Zozo Championship

The Zozo Championship (Japanese: ゾゾ・チャンピオンシップ) is a professional golf tournament in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, which is located in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour and the PGA Tour.

Zozo Championship
Tournament information
LocationChiba Prefecture, Japan
Established2019
Course(s)Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club
Par70[1]
Length7,041 yards (6,438 m)[1]
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Format72-hole stroke play with no cut
Prize fundUS$9.75 million
Month playedOctober
Tournament record score
Aggregate261 Tiger Woods (2019)
To par−19 as above
Current champion
Tiger Woods
Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club
Location in Japan

The tournament is the first event ever sanctioned by the PGA Tour in Japan, in a deal that will last until at least 2025.[2][3]

Field

The 78-player field consists of:[4]

  • Top 60 available PGA Tour players from the previous season's FedEx Cup standings.
  • Top 7 players in the current season Japan Golf Tour money list through the Bridgestone Open.
  • Top 3 players in the Bridgestone Open.
  • 8 sponsor exemptions.

Winners

YearSeasonWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner-upPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
JapanPGA
201920192019–20Tiger Woods United States261−193 strokes Hideki Matsuyama9,750,0001,755,000
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References

  1. "Course". Zozo Championship. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. "First official PGA Tour event in Japan to debut in 2019". PGA Tour. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. "Zozo Championship to become first Japan event on PGA Tour schedule starting in '19". GolfNewsNet.com. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. "Tournament info". Zozo Championship. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

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