The KBC Augusta is a professional

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tournament that is held in

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, Japan. The title sponsor is the

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and it is held in August. Since its foundation in 1973, it has been an event on the

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. Since 1992, the KBC Augusta has been played at Keya Golf Club near Itoshima. Before then it was played at Fukuoka Country Club (Wajiro Course) near

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until 1982 and then at Kyushu Shima Country Club near Itoshima between 1983 and 1991. The tournament scoring records are 262 (aggregate) and −26 (to par) set by

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in 2019. The 2021 purse was ¥100,000,000, with ¥20,000,000 going to the winner.

Tournament hosts

Winners

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{{Japan Golf Tour Events Golf tournaments in Japan Japan Golf Tour events Sport in Fukuoka Prefecture Recurring sporting events established in 1973 1973 establishments in Japan