Tokyo Charity Classic

Tokyo Charity Classic

Tournament information
Location	Greater Tokyo, Japan
Established	1973
Par	72
Tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	¥30,000,000
Final year	1976
Tournament record score
Aggregate	274 Fumio Tanaka (1973)
To par	−14 as above
Final champion
Yoshitaka Yamamoto

The Tokyo Charity Classic was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan from 1973 to 1976. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour and hosted at different courses in the Greater Tokyo Area.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue	Ref.
Sony Charity Classic
1976	Yoshitaka Yamamoto	282	−6	1 stroke	Lu Liang-Huan	Yokohama (West)	[1]
1975	Masaji Kusakabe	209[a]	−7	2 strokes	Danny Edwards Hiroshi Ishii Takashi Murakami	Yokohama (West)	[2]
Tokyo Charity Classic
1974	Haruo Yasuda	275	−13	Playoff[b]	Takashi Murakami	Narashino	[3]
Aero Masters
1973	Fumio Tanaka	274	−14	1 stroke	Isaro Ohba	Fuchu	[4][5]

Notes

1. Tournament reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather.
2. Yasuda won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff after Murakami hit his tee shot out-of-bounds.

References

1. "Yamamoto captures charity golf crown". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. AP. 8 November 1976. p. B-3. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. McCormack, Mark (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. pp. 298, 498–499. ISBN 000211996X.
3. McCormack, Mark (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. pp. 254–255, 436. ISBN 0002119552.
4. McCormack, Mark H. (1974). The World of Professional Golf 1974. Collins. pp. 323, 544. ISBN 0002119544.
5. "Fumio upsets". The Straits Times. 17 July 1973. p. 22. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via National Library Board (Singapore).