KSB Open

{{infobox golf tournament

| name = Georgia KSB Open

| image =

| caption =

| location = Tamano, Okayama, Japan

| establishment = 1981

| course = Tojigaoka Marinehills Golf Club

| par = 72

| yardage = {{convert|6947|yd|m}}

| lang =

| org =

| month_played = March

| tour = Japan Golf Tour

| format = Stroke play

| purse = {{currency|70,000,000|JPY}}

| final_year = 1999

| aggregate = 267 Carlos Franco (1998)

| to-par = −17 Rick Gibson (1995)
−17 Carlos Franco (1998)

| final_champion = {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yoshinori Kaneko

| map = Japan#Japan Okayama Prefecture

| map_label = Tojigaoka Marinehills GC

| map_caption = Location in Japan##Location in the Okayama Prefecture

| map_relief = yes

| map_label_position =

| map_size = 200

| coordinates = {{coord|34.556|134.009}}

}}

The KSB Open was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan. Founded as the KSB Kagawa Open in 1981,{{cite web |last1=Koga |first1=Takayuki |title=【古賀敬之のゴルフあれこれ】ゴルフにまつわる〝面白話〟第15弾日本で唯一の〝幻のプレーオフ〟 |trans-title=Takayuki Koga's golf this and that – 15th "interesting story" about golf: "The only phantom playoff in Japan" |url=https://golf.hochi.co.jp/archives/19603 |website=Golf 報知 |trans-website=Golf Hochi |publisher=Hochi Shimbun |access-date=13 February 2021 |language=Japanese |date=20 June 2016}} it was an event on the Japan Golf Tour in 1983 and again from 1989. It was played until 1999, after which it was merged with the Descente Classic to create the Munsingwear Open KSB Cup.

Tournament hosts

class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" !Year(s)!!Host course!!Location
1999	Tojigaoka Marine Hills Golf Club	Tamano, Okayama
1998	Ayutaki Country Club	Takamatsu, Kagawa
1994–1997	Kinojo Golf Club	Sōja, Okayama
1990, 1992–1993	Sanyoh Golf Club Yoshii	Akaiwa, Okayama
1981, 1983–1984, 1987–1989, 1991	Shido Country Club	Sanuki, Kagawa

Winners

colspan=7\|Georgia KSB Open
class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" !Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of victory!!Runner-up!!{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
1999	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Yoshinori Kaneko	align=center\|275	align=center\|−13	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|PHL}} Frankie Miñoza
colspan=7\|Just System KSB Open
1998	{{flagicon\|PAR\|1990}} Carlos Franco	align=center\|267	align=center\|−17	4 strokes	{{flagicon\|PHL}} Frankie Miñoza
1997	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Keiichiro Fukabori	align=center\|276	align=center\|−12	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Katsunori Kuwabara {{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Toshiaki Odate
colspan=7\|Novell KSB Open
1996	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Toru Suzuki	align=center\|275	align=center\|−13	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|COL}} Eduardo Herrera {{flagicon\|USA}} Brian Watts
1995	{{flagicon\|CAN}} Rick Gibson	align=center\|271	align=center\|−17	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Toshimitsu Izawa {{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Tsukasa Watanabe
colspan=7\|United KSB Open
1994	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Kazuhiro Takami	align=center\|281	align=center\|−7	6 strokes	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Yoshinori Kaneko
colspan=7\|TaylorMade KSB Open
1993	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Tateo Ozaki	align=center\|276	align=center\|−12	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Roger Mackay
1992	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Seiki Okuda	align=center\|210{{efn\|name=54weather\|Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.}}	align=center\|−6	4 strokes	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Seiji Ebihara {{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Satoshi Higashi
1991	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Masanobu Kimura	align=center\|273	align=center\|−15	3 strokes	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Nobuo Serizawa {{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Teruo Sugihara
colspan=7\|Seto Uthumi Open
1990	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Masahiro Kuramoto (2)	align=center\|295	align=center\|+7	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Ryoken Kawagishi {{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Noboru Sugai
colspan=7\|Setonaikai Open
1989	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Naomichi Ozaki	align=center\|282	align=center\|−6	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Kinpachi Yoshimura
colspan=7\|TaylorMade Setonaikai Open
1988	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Wayne Smith	align=center\|213{{efn\|name=54weather}}	align=center\|−3	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Norio Mikami {{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Kenji Mori	{{cite book \|last1=McCormack \|first1=Mark H. \|author1-link=Mark McCormack \|title=World of Professional Golf 1989 \|date=1989 \|publisher=Collins Willow \|isbn=000218284X \|pages=276, 501}}
colspan=7\|KSB Setonaikai Open
1987	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Katsunari Takahashi	align=center\|140	align=center\|−4	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Yurio Akitomi {{flagicon\|AUS}} Mike Harwood {{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Minoru Nakamura	{{cite book \|last1=McCormack \|first1=Mark H. \|author1-link=Mark McCormack \|title=Ebel World of Professional Golf 1988 \|date=1988 \|publisher=Collins Willow \|isbn=0002182831 \|pages=252, 464}}
1986	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Minoru Nakamura	align=center\|	align=center\|		{{flagicon

