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KBC Augusta

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Sansan KBC Augusta
Tournament information
LocationItoshima, Fukuoka,Japan
Established1973
Course(s)Keya Golf Club
Par72
Length7,103 yards (6,495 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥100,000,000
Month playedAugust
Tournament record score
Aggregate262Kazuki Higa(2019)
To par−26as above
Current champion
JapanJinichiro Kozuma
Location map
Keya GC is located in Japan
Keya GC
Keya GC
Location inJapan
Keya GC is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Keya GC
Keya GC
Location in theFukuoka Prefecture

TheKBC Augustais a professionalgolftournament that is held inFukuoka Prefecture,Japan. The title sponsor is theKyushu Asahi Broadcastingand it is held in August. Since its foundation in 1973, it has been an event on theJapan Golf Tour.

Since 1992, the KBC Augusta has been played at Keya Golf Club nearItoshima.Before then it was played at Fukuoka Country Club (Wajiro Course) nearFukuokauntil 1982 and then at Kyushu Shima Country Club near Itoshima between 1983 and 1991. The tournament scoring records are 262 (aggregate) and −26 (to par) set byKazuki Higain 2019.

The 2021 purse was¥100,000,000, with ¥20,000,000 going to the winner.

Tournament hosts

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Year(s) Host course Location
1992–present Keya Golf Club Itoshima, Fukuoka
1983–1991 Kyushu Shima Country Club Itoshima, Fukuoka
1973–1982 Fukuoka Country Club (Wajiro Course) Fukuoka,Fukuoka

