Year |
Winner |
Score |
To par |
Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
Venue |
Ref.
|
Japan PGA Championship
|
2024 |
Japan Yuta Sugiura |
268 |
−18 |
1 stroke |
Japan Yuki Inamori Japan Taiga Semikawa |
Fuji Country Kani |
2023 |
Japan Kensei Hirata |
277 |
−11 |
2 strokes |
Japan Takumi Kanaya Japan Taiga Semikawa |
Eniwa |
2022 |
Japan Mikumu Horikawa |
269 |
−15 |
3 strokes |
Japan Naoyuki Kataoka |
Grand Fields |
2021 |
South Korea Kim Seong-hyeon |
271 |
−13 |
1 stroke |
Japan Yuta Ikeda Japan Yuki Inamori |
Nikko
|
2020 |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
|
2019 |
Japan Ryo Ishikawa |
269 |
−13 |
Playoff |
South Korea Hwang Jung-gon |
Ibusuki
|
2018 |
Japan Toru Taniguchi (3) |
282 |
−6 |
Playoff |
Japan Yoshinori Fujimoto |
Boso
|
Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup
|
2017 |
Japan Yūsaku Miyazato |
276 |
−12 |
3 strokes |
Australia Brad Kennedy |
Kanehide Kise
|
2016 |
Japan Hideto Tanihara |
266 |
−22 |
Playoff |
Japan Toshinori Muto |
Hokkaido Classic
|
2015 |
Australia Adam Bland |
268 |
−16 |
3 strokes |
South Korea Lee Sang-hee |
Taiheiyo Club Kohnan
|
2014 |
Japan Taichi Teshima |
279 |
−9 |
1 stroke |
South Korea Lee Kyoung-hoon Japan Koumei Oda |
Golden Valley
|
2013 |
South Korea Kim Hyung-sung |
279 |
−5 |
1 stroke |
Japan Yoshinori Fujimoto Japan Hiroyuki Fujita Japan Hideki Matsuyama |
Sobu
|
2012 |
Japan Toru Taniguchi (2) |
284 |
−4 |
1 stroke |
Japan Keiichiro Fukabori |
Karasuyamajo
|
2011 |
Japan Hiroo Kawai |
275 |
−9 |
2 strokes |
South Korea Bae Sang-moon |
Ono Toyo
|
2010 |
Japan Toru Taniguchi |
270 |
−10 |
1 stroke |
Japan Tetsuji Hiratsuka |
Passage Kinkai Island
|
2009 |
Japan Yuta Ikeda |
266 |
−14 |
7 strokes |
Japan Mitsuhiro Tateyama |
Eniwa
|
Japan PGA Championship
|
2008 |
Japan Shingo Katayama (2) |
265 |
−23 |
6 strokes |
China Liang Wenchong |
Raysum
|
2007 |
Japan Toshimitsu Izawa |
283 |
−5 |
1 stroke |
Japan Satoru Hirota |
Kise
|
2006 |
Japan Tomohiro Kondo |
278 |
−10 |
Playoff |
Japan Katsuyoshi Tomori |
Tanigumi
|
2005 |
South Korea Hur Suk-ho |
272 |
−10 |
2 strokes |
Japan Hideto Tanihara |
Tamana
|
2004 |
South Korea Hur Suk-ho |
202 |
−14 |
1 stroke |
Japan Keiichiro Fukabori |
Kochi Kuroshio
|
2003 |
Japan Shingo Katayama |
271 |
−17 |
1 stroke |
South Korea Hur Suk-ho |
Miho
|
2002 |
Japan Kenichi Kuboya |
279 |
−9 |
Playoff |
Japan Shingo Katayama |
Koma
|
2001 |
United States Dean Wilson |
281 |
−3 |
4 strokes |
Japan Hideki Kase |
Queens Hill
|
2000 |
Japan Nobuhito Sato |
280 |
−4 |
1 stroke |
Japan Shigemasa Higaki Japan Satoshi Higashi |
Caledonian
|
1999 |
Japan Naomichi Ozaki |
283 |
−5 |
2 strokes |
Japan Masashi Ozaki |
Twin Fields
|
1998 |
