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Zozo Championship

Coordinates: 35°25′N 139°25′E / 35.41°N 139.41°E / 35.41; 139.41
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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
Tournament record score
Aggregate261 Tiger Woods (2019)
To par−19 as above
Current champion
United States Tiger Woods
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 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 2019-20 Tiger Woods  United States 261 −19 3 strokes Japan Hideki Matsuyama 9,750,000 1,755,000

References

  1. ^ a b "Course". Zozo Championship. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  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. ^ "Tournament info". Zozo Championship. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

35°25′N 139°25′E / 35.41°N 139.41°E / 35.41; 139.41