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Okinawa Open
The Asia Japan Okinawa Open was a men's professional golf tournament that was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. It was played each December from 2002 to 2005 and counted as the first official money event of the following season for both tours, that is for example the 2005 event was part of the 2006 season. The prize fund was US$ The United States dollar (symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official ...830,000 each of the first two years. Tournament hosts Winners Earlier tournament An earlier Okinawa Open was played at Awase Meadows golf course from 1961 until 1972. *1972 Chen Chien-chin *1971 Hung Fa *1970 Hiroshi Nomiyama *1969 Chang Tung-chan *1968 Frank Kadota *1967 Chen Chien-chin *1966 Hsu Sheng-san *1965 Bick Long *1964 Finegan Higa *1963 Kuo Chie Hsiung *1962 Kuo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaese, Okinawa
is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa, Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Yaese was formed on January 1, 2006 by a merger between the town of Kochinda, Okinawa, Kochinda and the village of Gushikami, Okinawa, Gushikami. As of October 2016, Yaese has a population of 29,488; with a population density of 1,100 persons per km². The total area of the town of Yaese is . Notable people from Yaese *Hitoe Arakaki, singer References External links * * Town of Yaese Towns in Okinawa Prefecture {{Okinawa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeev Milkha Singh
Jeev Milkha Singh (born 15 December 1971) is an Indian professional golfer who became the first player from India to join the European Tour in 1998. He has won four events on the European Tour, becoming the most successful Indian on tour. He was the first Indian golfer to break into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking in October 2006. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2007. He is also the recipient of 1999 Arjuna Award. Early life Singh was born on 15 December 1971 to Indian Olympic athlete Milkha Singh and Nirmal Saini, former captain of the Indian women's volleyball team."Jeev Milkha Singh," ''the south-asian.com'' June 2002. Retrieved 15 March 2009. Singh attended [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroyuki Fujita
Hiroyuki Fujita ( ja, 藤田寛之, born 16 June 1969) is a Japanese professional golfer. Career Fujita has won 18 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking, finishing in 48th position of the 2010 year-end Official World Golf Ranking. In 2012, Fujita won four tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour en route to winning the Order of Merit. Professional wins (20) Japan Golf Tour wins (18) ''*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.'' 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour Japan Golf Tour playoff record (5–3) Japan Challenge Tour wins (2) *1997 Mito Green Open, Twin Fields Cup Results in major championships CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Results in World Golf Championships ''Results not in chronological order before 2015.'' QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied Team appearances *World Cup (representing Japan): 1997, 2009 *Alfred Dunhill Cup (rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Japan Golf Tour ...
The 2003 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 19 December 2002 to 7 December 2003. The season consisted of 29 official money events in Japan, as well as the four majors and the three World Golf Championships. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2003 season. Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. Notes References External links * {{Japan Golf Tour seasons Japan Golf Tour Japan Golf Tour Golf Tour Professional golf tours are the means by which otherwise unconnected professional golf tournaments are organised into a regular schedule. There are separate tours for men and women; most are based in a specific geographical region, although some to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Asian PGA Tour
The 2003 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 2003 Davidoff Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the ninth season of the Asian PGA Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan. It was the final season in which the tour was operated by the Asian PGA. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2003 season. Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. Awards Notes References {{Asian Tour seasons Asian PGA Tour The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. Official money events on the tour count for Wor ... Asian Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
is a Japanese professional golfer. Yoneyama was born in Kanagawa Prefecture. Yoneyama has won three tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. His most successful year was 1999 when he won three times and finished tied 15th in The Open Championship. Professional wins (6) Japan Golf Tour wins (3) ''*Note: The 1999 Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.'' Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–1) Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (3) *2017 Fancl Classic, Hiroshima Senior Golf Tournament *2018 Japan PGA Senior Championship Results in major championships ''Note: Yoneyama only played in The Open Championship.'' "T" = tied Team appearances *Alfred Dunhill Cup The Alfred Dunhill Cup was a team golf tournament which ran from 1985 to 2000, sponsored by Alfred Dunhill Ltd. It was for three-man teams of professional golfers, one team representing each country, and was promoted as the "World Team Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Yates (golfer)
