KBC Augusta

The KBC Augusta is a professional golf tournament that is held in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The title sponsor is the Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting and it is held in August. Since its foundation in 1973, it has been an event on the Japan Golf Tour.

Sansan KBC Augusta
Tournament information
LocationItoshima, Fukuoka, Japan
Established1973
Course(s)Keya Golf Club
Par72
Length7,103 yards (6,495 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥100,000,000
Month playedAugust
Tournament record score
Aggregate262 Kazuki Higa (2019)
To par−26 as above
Current champion
South Korea Song Young-han
Location Map
Keya GC is located in Japan
Keya GC
Keya GC
Location in Japan
Keya GC is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Keya GC
Keya GC
Location in the Fukuoka Prefecture

Since 1992, the KBC Augusta has been played at Keya Golf Club near Itoshima. Before then it was played at Fukuoka Country Club (Wajiro Course) near Fukuoka until 1982 and then at Kyushu Shima Country Club near Itoshima between 1983 and 1991. The tournament scoring records are 262 (aggregate) and −26 (to par) set by Kazuki Higa in 2019.

The 2021 purse was ¥100,000,000, with ¥20,000,000 going to the winner.

Tournament hosts
Year(s)Host courseLocation
1992–presentKeya Golf ClubItoshima, Fukuoka
1983–1991Kyushu Shima Country ClubItoshima, Fukuoka
1973–1982Fukuoka Country Club (Wajiro Course)Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo ParMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
Sansan KBC Augusta
2023South Korea Song Young-han271−171 strokeJapan Ryutaro Nagano
2022Japan Riki Kawamoto272−161 strokeSouth Korea Lee Sang-hee
2021Zimbabwe Scott Vincent271−171 strokeJapan Ryo Ishikawa
RIZAP KBC Augusta
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019Japan Kazuki Higa262−265 strokesJapan Rikuya Hoshino
2018Japan Daijiro Izumida274−141 strokeSouth Korea Choi Ho-sung
2017Japan Yuta Ikeda (3)270−183 strokesJapan Kunihiro Kamii
2016Japan Ryo Ishikawa273−155 strokesNew Zealand Michael Hendry
Australia Brad Kennedy
Japan Tadahiro Takayama
2015Japan Yuta Ikeda (2)268−205 strokesJapan Koumei Oda
RZ Everlasting KBC Augusta
2014Japan Hiroyuki Fujita276−12PlayoffChina Liang Wenchong
Vana H Cup KBC Augusta
2013South Korea Park Sung-joon204[lower-alpha 1]−122 strokesSouth Korea Hwang Jung-gon
2012South Korea Kim Hyung-sung270−221 strokeJapan Akio Sadakata
2011South Korea Bae Sang-moon266−222 strokesJapan Ryo Ishikawa
Japan Tomohiro Kondo
2010Japan Hideto Tanihara266−221 strokeJapan Mitsuhiro Tateyama
2009Japan Yuta Ikeda267−21PlayoffJapan Yasuharu Imano
2008Japan Shintaro Kai278−101 strokeJapan Hidemasa Hoshino
KBC Augusta
2007Japan Katsumasa Miyamoto269−151 strokeAustralia Steven Conran
Japan Koumei Oda
Under Armour KBC Augusta
2006Japan Taichi Teshima268−161 strokeJapan Tetsuji Hiratsuka
2005Japan Toshimitsu Izawa (2)264−205 strokesThailand Prayad Marksaeng
Japan Ryuichi Oda
Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta
2004Australia Steven Conran277−71 strokeJapan Takashi Kamiyama
Japan Toru Taniguchi
2003Japan Soushi Tajima269−194 strokesFiji Dinesh Chand
Japan Hisayuki Sasaki
2002Japan Nobumitsu Yuhara209[lower-alpha 1]−71 strokeJapan Shigemasa Higaki
Japan Katsunori Kuwabara
Japan Toshimasa Nakajima
United States Christian Peña
China Zhang Lianwei
2001Japan Takenori Hiraishi273−15PlayoffJapan Shigemasa Higaki
Japan Hideki Kase
