Kansai Open

The Kansai Open (関西オープンゴルフ選手権競技, Kansai ōpun gorufu sensyuken kyōgi) is a golf tournament in Japan. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1991 and returned again in 2009. The 2019 event was the 85th edition. It is played in May at a variety of courses in Kansai region.

Kansai Open
Tournament information
LocationVaries – Nara in 2019
Established1926
Course(s)Varies – Koma Country Club in 2019
Par72 in 2019
Length7,043 yards (6,440 m) in 2019
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥70,000,000
Month playedMay
Current champion
Tomoharu Otsuki

Winners

YearWinnerCountryVenueLocationScoreTo par1st prize (¥)Purse (¥)
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019Tomoharu Otsuki JapanKoma Country ClubNara, Nara269−1914,000,00070,000,000
2018Ryuko Tokimatsu JapanOno Toyo Golf ClubOno, Hyōgo278−1014,000,00070,000,000
2017Shugo Imahira JapanJoyo Country ClubTsukubamirai, Ibaraki275−914,000,00070,000,000
2016Cho Byung-min South KoreaHashimoto Country ClubHashimoto, Wakayama278−614,000,00070,000,000
2015Daisuke Kataoka JapanMeishin Youkaichi Country ClubHigashiōmi, Shiga267−1714,000,00070,000,000
2014Koumei Oda JapanRokko Country ClubNishinomiya, Hyōgo273−1512,000,00060,000,000
2013Brad Kennedy AustraliaOlympic Golf ClubMiki, Hyōgo206−10^12,000,00060,000,000
2012Toshinori Muto JapanIzumigaoka Country ClubSakai, Osaka266−1812,000,00060,000,000
2011Cho Min-gyu South KoreaOno Golf ClubOno, Hyōgo270−1410,000,00050,000,000
2010Shigeru Nonaka JapanTanabe Country ClubKyōtanabe, Kyoto269−1110,000,00050,000,000
2009Hiroyuki Fujita JapanTakarazuka Golf Club, New CourseTakarazuka, Hyōgo264−2010,000,00050,000,000

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