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* Top 60 [[PGA Tour]] players from the previous season's FedEx Cup.
* Top 60 available [[PGA Tour]] players from the previous season's FedEx Cup.
* Top 7 players in the current year Japan Golf Tour prize money ranking, upto and including the [[Bridgestone Open]].
* Top 7 players in the current year Japan Golf Tour prize money ranking, upto and including the [[Bridgestone Open]].
* Top 3 players in the [[Bridgestone Open]].
* Top 3 players in the [[Bridgestone Open]].

Revision as of 13:24, 13 July 2019

Zozo Championship
Tournament information
LocationChiba Prefecture, Japan
Established2019
Course(s)Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$9.75 million
Month playedOctober
Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club is located in Japan
Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club
Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club

The Zozo Championship (Japanese: ゾゾ・チャンピオンシップ) is an upcoming professional golf tournament in Chiba Prefecture, which is located in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour and the PGA Tour.

The tournament is the first event ever sanctioned by the PGA Tour in Japan, in a deal that will last until at least 2025.[1][2]

Field

The 78 player field will consist of[3]

  • Top 60 available PGA Tour players from the previous season's FedEx Cup.
  • Top 7 players in the current year Japan Golf Tour prize money ranking, upto and including the Bridgestone Open.
  • Top 3 players in the Bridgestone Open.
  • 8 special exemptions (golfers chosen for entry by the tournament sponsor).

Winners

Year Season Winner Country Score To par Margin
of victory
Runner-up Purse ($) Winner's
share ($)
Japan PGA
2019 2019 2020 9,750,000 1,750,000

References

  1. ^ "First official PGA Tour event in Japan to debut in 2019". PGA Tour. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Zozo Championship to become first Japan event on PGA Tour schedule starting in '19". GolfNewsNet.com. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. ^ "About Zozo Championship". 2019 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

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