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The Kuzuha International was a professional golf tournament in Japan between 1965 and 1990. It was played at the Kuzuha Public Golf Course in Kuzuha, Hirakata, Osaka. From 1978 to 1983, it was a Japan Golf Tour event.[1]
Tournament information | |
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Location | Hirakata, Osaka, Japan |
Established | 1965 |
Course(s) | Kuzuha Public Golf Course |
Par | 70 |
Tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | ¥15,000,000 |
Final year | 1990 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 129 Tsutomu Irie (1985) |
To par | −11 as above |
Final champion | |
Yoshimi Niizeki | |
Location map | |
Location in Japan Location in the Osaka Prefecture |
In 1985, Tsutomu Irie became the first player to break the 60 barrier in major professional tournament in Japan when he scored 59 (11 under par) in the first round.[2]
The first two editions were a five-man invitation event played over 18 holes, after which it was a larger single-day 36-hole tournament. The first international players competed in 1971. It was reduced to a 27-hole event in 1972 and 1973, before becoming a two-day 36 hole tournament from 1974.
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