Marui Pro, Marui Japan Open

Professional World pro tour event held from 1981 to 1998, sponsored by the Tokyo-based Marui Department Stores, held at Chiba Beach or Hebara Beach, near Tokyo. From 1981 to 1990, and again from 1994 to 1998, the Marui was the only Japanese event on the world tour schedule; the 1991 Marui Pro, worth $195,000, was the richest event of the season. From 1984 to 1988 Marui sponsored a second men's-div...