Tournament information | |
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Location | Ikaruga, Nara, Japan |
Established | 1971 |
Course(s) | Horyuji Country Club |
Par | 72 |
Tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | ¥10,000,000 |
Month played | May/June |
Final year | 1973 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 276
Isao Aoki (1973) 276 Lu Liang-Huan (1973) 276 Graham Marsh (1973) |
To par | −12 as above |
Final champion | |
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Location map | |
Location in
Japan Location in the
Nara Prefecture |
The World Friendship was a professional golf tournament held in Japan in the early 1970s. The event was held at the Horyuji Country Club in Ikaruga, Nara. [1]
The second tournament was won by Taiwan's Hsieh Yung-yo, [2] who came from a stroke behind 54-hole leader, New Zealand's Terry Kendall, [1] to claim first prize.
In its final year, the event was part of the inaugural season of the Japan Golf Tour. [3] Another Taiwanese, Lu Liang-Huan ("Mr. Lu"), won the event. He defeated Australia's Graham Marsh and Japan's Isao Aoki in a playoff. [4]
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up | Ref. |
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1973 |
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276 | −12 | Playoff |
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[3] [4] |
1972 |
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279 | −9 | 1 stroke |
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[1] [2] |
Tournament information | |
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Location | Ikaruga, Nara, Japan |
Established | 1971 |
Course(s) | Horyuji Country Club |
Par | 72 |
Tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | ¥10,000,000 |
Month played | May/June |
Final year | 1973 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 276
Isao Aoki (1973) 276 Lu Liang-Huan (1973) 276 Graham Marsh (1973) |
To par | −12 as above |
Final champion | |
![]() | |
Location map | |
Location in
Japan Location in the
Nara Prefecture |
The World Friendship was a professional golf tournament held in Japan in the early 1970s. The event was held at the Horyuji Country Club in Ikaruga, Nara. [1]
The second tournament was won by Taiwan's Hsieh Yung-yo, [2] who came from a stroke behind 54-hole leader, New Zealand's Terry Kendall, [1] to claim first prize.
In its final year, the event was part of the inaugural season of the Japan Golf Tour. [3] Another Taiwanese, Lu Liang-Huan ("Mr. Lu"), won the event. He defeated Australia's Graham Marsh and Japan's Isao Aoki in a playoff. [4]
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up | Ref. |
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1973 |
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276 | −12 | Playoff |
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[3] [4] |
1972 |
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279 | −9 | 1 stroke |
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[1] [2] |