Bridgestone Open

The Bridgestone Open (ブリヂストンオープンゴルフトーナメント, Burijisuton ōpun gorufu tōnamento) was a professional golf tournament in Japan, sponsored by Bridgestone. Founded in 1972, it had been an event on the Japan Golf Tour since in inaugural season in 1973. From 1972 to 1984, the title of the event was the Bridgestone Tournament, because it was only for professional players.

Bridgestone Open
Tournament information
LocationChiba, Chiba
Established1972
Course(s)Sodegaura Country Club
(Sodegaura Course)
Par71
Length7,119 yards (6,510 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥110,000,000
Month playedOctober
Final year2021
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Yuta Ikeda (2010)
265 Tomoyasu Sugiyama (2021)
To par−23 Yuta Ikeda (2010)
Current champion
Japan Tomoyasu Sugiyama
Location Map
Sodegaura CC is located in Japan
Sodegaura CC
Sodegaura CC
Location in Japan
Sodegaura CC is located in Chiba Prefecture
Sodegaura CC
Sodegaura CC
Location in the Chiba Prefecture

The tournament record is 265 (−23), set by Yuta Ikeda in 2010. The 2018 total purse was ¥150,000,000 with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner. For many years, the winner received an invite to the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.[1]

Tournament hosts

In 1972 the first Bridgestone Tournament was held at the Mitsukaido Golf Club. The following year, the tournament moved to the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club. Since 1974, it has been held at the Sodegaura Country Club.

Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo ParMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
Bridgestone Open
2021Japan Tomoyasu Sugiyama265−193 strokesJapan Naoyuki Kataoka
Japan Jinichiro Kozuma
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019Japan Shugo Imahira (2)131[lower-alpha 1]−111 strokeUnited States Seungsu Han
Japan Hiroyuki Fujita
Japan Tomoharu Otsuki
Japan Akio Sadakata
2018Japan Shugo Imahira268−161 strokeJapan Masahiro Kawamura
2017Japan Ryuko Tokimatsu133[lower-alpha 1]−92 strokesSouth Korea Lee Sang-hee
2016Japan Satoshi Kodaira270−141 strokeSouth Korea Lee Kyoung-hoon
2015Japan Michio Matsumura275−92 strokesAustralia Adam Bland
Japan Mikumu Horikawa
Japan Yuki Inamori
South Korea Kim Kyung-tae
2014Japan Koumei Oda269−151 strokeJapan Hiroyuki Fujita
2013Japan Daisuke Maruyama203[lower-alpha 2]−103 strokesSouth Korea Jang Ik-jae
2012Japan Toru Taniguchi (3)272−121 strokeJapan Hiroyuki Fujita
2011Japan Toru Taniguchi (2)269−155 strokesJapan Shingo Katayama
Japan Hiroo Kawai
Japan Michio Matsumura
Japan Koumei Oda
2010Japan Yuta Ikeda (2)265−233 strokesJapan Michio Matsumura
2009Japan Yuta Ikeda270−182 strokesJapan Kenichi Kuboya
2008Japan Azuma Yano267−214 strokesJapan Takao Nogami
2007Japan Shingo Katayama270−181 strokeAustralia Steven Conran
Japan Keiichiro Fukabori
Japan Tomohiro Kondo
2006Japan Taichi Teshima266−225 strokesJapan Kiyoshi Maita
2005New Zealand David Smail272−162 strokesJapan Toru Suzuki
2004Japan Toru Taniguchi272−161 strokeJapan Shigeki Maruyama
Japan Shinichi Yokota
2003Japan Naomichi Ozaki267−21PlayoffAustralia Paul Sheehan
2002Australia Scott Laycock272−161 strokeJapan Shingo Katayama
Japan Toru Taniguchi
2001Japan Toshimitsu Izawa274−141 strokeJapan Masashi Ozaki
2000Japan Nobuhito Sato (2)272−161 strokeJapan Katsumasa Miyamoto
1999Japan Shigeki Maruyama (3)268−205 strokesJapan Toshimitsu Izawa
1998Japan Nobuhito Sato275−13PlayoffJapan Tateo Ozaki
1997Japan Masashi Ozaki (2)273−151 strokeJapan Shigeki Maruyama
Japan Tateo Ozaki
1996Japan Shigeki Maruyama (2)272−162 strokesUnited States Brian Watts
1995Japan Shigeki Maruyama274−143 strokesUnited States Mark Calcavecchia
Japan Masashi Ozaki
Japan Shinichi Yokota
1994United States Brian Watts274−143 strokesUnited States Mark Calcavecchia
1993Japan Ikuo Shirahama271−175 strokesUnited States Mark Calcavecchia
United States Nolan Henke
Japan Tsukasa Watanabe
1992Japan Masahiro Kuramoto (3)271−17PlayoffJapan Tetsu Nishikawa
1991Japan Isao Aoki134[lower-alpha 1]−101 strokeJapan Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
1990Japan Saburo Fujiki274−14PlayoffJapan Akihito Yokoyama
1989Australia Roger Mackay277−111 strokeJapan Yoshitaka Yamamoto
1988Japan Masashi Ozaki273−152 strokesJapan Isao Aoki
1987United States David Ishii282−6PlayoffJapan Hiroshi Makino
Japan Nobuo Serizawa
1986Japan Tateo Ozaki276−122 strokesJapan Naomichi Ozaki
1985Japan Masahiro Kuramoto (2)273−151 strokeJapan Isao Aoki
Bridgestone Tournament
1984Japan Masahiro Kuramoto279−9PlayoffTaiwan Chen Tze-chung
Japan Yoshihisa Iwashita
Scotland Sam Torrance
1983Japan Eitaro Deguchi274−141 strokeTaiwan Hsieh Min-Nan[2]
1982Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan (2)279−9PlayoffJapan Kikuo Arai
1981United States Hale Irwin275−138 strokesUnited States Bill Rogers[3]
1980United States Bob Gilder283−51 strokeJapan Isao Aoki[4]
1979United States Lanny Wadkins277−111 strokeJapan Yoshikazu Yokoshima[5]
1978Japan Hiroshi Ishii (2)280−82 strokesJapan Fujio Kobayashi[6]
1977Japan Fujio Kobayashi278−103 strokesJapan Haruo Yasuda[7]
1976Japan Takashi Murakami282−6PlayoffTaiwan Hsieh Min-Nan
Japan Masaji Kusakabe
1975Japan Yoshitaka Yamamoto283−53 strokesJapan Haruo Yasuda[8]
1974Australia Graham Marsh278−101 strokeJapan Seiichi Numazawa[9]
1973Japan Hiroshi Ishii275−132 strokesJapan Haruo Yasuda[10]
1972Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan276−123 strokesUnited States Buddy Allin
Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung		[11]

Notes
  1. Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.
  2. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

See also

References
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  2. "Deguchi takes Bridgestone". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, Florida. AP. 24 October 1983. p. 3B. Retrieved 30 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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  4. McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Springwood Books. pp. 184, 407–408. ISBN 0862540054.
  5. "Wadkins takes Japanese tourney". Quad City Times. Davenport, Iowa. AP. 29 October 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 30 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Ishii triumphs in Tokyo golf". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. UPI. 30 October 1978. p. 12-D. Retrieved 30 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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  9. McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. pp. 256, 441–442. ISBN 0002119552.
  10. McCormack, Mark H. (1974). The World of Professional Golf 1974. Collins. pp. 326, 557. ISBN 0002119544.
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