Yomiuri International

{{Infobox golf tournament

| name = Yomiuri International

| image =

| location = Tokyo, Japan

| establishment = 1962

| final_year = 1971

| course = Yomiuri Country Club

| par = 72

| yardage =

| tour = Asia Golf Circuit

| format = Stroke play

| purse =

| month_played = March/April

| aggregate = 278 Peter Thomson (1962)

| to-par = −10 as above

| final_champion = {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Haruo Yasuda

| map = Japan#Japan Tokyo

| map_label = Yomiuri Country Club

| map_caption = Location in Japan##Location in Tokyo

| map_relief = yes

| map_label_position =

| map_size = 200

| coordinates = {{coord|35.621|139.491}}

}}

The Yomiuri International was a golf tournament held in Japan from 1962 to 1971. It was played at the Yomiuri Country Club in Tokyo. It was an event on the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit) every year except for 1964,{{cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19640125-1.2.127.6 |title=Japan out of this year's F-E circuit |newspaper=The Straits Times |date=25 January 1964 |page=18 |via=National Library Board (Singapore) |access-date=7 February 2020}} and served as the season finale.

In 1972, the tournament was cancelled by the sponsor, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, because of political tensions{{cite news |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/newnation19720209-1.1.19 |title=Yomiuri is out |newspaper=New Nation |date=9 February 1972 |page=19 |via=National Library Board (Singapore) |access-date=7 February 2020}} and replaced on the circuit by the Sobu International Open.{{cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newnation19720224-1.2.89 |title=Asian golf circuit gets underway |newspaper=New Nation |date=24 February 1972 |page=14 |via=National Library Board (Singapore) |access-date=7 February 2020}}

Peter Thomson won the 1962 event, finishing eight strokes ahead of Canadian Al Balding.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XXxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q6MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6598%2C1684827 |title=Thomson's double |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=12 March 1962 |page=4}} The following year the event was won by Doug Sanders, five ahead of Hideyo Sugimoto.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mmxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j6MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4474%2C3630253 |title=Sanders's Tokio win |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=26 March 1963 |page=6}}

Winners

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"

!Year

!Tour{{efn|AGC/FEC − Asia Golf Circuit/Far East Circuit.}}

!Winner

!Score

!To par

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

!Ref.

1971AGC{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Haruo Yasudaalign=center|282align=center|−6Playoff{{efn|Yasuda won with a bogey on the third hole of a sudden death playoff.}}{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Kosaku Shimada{{cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19710426-1.2.105.1 |title=Yasuda's title in 3-hole playoff |newspaper=The Straits Times |date=26 April 1971 |page=25 |via=National Library Board (Singapore) |access-date=7 February 2020}}
1970AGC{{flagicon|AUS}} David Grahamalign=center|286align=center|−23 strokes{{flagicon|NZL}} Walter Godfrey{{cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19700420-1.1.21 |title=Graham wins Yomiuri Open in fine style |newspaper=The Straits Times |date=20 April 1970 |page=21 |via=National Library Board (Singapore) |access-date=7 February 2020}}
1969AGC{{flagicon|ENG}} Guy Wolstenholmealign=center|288align=center|E1 stroke{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Teruo Sugihara{{cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19690414-1.2.86.6 |title=Wolstenholme pips Sugihara in Yomiuri |newspaper=The Straits Times |date=14 April 1969 |page=19 |via=National Library Board (Singapore) |access-date=7 February 2020}}
1968AGC{{flagicon|TWN}} Chen Ching-Poalign=center|283align=center|−52 strokes{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Tomoo Ishii{{cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19680408-1.2.103.1 |title=Rivals crack up and Chen is the champion |newspaper=The Straits Times |date=8 April 1968 |page=21 |via=National Library Board (Singapore) |access-date=7 February 2020}}
1967FEC{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Mitsutaka Konoalign=center|282align=center|−61 stroke{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Koichi Ono{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131648599 |title=Yomiuri Open to Japanese |newspaper=The Canberra Times |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=10 April 1967 |access-date=31 January 2020 |page=11 |via=Trove }}
1966FEC{{flagicon|IRL}} Hugh Boylealign=center|286align=center|−22 strokes{{flagicon|AUS}} Ted Ball{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128652585 |title=Japanese golf to Irishman |newspaper=The Canberra Times |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=11 April 1966 |access-date=31 January 2020 |page=12 |via=Trove }}
1965FEC{{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Phillipsalign=center|288align=center|E1 stroke{{flagicon|TWN}} Chen Ching-Po{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rH1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wJYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4910%2C930673 |title=Phillips Takes Yomiuri Open |newspaper=The Age |date=5 April 1965 |page=24}}
1964{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Hideyo Sugimotoalign=center|align=center|{{flagicon
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| 1963 || FEC || {{flagicon|USA}} Doug Sanders || align=center|289 || align=center|+1 || 5 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Hideyo Sugimoto ||

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| 1962 || FEC || {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Thomson || align=center|278 || align=center|−10 || 8 strokes || {{flagicon|CAN|1957}} Al Balding ||

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