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The '''Zozo Championship''' ([[Japanese Language|Japanese]]: ''ゾゾ・チャンピオンシップ'') is an upcoming professional [[golf]] tournament in [[Inzai]], [[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 '''Zozo Championship''' ([[Japanese Language|Japanese]]: ''ゾゾ・チャンピオンシップ'') is a professional [[golf]] tournament in [[Inzai]], [[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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/news/2018/11/20/the-zozo-championship-japan-announced.html |title=First official PGA Tour event in Japan to debut in 2019 |date=20 November 2018 |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=5 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="GNN">{{Cite web |url=https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2018/11/20/zozo-championship-japan-event-pga-tour-schedule-starting-19-111510/ |title=Zozo Championship to become first Japan event on PGA Tour schedule starting in '19 |date=20 November 2018 |website=GolfNewsNet.com |access-date=5 February 2019}}</ref>
The tournament is the first event ever sanctioned by the PGA Tour in [[Japan]], in a deal that will last until at least 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/news/2018/11/20/the-zozo-championship-japan-announced.html |title=First official PGA Tour event in Japan to debut in 2019 |date=20 November 2018 |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=5 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="GNN">{{Cite web |url=https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2018/11/20/zozo-championship-japan-event-pga-tour-schedule-starting-19-111510/ |title=Zozo Championship to become first Japan event on PGA Tour schedule starting in '19 |date=20 November 2018 |website=GolfNewsNet.com |access-date=5 February 2019}}</ref>

Revision as of 09:45, 26 October 2019

Zozo Championship
Tournament information
LocationChiba Prefecture, Japan
Established2019
Course(s)Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club
Par70[1]
Length7,041 yards (6,438 m)[1]
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Format72-hole stroke play with no cut
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 a professional golf tournament in Inzai, 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.[2][3]

Field

The 78-player field will consist of:[4]

  • Top 60 available PGA Tour players from the previous season's FedEx Cup standings.
  • Top 7 players in the current season Japan Golf Tour money list through the Bridgestone Open.
  • Top 3 players in the Bridgestone Open.
  • 8 sponsor exemptions.

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 1,755,000

References

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

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