Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters

Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters (三井住友Visa太平洋マスターズ, Mitsui sumitomo biza taiheiyō masutāzu) is an annual golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. Its previous name include Taiheiyo Club Masters, Toshiba Taiheiyo Masters,Visa Taiheiyo Club Masters, and Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters. It is played in November and in recent years at the Taiheiyo Club, Gotenba Course, Gotenba, Shizuoka and attracts some of the leading international golfers. It was founded in 1972. Its title sponsors are Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Visa.

Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters
Tournament information
LocationGotemba, Shizuoka, Japan
Established1972
Course(s)Taiheiyo Club Gotemba Course
Par70
Length7,262 yards (6,640 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥200 million
Month playedNovember
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Hideki Matsuyama (2016)
To par−23 as above
Current champion
Takumi Kanaya

Winners

YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters
2019Takumi Kanaya (a) Japan267−131 stroke Shaun Norris
2018Tatsunori Nukaga Japan201−92 strokes Kim Seung-hyuk
2017Satoshi Kodaira Japan270−183 strokes Yūsaku Miyazato
2016Hideki Matsuyama (2) Japan265−237 strokes Song Young-han
2015Shingo Katayama (2) Japan202*−141 stroke Thanyakon Khrongpha
2014David Oh United States276−121 stroke Toshinori Muto
2013Hideto Tanihara Japan275−131 stroke Ryo Ishikawa
Masahiro Kawamura
Tomohiro Kondo
2012Ryo Ishikawa (2) Japan273−151 stroke Michio Matsumura
2011Hideki Matsuyama (a) Japan203*−132 strokes Toru Taniguchi
2010Ryo Ishikawa Japan274−142 strokes Brendan Jones
2009Yasuharu Imano Japan275–132 strokes Kenichi Kuboya
Han Lee
2008Shingo Katayama Japan272−16Playoff Yasuharu Imano
2007Brendan Jones Australia274−141 stroke Toru Taniguchi
2006Tsuneyuki Nakajima Japan275−131 stroke Toru Taniguchi
2005Darren Clarke (2) Northern Ireland270−182 strokes Mitsuhiro Tateyama
2004Darren Clarke Northern Ireland266−226 strokes Nozomi Kawahara
Lee Westwood
2003Kiyoshi Murota Japan272−166 strokes Ben Curtis
Hiroyuki Fujita
Kim Jong-duck
2002Tsuneyuki Nakajima Japan272−161 stroke Hidemichi Tanaka
2001Toshimitsu Izawa Japan270−182 strokes Yūsaku Miyazato (a)
Shigeru Nonaka
Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters
2000Toshimitsu Izawa Japan274−141 stroke Keiichiro Fukabori
1999Hirofumi Miyase Japan274−14Playoff Darren Clarke
Ryoken Kawagishi
1998Lee Westwood (3) England275−132 strokes Masashi Ozaki
1997Lee Westwood (2) England272−161 stroke Masashi Ozaki
Naomichi Ozaki
1996Lee Westwood England206*−10Playoff Costantino Rocca
Jeff Sluman
1995Satoshi Higashi Japan274−144 strokes Shigeki Maruyama
1994Masashi Ozaki Japan270−185 strokes Bob Estes
1993Greg Norman Australia272−161 stroke Yoshi Mizumaki
Visa Taiheiyo Club Masters
1992Masashi Ozaki Japan276−121 stroke Masahiro Kuramoto
Bernhard Langer
Tsukasa Watanabe
1991Roger Mackay Australia272−162 strokes Yoshinori Kaneko
1990José María Olazábal (2) Spain270−185 strokes Masashi Ozaki
Bernhard Langer
1989José María Olazábal Spain203*−133 strokes Isao Aoki
Naomichi Ozaki
1988Seve Ballesteros Spain281−73 strokes Yasuhiro Funatogawa
1987Graham Marsh Australia276−121 stroke Tom Watson
1986Yasuhiro Funatogawa Japan274−142 strokes Larry Nelson
Taiheiyo Club Masters
1985Tsuneyuki Nakajima Japan280−8Playoff David Graham
1984Shinsaku Maeda Japan275−131 strokeKikuo Arai
Naomichi Ozaki
1983No tournament
1982Scott Hoch United States278−103 strokes Masahiro Kuramoto
Toshiba Taiheiyo Masters
1981Danny Edwards United States276−123 strokes Jerry Pate
Tom Watson
1980Norio Suzuki (2) Japan282−6Playoff Masashi Ozaki
Taiheiyo Club Masters
1979Norio Suzuki Japan280−82 strokes Rod Curl
Bill Rogers
Tom Watson
Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters
1978Gil Morgan United States273−113 strokes Jerry Pate
Taiheiyo Club Masters
1977Bill Rogers United States275−91 stroke Mike Morley
Teruo Sugihara
1976Jerry Pate United States279−52 strokes Isao Aoki
1975Gene Littler (2) United States278−61 stroke Lee Elder
Hubert Green
Allen Miller
Masashi Ozaki
1974Gene Littler United States279−55 strokes Bert Yancey
1973Masashi Ozaki Japan278−6Playoff Bert Yancey
1972Gay Brewer United States276−8Playoff David Graham

* Indicates weather-shortened to 54 holes
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
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