Japan PGA Championship

Japan PGA Championship
Tournament information
LocationKani, Gifu, Japan
Established1926
Course(s)Fuji Country Kani Club
Par71
Length7,219 yards (6,601 m)
Organized byPGA of Japan
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play (1961–)
Match play (1931–1960)
Prize fund¥150,000,000
Month playedJuly
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Shingo Katayama (2008)
To par−23 as above
Current champion
Japan Yuta Sugiura
Location map
Fuji Country Kani Club is located in Japan
Fuji Country Kani Club
Fuji Country Kani Club
Location in Japan
Fuji Country Kani Club is located in Gifu Prefecture
Fuji Country Kani Club
Fuji Country Kani Club
Location in Gifu

The Japan PGA Championship (日本プロゴルフ選手権大会, Nihon puro gorufu senshuken taikai) is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour, and is one of the tour's four major championships. It was founded in 1926, making it one of the oldest professional tournaments in Japan,[1] and is played at a variety of courses throughout the country. The purse for the 2017 event was ¥150,000,000, with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner.

Between 2009 and 2017, the tournament was title sponsored by Nissin Foods.[2]

  1. ^ Critchley, Bruce; Ferrier, Bob (1993). Golf and All Its Glory. BBC. p. 62. ISBN 0563364696. Retrieved 10 January 2021 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ 78回目で初!日本プロ選手権が冠大会に Nikkan Sports 2009-08-07