Tokyo Charity Classic

The Tokyo Charity Classic was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan from 1973 to 1976. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour and hosted at different courses in the Greater Tokyo Area.

Tokyo Charity Classic
Tournament information
LocationGreater Tokyo, Japan
Established1973
Par72
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥30,000,000
Final year1976
Tournament record score
Aggregate274 Fumio Tanaka (1973)
To par−14 as above
Final champion
Japan Yoshitaka Yamamoto

Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
Sony Charity Classic
1976Japan Yoshitaka Yamamoto282−61 strokeTaiwan Lu Liang-HuanYokohama
(West)		[1]
1975Japan Masaji Kusakabe209[lower-alpha 1]−72 strokesUnited States Danny Edwards
Japan Hiroshi Ishii
Japan Takashi Murakami		Yokohama
(West)		[2]
Tokyo Charity Classic
1974Japan Haruo Yasuda275−13Playoff[lower-alpha 2]Japan Takashi MurakamiNarashino[3]
Aero Masters
1973Japan Fumio Tanaka274−141 strokeJapan Isaro OhbaFuchu[4][5]

Notes
  1. Tournament reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather.
  2. Yasuda won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff after Murakami hit his tee shot out-of-bounds.

References
  1. "Yamamoto captures charity golf crown". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. AP. 8 November 1976. p. B-3. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. McCormack, Mark (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. pp. 298, 498–499. ISBN 000211996X.
  3. McCormack, Mark (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. pp. 254–255, 436. ISBN 0002119552.
  4. McCormack, Mark H. (1974). The World of Professional Golf 1974. Collins. pp. 323, 544. ISBN 0002119544.
  5. "Fumio upsets". The Straits Times. 17 July 1973. p. 22. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via National Library Board (Singapore).


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