuraunzu) is a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. From the 10th anniversary in 1969 to the 50th anniversary in 2009, the official name of this competition was "International Invitational Golf THE CROWNS (国際招待ゴルフ 中日クラウンズ, Kokusai shōtai gorufu Chūnichi kuraunzu)".

The Crowns
中日クラウンズ
Tournament information
LocationTōgō, Aichi, Japan
Established1960
Course(s)Nagoya Golf Club, Wagō Course
Par70
Length6,557 yards (5,996 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Prize fund¥120,000,000
Month playedApril/May
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Masashi Ozaki (1995)
To par−20 Masashi Ozaki (1995)
Current champion
Katsumasa Miyamoto

The tournament record is 260 (−20). It was set by Masashi Ozaki in 1995. The tournament has been played at the Wago Course at the Nagoya Golf Club since the tournament's inception in 1960 except between 1962 and 1965 it was held at two nearby venues. The course measures 6,557 yards and the par is 70. In 1962 and 1965 it was held at Aichi Country Club and in 1963 and 1964 at Miyoshi Country Club. The tournament has attracted some upper-tier golfers. Past winners include major winners Peter Thomson, David Graham, Scott Simpson, Greg Norman, Seve Ballesteros, Davis Love III, Darren Clarke and Justin Rose.

History

The Crowns was established as the Invitation by Chūbu Japan, All Japan Amateur and Professional Golf Championship (中部日本招待全日本アマ・プロゴルフ選手権) in 1960.[1] The concept of the championship was competition among amateur and professional golf players.

Since the 10th championship in 1969, "International Invitational Golf" was added to the name championship, and the organizer started inviting famous golf players internationally.

In 2010, Ryo Ishikawa fired a Tour record final round of 58 (−12) to take the title by five strokes.

Since 2002, the purse has been ¥120,000,000 with ￥24,000,000 going to the winner.

Winners
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
The Crowns
2019Katsumasa Miyamoto Japan271−91 stroke Shugo Imahira
2018Yang Yong-eun South Korea268−124 strokes Hwang Jung-gon
Anthony Quayle
2017Yūsaku Miyazato Japan267−131 stroke Yoshinori Fujimoto
Toru Taniguchi
2016Kim Kyung-tae South Korea270−10Playoff Daisuke Kataoka
2015Jang Ik-jae South Korea270−104 strokes Tomohiro Kondo
Hideto Tanihara
Kazuhiro Yamashita
2014Kim Hyung-sung South Korea269−114 strokes Jang Ik-jae
2013Michio Matsumura Japan278−21 stroke Hideki Matsuyama
2012Jang Ik-jae South Korea272−82 strokes Steven Conran
Yoshikazu Haku
2011Brendan Jones Australia271−9Playoff Jang Ik-jae
2010Ryo Ishikawa Japan267−135 strokes Hiroyuki Fujita
Paul Sheehan
2009Tetsuji Hiratsuka Japan263−177 strokes Kenichi Kuboya
2008Tomohiro Kondo Japan271−9Playoff Hiroyuki Fujita
2007Hirofumi Miyase Japan278−2Playoff Toru Taniguchi
2006Shingo Katayama Japan262−182 strokes Nozomi Kawahara
2005Naomichi Ozaki Japan269−11Playoff Steven Conran
2004Shingo Katayama Japan264−162 strokes Paul Sheehan
2003Hidemasa Hoshino Japan270−103 strokes Toshimitsu Izawa
Zaw Moe
Taichi Teshima
2002Justin Rose England266−145 strokes Prayad Marksaeng
2001Darren Clarke Northern Ireland267−134 strokes Keiichiro Fukabori
Shinichi Yokota
2000Hidemichi Tanaka Japan272−85 strokes Mitsutaka Kusakabe
1999Yasuharu Imano Japan271−91 stroke Naomichi Ozaki
1998Davis Love III United States269−118 strokes Rick Gibson
Masanobu Kimura
Brian Watts
1997Masashi Ozaki Japan267−132 strokes Brian Watts
1996Masashi Ozaki Japan268−124 strokes Katsuyoshi Tomori
1995Masashi Ozaki Japan260−205 strokes Nobuo Serizawa
1994Roger Mackay Australia269−112 strokes Naomichi Ozaki
1993Peter Senior Australia270−101 stroke Gary Hallberg
Masashi Ozaki
1992Masashi Ozaki Japan270−104 strokes Brent Franklin
Peter Senior
1991Seve Ballesteros Spain275−51 stroke Roger Mackay
1990Noboru Sugai Japan276−4Playoff Steve Pate
1989Greg Norman Australia272−83 strokes Blaine McCallister
Koichi Suzuki
1988Scott Simpson United States278−23 strokes David Ishii
Masashi Ozaki
1987Masashi Ozaki Japan268−126 strokes Isao Aoki
Ian Baker-Finch
Masahiro Kuramoto
Yoshitaka Yamamoto
Chunichi Crowns
1986David Ishii United States274−64 strokes Tsuneyuki Nakajima
1985Seiji Ebihara Japan276−42 strokes Tsuneyuki Nakajima
1984Scott Simpson United States275−5Playoff Isao Aoki
1983Chen Tze-ming Taiwan280EPlayoff Kikuo Arai
David Ishii
1982Gary Hallberg United States272−83 strokes Shigeru Uchida
1981Graham Marsh Australia277−32 strokes D. A. Weibring
1980Isao Aoki Japan280E2 strokes Graham Marsh
1979Isao Aoki Japan279−11 stroke Tōru Nakamura
Haruo Yasuda
1978Isao Aoki Japan270−105 strokes Masashi Ozaki
1977Graham Marsh Australia280E4 strokes Kenji Mori
1976David Graham Australia276−41 stroke Yasuhiro Miyamoto
1975Isao Aoki Japan272−81 stroke Teruo Sugihara
1974Takashi Murakami Japan272−86 strokes Masashi Ozaki
1973Isao Aoki Japan270−101 stroke Lu Liang-Huan
1972Peter Thomson Australia266−146 strokes Terry Kendall
1971Lu Liang-Huan Taiwan274−63 strokes Peter Thomson
1970Haruo Yasuda Japan268−123 strokes Teruo Suzumura
1969Peter Thomson Australia274−6Playoff Tadashi Kitta
1968Haruo Yasuda Japan278−2Playoff Hisashi Suzumura
1967Hsieh Yung-yo Taiwan273−71 stroke Hisashi Suzumura
1966Shigeru Uchida Japan274−61 stroke Tadashi Kitta
Haruyoshi Kobari
1965Tadashi Kitta Japan291−51 stroke Teruo Sugihara
1964Teruo Sugihara Japan294+61 stroke Torakichi Nakamura
1963Kenji Hosoishi Japan290+22 strokes Teruo Sugihara
1962Tadashi Kitta Japan299+31 stroke Torakichi Nakamura
1961Tomoo Ishii Japan280EPlayoff Orville Moody
1960Torakichi Nakamura Japan277−31 stroke Koichi Ono

Source:[2][3]

References
  1. hicbc.com：中日クラウンズ　50年の歴史｜第1回大会
  2. "The Crowns 2019 – Past Champions". Japan Golf Tour Organisation. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. "The Crowns". Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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