# JCB Classic

The JCB Classic was a professional golf tournament held near Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1972 as the Tohoku Classic, and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 until 2007.
The Tohoku Classic was held at Nishisendai Country Club until 1987. In 1988 it moved to Omotezao Kokusai Golf Club and was renamed the Sendai Classic; sponsored as the JCB Classic Sendai from 1990. The final event, in 2007, was held at Hananomori Golf Club as the JCB Classic and the prize fund was ¥100,000,000 with ¥20,000,000 going to the winner.

## Tournament hosts

| Year(s) | Host course | Location |
| 2007 | Hananomori Golf Club | Ōhira, Miyagi |
| 1988–2006 | Omotezao Kokusai Golf Club | Shibata, Miyagi |
| 1972–1987 | Nishisendai Country Club | Sendai, Miyagi |

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| JCB Classic |||||||
| 2007 | Tomohiro Kondo | 271 | −13 | 1 stroke | Lee Seong-ho Koumei Oda Mamo Osanai Azuma Yano |
| JCB Classic Sendai |||||||
| 2006 | Hideto Tanihara | 266 | −18 | 5 strokes | Shingo Katayama |
| 2005 | Hur Suk-ho | 265 | −19 | 1 stroke | Shinichi Yokota |
| 2004 | Takashi Kamiyama | 271 | −13 | Playoff | Tomohiro Kondo Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
| 2003 | Katsuyoshi Tomori | 264 | −20 | 2 strokes | Yūsaku Miyazato |
| 2002 | Toru Suzuki | 271 | −13 | Playoff | Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
| 2001 | Toshiaki Odate | 275 | −9 | 2 strokes | Taichi Teshima |
| 2000 | Nobuhito Sato (2) | 271 | −13 | 3 strokes | Toshimitsu Izawa |
| 1999 | Shingo Katayama | 268 | −16 | Playoff | Shigemasa Higaki |
| 1998 | Yoshi Mizumaki (2) | 270 | −14 | 1 stroke | Shigeki Maruyama |
| 1997 | Nobuhito Sato | 267 | −17 | 4 strokes | Toshimitsu Izawa Naomichi Ozaki |
| 1996 | Masashi Ozaki (5) | 277 | −7 | Playoff | David Ishii |
| 1995 | Ryoken Kawagishi | 271 | −13 | 3 strokes | Toru Suzuki |
| 1994 | Masahiro Kuramoto (2) | 271 | −13 | 2 strokes | Toshiaki Sudo |
| 1993 | Yoshi Mizumaki | 273 | −11 | Playoff | Hajime Meshiai Tsukasa Watanabe |
| 1992 | Roger Mackay (2) | 271 | −13 | 6 strokes | Paul Hoad |
| 1991 | Tadami Ueno | 271 | −13 | 1 stroke | Graham Marsh |
| 1990 | Roger Mackay | 269 | −15 | 3 strokes | Graham Marsh Tsuyoshi Yoneyama |
| Sendai Classic |||||||
| 1989 | Masashi Ozaki (4) | 272 | −12 | 3 strokes | Tsuneyuki Nakajima Katsunari Takahashi |
| 1988 | Masahiro Kuramoto | 204 | −9 | 2 strokes | Futoshi Irino |
| Tohoku Classic |||||||
| 1987 | Seiichi Kanai | 275 | −13 | 2 strokes | Hajime Meshiai |
| 1986 | Teruo Sugihara (2) | 280 | −8 | 2 strokes | Namio Takasu |
| 1985 | David Ishii | 275 | −13 | 5 strokes | Naomichi Ozaki |
| 1984 | Kouichi Inoue | 276 | −12 | 1 stroke | Chen Tze-ming |
| 1983 | Yutaka Hagawa | 277 | −11 | 7 strokes | Teruo Sugihara |
| 1982 | Shinsaku Maeda | 208 | −8 | 2 strokes | Graham Marsh Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama |
| 1981 | Teruo Sugihara | 281 | −7 | 4 strokes | Shozo Miyamoto |
| 1980 | Haruo Yasuda (3) | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes | Shinsaku Maeda |
| 1979 | Tōru Nakamura | 278 | −10 | Playoff | Hsieh Min-Nan |
| 1978 | Haruo Yasuda (2) | 283 | −5 | 1 stroke | Shinsaku Maeda Masashi Ozaki |
| 1977 | Isao Aoki | 278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Lu Liang-Huan |
| 1976 | Haruo Yasuda | 277 | −11 | Playoff | Fumio Tanaka |
| 1975 | Masashi Ozaki (3) | 278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Isao Aoki |
| 1974 | Masashi Ozaki (2) | 280 | −8 | 3 strokes | Haruo Yasuda |
| 1973 | Masashi Ozaki | 273 | −15 | 3 strokes | Lu Liang-Huan |
| 1972 | Takashi Murakami | 283 | −5 | Playoff | Masaji Kusakabe |