ISPS Handa Championship 2023: Form stats for this week's momentous occasion

Andy Swales
17 April 2023
3.0 min read

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Following a break of just over three weeks, the rank and file members of the DP World Tour have headed for Japan. Words and stats supplied by Andy Swales...

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The DP World Tour has travelled to the Far East for back-to-back events in Japan and South Korea.

Up first is the ISPS Handa Championship, as the Tour tees-up in Japan for the first time in its history.

The tournament takes place in the town of Omitama, which is approximately 65 miles north-east of the Japanese capital Tokyo.

And, to be expected, this event will also be sanctioned by Japan's Golf Tour.

Host venue, PGM Ishioka Golf Club, was designed by Jack Nicklaus and over the years has staged a number of professional tournaments.

Between 1999 and 2006 it held the Acom International. It returned to the Japanese schedule for tournaments in 2015 and 2016, before re-emerging 12 months ago for the inaugural ISPS Handa Championship.

It was intended for the 2022 competition to be a co-sanctioned event, along with the European Tour, only for Covid restrictions to scupper those plans.

PGM Ishioka is a traditional parkland course, with tight tree-lined fairways and sizeable water hazards on seven holes.

Good course management, as well as accuracy off the tee, are two vital ingredients needed by anyone wishing to prosper this coming week.

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Five To Watch

Christiaan Bezuidenhout: Makes a surprise appearance in Japan, having flown in from South Carolina where he tied-for-19th on Sunday on the PGA Tour.

Gavin Green: Over the past eight months, the 29-year-old Malaysian's form has improved greatly, almost reaching pre-lockdown levels. Tied-sixth in South Africa during March.

Kazuki Higa: The highest-ranked home player in the field. Tied-sixth here last year, when the event was not co-sanctioned. His best finish so far this year is tied-fourth in the Hero Indian Open, which was on the DP World Tour calendar.

Rikuya Hoshino: The 26-year-old, world No 133, was runner-up at PGM Ishioka 12 months ago and is a six-time winner on his home tour - most recently last October. Was runner-up earlier this month in the Token Homemate Cup.

Takumi Kanaya: Another big Japanese hope this week, and also in good form following a brace of top-10s already this month - plus a victory in Oman during February. Is a former world top 50 pro.

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Note: List Contains Leading Reserves

Course Form Table: Honma Tour World Cup (2015/16); ISPS HANDA Championship (2022).

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Last 10 Weeks / PGM Ishioka Form