} || {{cite web |url=http://www.smile-pga.jp/profile/?id=000676 |title=PGA member profile {{!}} Minoru Nakamura |publisher=PGA of Japan |access-date=13 February 2021}}

| 1985 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masahiro Kuramoto || align=center| || align=center| || || {{flagicon|}} || {{cite web |url=http://www.smile-pga.jp/profile/?id=001197 |title=PGA member profile {{!}} Masahiro Kuramoto |publisher=PGA of Japan |access-date=13 February 2021}}

| 1984 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Shuichi Sano || align=center|136 || align=center|−8 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Shichiro Enomoto || {{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark H. |author1-link=Mark McCormack |title=Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985 |date=1985 |publisher=Springwood Books |isbn=0862541247 |pages=223, 443–444}}

| 1983 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Kenji Sogame || align=center|140 || align=center|−4 || Playoff{{efn|Sogame was awarded the title when Yasuda was unable to take part in the playoff having left the course and travelled to the airport believing he was out of contention.}} || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Haruo Yasuda || {{cite web |title=プレーオフ放棄事件安田春雄が起こしたツアー初期の珍事／残したい記録 |trans-title=Playoff abandonment case Haruo Yasuda's early tour rare / record to keep |url=https://news.golfdigest.co.jp/news/record/jgto/article/133981/1/ |website=Golf Digest Online |location=Japan |first=Kazuhiko |last=Muto |language=Japanese |access-date=13 February 2021 |date=30 December 2020}}

! colspan=7|KSB Kagawa Open

| 1982 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Shigeru Uchida || align=center| || align=center| || || {{flagicon|}} || {{cite web |title=PGA member profile {{!}} Shigeru Uchida |url=http://www.smile-pga.jp/profile/?id=001083 |publisher=PGA of Japan |access-date=13 February 2021}}

| 1981 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Toshimitsu Kai || align=center|141 || align=center| || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Tsuneyuki Nakajima
{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Kosaku Shimada || {{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark H. |author1-link=Mark McCormack |title=Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982 |date=1982 |publisher=Springwood Books |isbn=0862541018 |page=235}}

Notes

References

External links

[https://www.jgto.org/pc/TourChampionsEng.do?year=2008&tournaKbnCd=0&conferenceCd=4 Coverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site]

Category:Defunct golf tournaments in Japan

Category:Former Japan Golf Tour events

Category:Sport in Kagawa Prefecture

Category:Sports competitions in Okinawa Prefecture

Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1981

Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1999

Category:1999 disestablishments in Japan

colspan=7\|Georgia KSB Open
class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" !Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of victory!!Runner-up!!{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
1999	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Yoshinori Kaneko	align=center\|275	align=center\|−13	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|PHL}} Frankie Miñoza
colspan=7\|Just System KSB Open
1998	{{flagicon\|PAR\|1990}} Carlos Franco	align=center\|267	align=center\|−17	4 strokes	{{flagicon\|PHL}} Frankie Miñoza
1997	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Keiichiro Fukabori	align=center\|276	align=center\|−12	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Katsunori Kuwabara {{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Toshiaki Odate
colspan=7\|Novell KSB Open
1996	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Toru Suzuki	align=center\|275	align=center\|−13	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|COL}} Eduardo Herrera {{flagicon\|USA}} Brian Watts
1995	{{flagicon\|CAN}} Rick Gibson	align=center\|271	align=center\|−17	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Toshimitsu Izawa {{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Tsukasa Watanabe
colspan=7\|United KSB Open
1994	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Kazuhiro Takami	align=center\|281	align=center\|−7	6 strokes	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Yoshinori Kaneko
colspan=7\|TaylorMade KSB Open
1993	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Tateo Ozaki	align=center\|276	align=center\|−12	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Roger Mackay
1992	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Seiki Okuda	align=center\|210{{efn\|name=54weather\|Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.}}	align=center\|−6	4 strokes	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Seiji Ebihara {{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Satoshi Higashi
1991	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Masanobu Kimura	align=center\|273	align=center\|−15	3 strokes	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Nobuo Serizawa {{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Teruo Sugihara
colspan=7\|Seto Uthumi Open
1990	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Masahiro Kuramoto (2)	align=center\|295	align=center\|+7	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Ryoken Kawagishi {{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Noboru Sugai
colspan=7\|Setonaikai Open
1989	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Naomichi Ozaki	align=center\|282	align=center\|−6	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Kinpachi Yoshimura
colspan=7\|TaylorMade Setonaikai Open
1988	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Wayne Smith	align=center\|213{{efn\|name=54weather}}	align=center\|−3	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Norio Mikami {{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Kenji Mori	{{cite book \|last1=McCormack \|first1=Mark H. \|author1-link=Mark McCormack \|title=World of Professional Golf 1989 \|date=1989 \|publisher=Collins Willow \|isbn=000218284X \|pages=276, 501}}
colspan=7\|KSB Setonaikai Open
1987	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Katsunari Takahashi	align=center\|140	align=center\|−4	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Yurio Akitomi {{flagicon\|AUS}} Mike Harwood {{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Minoru Nakamura	{{cite book \|last1=McCormack \|first1=Mark H. \|author1-link=Mark McCormack \|title=Ebel World of Professional Golf 1988 \|date=1988 \|publisher=Collins Willow \|isbn=0002182831 \|pages=252, 464}}
1986	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Minoru Nakamura	align=center\|	align=center\|		{{flagicon