JCB Classic

The JCB Classic was a professional golf tournament held near Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1972 as the Tohoku Classic, and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 until 2007.

JCB Classic
Tournament information
LocationSendai, Miyagi, Japan
Established1972
Course(s)Hananomori Golf Club
Par71
Length7,038 yards (6,436 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥100,000,000
Month playedMay/June
Final year2007
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Katsuyoshi Tomori (2003)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
Japan Tomohiro Kondo
Location Map
Hananomori GC is located in Japan
Hananomori GC
Hananomori GC
Location in Japan
Hananomori GC is located in Miyagi Prefecture
Hananomori GC
Hananomori GC
Location in the Miyagi Prefecture

The Tohoku Classic was held at Nishisendai Country Club until 1987. In 1988 it moved to Omotezao Kokusai Golf Club and was renamed the Sendai Classic; sponsored as the JCB Classic Sendai from 1990. The final event, in 2007, was held at Hananomori Golf Club as the JCB Classic and the prize fund was ¥100,000,000 with ¥20,000,000 going to the winner.

Tournament hosts
Year(s)Host courseLocation
2007Hananomori Golf ClubŌhira, Miyagi
1988–2006Omotezao Kokusai Golf ClubShibata, Miyagi
1972–1987Nishisendai Country ClubSendai, Miyagi

Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
JCB Classic
2007Japan Tomohiro Kondo271−131 strokeSouth Korea Lee Seong-ho
Japan Koumei Oda
Japan Mamo Osanai
Japan Azuma Yano
JCB Classic Sendai
2006Japan Hideto Tanihara266−185 strokesJapan Shingo Katayama
2005South Korea Hur Suk-ho265−191 strokeJapan Shinichi Yokota
2004Japan Takashi Kamiyama271−13PlayoffJapan Tomohiro Kondo
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima
2003Japan Katsuyoshi Tomori264−202 strokesJapan Yūsaku Miyazato
2002Japan Toru Suzuki271−13PlayoffJapan Tsuneyuki Nakajima
2001Japan Toshiaki Odate275−92 strokesJapan Taichi Teshima
2000Japan Nobuhito Sato (2)271−133 strokesJapan Toshimitsu Izawa
1999Japan Shingo Katayama268−16PlayoffJapan Shigemasa Higaki
1998Japan Yoshi Mizumaki (2)270−141 strokeJapan Shigeki Maruyama
1997Japan Nobuhito Sato267−174 strokesJapan Toshimitsu Izawa
Japan Naomichi Ozaki
1996Japan Masashi Ozaki (5)277−7PlayoffUnited States David Ishii
1995Japan Ryoken Kawagishi271−133 strokesJapan Toru Suzuki
1994Japan Masahiro Kuramoto (2)271−132 strokesJapan Toshiaki Sudo
1993Japan Yoshi Mizumaki273−11PlayoffJapan Hajime Meshiai
Japan Tsukasa Watanabe
1992Australia Roger Mackay (2)271−136 strokesEngland Paul Hoad
1991Japan Tadami Ueno271−131 strokeAustralia Graham Marsh
1990Australia Roger Mackay269−153 strokesAustralia Graham Marsh
Japan Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
Sendai Classic
1989Japan Masashi Ozaki (4)272−123 strokesJapan Tsuneyuki Nakajima
Japan Katsunari Takahashi
1988Japan Masahiro Kuramoto204[lower-alpha 1]−92 strokesJapan Futoshi Irino
Tohoku Classic
1987Japan Seiichi Kanai275−132 strokesJapan Hajime Meshiai
1986Japan Teruo Sugihara (2)280−82 strokesJapan Namio Takasu
1985United States David Ishii275−135 strokesJapan Naomichi Ozaki
1984Japan Kouichi Inoue276−121 strokeTaiwan Chen Tze-ming[1]
1983Japan Yutaka Hagawa277−117 strokesJapan Teruo Sugihara[2]
1982Japan Shinsaku Maeda208[lower-alpha 1]−82 strokesAustralia Graham Marsh
Japan Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama		[3]
1981Japan Teruo Sugihara281−74 strokesJapan Shozo Miyamoto[4]
1980Japan Haruo Yasuda (3)273−152 strokesJapan Shinsaku Maeda[5]
1979Japan Tōru Nakamura278−10PlayoffTaiwan Hsieh Min-Nan
1978Japan Haruo Yasuda (2)283−51 strokeJapan Shinsaku Maeda
Japan Masashi Ozaki		[6]
1977Japan Isao Aoki278−101 strokeTaiwan Lu Liang-Huan[7]
1976Japan Haruo Yasuda277−11PlayoffJapan Fumio Tanaka
1975Japan Masashi Ozaki (3)278−101 strokeJapan Isao Aoki[8]
1974Japan Masashi Ozaki (2)280−83 strokesJapan Haruo Yasuda[9]
1973Japan Masashi Ozaki273−153 strokesTaiwan Lu Liang-Huan[10]
1972Japan Takashi Murakami283−5PlayoffJapan Masaji Kusakabe[11]

Notes
  1. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References
  1. McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 231, 457–458. ISBN 0862541247.
  2. "Hagawa wins golf title". Winona Daily News. Winona, Minnesota. AP. 6 June 1983. p. 11. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Maeda takes Tohoku golf". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. AP. 7 June 1982. p. C5. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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  5. McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Collins. pp. 175, 383–384. ISBN 0862540054.
  6. "Veteran Yasuda cops Tohoku golf title". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. 13 June 1977. p. 48. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Aoki captures Tohoku crown". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. AP. 13 June 1977. p. 24. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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  9. McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. pp. 254, 434. ISBN 0002119552.
  10. "Ozaki triumphs in Tohoku golf". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. AP. 6 August 1973. p. 6-D. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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