Held annually in Japan just outside of Tokyo every year since 2019 (the 2020 event was held in the USA due to COVID), the ZOZO Championshionship is a 78-golfer no-cut event and currently the only PGA Tour event held in Asia. Despite the shortened field, this event has always attracted some of the world’s best players, and this year is no different as Xander Schauffele, Sungjae Im, and Tom Kim lead the way on the odds board.
With big names typically taking this event down as the three iterations thus far have shown, let’s take a closer look at this week’s field, course, and who is likely to bring home the championship.
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- 2021: Hideki Matsuyama
- 2020:'Patrick Cantlay
- 2019: Tiger Woods
Coming in at Par 70 and 7,041 yards, Narashino is known for being a tree-lined course that while short, plays very tight making accurate driving a key metric. This course is also known for having hard, Zoysia surfaces, making balls run longer than they do on your average Tour course in the United States. With five par threes and six holes featuring sharp doglegs, Narashino also features smaller-than-average greens.