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Rolex Golf Classic

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Rolex Golf Classic
Tournament information
LocationKawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Established1968
Course(s)Kawasaki Kokusai Country Club
FormatStroke play
Final year1973
Final champion
Japan Sadao Hiyoshi
Location map
Kawasaki Kokusai Country Club is located in Japan
Kawasaki Kokusai Country Club
Kawasaki Kokusai Country Club
Location in Japan
Kawasaki Kokusai Country Club is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Kawasaki Kokusai Country Club
Kawasaki Kokusai Country Club

The Arnold Palmer Cup—Rolex Golf Classic was a limited field invitational professional golf tournament in Japan from 1968 to 1973. The players gained entry to the tournament via a poll of golf fans, with former winners and a big-name international player also receiving an invitation.[1][2] It was held at Kawasaki Kokusai Country Club near Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref
1973 Japan Sadao Hiyoshi 138 −6 Playoff Japan Isao Aoki [3]
1972 Japan Kenji Mori 139 −5 1 stroke Japan Tadashi Kitta [4]
1971 Japan Tadashi Kitta 142 −2 1 stroke Japan Kenji Mori
United States Arnold Palmer
Japan Namio Takasu
Japan Akira Yabe
[5]
1970 Japan Takaaki Kono 138 −6 1 stroke Japan Teruo Sugihara [6]
1969 Japan Hideyo Sugimoto
1968 Japan Takashi Murakami

References

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  1. ^ "Jacklin swings for Rolex title". Pacific Stars And Stripes. Tokyo, Japan. UPI. 10 November 1973. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via NewspaperArchive.
  2. ^ "Former World Cupper's 65 leads Japan Rolex Classic". Pacific Daily News. Agana Heights, Guam. UPI. 11 November 1973. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jacklin 13 behind". Glasgow Herald. 12 November 1973. p. 5. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1973). The World of Professional Golf 1973. Collins. pp. 536–537. ISBN 0002119463.
  5. ^ "Arnold Palmer shares second in 4th Rolex Classic". Palladium-Item. Richmond, Indiana. UPI. 7 November 1971. p. 24. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kono triumphs with six-under par 138". The Straits Times. 8 November 1970. p. 25. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via National Library Board (Singapore).