The is Japan's

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. Founded in 1927, it is one of the oldest professional

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tournaments in Japan. The Japan Open is one of the three richest tournaments on the

Japan Golf Tour The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third-highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after th ...

, with a prize fund of ¥210 million in 2022. Between 1992 and 2021 it was the tour's designated "Flagship event" for the purposes of the

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, with a minimum winner's points allocation of 32 points. The winner also receives an invitation to the following year's

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Winners

References

External links

Official site

Coverage on the Japan Golf Tour's official site
{{Coord, 33.7255, 130.4557, type:event, display=title Golf tournaments in Japan Japan Golf Tour events Recurring sporting events established in 1927 1927 establishments in Japan