The Acom International was a professional

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tournament that was held in Japan from 1990 to 2006. Sposored by

Acom is one of Japan's largest consumer loan companies, (or ''sarakin''). The name "Acom" stands for Affection, Confidence and Moderation. The company was founded by Masao Kinoshita, who was later replaced by his eldest son Kyosuke Kinoshita, the curr ...

, it was an event on the

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, and used a

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scoring system until 1999, when it became a standard

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event. The purse for the final event in 2006 was ¥120,000,000, with ¥24,000,000 going to the winner. From 1983 to 1989, Acom sponsored a pairs

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tournament, the Acom Doubles.

Tournament hosts

Winners

Notes

References

External links

Coverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site
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