United States Brandt Jobe |
280 |
−8 |
Playoff |
Japan Masashi Ozaki |
Grandage
|
1997 |
Japan Shigeki Maruyama |
272 |
−16 |
4 strokes |
Japan Shusaku Sugimoto |
Central West
|
1996 |
Japan Masashi Ozaki (6) |
270 |
−18 |
8 strokes |
Japan Shigeki Maruyama |
Sanyo Yoshii
|
1995 |
Japan Hisayuki Sasaki |
272 |
−16 |
4 strokes |
Japan Kazuhiro Takami |
Natsudomari
|
1994 |
Japan Hiroshi Gohda |
279 |
−5 |
1 stroke |
Japan Masashi Ozaki |
Lake Green
|
1993 |
Japan Masashi Ozaki (5) |
278 |
−10 |
1 stroke |
Japan Tsuyoshi Yoneyama |
Sports Shinko
|
1992 |
Japan Masahiro Kuramoto (2) |
281 |
−7 |
Playoff |
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
Shimoakima
|
1991 |
Japan Masashi Ozaki (4) |
273 |
−15 |
6 strokes |
Japan Tsukasa Watanabe |
Prestige
|
1990 |
Japan Hideki Kase |
274 |
−14 |
5 strokes |
Japan Saburo Fujiki Japan Masahiro Kuramoto |
Amanosan
|
1989 |
Japan Masashi Ozaki (3) |
278 |
−6 |
1 stroke |
Japan Hideki Kase |
Karasuyamajo
|
1988 |
Japan Tateo Ozaki (2) |
268 |
−20 |
1 stroke |
Japan Masashi Ozaki |
Ehime
|
1987 |
United States David Ishii |
280 |
−8 |
1 stroke |
Australia Brian Jones Japan Seiichi Kanai |
Hamano
|
1986 |
Japan Isao Aoki (3) |
272 |
−16 |
4 strokes |
Japan Masashi Ozaki |
Nihon Line West
|
1985 |
Japan Tateo Ozaki |
288 |
−4 |
Playoff |
Japan Seiichi Kanai |
Central East
|
1984 |
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (3) |
275 |
−9 |
2 strokes |
Japan Seiichi Kanai Japan Shinsaku Maeda Japan Tōru Nakamura |
MIOS Kikukawa
|
[3]
|
1983 |
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (2) |
279 |
−9 |
2 strokes |
Japan Isao Aoki Japan Yutaka Hagawa |
Shuun
|
1982 |
Japan Masahiro Kuramoto |
274 |
−14 |
4 strokes |
Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan |
Meishin Yokkaichi
|
1981 |
Japan Isao Aoki (2) |
277 |
−11 |
4 strokes |
Japan Tōru Nakamura |
Sapporo Korakuen
|
[4]
|
1980 |
Japan Yoshitaka Yamamoto |
282 |
−2 |
1 stroke |
Japan Seiichi Kanai Japan Namio Takasu |
Northern Akagi
|
[5]
|
1979 |
Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan |
272 |
−16 |
1 stroke |
Japan Teruo Sugihara |
Asami
|
1978 |
Japan Fujio Kobayashi |
281 |
−7 |
Playoff |
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
Otaru
|
1977 |
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
277 |
−11 |
3 strokes |
Japan Teruo Sugihara Japan Yoshitaka Yamamoto |
Nihon Line West
|
1976 |
Japan Seiichi Kanai (2) |
273 |
−7 |
Playoff |
Japan Shichiro Enomoto Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan Japan Haruo Yasuda |
Kuma
|
1975 |
Japan Takashi Murakami |
282 |
−6 |
Playoff |
Japan Yoshitaka Yamamoto |
Kurashiki
|
1974 |
Japan Masashi Ozaki (2) |
274 |
−14 |
4 strokes |
Japan Isao Aoki |
Omotezao Intl.
