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Bridgestone Open

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Location
  
Chiba, Chiba

Par
  
71

Tour(s)
  
Japan Golf Tour

Established
  
1972

Length
  
7,119 yards (6,510 m)

Course(s)
  
Sodegaura Country Club, Sodegaura Course

The Bridgestone Open (ブリヂストンオープンゴルフトーナメント, Burijisuton ōpun gorufu tōnamento) is a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1972 at the Mitsukaido Golf Club. In 1973, the event moved to the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club. Since 1974 it has held at the Sodegaura Country Club. The tournament record is 265 (–23), set by Yuta Ikeda in 2010. The 2015 total purse was ¥150,000,000 with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner.

The winner gets an invite to the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.

References

Bridgestone Open Wikipedia