First Flight Tournament

First Flight Tournament

Tournament information
Location	Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan
Established	1972
Course(s)	Fuji Heigen Golf Club
Par	72
Tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	¥12,000,000
Month played	September
Final year	1973
Tournament record score
Aggregate	198 Takaaki Kono (1973)
To par	−18 as above
Final champion
Takaaki Kono
Location map
Fuji Heigen Golf Club Location in Japan Show map of Japan Fuji Heigen Golf Club Location in Shizuoka Prefecture Show map of Shizuoka Prefecture

The First Flight Tournament was a professional golf tournament in Japan. Founded in 1972, it was an event on the Japan Golf Tour in its inaugural season in 1973. It was held at the Fuji Heigen Golf Club near Gotemba, Shizuoka.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
1973	Takaaki Kono	198[a]	−18	6 strokes	Ben Arda Masashi Ozaki	[1]
1972	Masashi Ozaki	135	−9	3 strokes	Takashi Murakami	[2]

Notes

1. Shortened to 54 holes due to rain, which forced the cancellation of the third round.

References

1. McCormack, Mark H. (1974). The World of Professional Golf 1974. Collins. pp. 324, 551–552. ISBN 0002119544.
2. McCormack, Mark H. (1973). The World of Professional Golf 1973. Collins. p. 528. ISBN 0002119463.