|
1973 |
Japan Isao Aoki |
275 |
−13 |
8 strokes |
Japan Haruo Yasuda |
Gifu Seki
|
1972 |
Japan Seiichi Kanai |
278 |
2 strokes |
Japan Masashi Ozaki |
Murasaki Sumire
|
1971 |
Japan Masashi Ozaki |
282 |
1 stroke |
Japan Hideyo Sugimoto |
Phoenix
|
1970 |
Japan Seiichi Sato |
280 |
1 stroke |
Japan Akio Kanemoto Japan Mitsuhiro Kitta |
Mitsukaido
|
1969 |
Japan Hiroshi Ishii |
277 |
5 strokes |
Japan Teruo Sugihara |
Kasugai
|
1968 |
Japan Kosaku Shimada |
282 |
1 stroke |
Japan Teruo Suzumura |
Narashino
|
1967 |
Japan Shozo Miyamoto |
276 |
1 stroke |
Japan Tomoo Ishii |
Miyoshi West
|
1966 |
Japan Mitsutaka Kono (2) |
271 |
3 strokes |
Japan Shigeru Uchida |
Sobu
|
1965 |
Japan Mitsutaka Kono |
273 |
6 strokes |
Taiwan Chen Ching-Po Japan Yoshimasa Fujii |
Kawagoe
|
1964 |
Japan Tadashi Kitta (2) |
281 |
2 strokes |
Japan Tomoo Ishii |
Hirakata
|
1963 |
Japan Tadashi Kitta |
285 |
3 strokes |
Japan Tomoo Ishii |
Ryugasaki
|
1962 |
Japan Torakichi Nakamura (4) |
285 |
4 strokes |
Japan Takashi Kitamoto Japan Teruo Sugihara |
Yokkaichi
|
1961 |
Japan Yoshiro Hayashi (4) |
286 |
2 strokes |
Japan Yoshimasa Fujii |
Koga
|
1960 |
Japan Ryohei Tanaami |
1 hole |
Japan Kenji Hosoishi |
Oarai
|
1959 |
Japan Torakichi Nakamura (3) |
5 & 4 |
Japan Koichi Ono |
Ibaraki
|
1958 |
Japan Torakichi Nakamura (2) |
3 & 2 |
Japan Koshio Kurihara |
Naruo (Inagawa)
|
1957 |
Japan Torakichi Nakamura |
2 holes |
Japan Koshio Kurihara |
Hodogaya
|
1956 |
Japan Yoshiro Hayashi (3) |
7 & 6 |
Japan Tsunekichi Arai |
Nagoya
|
1955 |
Japan Koichi Ono |
1 hole |
Japan Yoshiro Hayashi |
Sagami
|
1954 |
Japan Shigeru Ishii |
7 & 5 |
Japan Koichi Ono |
Hirono
|
1953 |
Taiwan Chin Sei-Sui (2) |
2 & 1 |
Japan Yoshiro Hayashi |
Abiko
|
1952 |
Japan Seiji Inoue |
5 & 3 |
Taiwan Chin Sei-Sui |
Sagami
|
1951 |
Japan Tetsuo Ishii |
3 & 1 |
Japan Torakichi Nakamura |
Hirono
|
1950 |
Japan Yoshiro Hayashi (2) |
9 & 7 |
Japan Koichi Ono |
Abiko
|
1949 |
Japan Yoshiro Hayashi |
293 |
2 strokes |
Japan Son Shi Kin |
Abiko
|
1943–1948: No tournament due to World War II
|
1942 |
Taiwan Chin Sei-Sui |
7 & 6 |
Japan Tokuharu Nobu |
Koganei
|
1941: No tournament
|
1940 |
Japan Toichiro Toda (4) |
6 & 5 |
Japan Taketo Fujii |
Fukuoka Ōho
|
1939 |
Japan Toichiro Toda (3) |
3 & 2 |
Japan Tomekichi Miyamoto |
Kawana Hotel Fuji
|
1938 |
Japan Toichiro Toda (2) |
7 & 5 |
Japan Seiji Inoue |
Takarazuka
|
1937 |
Japan Iwaichi Uekata |
1 hole |
Taiwan Chin Sei-Sui |
Takanodai
|
1936 |
Japan Tomekichi Miyamoto (4) |
4 & 3 |
Japan Jiro Morioka |
Nagoya
|
1935 |
Japan Toichiro Toda |
7 & 5 |
Taiwan Chin Sei-Sui |
Sagami
|
1934 |
Japan Tomekichi Miyamoto (3) |
3 & 1 |
Japan Osamu Ishii |
Hirono
|
1933 |
Philippines Larry Montes (2) |
6 & 5 |
Taiwan Rin Man-Puku |
Fujisawa
|
1932 |
Philippines Larry Montes |
4 & 3 |
Japan Jiro Morioka |
Naruo Inagawa
|
1931 |
Japan Rokuzo Asami (2) |
6 & 5 |
Taiwan Chin Sei-Sui |
Musashino Fujigaya
|
1930 |
Japan Akira Muraki |
304 |
19 strokes |
Japan Masakichi Koshimichi Taiwan Chin Sei-Sui |
Takarazuka
|
1929 |
Japan Tomekichi Miyamoto (2) |
301 |
11 strokes |
Japan Kokichi Yasuda |
Mutsumi
|
1928 |
Japan Rokuzo Asami |
156 |
1 stroke |
Japan Tomekichi Miyamoto [a] |
Naruo
|
1927 |
Japan Kazuichi Nakagami |
153 |
Playoff |
Japan Tomekichi Miyamoto |
Ibaraki
|
1926 |
Japan Tomekichi Miyamoto |
161 |
Playoff |
Japan Kakuji Fukui |
Ibaraki
|