The JCB Classic was a professional golf tournament held near Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1972 as the Tohoku Classic, and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 until 2007.
The Tohoku Classic was held at Nishisendai Country Club until 1987. In 1988 it moved to Omotezao Kokusai Golf Club and was renamed the Sendai Classic; sponsored as the JCB Classic Sendai from 1990. The final event, in 2007, was held at Hananomori Golf Club as the JCB Classic and the prize fund was ¥100,000,000 with ¥20,000,000 going to the winner.
Tournament hosts Year(s)Host courseLocation 2007 Hananomori Golf Club Ōhira, Miyagi 1988–2006 Omotezao Kokusai Golf Club Shibata, Miyagi 1972–1987 Nishisendai Country Club Sendai, Miyagi
Winners YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upJCB Classic 2007 Tomohiro Kondo 271 −13 1 stroke Lee Seong-ho Koumei Oda Mamo Osanai Azuma Yano JCB Classic Sendai 2006 Hideto Tanihara 266 −18 5 strokes Shingo Katayama 2005 Hur Suk-ho 265 −19 1 stroke Shinichi Yokota 2004 Takashi Kamiyama 271 −13 Playoff Tomohiro Kondo Tsuneyuki Nakajima 2003 Katsuyoshi Tomori 264 −20 2 strokes Yūsaku Miyazato 2002 Toru Suzuki 271 −13 Playoff Tsuneyuki Nakajima 2001 Toshiaki Odate 275 −9 2 strokes Taichi Teshima 2000 Nobuhito Sato (2) 271 −13 3 strokes Toshimitsu Izawa 1999 Shingo Katayama 268 −16 Playoff Shigemasa Higaki 1998 Yoshi Mizumaki (2) 270 −14 1 stroke Shigeki Maruyama 1997 Nobuhito Sato 267 −17 4 strokes Toshimitsu Izawa Naomichi Ozaki 1996 Masashi Ozaki (5) 277 −7 Playoff David Ishii 1995 Ryoken Kawagishi 271 −13 3 strokes Toru Suzuki 1994 Masahiro Kuramoto (2) 271 −13 2 strokes Toshiaki Sudo 1993 Yoshi Mizumaki 273 −11 Playoff Hajime Meshiai Tsukasa Watanabe 1992 Roger Mackay (2) 271 −13 6 strokes Paul Hoad 1991 Tadami Ueno 271 −13 1 stroke Graham Marsh 1990 Roger Mackay 269 −15 3 strokes Graham Marsh Tsuyoshi Yoneyama Sendai Classic 1989 Masashi Ozaki (4) 272 −12 3 strokes Tsuneyuki Nakajima Katsunari Takahashi 1988 Masahiro Kuramoto 204 −9 2 strokes Futoshi Irino Tohoku Classic 1987 Seiichi Kanai 275 −13 2 strokes Hajime Meshiai 1986 Teruo Sugihara (2) 280 −8 2 strokes Namio Takasu 1985 David Ishii 275 −13 5 strokes Naomichi Ozaki 1984 Kouichi Inoue 276 −12 1 stroke Chen Tze-ming 1983 Yutaka Hagawa 277 −11 7 strokes Teruo Sugihara 1982 Shinsaku Maeda 208 −8 2 strokes Graham Marsh Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama 1981 Teruo Sugihara 281 −7 4 strokes Shozo Miyamoto 1980 Haruo Yasuda (3) 273 −15 2 strokes Shinsaku Maeda 1979 Tōru Nakamura 278 −10 Playoff Hsieh Min-Nan 1978 Haruo Yasuda (2) 283 −5 1 stroke Shinsaku Maeda Masashi Ozaki 1977 Isao Aoki 278 −10 1 stroke Lu Liang-Huan 1976 Haruo Yasuda 277 −11 Playoff Fumio Tanaka 1975 Masashi Ozaki (3) 278 −10 1 stroke Isao Aoki 1974 Masashi Ozaki (2) 280 −8 3 strokes Haruo Yasuda 1973 Masashi Ozaki 273 −15 3 strokes Lu Liang-Huan 1972 Takashi Murakami 283 −5 Playoff Masaji Kusakabe
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External links JCB Classic official site Coverage on the Japan Golf Tour's official site