Position

1–5
6–15
16–25

Player	W15	W14	W13	W12	W11	W10	W9	W8	W7	W6
Lucas Herbert	63			9		MC	MC		58	50
Christiaan Bezuidenhout	19		28	59		13	MC	42	58	MC
Adri Arnaus				MC	2	30				MC
Kazuki Higa		MC	MC					4	11	13
Jordan Smith				24	23				MC	17
Pablo Larrazabal								10	38
Robert MacIntyre						7		37	57	MC
Rasmus Hojgaard
Yannik Paul								2	2	34
Rikuya Hoshino			2			MC				MC
Antoine Rozner					3	MC			5	6
Takumi Kanaya	4		8						28	1
Shugo Imahira	21		1
Sebastian Soderberg				9		MC			MC	MC
Alexander Bjork									28	42
Yuki Inamori	MC		MC							43
Jorge Campillo						1		4	66	MC
Brad Kennedy	12				Wd		44
Yuto Katsuragawa	MC		MC	MC			MC			19
Mikumu Horikawa	53		5				35		MC	52
Matthieu Pavon				32	8				33	6
Marcel Schneider				13	Wd				28	3
Richie Ramsay					41	Wd				55
Ryo Hisatsune	16		23	MC	MC	3		10	51	7
Hao Tong Li				MC					MC	MC
Tomoharu Otsuki	17		11						57	62
Daniel Gavins				77	MC				22
Zander Lombard				2	41			MC	17	6
Shaun Norris	MC			58	32	20		48		67
Richard Mansell									22	6
Guido Migliozzi								MC	MC
Paul Waring				64					57	6
Chan Kim	21		15	16						13
Rafael Cabrera-Bello				MC	59	20			5	MC
Shubhankar Sharma					MC	MC		13	MC
Ryosuke Kinoshita	MC		26			MC	35		26	7
Jens Dantorp				64	3				MC	MC
Ashun Wu						MC			33	12
Taiga Semikawa	1		11						MC	60
Gavin Green				6	41	15		8	MC	MC
Hideto Tanihara	MC								5	17
Fabrizio Zanotti				29					9	23
Grant Forrest						11			13	6
Aguri Iwasaki			18			MC		60		MC
Jazz Janewattananond	4			6		6		20	MC	17
Romain Langasque				9	MC	25			28	63
Marcus Helligkilde									MC	17
Masahiro Kawamura						2		18	MC	MC
Johannes Veerman					MC	15				MC
Riki Kawamoto	6		42				MC
Jinichiro Kozuma	MC		26			58	35		47	17
Tomoyo Ikemura	MC		36			75	2		MC
Sang Hyun Park (jr)	2		MC			6			8	52
Joakim Lagergren				6		65			38	38
Hiroshi Iwata	60		Wd						MC	MC
Maximilian Kieffer					MC	20				MC
Yuta Ikeda	57		26
Louis De Jager				52	30	35			46	MC
Justin Harding	MC			MC	57	40			MC	MC
Kalle Samooja				24	MC			32	22	42
Marcel Siem						MC		1	17	17
Ryo Ishikawa	31		3
Matthew Baldwin				32	1	60		30	MC	MC
Tapio Pulkkanen				MC	MC				MC	23
David Law				MC	MC			Wd	MC
Joost Luiten				43	9			3	3
Marcus Kinhult						65				MC
Marcus Armitage						35		MC	72	MC
Santiago Tarrio				MC		3		13	MC	58
Angel Hidalgo Portillo				MC		75		10	MC
Deon Germishuys			23	58	MC	55			MC	42
Daniel Hillier							12	MC	51	MC
Alexander Knappe				13	MC	MC		6	3	34
Tom McKibbin				71	18	25			MC	12
Matthew Jordan					MC	35			MC	17
Naoyuki Kataoka	MC		MC
Oliver Hundeboll Jorgensen				64	MC				33	MC
Scott Jamieson									MC	23
Lukas Nemecz				MC	MC	5		48
Chase Hanna								60	38	42
Andy Sullivan				24	61				MC	17
Kiradech Aphibarnrat	63			9		12			70	49
Todd Clements				MC	59	74			MC	49
Matthew Southgate				MC	18				11	12
Julien Guerrier				24	MC	MC				38
Wil Besseling				MC	MC	78				63
Keita Nakajima	9		8						MC
Oliver Wilson				46	MC	MC				MC
Niklas Norgaard Moller				43	23	40			13	38
Ryuko Tokimatsu	21		MC
Justin Walters				46	MC	40			46	MC
Aaron Cockerill				13	53	MC
Yeong Su Kim	MC			MC	41	3	50		MC
Martin Simonsen				17	MC	MC		MC	17	MC
Nacho Elvira				MC	23	40			MC	MC
Nicolai Von Dellingshausen				58	MC	40		MC
James Morrison					MC	75			62	MC
Frederik Schott				MC	Wd			MC	74	MC
Darius Van Driel					MC	11			MC	MC
Taisei Shimizu	31		18				MC
Mikael Lindberg				52	MC				MC	MC
Yusaku Miyazato	MC		26
Todd Baek	10		36				50
Jeung-Hun Wang				MC				32	8	3
Calum Hill				46	MC	20				67
Jbe Kruger	MC		6	43	18	MC		51	57	MC
Robin Sciot-Siegrist				13	57	65			38	MC
Yuta Uetake	MC		64
John Parry				MC	MC			54	57	MC
Bryce Easton				MC	41	30		37	MC	MC
Jeong Weon Ko				MC	32	MC		18	51	MC
Jacques Kruyswijk			19	9	MC	MC			46	60
Ryuichi Oiwa	MC		MC		MC	MC	MC
Justin De Los Santos	44		MC
Shingo Katayama	MC		26
Soren Kjeldsen								MC	MC	Wd
Sang Hee Lee	64		MC
Ryutaro Nagano	5		11
Dave Horsey
Tomoyasu Sugiyama	MC		60
Terumichi Kakazu	31		23				12
Adrien Saddier						47		30	13
Yosuke Asaji	MC		21	MC		22	26
Daijiro Izumida	39		36
Gary Hurley						MC		MC	66	MC
David Ravetto				MC	18	MC		MC	MC	23
Jack Senior
Taichi Nabetani	MC		MC
Shintaro Kobayashi	31		MC
John Axelsen				MC	MC	MC		42	57	55
Juvic Pagunsan	MC		70
Taiga Nagano	15		8
Mike Lorenzo-Vera									MC	49
Koumei Oda	54		42
Taihei Sato	10		42
Alexander Levy				MC	56	MC				69
Shunya Takeyasu	77		53			65	MC
Christoffer Bring						MC		MC	13	MC
Kodai Ichihara	MC		26				MC
Gudmundur Kristjansson						MC		48	51	49
Naoto Nakanishi	54
Nicolas Colsaerts									MC	65
Thomas Bjorn								MC	38	MC
Gunner Wiebe				MC		MC		MC	MC	MC
Ernie Els	56
Koki Shiomi
Ma Cheng Yao				76	MC	MC			MC	MC
Yoshinori Fujimoto	MC
Brendan Lawlor

