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) is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It has been played annually at The North Country Golf Club near Chitose, Hokkaido since 2005.

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¥150,000,000
Month playedJune/July
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Jbe' Kruger (2023)
To par−23 as above
Current champion
South Africa Jbe' Kruger
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

The tournament typically took place during the first week of July, but since 2019 it has been played in late August. The course measures 7,178 yards and the par was 72. In 2019, the purse was ¥150,000,000, with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner.

Shunsuke Sonoda set the tournament record in 2013, shooting −20 (268) a score subsequently equalled by Ryo Ishikawa in 2019.

Winners

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YearWinnerScoreTo ParMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upPurse
(¥)
Winner's
share (¥)
Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup
2023 Jbe' Kruger265−233 strokes Naoyuki Kataoka
Anthony Quayle
150,000,00030,000,000
2022 Hiroshi Iwata (2)269−192 strokes Tomoharu Otsuki120,000,00024,000,000
2021 Kazuki Higa268−202 strokes Kunihiro Kamii120,000,00024,000,000
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Ryo Ishikawa (2)268−204 strokes Juvic Pagunsan150,000,00030,000,000
2018 Brad Kennedy204[a]−123 strokes Kim Hyung-sung150,000,00030,000,000
2017 Chan Kim270−181 stroke Hwang Jung-gon150,000,00030,000,000
2016 Hideto Tanihara274−142 strokes Thanyakon Khrongpha150,000,00030,000,000
2015 Hiroshi Iwata272−161 stroke Shugo Imahira150,000,00030,000,000
Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup
2014 Ryo Ishikawa274−10Playoff Koumei Oda200,000,00040,000,000
2013 Shunsuke Sonoda268−203 strokes Tomohiro Kondo
Yuki Kono
150,000,00030,000,000
2012 Lee Kyoung-hoon269−192 strokes Kim Hyung-sung150,000,00030,000,000
2011 Kim Kyung-tae273−154 strokes Ryo Ishikawa130,000,00026,000,000
2010 Mamo Osanai275−13Playoff Cho Min-gyu
Shunsuke Sonoda
130,000,00026,000,000
2009 Hiroyuki Fujita272−161 stroke Kōki Idoki130,000,00026,000,000
2008 Jeev Milkha Singh275−132 strokes Sushi Ishigaki150,000,00030,000,000
2007 Toru Taniguchi276−123 strokes Prom Meesawat150,000,00030,000,000
Sega Sammy Cup
2006 Yeh Wei-tze276−124 strokes Hidemasa Hoshino120,000,00024,000,000
2005 Lin Keng-chi275−131 stroke Kiyoshi Maita120,000,00024,000,000

Notes

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  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
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