Japan will host its first-ever PGA Tour event starting next year with one of the fastest growing online business companies in the nation as the tourney's title sponsor, organizers announced on Tuesday.
The event will be called the Zozo Championship. The North American premier golf tour has agreed to a six-year deal starting with the 2019-20 season.
It will be a FedExCup tournament with a field of 78 players, which consists of 60 PGA Tour professionals. Seven players from the JGTO, the top three from the 2019 Bridgestone Open and eight others that are designated as sponsor exemptions. The event will be co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour Organization.