Talk:Baycurrent Classic
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[edit]The ZOZO Championship is now renamed the Baycurrent Classic and has moved to Yokohama Country Club. I suggest renaming the page to Baycurrent Classic and using the info below to populate the page.
The Baycurrent Classic (Japanese: ベイカレントクラシック) is a professional golf tournament in Yokohama, which is the capital of the Kanagawa prefecture on the southwestern shore of Tokyo Bay. It is an official event on the PGA TOUR’s FedExCup Fall schedule and contested at Yokohama Country Club. The event is co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour and has been sponsored by Baycurrent, one of Japan's premier comprehensive consulting firms, since 2025.
Tournament History
The tournament is the first event sanctioned by the PGA Tour in Japan. The inaugural event was held at Narashino Country Club where Tiger Woods won his 82nd PGA Tour victory. This tied the all-time record set by Sam Snead.
In 2020, the tournament was moved to Sherwood Country Club in Lake Sherwood, California in October, due to ongoing travel restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ultimately, the 2020 event became a sole-sanctioned PGA Tour event and had no involvement from the Japan Golf Tour.
The tournament returned to Japan in 2021 as well as being sanctioned by both the PGA Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. However, it was an unofficial money event on the Japan Golf Tour. Hideki Matsuyama eagled the final hole to win in his home country by five shots ahead of Brendan Steele and Cameron Tringale.
In December 2024, it was announced that ZOZO would no longer sponsor the tournament from 2025 onwards, with the tournament being renamed as the Baycurrent Classic. Yokohama Country Club was also confirmed as the venue for 2025.
Course
Yokohama Country Club, established in 1958, and opened in 1960, is a 36-hole facility featuring East and West courses originally designed by the club's founder and first chairman the late Takeo Aiyama. The West Course was remodeled by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw in 2016. Set in a rolling hillside landscape, the course is known for its undulating fairways and dense pine trees. The course will see the field take on a composite of both layouts, including 16 holes from the West Course and 2 holes from the East Course. Rlibb02 (talk) 14:37, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
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[edit]Rename from ZOZO Championship to Baycurrent Classic Rlibb02 (talk) 16:26, 29 July 2025 (UTC)