Winners

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Year Winner Score To Par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
Sansan KBC Augusta
2024 JapanJinichiro Kozuma 269 −19 Playoff JapanYuwa Kosaihira
2023 South KoreaSong Young-han 271 −17 1 stroke JapanRyutaro Nagano
2022 JapanRiki Kawamoto 272 −16 1 stroke South KoreaLee Sang-hee
2021 ZimbabweScott Vincent 271 −17 1 stroke JapanRyo Ishikawa
RIZAP KBC Augusta
2020 Cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic
2019 JapanKazuki Higa 262 −26 5 strokes JapanRikuya Hoshino
2018 JapanDaijiro Izumida 274 −14 1 stroke South KoreaChoi Ho-sung
2017 JapanYuta Ikeda(3) 270 −18 3 strokes JapanKunihiro Kamii
2016 JapanRyo Ishikawa 273 −15 5 strokes New ZealandMichael Hendry
AustraliaBrad Kennedy
JapanTadahiro Takayama
2015 JapanYuta Ikeda(2) 268 −20 5 strokes JapanKoumei Oda
RZ Everlasting KBC Augusta
2014 JapanHiroyuki Fujita 276 −12 Playoff ChinaLiang Wenchong
Vana H Cup KBC Augusta
2013 South KoreaPark Sung-joon 204[a] −12 2 strokes South KoreaHwang Jung-gon
2012 South KoreaKim Hyung-sung 270 −22 1 stroke JapanAkio Sadakata
2011 South KoreaBae Sang-moon 266 −22 2 strokes JapanRyo Ishikawa
JapanTomohiro Kondo
2010 JapanHideto Tanihara 266 −22 1 stroke JapanMitsuhiro Tateyama
2009 JapanYuta Ikeda 267 −21 Playoff JapanYasuharu Imano
2008 JapanShintaro Kai 278 −10 1 stroke JapanHidemasa Hoshino
KBC Augusta
2007 JapanKatsumasa Miyamoto 269 −15 1 stroke AustraliaSteven Conran
JapanKoumei Oda
Under Armour KBC Augusta
2006 JapanTaichi Teshima 268 −16 1 stroke JapanTetsuji Hiratsuka
2005 JapanToshimitsu Izawa(2) 264 −20 5 strokes ThailandPrayad Marksaeng
JapanRyuichi Oda
Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta
2004 AustraliaSteven Conran 277 −7 1 stroke JapanTakashi Kamiyama
JapanToru Taniguchi
2003 JapanSoushi Tajima 269 −19 4 strokes FijiDinesh Chand
JapanHisayuki Sasaki
2002 JapanNobumitsu Yuhara 209[a] −7 1 stroke JapanShigemasa Higaki
JapanKatsunori Kuwabara
JapanToshimasa Nakajima
United StatesChristian Peña
ChinaZhang Lianwei
2001 JapanTakenori Hiraishi 273 −15 Playoff JapanShigemasa Higaki
JapanHideki Kase
2000 JapanToshimitsu Izawa 270 −18 4 strokes JapanShusaku Sugimoto
1999 JapanTsuyoshi Yoneyama 205[a] −11 1 stroke JapanTakao Nogami
1998 JapanMasashi Ozaki(4) 275 −13 4 strokes JapanKatsunori Kuwabara
1997 JapanMasashi Ozaki(3) 266 −22 12 strokes JapanTakaaki Fukuzawa
JapanTaichi Teshima
1996 JapanMasashi Ozaki(2) 273 −15 Playoff JapanTaichi Teshima
1995 JapanKazuhiko Hosokawa 271 −17 1 stroke United StatesTodd Hamilton
JapanTomohiro Maruyama
1994 United StatesBrian Watts 271 −17 2 strokes JapanMasashi Ozaki
Daiwa KBC Augusta
1993 TaiwanChen Tze-chung 277 −11 Playoff TaiwanLin Chie-hsiang
1992 TaiwanChen Tze-ming(2) 276 −12 Playoff AustraliaBradley Hughes
JapanNorikazu Kawakami
1991 United StatesRaymond Floyd 273 −15 1 stroke PhilippinesFrankie Miñoza
1990 JapanMasashi Ozaki 269 −19 10 strokes TaiwanChen Tze-chung
1989 JapanTeruo Sugihara 281 −7 2 strokes AustraliaGraham Marsh
KBC Augusta
1988 JapanMasahiro Kuramoto 276 −12 2 strokes JapanHajime Meshiai
JapanMasashi Ozaki
JapanNobumitsu Yuhara
1987 JapanSaburo Fujiki(2) 274 −14 2 strokes JapanTateo Ozaki
1986 JapanIsao Aoki(3) 282 −6 1 stroke JapanMasahiro Kuramoto
JapanMasashi Ozaki
1985 JapanHajime Meshiai 206[a] −10 1 stroke JapanIsao Aoki
JapanEitaro Deguchi
JapanMasashi Ozaki
JapanSatsuki Takahashi
United StatesFuzzy Zoeller
1984 JapanNaomichi Ozaki 275 −13 1 stroke JapanKouichi Inoue
JapanTsuneyuki Nakajima 		[1]
1983 JapanSaburo Fujiki 273 −15 3 strokes JapanMasashi Ozaki
1982 TaiwanChen Tze-ming 209[a] −7 1 stroke United StatesHal Sutton [2]
1981 TaiwanHsieh Min-Nan 279 −9 Playoff TaiwanChen Tze-chung
JapanNobumitsu Yuhara
1980 JapanIsao Aoki(2) 137[b] −7 2 strokes JapanHiroshi Tahara [3]
1979 JapanMasaji Kusakabe 240[c] −12 3 strokes TaiwanKuo Chie-Hsiung [4]
1978 JapanKenichi Yamada 276 −12 2 strokes JapanIsao Aoki
JapanShiro Kubo
United StatesGene Littler
JapanYasuhiro Miyamoto 		[5]
1977 AustraliaBrian Jones 278 −10 Playoff JapanAkira Yabe
1976 AustraliaGraham Marsh 207[a] −9 Playoff JapanHaruo Yasuda
1975 JapanShinsaku Maeda 278 −10 Playoff JapanHiroshi Ishii
1974 JapanTōru Nakamura 273 −15 1 stroke JapanTeruo Sugihara [6]
1973 JapanIsao Aoki 266 −22 13 strokes JapanYasuhiro Miyamoto [7]

Notes

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  1. ^abcdefShortened to 54 holes due to weather.
  2. ^Shortened to 36 holes due to rain.
  3. ^Shortened to 63 holes after a typhoon caused the final round to be cut to nine holes.

References

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  1. ^McCormack, Mark H.(1985).Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985.Springwood Books. pp. 237, 476.ISBN0862541247.
  2. ^"Tze Ming wins by a stroke".The Straits Times.AP. 30 August 1982. p. 38.Retrieved29 January2021– via National Library Board (Singapore).
  3. ^McCormack, Mark H.(1981).Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981.Collins. pp. 179, 395–396.ISBN0862540054.
  4. ^"Rains can't stop Kusakabe".The Times Leader.Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. 27 Aug 1979. p. 30.Retrieved29 January2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^"12 under wins".The Age.Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 29 August 1978. p. 30.Retrieved29 January2021– via Google News Archive.
  6. ^McCormack, Mark H.(1975).The World of Professional Golf 1975.Collins. pp. 255, 436–437.ISBN0002119552.
  7. ^McCormack, Mark H.(1974).The World of Professional Golf 1974.Collins. pp. 324, 548–549.ISBN0002119544.
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