Gene Sarazen Jun Classic

The Gene Sarazen Jun Classic, sometimes shortened to Jun Classic, was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan from 1977 to 1999. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1978. It was named in honour of Gene Sarazen, and played at the Jun Classic Country Club and the Rope Club in Tochigi Prefecture.

Gene Sarazen Jun Classic
Tournament information
LocationTochigi, Japan
Established1977
Course(s)Jun Classic Country Club
Par71
Length7,355 yards (6,725 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥100,000,000
Month playedSeptember
Final year1999
Tournament record score
Aggregate270 Satoshi Higashi (1995)
270 Todd Hamilton (1999)
To par−18 as above
Final champion
Japan Hajime Meshiai
Location Map
Jun Classic CC is located in Japan
Jun Classic CC
Jun Classic CC
Location in Japan
Jun Classic CC is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Jun Classic CC
Jun Classic CC
Location in the Tochigi Prefecture

Tournament hosts
Year(s)Host courseLocation
1977–1989, 1995–1996, 1999Jun Classic Country ClubOgawa, Tochigi
1990–1994, 1997–1998Rope ClubShioya, Tochigi

Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
Gene Sarazen Jun Classic
1999Japan Hajime Meshiai277−11PlayoffJapan Hirofumi Miyase
1998United States Todd Hamilton270−182 strokesAustralia Craig Parry
1997Colombia Eduardo Herrera276−121 strokeJapan Toshiaki Odate
1996Japan Masashi Ozaki (5)197[lower-alpha 1]−196 strokesJapan Takaaki Fukuzawa
1995Japan Satoshi Higashi270−181 strokeJapan Masashi Ozaki
1994Paraguay Carlos Franco272−162 strokesJapan Tsuneyuki Nakajima
1993Japan Toru Suzuki276−121 strokeJapan Tsuneyuki Nakajima
Japan Masashi Ozaki
1992Taiwan Chen Tze-chung277−11PlayoffJapan Masashi Ozaki
1991Japan Masashi Ozaki (4)277−11PlayoffJapan Ryoken Kawagishi
1990Japan Naomichi Ozaki273−111 strokeJapan Yoshinori Kaneko
1989Japan Tateo Ozaki279−9PlayoffJapan Naomichi Ozaki
1988Japan Tōru Nakamura240[lower-alpha 2]−124 strokesJapan Nobuo Serizawa
1987Japan Masashi Ozaki (3)204[lower-alpha 1]−125 strokesJapan Namio Takasu
1986Japan Masashi Ozaki (2)279−91 strokeJapan Masahiro Kuramoto
1985Japan Kazushige Kono
Japan Masahiro Kuramoto
United States Payne Stewart		209[lower-alpha 1]−7Title shared[lower-alpha 3]
1984Japan Shinsaku Maeda278−101 strokeJapan Tateo Ozaki[1]
1983Japan Masashi Ozaki288EPlayoffJapan Masahiro Kuramoto
1982Japan Teruo Sugihara275−133 strokesJapan Norio Suzuki[2]
1981Japan Nobumitsu Yuhara284−41 strokeJapan Takaaki Kono[3]
1980Japan Isao Aoki (2)277−111 strokeSpain Seve Ballesteros[4]
1979Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung248[lower-alpha 2]−4PlayoffJapan Yasuhiro Funatogawa[5]
1978Japan Kesahiko Uchida281−7PlayoffJapan Katsuji Hasegawa
Japan Shoji Kikuchi
Gene Sarazen Golf Classic
1977Japan Isao Aoki277−155 strokesJapan Shinsaku Maeda[6]

Notes
  1. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
  2. Shortened to 63 holes due to weather.
  3. Title shared after the final round was cancelled due to rain.

References
  1. McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 240, 483–484. ISBN 0862541247.
  2. "Sugihara wins Japan Jun Classic golf". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. AP. 4 October 1982. p. 6S. Retrieved 2 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Springwood Books. pp. 247, 481–482. ISBN 0862541018.
  4. McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Springwood Books. pp. 188, 413–414. ISBN 0862540054.
  5. "Kuo edge out Funatogawa for victory". The Straits Times. 9 October 1979. p. 24. Retrieved 2 February 2021 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
  6. "Japanese golf pro wins Sarazen by 5". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. AP. 3 October 1977. p. B-9. Retrieved 2 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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