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The Acom Doubles, also known as the Acom Team Championship, was a professional
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tournament that was held in Japan from 1983 to 1989. A pairs event, it was held on the Tashiro Course at Shigaraki Country Club near
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in Shiga Prefecture for five years before moving to Chiba Springs Country Club near Nagara in
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. It was an event on the
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in its first year. From 1990,
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sponsored an individual tournament, the
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Coverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site
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