Dunlop Phoenix Tournament

Dunlop Phoenix Tournament
Tournament information
LocationMiyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
Established1972
Course(s)Phoenix Country Club
Par71
Length7,042 yards (6,439 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥200,000,000
Month playedNovember
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 Brooks Koepka (2016)
263 Kazuki Higa (2022)
To par−21 as above
Current champion
Japan Yuta Sugiura (a)
Location map
Phoenix CC is located in Japan
Phoenix CC
Phoenix CC
Location in Japan
Phoenix CC is located in Miyazaki Prefecture
Phoenix CC
Phoenix CC
Location in the Miyazaki Prefecture

The Dunlop Phoenix Tournament (ダンロップフェニックストーナメント, Danroppu fenikkusu tōnamento) is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It is played in November at the Phoenix Country Club in Miyazaki, Miyazaki and is one of the richest tournaments in Japan, attracting some of the leading international golfers.

Course layout

  • From 2020 :
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 386 436 180 567 415 202 521 387 447 3,541 490 165 465 332 436 465 402 186 560 3,501 7,042
Par 4 4 3 5 4 3 5 4 4 36 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 35 71

Previous tournaments:

Year(s) Yardage Par
2012–2019 7,027 71
2008–2011 7,010 71
2007 6,919 70
2005, 2006 6,907 70
2004 6,901 70
2002, 2003 6,917 71
1999–2001 6,856 71
1998 6,846 71
1996, 1997 6,803 71
1995 6,798 71
1984–1994 6,993 72
1978–1983 6,991 72
1974–1977 7,012 72

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
Dunlop Phoenix Tournament
2024
2023 Japan Yuta Sugiura (a) 272 −12 3 strokes Japan Keita Nakajima
Japan Taiga Semikawa
2022 Japan Kazuki Higa 263 −21 3 strokes Chile Mito Pereira
2021 United States Chan Kim 267 −17 1 stroke Japan Naoyuki Kataoka
Japan Ryosuke Kinoshita
2020 Japan Takumi Kanaya 271 −13 Playoff Japan Toshihiro Ishizaka
2019 Japan Shugo Imahira 203[a] −10 2 strokes South Korea Hwang Jung-gon
2018 Japan Kodai Ichihara 269 −15 1 stroke Japan Mikumu Horikawa
2017 United States Brooks Koepka (2) 264 −20 9 strokes South Korea Lee Sang-hee
Thailand Prayad Marksaeng
United States Xander Schauffele
2016 United States Brooks Koepka 263 −21 1 stroke Japan Yuta Ikeda
2015 Japan Yūsaku Miyazato 270 −14 2 strokes Japan Yoshinori Fujimoto
Japan Hideki Matsuyama
2014 Japan Hideki Matsuyama 269 −15 Playoff Japan Hiroshi Iwata
2013 England Luke Donald (2) 270 −14 6 strokes South Korea Kim Hyung-sung
2012 England Luke Donald 268 −16 5 strokes Japan Hideki Matsuyama (a)
2011 Japan Toshinori Muto 201 −12 4 strokes Spain Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
2010 Japan Yuta Ikeda 269 −15 2 strokes South Korea Kim Kyung-tae
2009 Italy Edoardo Molinari 271 −13 Playoff Sweden Robert Karlsson
2008 Thailand Prayad Marksaeng 276 −8 1 stroke Japan Ryo Ishikawa
2007 England Ian Poulter 269 −11 3 strokes Spain Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
2006 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington 271 −9 Playoff United States Tiger Woods
2005 United States Tiger Woods (2) 272 −8 Playoff Japan Kaname Yokoo
2004 United States Tiger Woods 264 −16 8 strokes Japan Ryoken Kawagishi
2003 Denmark Thomas Bjørn (2) 272 −12 2 strokes Japan Daisuke Maruyama
2002 Japan Kaname Yokoo 269 −15 1 stroke Spain Sergio García
2001 United States David Duval 269 −15 Playoff Japan Taichi Teshima
2000 Japan Shingo Katayama 265 −19 4 strokes United States Bob May
1999 Denmark Thomas Bjørn 270 −14 Playoff Spain Sergio García
1998 England Lee Westwood 271 −13 3 strokes Northern Ireland Darren Clarke
1997 United States Tom Watson (2) 275 −9 2 strokes Japan Naomichi Ozaki
1996 Japan Masashi Ozaki (3) 277 −7 3 strokes Japan Naomichi Ozaki
United States Tom Watson
1995 Japan Masashi Ozaki (2) 273 −11 1 stroke United States Robert Gamez
United States Brandt Jobe
Australia Peter Senior
1994 Japan Masashi Ozaki 201 −15 1 stroke United States Tom Watson
1993 South Africa Ernie Els 271 −17 4 strokes United States Fred Couples
England Barry Lane
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima
Japan Masashi Ozaki
Fiji Vijay Singh
1992 South Africa David Frost 277 −11 Playoff Japan Kiyoshi Murota
1991 United States Larry Nelson 276 −12 Playoff Japan Isao Aoki
Spain Seve Ballesteros
United States Jay Don Blake
1990 United States Larry Mize (2) 274 −14 3 strokes Japan Naomichi Ozaki
1989 United States Larry Mize 272 −16 4 strokes Japan Naomichi Ozaki
1988 United States Ken Green 273 −15 2 strokes United States Fred Couples
1987 United States Craig Stadler 277 −11 1 stroke United States Scott Hoch
1986 United States Bobby Wadkins (2) 277 −11 1 stroke Australia Graham Marsh
1985 Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima 275 −13 3 strokes Spain Seve Ballesteros
Taiwan Chen Tze-chung
1984 United States Scott Simpson 282 −6 Playoff West Germany Bernhard Langer
1983 Taiwan Chen Tze-ming 286 −2 Playoff United States Tom Watson
1982 United States Calvin Peete 281 −7 3 strokes Spain Seve Ballesteros
United States Larry Nelson
1981 Spain Seve Ballesteros (2) 279 −9 3 strokes Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima
1980 United States Tom Watson 282 −6 2 strokes United States Mike Reid
1979 United States Bobby Wadkins 284 −4 3 strokes Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan
Japan Namio Takasu
1978 United States Andy Bean 275 −13 5 strokes Australia Graham Marsh
1977 Spain Seve Ballesteros 282 −6 1 stroke Japan Kikuo Arai
1976 Australia Graham Marsh 272 −16 6 strokes United States Miller Barber
1975 United States Hubert Green 272 −16 6 strokes Japan Kosaku Shimada
1974 United States Johnny Miller 274 −14 7 strokes Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan
ANA Phoenix Tournament
1973 Japan Yasuhiro Miyamoto 288 E 1 stroke Japan Kazuo Yoshikawa
Phoenix Tournament
1972 Japan Seiji Noda 289 +1 2 strokes Japan Kosaku Shimada [1]

Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.

Notes

  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to thunderstorms.

References

  1. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1973). The World of Professional Golf 1973. Collins. pp. 314, 537–538. ISBN 0002119463.

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