The Asia Japan Okinawa Open was a men's professional golf tournament that was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. It was played each December from 2002 to 2005 and counted as the first official money event of the following season for both tours, that is for example the 2005 event was part of the 2006 season. The prize fund was US$830,000 each of the first two years. Tournament hosts Winners Earlier tournament An earlier Okinawa Open was played at Awase Meadows golf course from 1961 until 1972. 1972 Chen Chien-chin 1971 Hung Fa 1970 Hiroshi Nomiyama 1969 Chang Tung-chan 1968 Frank Kadota 1967 Chen Chien-chin 1966 Hsu Sheng-san 1965 Bick Long 1964 Finegan Higa 1963 Kuo Chie Hsiung 1962 Kuo Chie Hsiung 1961 Horace Meredith Notes References External links Coverage on the Japan Golf Tour's official site (2003–2006) Defunct golf tournaments in Japan Former Asian Tour events Former Japan Golf Tour events Sports competitions in Okinawa Prefecture Recurring sporting events established in 2002 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2005