Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup

The Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup (長嶋茂雄Invitational セガサミーカップゴルフトーナメント, Nagashima shigeo inviteishonaru sega samī kappu gorufu tōnamento) was a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was played annually at The North Country Golf Club near Chitose, Hokkaido from 2005 to 2024.

Shigeo Nagashima Invitational
Sega Sammy Cup
Tournament information
LocationChitose, Hokkaido, Japan
Established2005
Course(s)The North Country Golf Club
Par72
Length7,178 yards (6,564 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥100,000,000
Month playedJune/July
Final year2024
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Jbe' Kruger (2023)
To par−23 as above
Final champion
Japan Kensei Hirata
Location map
The North Country GC is located in Japan
The North Country GC
The North Country GC
Location in Japan
The North Country GC is located in Hokkaido
The North Country GC
The North Country GC
Location in Hokkaido

Shunsuke Sonoda set the original tournament record in 2013, shooting 268 (−20) a score subsequently equalled by Ryo Ishikawa in 2019.[1] This was then beaten by Jbe' Kruger who shot 265 (−23) in 2023.[2]

Following the announcement of the 2025 Japan Golf Tour schedule, it was confirmed that the tournament would not return in 2025.[3]

Winners

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Year Winner Score To Par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Purse
(¥)
Winner's
share (¥)
Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup
2024   Kensei Hirata 267 −19 3 strokes   Satoshi Kodaira
  Koshiro Maeda
100,000,000 20,000,000
2023   Jbe' Kruger 265 −23 3 strokes   Naoyuki Kataoka
  Anthony Quayle
150,000,000 30,000,000
2022   Hiroshi Iwata (2) 269 −19 2 strokes   Tomoharu Otsuki 120,000,000 24,000,000
2021   Kazuki Higa 268 −20 2 strokes   Kunihiro Kamii 120,000,000 24,000,000
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019   Ryo Ishikawa (2) 268 −20 4 strokes   Juvic Pagunsan 150,000,000 30,000,000
2018   Brad Kennedy 204[a] −12 3 strokes   Kim Hyung-sung 150,000,000 30,000,000
2017   Chan Kim 270 −18 1 stroke   Hwang Jung-gon 150,000,000 30,000,000
2016   Hideto Tanihara 274 −14 2 strokes   Thanyakon Khrongpha 150,000,000 30,000,000
2015   Hiroshi Iwata 272 −16 1 stroke   Shugo Imahira 150,000,000 30,000,000
Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup
2014   Ryo Ishikawa 274 −10 Playoff   Koumei Oda 200,000,000 40,000,000
2013   Shunsuke Sonoda 268 −20 3 strokes   Tomohiro Kondo
  Yuki Kono
150,000,000 30,000,000
2012   Lee Kyoung-hoon 269 −19 2 strokes   Kim Hyung-sung 150,000,000 30,000,000
2011   Kim Kyung-tae 273 −15 4 strokes   Ryo Ishikawa 130,000,000 26,000,000
2010   Mamo Osanai 275 −13 Playoff   Cho Min-gyu
  Shunsuke Sonoda
130,000,000 26,000,000
2009   Hiroyuki Fujita 272 −16 1 stroke   Kōki Idoki 130,000,000 26,000,000
2008   Jeev Milkha Singh 275 −13 2 strokes   Sushi Ishigaki 150,000,000 30,000,000
2007   Toru Taniguchi 276 −12 3 strokes   Prom Meesawat 150,000,000 30,000,000
Sega Sammy Cup
2006   Yeh Wei-tze 276 −12 4 strokes   Hidemasa Hoshino 120,000,000 24,000,000
2005   Lin Keng-chi 275 −13 1 stroke   Kiyoshi Maita 120,000,000 24,000,000

Notes

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  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References

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  1. ^ "薗田、3年ぶりツアー2勝目! 松山4位タイで1億円突破ならず" [Sonoda wins his second tour in three years! Matsuyama tied for 4th place and did not break the 100 million yen mark]. Golf Network Japan (in Japanese). 7 July 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  2. ^ "South Africa's Kruger ends four-year title wait". Japan Golf Tour Organization. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. ^ "来季ツアーは24試合、うち新規開催4試合。2025年もJGTOツアーをよろしくお願いいたします" [Next season, there will be 24 matches on the tour, including four new ones. We look forward to your continued support of the JGTO Tour in 2025] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
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