Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters

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Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters (三井住友VISA太平洋マスターズ) is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. It is played in November and in recent years in Taiheiyo Club Gotenba Course, Gotenba, Shizuoka and attracts some of the leading international golfers. It was founded in 1972. In 2007 it will be played from November 8 to November 11. Its title sponsors are Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and VISA.

[edit] Winners

Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters

• 2007 Brendan Jones -  Australia
• 2006 Tsuneyuki Nakajima -  Japan
• 2005 Darren Clarke -  Northern Ireland
• 2004 Darren Clarke -  Northern Ireland
• 2003 Kiyoshi Murota -  Japan
• 2002 Tsuneyuki Nakajima -  Japan
• 2001 Toshimitsu Izawa -  Japan

Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters

• 2000 Toshimitsu Izawa -  Japan
• 1999 Hirofumi Miyase -  Japan
• 1998 Lee Westwood -  England
• 1997 Lee Westwood -  England
• 1996 Lee Westwood -  England
• 1995 Satoshi Azuma -  Japan
• 1994 Masashi Ozaki -  Japan
• 1993 Greg Norman -  Australia

Taiheiyo Masters

• 1992 Masashi Ozaki -  Japan

VISA Taiheiyo Masters

• 1991 Roger Mackay -  Australia
• 1990 José María Olazábal -  Spain
• 1989 José María Olazábal -  Spain
• 1988 Seve Ballesteros -  Spain
• 1987 Graham Marsh -  Australia

Taiheiyo Masters

• 1986 Yasuhiro Funatogawa -  Japan
• 1985 Tsuneyuki Nakajima -  Japan
• 1984 Shinsaku Maeda -  Japan
• 1983 No tournament
• 1982 Scott Hoch -  United States
• 1981 Danny Edwards -  United States
• 1980 Norio Suzuki -  Japan
• 1979 Norio Suzuki -  Japan
• 1978 Gil Morgan -  United States
• 1977 Bill Rogers -  United States
• 1976 Jerry Pate -  United States
• 1975 Gene Littler -  United States
• 1974 Gene Littler -  United States
• 1973 Masashi Ozaki -  Japan
• 1972 Gay Brewer -  United States

[edit] External links

• Coverage on the Japan Golf Tour's official site - in English
• Official site - in Japanese

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