Simon Yates (born 16 March 1970) is a Scottish golfer. Turning professional in 1989, Yates relocated to Thailand after holidaying in Asia and deciding to base himself in the region. He has played on the Asian Tour since its first official season in 1995. He placed third on the Asian Tour Order of Merit in both 1999 and 2004 and was one of the first ten players to reach career earnings of a million U.S. dollars on the tour. Although he has only won twice, he has 14 runner-up finishes on the Asian Tour. Professional wins (6) Asian Tour wins (2) 1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour The Korean Tour is a men's professional golf tour run by the Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) of South Korea. In 2011, it had total prize money of about US$14 million. Professional golf in Korea dates back to the mid 20th century. ... Asian Tour playoff record (0–4) All Thailand Golf Tour wins (2) * 2003 Cotto Open * 2004 Singha Southern Open China Tour wins (1) Other wins (2) *19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Oh
TED may refer to: Economics and finance * TED spread between U.S. Treasuries and Eurodollar Education * ''Türk Eğitim Derneği'', the Turkish Education Association ** TED Ankara College Foundation Schools, Turkey ** Transvaal Education Department (TED) Entertainment and media * TED (conference) (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) * ''Tenders Electronic Daily'', a journal on government procurement in the European Union * Turner Field (The Ted), of the Atlanta Braves until 2017 Technology and computing * MOS Technology TED The 7360/8360 Text Editing Device (TED) was an integrated circuit made by MOS Technology, Inc. It was a video chip that also contained sound generation hardware, DRAM refresh circuitry, interval timers, and keyboard input handling. It was desig ..., an integrated circuit * TED Notepad, a freeware portable plain-text editor * Television Electronic Disc, an early Telefunken video disc * Transferred electron device or Gunn diode * TransLattice Ela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūsaku Miyazato
is a Japanese professional golfer. In 2006 he became the first modern-era golfer to make two hole in one shots in the same round of a PGA Tour event, at the Reno-Tahoe Open in Nevada. Early life and amateur career Miyazato was born in Higashi, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. He attended Tohoku Fukushi University, and won the Japanese collegiate championship in 2000, and the Japanese Amateur Championship in 2001. In December 2002, he announced his decision to turn pro before his upcoming graduation. He currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour. Professional career At the time of his holes in one, the PGA Tour announced that it was the first time since they had started keeping records. However, research later turned up confirming that an amateur golfer, W.W. "Bill" Whedon, also hit two in the opening round of the 1955 Insurance City Open. In November 2015, Miyazato won the Dunlop Phoenix event, one of the more prestigious events on the Japan Golf Tour to earn his third tour level vict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Gohda
Hiroshi Gohda (born 10 October 1964) is a Japanese professional golfer. Gohda played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning once. Professional wins (4) PGA of Japan Tour wins (1) Japan Challenge Tour wins (3) *1987 Mito Green Open * 1992 Korakuen Cup (1st), Sports Shinko Open Results in major championships CUT = missed the half-way cut ''Note: Gohda only played in The Open Championship.'' Team appearances *World Cup (representing Japan): 1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ... External links * Japanese male golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers Sportspeople from Hyōgo Prefecture 1964 births Living people {{Japan-golf-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chung Joon
Chung may refer to: Surnames * Chung (surname) * Jeong (surname), Korean surname * Zhong (surname), or Chung, Chinese surname * Cheung, or Chung, Cantonese surname Geography * Chung, Iran, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran * Chung, India, a village in Patti Tehsil, Amritsar, Punjab, India Language * Chung language of Cameroon. See also * Chan (other) * Chong (other) * Zhong (other) Zhong can refer to * Zhong (surname), pinyin romanization of Chinese surnames including 钟, 种, 仲, etc. * Zhong County, a county of Chongqing, China * Zhongjian River, a river in Hubei, China * Bianzhong, a Chinese musical instrument similar to ... {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideto Tanihara
is a Japanese professional golfer. He has won 17 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour. Professional career Tanihara has won 14 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. His highest ranking came in June 2017 when he reached 47th. He finished tied for fifth place in the 2006 Open Championship and reached the semi-finals of the 2017 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. His best finish outside of Japan was a second place finish at the 2016 New Zealand Open, an official event on the Australasian Tour. He has represented Japan four times in the World Cup. Personal life On 14 July 2008, it was announced that he and actress Ayaka Nagate had married. Professional wins (18) Japan Golf Tour wins (17) *''Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.'' 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–2) Japan Challenge Tour wins (1) Results in major championships CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |