The ZOZO Championship 2022: Course and current form stats

Andy Swales
Published on 10 Oct 2022 at 16:20
3.0 min read

Narashino uses a composite course to host The ZOZO Championship — Narashino: A tight parkland course that demands solid ball-striking

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Tight course that requires great accuracy off the tee

For the one and only time this season, the PGA Tour ventures into Asia to stage this week's ZOZO Championship in Japan.

This will be the third time that the tournament has been played at Narashino Country Club in Chiba.

The PGA Tour teed-up here in 2019 and 2021, but had to move location two years ago because of the pandemic.

On that occasion the ZOZO ended up at Sherwood Country Club in California.

The field size for this week's tournament is limited to 78 players, as with previous instalments.

Course Characteristics

Opened in 1965, Narashino Country Club is located in the east coast city of Chiba, and just over 30 miles north-east of Tokyo city centre.

This week's tournament will take place over a composite course, using holes from the club's King and Queen's layouts.

It is a lush gently rolling tree-lined course that is extremely well bunkered, with water on five holes. Every hole has two available putting surfaces.

Solid ball strikers, who can accurately guide their shots along the tight fairways of this parkland venue, should benefit most at Narashino.

The key is to avoid the many heavily-wooded areas which run alongside fairways.

Narashino has hosted many top level events over the years, including the Japan Open (1977), Japan PGA Championship (1968) and Japan Airlines Open (1972).

It was also the venue for the popular Suntory Open between 1974 and 1997.

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Five To Watch

Keegan Bradley: Making his third trip to Narashino where he tied-seventh 12 months ago. On his most recent start, the current world No 44 finished four strokes behind the winner at the Sanderson Farms Championship.

Tyrrell Hatton: Has played pretty well of late. He tied-seventh in the Dunhill Links, which was his fourth top-12 finish from his last seven outings.

Viktor Hovland: A quieter season for the Norwegian, than in either 2020 or 2021, but has still performed solidly over the past six months.

Sung Jae Im: The world No 20 is on a hot run of form, despite being without a victory for 12 months. Twice a runner-up on the PGA Tour during mid-summer, and he posted the second-lowest 72-hole total at the season-ending Tour Championship in August.

Hideki Matsuyama: The defending champ who was runner-up in 2019.

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Note: List Contains Leading Reserves

Last 10 Weeks / Narashino (2019 & 2021)

Position

1–5
6–15
16–25

Player	W41	W40	W39	W38	W37	W36	W35	W34	W33	W32
Xander Schauffele							6	3	57
Collin Morikawa							19	44	5
Viktor Hovland				34	5		15	35	20
Joo Hyung Kim	1							54	13	1
Cameron Young							19	23	31
Hideki Matsuyama				25			9	35
Sung Jae Im	7						2	15	12	2
Sepp Straka		2					6	28	2	MC
Corey Conners				MC			25	5	28	21
Tyrrell Hatton		7		8	57			23	31	8
Tommy Fleetwood	39	22			57
Tom Hoge	4			12			5	48	MC
Aaron Wise	64						6	15	31	13
Guillermo Pereira	4							54	42
Kyoung-Hoon Lee	37						27	5	20	61
Keegan Bradley		5						58	MC
Mackenzie Hughes		1		25				58	46	MC
Lucas Herbert	20			5	MC			15	MC
Sahith Theegala		MC		6			28	15	13
Kurt Kitayama	MC			7	32			19	MC
Scott Stallings		13					29	2	MC	13
Cameron Davis	37			MC				35	13
Sebastian Munoz								35	46	MC
Christiaan Bezuidenhout	20	39						12	64	47
Davis Riley		19		MC				54	31	13
Maverick McNealy	10			MC				32	31
Luke List		73		MC				61	MC
Si Woo Kim	8				5			67	42	Wd
Kazuki Higa		3	MC	20	1	43	9	MC		26
Emiliano Grillo	73	5		25				19	31
JJ Spaun	15			59				23	42	MC
Matthew NeSmith	2	9		MC					MC	36
Troy Merritt	MC			59				58	28
Yuto Katsuragawa		2	3	MC	27	20		MC		38
Shugo Imahira		29	16	12	43	13	9	19		MC
Taylor Moore	MC	24		36				44	31	5
Andrew Putnam	12	30		43				23	5	27
Kevin Streelman	20	24		59					MC	MC
Brendan Steele		MC		MC				32	MC
Rikuya Hoshino		MC	26	30	20	27	MC	19		20
Chez Reavie	MC	MC		MC				54	51	47
Tomoharu Otsuki	45	9	10	1	9	30	MC	2		38
Joel Dahmen	37	13		MC					MC	81
Alex Smalley		MC		43				44	MC	13
Takumi Kanaya		MC	MC			8	MC	3
Cameron Champ	MC			MC						MC
Adam Svensson	69	54		12					51	78
Kaito Onishi		26	16	25	MC	1	21	22		7
Matt Wallace	28	MC		21	MC	MC	2			MC
Aaron Rai	20	61		5	MC				51	71
Stephan Jaeger	44	30		43					46	13
Mark Hubbard	28	5		21					MC	61
Rickie Fowler	MC			6					64	MC
Dylan Frittelli	MC	13		MC					20
John Huh	MC	73		MC					Wd	2
Mikumu Horikawa		40	MC	12	62	4	31	10		1
Chad Ramey	28	MC		MC					MC	MC
CT Pan		67		72					MC	Wd
Adam Schenk	12	MC		55					31	MC
Beau Hossler	64			25					57
Russell Knox	MC	24		25					MC	21
Naoyuki Kataoka	7	66	48	17	MC	30	7	22		2
Hiroshi Iwata		Wd	73	MC	68	3	64	1		26
Wyndham Clark	MC	MC		43				64	28
Brandon Wu	56	39		MC					MC	8
Ryo Hisatsune	13	13	4	4		MC	9	32	7	7
Martin Laird	37	MC		MC					57	47
David Lipsky	44	MC		MC					46	27
Lee Hodges	MC	30		MC					13	47
Adam Long		30		MC					MC	Wd
Hayden Buckley	20	19		MC					61	Wd
Patrick Rodgers	28	54		MC					MC	36
Vince Whaley	MC	61		MC					MC	MC
Riki Kawamoto	MC	1	16	MC	5	MC	1			MC
Danny Lee	MC			MC					MC
Sam Ryder	28	45		MC					51	61
Peter Malnati		45		MC					MC	27
Aguri Iwasaki		9	2	30		5	MC	8
Satoshi Kodaira	11	5	10	39		MC	MC	11		36
Keita Nakajima		26	48
Tyler Duncan	72	MC		MC					31	MC
Jhonattan Vegas									MC
Nate Lashley	MC	61		55
James Hahn	MC			51					61	47
Greyson Sigg	44	9		51					61	MC
Robert Streb	MC	MC		MC					51	36
Scott Piercy	MC	19		MC					Wd	27
Callum Tarren	MC	13		MC					MC	27

Player	2021	2019
Xander Schauffele	28	10
Collin Morikawa	7	22
Viktor Hovland		41
Joo Hyung Kim
Cameron Young
Hideki Matsuyama	1	2
Sung Jae Im		3
Sepp Straka	66
Corey Conners		6
Tyrrell Hatton
Tommy Fleetwood	7	22
Tom Hoge	17
Aaron Wise
Guillermo Pereira
Kyoung-Hoon Lee	18
Keegan Bradley	7	13
Mackenzie Hughes	4
Lucas Herbert
Sahith Theegala
Kurt Kitayama
Scott Stallings
Cameron Davis
Sebastian Munoz	4
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Davis Riley
Maverick McNealy	25
Luke List	7
Si Woo Kim	18	37
Kazuki Higa	57
Emiliano Grillo	73	30
JJ Spaun
Matthew NeSmith	48
Troy Merritt	28	30
Yuto Katsuragawa
Shugo Imahira	18	59
Taylor Moore
Andrew Putnam	39	59
Kevin Streelman		74
Brendan Steele	2
Rikuya Hoshino	39	51
Chez Reavie		70
Tomoharu Otsuki	35	46
Joel Dahmen		76
Alex Smalley
Takumi Kanaya	7
Cameron Champ
Adam Svensson
Kaito Onishi
Matt Wallace	4
Aaron Rai
Stephan Jaeger
Mark Hubbard
Rickie Fowler	44
Dylan Frittelli		22
John Huh
Mikumu Horikawa		72
Chad Ramey
CT Pan	57	59
Adam Schenk	28	22
Beau Hossler
Russell Knox
Naoyuki Kataoka	66
Hiroshi Iwata	18
Wyndham Clark	25	46
Brandon Wu
Ryo Hisatsune	52
Martin Laird
David Lipsky
Lee Hodges
Adam Long	25	51
Hayden Buckley
Patrick Rodgers
Vince Whaley
Riki Kawamoto
Danny Lee		10
Sam Ryder	7
Peter Malnati	74
Aguri Iwasaki
Satoshi Kodaira	57	37
Keita Nakajima	28
Tyler Duncan
Jhonattan Vegas	54
Nate Lashley		Wd
James Hahn	15
Greyson Sigg
Robert Streb	62
Scott Piercy		66
Callum Tarren

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