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Venue:
Taiheiyo Club - Gotemba West, Shizuoka Prefecture
Team Result:
FCCJ 78.33 - SCCJ 79.00

The competition was played for the third time at Taiheiyo Club - Gotemba West in Shizuoka Prefecture. The course was used previously in 2003 and in this year's Spring tournament..

The individual winner (best net) was Naota Kusumi (FCCJ) with a net 69 (gross 90). Eiji Takagi (SCCJ) was second best net (71) and got the SCCJ Autumn Golf Cup He was also best gross with a 78. Third was Kaj Forsell of SFCCJ with a net of 72 (gross 88). Hisako Noto (FCCJ) and Akihiro Yamamoto (SCCJ) had same net score, but lost to Forsell because of their higher handicaps.
For full results, see below.

The winners of the longest drive were Gösta Tyrefors (SCCJ) and Masaoki Fujita (FCCJ).
The near pin winners were: Yoko Tyrefors, SCCJ (no. 4), Clas Bystedt, FCCJ (no. 7), Eiji Takagi, SCCJ (no. 12) and Yoh Funamoto, FCCJ (no 17).

We would like to thank the title sponsor Stora Enso Japan as well as all the players (and their companies) who brought nice prizes to the competition. Our thanks go also to the Taiheiyo Club - Gotemba Course and all the other staff for again helping us making this a great event at reasonable costs.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Pos.	Player	Company	Team	HCP	Gross	Net
1.	Naota Kusimi	Stora Enso Japan K.K.	FCCJ	21	90	69
2.	Eiji Takagi	Individual member	SCCJ	7	78	71
3.	Kaj Forsell	Finpro	FCCJ	16	88	72
4.	Hisako Noto	Advertise Inc.	FCCJ	25	97	72
5.	Akihiro Yamamoto	Gambro K.K.	SCCJ	30	102	72
6.	Yoh Funamoto	F-Secure K.K.	FCCJ	10	85	75
7.	Hirokuni Yoshida	Outokumpu K.K.	FCCJ	26	101	75
8.	Jukka Viitanen	Tekes	FCCJ	25	101	76
9.	Mats Person	Höganäs Japan K.K.	SCCJ	10	89	79
10.	Gösta Tyrefors	Gadelius K.K.	SCCJ	18	98	80
11.	Masaoki Fujita	Coil Center Fujita Co., Ltd.	FCCJ	20	100	80
12.	Masahiro Kuroda	Individual member	FCCJ	23	103	80
13.	Carl-Gustav Eklund	Höganäs Japan K.K.	SCCJ	14	95	81
14.	Tommy Kullberg	Kullberg & Associates	SCCJ	28	109	81
15.	Toshi Minami	Höganäs Japan K.K.	SCCJ	19	101	82
16..	Lennart Johansson	Individual member	SCCJ	30	112	82
17.	Seppo Kimanen	Embasy of Finland	FCCJ	19	102	83
18.	Takeshi Yokoyama	Finnair	FCCJ	20	103	83
19.	Kjell Groth	AstraZeneca K.K.	SCCJ	22	105	83
20.	Clas G. Bystedt	FCCJ	FCCJ	22	105	83
21.	Hiroaki Sugawara	Finn Corporation	FCCJ	20	104	84
22.	Tuomo Kuuppo	Stora Enso Japan K.K.	FCCJ	20	104	84
23.	Erik Ullner	Konigstedt Ltd.	FCCJ	23	108	85
24.	Hiroaki Nagahara	Finnair	FCCJ	22	111	89
25.	Timo Varhama	UPM-Kymmene Japan KK	FCCJ	22	115	93
26.	Fredrik Alatalo	Nippon Eriksson K.K	SCCJ	18	114	96
27.	Hiroshi Kitamura	Gambro K.K.	SCCJ	30	129	99

Note: if players have same net, the one with lower handicap wins, if still same, the older player wins.

The 34 players gather for photo-shooting before start of play.
Some instructions before going off to the tees.	On the drive out to Gotemba we were promised a beautiful day at the foot of Mt. Fuji.	Nice autumn colors on the course.
Timo Varhama (FCCJ) makes the first tee-shot of the day.	Style studies of Varhama's playing partners, from left Carl-Gustav Eklund (SCCJ), Seppo Kimanen (FCCJ) and Tommy Kullberg (SCCJ).	Kjell Groth, Gosta Tyrefors and Kaj Forsell agree that this beats a day in the office.
	Waiting for instructions from the caddie.
Mt. Fuji's imposing presence was seen and felt (on the greens).	Lunch break after 9 holes, from left Tommy Kullberg (SCCJ), Carl-Gustav Eklund (SCCJ), Seppo Kimanen (FCCJ) and Timo Varhama (FCCJ).	From left: Eiji Takagi (SCCJ), Fredrik Alatalo (SCCJ), Erik Ullner (FCCJ) and Tuomo Kuuppo (FCCJ).
From left: Akihiro Yamamoto (SCCJ), Yoh Funamoto, Takeshi Yokoyama and Hirokuni Yoshida (all FCCJ).	Waiting on the tee.	More autumn colors.
	Kjell Groth facing an uphill shot.
	On the final green of the day.	A shot of Mt. Fuji in the dusk from the party room.
The prize table.		The individual winner, Naoto Kusumi (FCCJ).
No.2 and best gross, Eiji Takagi (SCCJ).	No. 3 Kaj Forsell (FCCJ).	Gösta Tyrefors receives the SCCJ Longest Drive trophy from Eiji Takagi. Gösta was also 10th best net.
The other Longest Dirve winner, Masaoki Fujita (FCCJ).	Near Pin winner Yoko Tyrefors, SCCJ (no. 4).	Near Pin winner Clas Bystedt, FCCJ (no. 7).
Near Pin winner Eiji Takagi, SCCJ (no. 12).	Near Pin winner Yoh Funamoto, FCCJ (no 17). Funamoto-san was also 6th best net.	Lucky-7, Hirokuni Yoshida (FCCJ).
Hisako Noto, forth best net, almost escapes the cameraman.	Akihiro Yamamoto (SCCJ), fifth best net.	Jukka Viitanen (FCCJ), 8th best net.
Mats Persson (SCCJ), 10th best net.	The most 'beautiful' trophy, the SCCJ Boobie prize, and its winner Fredrik Alatalo. (Note: This is a mock-up, Fredrik had left before the prize ceremonies).	The most 'distinguished' prize winner, Masahiro Kuroda (FCCJ).
The most 'modest' prize winner, Seppo Kimanen (FCCJ).	The 'happiest' prize winner, Tommy Kullberg (SCCJ).	The most 'stylish' prize winner, Takeshi Yokoyama (FCCJ).
SCCJ Chairman Carl-Gustav Eklund presents the SCCJ Autumn Golf Cup to Eiji Takagi.	Excitement rising, Tuomo Kuuppo with the Stora Enso Cup. Carl-Gustav Eklund (SCCJ) and TImo Varhama (FCCJ) waiting for the announcemnet of the winning team.	All smiles, even though one team lost. From left: Tuomo Kuuppo (Stora Enso Japan), Hirokuni Yoshida (FCCJ Vice President, Timo Varhama ( ex-FCCJ President) and SCCJ Chairman Carl-Gustav Eklund.