Rolex Golf Classic

The Arnold Palmer Cup—Rolex Golf Classic was a limited field invitational professional golf tournament in Japan from 1968 to 1973. The players gained entry to the tournament via a poll of golf fans, with former winners and a big-name international player also receiving an invitation.^[1][2] It was held at Kawasaki Kokusai Country Club near Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Rolex Golf Classic

Tournament information
Location	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Established	1968
Course(s)	Kawasaki Kokusai Country Club
Format	Stroke play
Final year	1973
Final champion
Sadao Hiyoshi
Location map
Kawasaki Kokusai Country Club Location in Japan Show map of Japan Kawasaki Kokusai Country Club Location in Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref
1973	Sadao Hiyoshi	138	−6	Playoff	Isao Aoki	[3]
1972	Kenji Mori	139	−5	1 stroke	Tadashi Kitta	[4]
1971	Tadashi Kitta	142	−2	1 stroke	Kenji Mori Arnold Palmer Namio Takasu Akira Yabe	[5]
1970	Takaaki Kono	138	−6	1 stroke	Teruo Sugihara	[6]
1969	Hideyo Sugimoto
1968	Takashi Murakami