The Crowns is a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. The tournament record is 260 (-20). It was set by Masashi Ozaki in 1995. The tournament has been played at the Wago Course at the Nagoya Golf Club since the tournament's inception in 1960. The course measures 6,514 yards and the par is 70. The tournament has attracted some upper-tier golfers. Past winners include Seve Ballesteros, Greg Norman, Davis Love III, Justin Rose and Darren Clarke. In 2008, the purse was ￥120,000,000 with ￥24,000,000 going to the winner.
Past Winners * 2009 Tetsuji Hiratsuka * 2008 Tomohiro Kondo * 2007 Hirofumi Miyase * 2006 Shingo Katayama * 2005 Naomichi Ozaki * 2004 Shingo Katayama * 2003 Hidemasa Hoshino * 2002 Justin Rose * 2001 Darren Clarke * 2000 Hidemichi Tanaka * 1999 Yasuharu Imano * 1998 Davis Love III * 1997 Masashi Ozaki * 1996 Masashi Ozaki * 1995 Masashi Ozaki * 1994 Roger Mackay * 1993 Peter Senior * 1992 Masashi Ozaki * 1991 Seve Ballesteros * 1990 Noboru Sugai * 1989 Greg Norman * 1988 Scott Simpson * 1987 Masashi Ozaki Chunichi Crowns * 1986 David Ishii * 1985 Seiji Ebihara * 1984 Scott Simpson * 1983 Tze-Ming Chen * 1982 Gary Hallberg * 1981 Graham Marsh * 1980 Isao Aoki * 1979 Isao Aoki * 1978 Isao Aoki * 1977 Graham Marsh * 1976 David Graham * 1975 Isao Aoki * 1974 Takashi Murakami * 1973 Isao Aoki * 1972 Peter Thomson * 1971 Lu Liang-Huan * 1970 Haruo Yasuda * 1969 Peter Thomson * 1968 Haruo Yasuda * 1967 Hsieh Min-Nan * 1966 Shigeru Uchida * 1965 Tadashi Kitta * 1964 Teruo Sugihara * 1963 Kenji Hosoishi * 1962 Tadashi Kitta * 1961 Asao Ishii * 1960 Torakichi Nakamura
Fujikawa tied for 74th in Japan Hawai'i's Tadd Fujikawa shot a 2-over-par 72 today and was seven strokes off the lead in a tie for 74th place after the first round of the $1.247 million Crowns golf tournament at Aichi, Japan.
Kamii moves out in front Overnight leader Kunihiro Kamii extended his advantage at The Crowns after carding a four-under-par 66 to move three shots clear.
Maruyama in front Shigeki Maruyama's two-under-par 68 saw the 40-year-old establish a narrow one-stroke lead following the third round of The Crowns.
Ishikawa Captures Crowns Tourney Title With Tour Record 58 Japanese teen golfing sensation Ryo Ishikawa fired an impressive 12-under-par 58 to capture the Crowns golf Tournament in a record-breaking fashion Sunday. Ishikawa, the youngest player to win on the Japan Golf Tour, stormed back from a six shot deficit to take a five-stroke win at 13-under par in Sunday’s final round. Ishikawa, 18, continue to impress everyone, after setting a new Japanese Tour record at 12-under-par 58 at Nagoya Golf Club in Togo, Aichi Prefecture. Read more: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7018571296#ixzz0mmxSqPKj
