Zozo Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
| Established | 2019 |
| Course(s) | Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club |
| Par | 70[1] |
| Length | 7,041 yards (6,438 m)[1] |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Format | 72-hole stroke play with no cut |
| Prize fund | US$9.75 million |
| Month played | October |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 261 Tiger Woods (2019) |
| To par | −19 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Tiger Woods | |
Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club
Location in Japan
The Zozo Championship (Japanese: ゾゾ・チャンピオンシップ) is a professional golf tournament in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, which is located in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour and the PGA Tour.
The tournament is the first event ever sanctioned by the PGA Tour in Japan, in a deal that will last until at least 2025.[2][3]
Field
The 78-player field consists of:[4]
- Top 60 available PGA Tour players from the previous season's FedEx Cup standings.
- Top 7 players in the current season Japan Golf Tour money list through the Bridgestone Open.
- Top 3 players in the Bridgestone Open.
- 8 sponsor exemptions.
Winners
| Year | Season | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | PGA | |||||||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 2020 | Tiger Woods |  United States |
261 | −19 | 3 strokes |  Hideki Matsuyama |
9,750,000 | 1,755,000 |
References
- ^ a b "Course". Zozo Championship. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "First official PGA Tour event in Japan to debut in 2019". PGA Tour. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Zozo Championship to become first Japan event on PGA Tour schedule starting in '19". GolfNewsNet.com. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Tournament info". Zozo Championship. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
