Japan Airlines Open

The Japan Airlines Open was a professional golf tournament in Japan in the early 1970s. The event was founded in 1971.[1]

Japan Airlines Open
Tournament information
LocationJapan
Established1971
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Final year1972
Tournament record score
Aggregate277 David Graham (1971)
277 Masashi Ozaki (1971)
To par−11 as above
Final champion
Gary Player

The first event was held at the Fuchu Country Club near Tokyo, Japan.[1] Tony Jacklin,[1] David Graham, and Graham Marsh played in the event.[2] David Graham was four shots back entering the final round but shot a "nearly flawless" 68 (−4) and wound up tied with Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki at the end of regulation. Graham and Ozaki then competed in a 3-hole playoff; both remained tied at the end of it. They then competed in a sudden-death playoff. They were still tied after the first two holes of sudden death. On the third sudden-death playoff hole (and 6th overall) Graham made a tap-in birdie before Ozaki missed an 8-foot birdie putt.[2]

The second event was held at Narashino Country Club in Inzai, Japan.[3] Gary Player, Graham Marsh, and Peter Thomson were among the 88 competitors.[3] Player won the event, getting up and down from a bunker on the final hole to secure the win.[4]

Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (¥)		VenueRef
1972 Gary Player 280 −8 1 stroke Lu Liang-Huan
Tōru Nakamura
Peter Thomson
Haruo Yasuda		 2,000,000 Narashino Country Club [5][6]
1971 David Graham 277 −11 Playoff Masashi Ozaki 1,100,000 Fuchu Country Club [2]

References
  1. "JAL golf". The Canberra Times. AAP-Reuter. 23 March 1971. p. 23. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. "Graham's Golf Title". The Canberra Times. AAP-Reuter. 17 May 1971. p. 13. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  3. "Player in golf field". The Canberra Times. AAP-Reuter. 11 May 1972. p. 32. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  4. "Golf win". The Canberra Times. AAP-Reuter. 15 May 1972. p. 15. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  5. "Player wins Japan golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. 15 May 1972. p. 19. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  6. McCormack, Mark H. (1973). The World of Professional Golf 1973. Collins. pp. 312, 517–518. ISBN 0002119463.
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