Player	2022	2016	2015
Lucas Herbert
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Adri Arnaus
Kazuki Higa	6
Jordan Smith
Pablo Larrazabal
Robert MacIntyre
Rasmus Hojgaard
Yannik Paul
Rikuya Hoshino	2
Antoine Rozner
Takumi Kanaya
Shugo Imahira	24	33	MC
Sebastian Soderberg
Alexander Bjork
Yuki Inamori	6		11
Jorge Campillo
Brad Kennedy	16	33
Yuto Katsuragawa	1
Mikumu Horikawa	32	55	24
Matthieu Pavon
Marcel Schneider
Richie Ramsay
Ryo Hisatsune		MC
Hao Tong Li
Tomoharu Otsuki	32
Daniel Gavins
Zander Lombard
Shaun Norris	10	33
Richard Mansell
Guido Migliozzi
Paul Waring
Chan Kim	66	8	61
Rafael Cabrera-Bello
Shubhankar Sharma
Ryosuke Kinoshita	32
Jens Dantorp
Ashun Wu			2
Taiga Semikawa
Gavin Green
Hideto Tanihara	MC	20	24
Fabrizio Zanotti
Grant Forrest
Aguri Iwasaki	MC
Jazz Janewattananond
Romain Langasque
Marcus Helligkilde
Masahiro Kawamura			MC
Johannes Veerman
Riki Kawamoto	24
Jinichiro Kozuma	61	39	44
Tomoyo Ikemura	MC
Sang Hyun Park (jr)		51	MC
Joakim Lagergren
Hiroshi Iwata	55		44
Maximilian Kieffer
Yuta Ikeda	43	1	8
Louis De Jager
Justin Harding
Kalle Samooja
Marcel Siem
Ryo Ishikawa	MC
Matthew Baldwin
Tapio Pulkkanen
David Law
Joost Luiten
Marcus Kinhult
Marcus Armitage
Santiago Tarrio
Angel Hidalgo Portillo
Deon Germishuys
Daniel Hillier
Alexander Knappe
Tom McKibbin
Matthew Jordan
Naoyuki Kataoka	55
Oliver Hundeboll Jorgensen
Scott Jamieson
Lukas Nemecz
Chase Hanna
Andy Sullivan
Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Todd Clements
Matthew Southgate
Julien Guerrier
Wil Besseling
Keita Nakajima
Oliver Wilson
Niklas Norgaard Moller
Ryuko Tokimatsu	32	20	59
Justin Walters
Aaron Cockerill
Yeong Su Kim
Martin Simonsen
Nacho Elvira
Nicolai Von Dellingshausen
James Morrison
Frederik Schott
Darius Van Driel
Taisei Shimizu	MC
Mikael Lindberg
Yusaku Miyazato	32	5	6
Todd Baek	43
Jeung-Hun Wang
Calum Hill
Jbe Kruger	32
Robin Sciot-Siegrist
Yuta Uetake	3
John Parry
Bryce Easton
Jeong Weon Ko
Jacques Kruyswijk
Ryuichi Oiwa	MC		MC
Justin De Los Santos	6
Shingo Katayama	5	3
Soren Kjeldsen
Sang Hee Lee	66	MC	MC
Ryutaro Nagano	21	39	11
Dave Horsey
Tomoyasu Sugiyama	71
Terumichi Kakazu
Adrien Saddier
Yosuke Asaji	66	33
Daijiro Izumida	27
Gary Hurley
David Ravetto
Jack Senior
Taichi Nabetani	MC	MC	MC
Shintaro Kobayashi	27	28	24
John Axelsen
Juvic Pagunsan	MC	39	61
Taiga Nagano
Mike Lorenzo-Vera
Koumei Oda	13	17	MC
Taihei Sato	27
Alexander Levy
Shunya Takeyasu	32		MC
Christoffer Bring
Kodai Ichihara	32	7	MC
Gudmundur Kristjansson
Naoto Nakanishi	10	Wd
Nicolas Colsaerts
Thomas Bjorn
Gunner Wiebe
Ernie Els
Koki Shiomi	MC	20	18
Ma Cheng Yao
Yoshinori Fujimoto	MC	6	15
Brendan Lawlor