Okinawa Open

For the golf tournament titled as the Okinawa Open between 1998 and 2000, see Daikyo Open.

The Asia Japan Okinawa Open was a men's professional golf tournament that was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. It was played each December from 2002 to 2005 and counted as the first official money event of the following season for both tours, that is for example the 2005 event was part of the 2006 season. The prize fund was US$830,000 each of the first two years.

Asia Japan Okinawa Open

Tournament information
Location	Yaese, Okinawa, Japan
Established	2002
Course(s)	Naha Golf Club
Par	71
Length	6,789 yards (6,208 m)
Tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$830,000
Month played	December
Final year	2005
Tournament record score
Aggregate	270 Kiyoshi Miyazato (2004)
To par	−14 as above
Final champion
Tadahiro Takayama
Location map
Naha GC Location in Japan Show map of Japan Naha GC Location in the Okinawa Prefecture Show map of Okinawa Prefecture

Tournament hosts

Years	Venue	Location
2005–2006	Naha Golf Club	Yaese, Okinawa
2003–2004	The Southern Links Golf Club	Yaese, Okinawa

Winners

Year	Tours[a]	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
Asia Japan Okinawa Open
2005	ASA, JPN	Tadahiro Takayama	276	−8	Playoff	Kiyoshi Miyazato
2004	ASA, JPN	Kiyoshi Miyazato	270	−14	1 stroke	Scott Barr Hideki Kase Masahiro Kuramoto Mamo Osanai Jeev Milkha Singh Charlie Wi
2003	ASA, JPN	Hideto Tanihara	279	−9	3 strokes	Chung Joon Hiroshi Gohda Yūsaku Miyazato Ted Oh Charlie Wi Simon Yates Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
2002	ASA, JPN	Hiroyuki Fujita	202[b]	−14	3 strokes	Yūsaku Miyazato Ted Purdy

Earlier tournament

An earlier Okinawa Open was played at Awase Meadows golf course from 1961 until 1972.^[1]

• 1972 Chen Chien-chin
• 1971 Hung Fa
• 1970 Hiroshi Nomiyama
• 1969 Chang Tung-chan
• 1968 Frank Kadota
• 1967 Chen Chien-chin
• 1966 Hsu Sheng-san
• 1965 Bick Long
• 1964 Finegan Higa
• 1963 Kuo Chie Hsiung
• 1962 Kuo Chie Hsiung
• 1961 Horace Meredith

Notes

1. JPN − Japan Golf Tour; ASA − Asian Tour.
2. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.