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Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters

"Pacific Masters" redirects here. For the darts tournament, see Pacific Masters (darts).

The Taiheiyo Masters, titled since 2001 as the Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters (三井住友Visa太平洋マスターズ, Mitsui sumitomo biza taiheiyō masutāzu) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. Founded in 1972, it was promoted as the Pacific Masters and for a few years was the richest golf tournament in the world with a prize fund of US$300,000.[1] It remains one of the richest tournaments in Japan, attracting some of the leading international golfers.

Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters
Tournament information
LocationGotemba, Shizuoka, Japan
Established1972
Course(s)Taiheiyo Club
(Gotemba Course)
Par70
Length7,262 yards (6,640 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥200,000,000
Month playedNovember
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Hideki Matsuyama (2016)
To par−23 as above
Current champion
Japan Shugo Imahira
Location map
Taiheiyo Club is located in Japan
Taiheiyo Club
Taiheiyo Club
Location in Japan
Taiheiyo Club is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
Taiheiyo Club
Taiheiyo Club
Location in the Shizuoka Prefecture

The tournament was played at Sobu Country Club near Inzai, Chiba until 1976. Since 1977 it has been contested on Taiheiyo Club's Gotemba Course near Gotemba, Shizuoka. Its title sponsors are Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Visa. Previous names include Taiheiyo Club Masters, Toshiba Taiheiyo Masters, Visa Taiheiyo Club Masters, and Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters.

The inaugural tournament went into a playoff between America's Gay Brewer and Australia's David Graham. It was a three-hole aggregate playoff, the first ever instituted in a golf tournament. Before that, playoffs were either decided in a full round or sudden death. Brewer won the event.[2]

Tournament hosts

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YearsVenueLocation
1977–presentTaiheiyo Club, Gotemba CourseGotemba, Shizuoka
1972–1976Sobu Country ClubInzai, Chiba

Winners

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YearTour[a]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters
2023JPN Shugo Imahira268−121 stroke Taiki Yoshida
2022JPN Ryo Ishikawa (3)272−8Playoff Rikuya Hoshino
2021JPN Hideto Tanihara (2)274−61 stroke Takumi Kanaya
2020JPN Jinichiro Kozuma272−81 stroke Ryosuke Kinoshita
2019JPN Takumi Kanaya (a)267−131 stroke Shaun Norris
2018JPN Tatsunori Nukaga201[b]−92 strokes Kim Seung-hyuk
2017JPN Satoshi Kodaira270−183 strokes Yūsaku Miyazato
2016JPN Hideki Matsuyama (2)265−237 strokes Song Young-han
2015JPN Shingo Katayama (2)202[b]−141 stroke Thanyakon Khrongpha
2014JPN David Oh276−121 stroke Toshinori Muto
2013JPN Hideto Tanihara275−131 stroke Ryo Ishikawa
Masahiro Kawamura
Tomohiro Kondo
2012JPN Ryo Ishikawa (2)273−151 stroke Michio Matsumura
2011JPN Hideki Matsuyama (a)203[b]−132 strokes Toru Taniguchi
2010JPN Ryo Ishikawa274−142 strokes Brendan Jones
2009JPN Yasuharu Imano275–132 strokes Kenichi Kuboya
Han Lee
2008JPN Shingo Katayama272−16Playoff Yasuharu Imano
2007JPN Brendan Jones274−141 stroke Toru Taniguchi
2006JPN Tsuneyuki Nakajima275−131 stroke Toru Taniguchi
2005JPN Darren Clarke (2)270−182 strokes Mitsuhiro Tateyama
2004JPN Darren Clarke266−226 strokes Nozomi Kawahara
Lee Westwood
2003JPN Kiyoshi Murota272−166 strokes Ben Curtis
Hiroyuki Fujita
Kim Jong-duck
2002JPN Tsuneyuki Nakajima272−161 stroke Hidemichi Tanaka
2001JPN Toshimitsu Izawa270−182 strokes Yūsaku Miyazato (a)
Shigeru Nonaka
Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters
2000JPN Toshimitsu Izawa274−141 stroke Keiichiro Fukabori
1999JPN Hirofumi Miyase274−14Playoff Darren Clarke
Ryoken Kawagishi
1998JPN Lee Westwood (3)275−132 strokes Masashi Ozaki
1997JPN Lee Westwood (2)272−161 stroke Masashi Ozaki
Naomichi Ozaki
1996JPN Lee Westwood206[b]−10Playoff Costantino Rocca
Jeff Sluman
1995JPN Satoshi Higashi274−144 strokes Shigeki Maruyama
1994JPN Masashi Ozaki270−185 strokes Bob Estes
1993JPN Greg Norman272−161 stroke Yoshi Mizumaki
Visa Taiheiyo Club Masters
1992JPN Masashi Ozaki276−121 stroke Masahiro Kuramoto
Bernhard Langer
Tsukasa Watanabe
1991JPN Roger Mackay272−162 strokes Yoshinori Kaneko
1990JPN José María Olazábal (2)270−185 strokes Bernhard Langer
Masashi Ozaki
1989JPN José María Olazábal203[b]−133 strokes Isao Aoki
Naomichi Ozaki
1988JPN Seve Ballesteros281−73 strokes Yasuhiro Funatogawa
1987JPN Graham Marsh276−121 stroke Tom Watson
1986JPN Yasuhiro Funatogawa274−142 strokes Larry Nelson
Taiheiyo Club Masters
1985JPN Tsuneyuki Nakajima280−8Playoff David Graham
1984JPN Shinsaku Maeda275−131 stroke Kikuo Arai
Naomichi Ozaki
1983: No tournament
1982JPN Scott Hoch278−103 strokes Masahiro Kuramoto
Toshiba Taiheiyo Masters
1981JPN Danny Edwards276−123 strokes Jerry Pate
Tom Watson
1980JPN Norio Suzuki (2)282−6Playoff Masashi Ozaki
Taiheiyo Club Masters
1979JPN Norio Suzuki280−82 strokes Rod Curl
Bill Rogers
Tom Watson
Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters
1978JPN Gil Morgan273−113 strokes Jerry Pate
Taiheiyo Club Masters
1977JPN Bill Rogers275−91 stroke Mike Morley
Teruo Sugihara
1976JPN Jerry Pate279−52 strokes Isao Aoki
1975JPN Gene Littler (2)278−61 stroke Lee Elder
Hubert Green
Allen Miller
Masashi Ozaki
1974 Gene Littler279−55 strokes Bert Yancey
1973JPN Masashi Ozaki278−6Playoff Bert Yancey
1972 Gay Brewer276−8Playoff David Graham

Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records
Sources:[3][4]

Notes

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  1. ^ JPN − Japan Golf Tour.
  2. ^ a b c d e Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

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  1. ^ McCormack, Mark (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. p. 255. ISBN 0002119552.
  2. ^ Mozley, Dana (27 August 1976). "Bohen Snares Met Open Title After 3-Way, 3-Hole Playoff". Daily News. p. 77. Retrieved 19 March 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 歴代優勝者 - 2015三井住友VISA太平洋マスターズ
  4. ^ Past Champions
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