| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Chiba, Chiba |
| Established | 1972 |
| Course(s) | Sodegaura Country Club (Sodegaura Course) |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,119 yards (6,510 m) |
| Tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | ¥110,000,000 |
| Month played | October |
| Final year | 2021 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 265 Yuta Ikeda (2010) 265 Tomoyasu Sugiyama (2021) |
| To par | −23 Yuta Ikeda (2010) |
| Current champion | |
 Tomoyasu Sugiyama | |
| Location map | |
  Sodegaura CC Location in Japan  Sodegaura CC Location in the Chiba Prefecture | |
The Bridgestone Open (ブリヂストンオープンゴルフトーナメント, Burijisuton ōpun gorufu tōnamento) was a professional golf tournament in Japan, sponsored by Bridgestone. Founded in 1972, it had been an event on the Japan Golf Tour since in inaugural season in 1973. From 1972 to 1984, the title of the event was the Bridgestone Tournament, because it was only for professional players.
The tournament record is 265 (−23), set by Yuta Ikeda in 2010. The 2018 total purse was ¥150,000,000 with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner. For many years, the winner received an invite to the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.[1]
- ^ Bridgestone Invitational - How players qualify Archived 23 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine