ISPS Handa Championship in Japan

The ISPS Handa Championship in Japan was a professional golf tournament that was held at PGM Ishioka Golf Club in Omitama, Japan between 2022 and 2023. In 2024, the tournament moved to the Taiheiyo Club in Gotemba (also host of the Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters).^[1]

ISPS Handa Championship

Tournament information
Location	Gotemba, Japan
Established	2022
Course(s)	Taiheiyo Club (Gotemba Course)
Par	70
Length	7,262 yards (6,640 m)
Tour(s)	European Tour Japan Golf Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$2,250,000
Month played	April
Final year	2024
Tournament record score
Aggregate	260 Yuto Katsuragawa (2022)
To par	−24 as above
Final champion
Yuto Katsuragawa
Location map
Taiheiyo Club Location in Japan Show map of Japan Taiheiyo Club Location in the Shizuoka Prefecture Show map of Shizuoka Prefecture

History

The tournament was created in 2022, originally intended to be a co-sanctioned European Tour and Japan Golf Tour event. It was to be the first ever European Tour sanctioned event to take place in Japan.^[2]

However, in February 2022, it was announced that the event would proceed as a sole-sanctioned Japan Golf Tour event due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3] It is intended that the tournament will return to the European Tour schedule in 2023. Due to the rescheduling, the ISPS Handa Championship in Spain was held the same week as a replacement event on the European Tour's 2022 schedule.

Yuto Katsuragawa won the inaugural event, beating Rikuya Hoshino by one shot.^[4]

The 2023 edition returned to the European Tour schedule and was played as a co-sanctioned event alongside the Japan Golf Tour.^[5] Lucas Herbert won the tournament, beating Aaron Cockerill in a playoff.^[6]

Following the announcement of the 2025 Japan Golf Tour schedule, it was confirmed that the tournament would not return in 2025.^[7]

Winners

Year	Tours[a]	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
ISPS Handa Championship
2024	EUR, JPN	Yuto Katsuragawa (2)	263	−17	3 strokes	Sebastian Söderberg
ISPS Handa Championship in Japan
2023	EUR, JPN	Lucas Herbert	265	−15	Playoff	Aaron Cockerill
2022	EUR, JPN	Yuto Katsuragawa	260	−24	1 stroke	Rikuya Hoshino

Notes

1. EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour.

References

1. "2024年のジャパンゴルフツアートーナメント日程を発表しました" [2024 Japan Golf Tour Tournament Dates Announced] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
2. "ISPS Handa Championship becomes for DP World Tour (European Tour) event in Japan". Golf News Net. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
3. "Two new Spanish events added to the 2022 DP World Tour schedule". GolfMagic. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
4. "Quayle surmounts late fightback as Katsuragawa claims breakthrough". Japan Golf Tour Organization. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
5. Fraser, Lewis (14 April 2023). "ISPS Handa Japan: Preview, betting tips, how to watch". Bunkered. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
6. Walton, Darren (23 April 2023). "Aussie golfer Herbert in thrilling playoff win in Japan". Perth Now. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
7. "来季ツアーは24試合、うち新規開催4試合。2025年もJGTOツアーをよろしくお願いいたします" [Next season, there will be 24 matches on the tour, including four new ones. We look forward to your continued support of the JGTO Tour in 2025] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

External links

• Coverage on European Tour official site
• Coverage on Japan Golf Tour official site

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