Tournament article
DAY4
DAY42021/11/14 (Sun)Taiga Sugihara ends his last game as amateur, pledges to return as professional next season
Taiga Sugihara has been declaring that this week was going to be his last tournament as an amateur. He started out at 4T, 3 shots b...
DAY42021/11/14 (Sun)Takahiro Hataji says, "so cool", and idolizes and praises Hideto Tanihara's marvelous victory
Takahiro Hataji was challenging to achieve his first career victory and played in the final group on the Final Round for the first ...
DAY42021/11/14 (Sun)Regrets losing by 1 shot but Takumi Kanaya exceeded 100-million-yen mark & became No.1 Money Ranker
A big change on the Money Race happened as Takumi Kanaya jumped up to No.1 position on the Money Rankings with his runner-up finish. ...
DAY42021/11/14 (Sun)Hideto Tanihara's great buddy & respected caddy refrains the dramatic 15th career victory
Hideto Tanihara's great buddy respected caddy Takuya TaniguchiHideto Tanihara captured his career 15th victory just 2 days bef...
DAY42021/11/14 (Sun)Hideto Tanihara marks his 15th victory just 2 days before his 43rd birthday
Hideto Tanihara on his 34th times playing on the final group on the Final Round succeeded to keep his lead and took away the victory ...
DAY42021/11/14 (Sun)Shaun Norris ended his Japan Tour season and heads back to his home in South Africa
Shaun Norris ended his season's final tournament at 15T. He decided to make last week's SMBC VISA Taiheiyo Masters as his last game f...
DAY3
DAY32021/11/13 (Sat)Yuta Kinoshita clings on to the chance to keeping his Tour Seed by jumping up to 4T
15th year professional Yuta Kinoshita is on the bubble, and he is on the pursuit to cling on to the chance to keep his Tour Seed."O...
DAY32021/11/13 (Sat)Amateur Taiga Sugihara on his last days as amateur wishes to make "best game ever" tomorrow
Aiming to achieve the "Lowest Amateur Award" used to be the biggest wish for an amateur to challenge on the professional tournaments....
DAY32021/11/13 (Sat)Big stumble for both leaders Hataji and Kanaya, FR will be all Hiroshima Prefecture bred
Takahiro Hataji and Takumi Kanaya, leaders of the 3R both stumbled on the ending holes, as they both got caught in the water on final...
DAY32021/11/13 (Sat)Hideto Tanihara faces his 34th final grouping on FR, "I will show old man's fighting spirit"
Hideto Tanihara will turn 43 years old in 3 more days. 21-year professional is facing his 34th final group start on the Final Round t...
DAY2
DAY22021/11/12 (Fri)Yosuke Tsukada thanks elementary students cheering which encouraged him to play tougher
After 2 years, Gotemba welcomed the local elementary school students to visit the tournament. On Friday, 2 of the local elementary ...
DAY22021/11/12 (Fri)Players Chairman Ryuko Tokimtsu closed his round with an eagle and jumps up to 5T
Ryuko Tokimtasu made big noise on his closing hole. His 2nd shot from 240 yards with 5W got on to 4-meters right of the pin. He naile...
DAY22021/11/12 (Fri)Newlywed Takahiro Hataji keeps his 1T position "wants to show her that I am getting stronger"
It was still cold and windy condition at Gotemba, but No.1 long hitter was playing very "hot". 7th year professional Takahiro Hataj...
DAY22021/11/12 (Fri)Takumi Kanaya gets closer to becoming 3rd player to win both as amateur & professional at Taiheiyo
After 2R, the top portion of the leader board was dominated by graduates from Tohoku Fukushi University, famous for having Hideki Mat...
DAY1
DAY12021/11/11 (Thu)Only wish left is "a victory", Tomohiro Ishizaka makes his first ever hole-in-one on the Taiheiyo
Student/professional player Tomohiro Ishizaka's rookie year gained another high light today by making his first ever hole-in-one. I...
DAY12021/11/11 (Thu)48 years old Shingo Katayama makes another good start says "I will keep my playing style"
48 years old Shingo Katayama was enjoying having the spectators around him. Gusty wind was making the tough course even tougher, but ...
DAY12021/11/11 (Thu)Current No.4 Money Ranker Yuki Inamori makes great start with bogey free 2 birdie score of 68
Only 2 players Kazuki Higa and Yuki Inamori played without making any bogeys. Both scored 68."I am very satisfied to be able to giv...
DAY12021/11/11 (Thu)Takayama, Hataji, and Perry tied at the Top after 1R of SMCB VISA Taiheiyo Masters
Tadahiro Takayama came to the club house with 3 under, and at that moment, top portion of the leader board was bunched up. But eventu...
DAY12021/11/11 (Thu)Current "longest hitter" Takahiro Hataji makes good start to join the 3-way Top tie
Takahito Hataji's average distance is 313.30 and now he ranks No.1 on driving distance STATS."I have had this long distance advanta...
PREVIOUS
PREVIOUS2021/11/10 (Wed)Jinichiro Kozuma aims to defend his Champion title and also on pursuit for Money Race
SMBC VISA Taiheyo Masters will be held for the second time within 2020-21 prolonged season. Last year, the tournament sponsors were k...
PREVIOUS2021/11/10 (Wed)Yuwa Kosaihira showed his deepest appreciation to his sponsor's President & CEO with a polite bow
5th year professional Yuwa Kosaihira, has been sponsored by the Taiheoyo Club, the host sponsor of this tournament 3 years ago, and h...
PREVIOUS2021/11/10 (Wed)Takumi Kanaya at 5th on Money List aiming for the No.1 Money Rank and also The Masters
Takumi Kanaya won SMBC VISA Taiheiyo Masters in 2019 as an amateur and became the 4th amateur to do so following Massy Kuramoto, Ryo ...
PREVIOUS2021/11/10 (Wed)Ryosuke Kinoshita current No.1 Money Ranker all pumped up to make revenge this week
Last year on the Sunday, Ryosuke Kinoshita stared at the leader board by the 18th green 3 times, as he just couldn't believe what he ...
PREVIOUS2021/11/10 (Wed)Team Serizawa's brothers Fujita & Miyamoto appeals as hometown representatives at Taiheiyo
Katsumasa Miyamoto and a bit elder Hiroyuki Fujita, both are brotherly buddies on same Team Serizawa, and their mentor is famous Nobu...
