Zozo Championship

The Zozo Championship (Japanese: ゾゾ・チャンピオンシップ) is a professional golf tournament in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, which is located in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour and the PGA Tour.

Zozo Championship
Tournament information
LocationChiba Prefecture, Japan
Established2019
Course(s)Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club
Par70[1]
Length7,041 yards (6,438 m)[1]
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Format72-hole stroke play with no cut
Prize fundUS$9.75 million
Month playedOctober
Tournament record score
Aggregate261 Tiger Woods (2019)
To par−19 as above
Current champion
Tiger Woods
Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club
Location in Japan

The tournament is the first event ever sanctioned by the PGA Tour in Japan, in a deal that will last until at least 2025.[2][3]

Field

The 78-player field consists of:[4]

  • Top 60 available PGA Tour players from the previous season's FedEx Cup standings.
  • Top 7 players in the current season Japan Golf Tour money list through the Bridgestone Open.
  • Top 3 players in the Bridgestone Open.
  • 8 sponsor exemptions.

Winners
YearSeasonWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner-upPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
JapanPGA
201920192019–20Tiger Woods United States261−193 strokes Hideki Matsuyama9,750,0001,755,000

References
  1. "Course". Zozo Championship. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. "First official PGA Tour event in Japan to debut in 2019". PGA Tour. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. "Zozo Championship to become first Japan event on PGA Tour schedule starting in '19". GolfNewsNet.com. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. "Tournament info". Zozo Championship. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

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