2000Japan Toshimitsu Izawa270−184 strokesJapan Shusaku Sugimoto
1999Japan Tsuyoshi Yoneyama205[lower-alpha 1]−111 strokeJapan Takao Nogami
1998Japan Masashi Ozaki (4)275−134 strokesJapan Katsunori Kuwabara
1997Japan Masashi Ozaki (3)266−2212 strokesJapan Takaaki Fukuzawa
Japan Taichi Teshima
1996Japan Masashi Ozaki (2)273−15PlayoffJapan Taichi Teshima
1995Japan Kazuhiko Hosokawa271−171 strokeUnited States Todd Hamilton
Japan Tomohiro Maruyama
1994United States Brian Watts271−172 strokesJapan Masashi Ozaki
Daiwa KBC Augusta
1993Taiwan Chen Tze-chung277−11PlayoffTaiwan Lin Chie-hsiang
1992Taiwan Chen Tze-ming (2)276−12PlayoffAustralia Bradley Hughes
Japan Norikazu Kawakami
1991United States Raymond Floyd273−151 strokePhilippines Frankie Miñoza
1990Japan Masashi Ozaki269−1910 strokesTaiwan Chen Tze-chung
1989Japan Teruo Sugihara281−72 strokesAustralia Graham Marsh
KBC Augusta
1988Japan Masahiro Kuramoto276−122 strokesJapan Hajime Meshiai
Japan Masashi Ozaki
Japan Nobumitsu Yuhara
1987Japan Saburo Fujiki (2)274−142 strokesJapan Tateo Ozaki
1986Japan Isao Aoki (3)282−61 strokeJapan Masahiro Kuramoto
Japan Masashi Ozaki
1985Japan Hajime Meshiai206[lower-alpha 1]−101 strokeJapan Isao Aoki
Japan Eitaro Deguchi
Japan Masashi Ozaki
Japan Satsuki Takahashi
United States Fuzzy Zoeller
1984Japan Naomichi Ozaki275−131 strokeJapan Kouichi Inoue
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima		 [1]
1983Japan Saburo Fujiki273−15
1982Taiwan Chen Tze-ming209[lower-alpha 1]−71 strokeUnited States Hal Sutton [2]
1981Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan279−9PlayoffTaiwan Chen Tze-chung
Japan Nobumitsu Yuhara
1980Japan Isao Aoki (2)137[lower-alpha 2]−72 strokesJapan Hiroshi Tahara [3]
1979Japan Masaji Kusakabe240[lower-alpha 3]−123 strokesTaiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung [4]
1978Japan Kenichi Yamada276−122 strokesJapan Isao Aoki
Japan Shiro Kubo
United States Gene Littler
Japan Yasuhiro Miyamoto		 [5]
1977Australia Brian Jones278−10PlayoffJapan Akira Yabe
1976Australia Graham Marsh207[lower-alpha 1]−9PlayoffJapan Haruo Yasuda
1975Japan Shinsaku Maeda278−10PlayoffJapan Hiroshi Ishii
1974Japan Tōru Nakamura273−151 strokeJapan Teruo Sugihara [6]
1973Japan Isao Aoki266−2213 strokesJapan Yasuhiro Miyamoto [7]

Notes
  1. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
  2. Shortened to 36 holes due to rain.
  3. Shortened to 63 holes after a typhoon caused the final round to be cut to nine holes.

References
  1. McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 237, 476. ISBN 0862541247.
  2. "Tze Ming wins by a stroke". The Straits Times. AP. 30 August 1982. p. 38. Retrieved 29 January 2021 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
  3. McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Collins. pp. 179, 395–396. ISBN 0862540054.
  4. "Rains can't stop Kusakabe". The Times Leader. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. 27 Aug 1979. p. 30. Retrieved 29 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "12 under wins". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 29 August 1978. p. 30. Retrieved 29 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  6. McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. pp. 255, 436–437. ISBN 0002119552.
  7. McCormack, Mark H. (1974). The World of Professional Golf 1974. Collins. pp. 324, 548–549. ISBN 0002119544.
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