65th Annual Golf Tournament presented by Delta Air Lines
includes Team Japan vs Team USA Friendship Cup presented by Asahi USA
Friday September 18th 2026, 8am Shotgun Start
Glendoveer Golf Club East Course, 14015 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR 97230
Registration NOW OPEN. Complete and submit the registration form.
Pricing & sponsorship information detailed on the form.
JASO’s annual golf tournament is a fundraising program with all funds supporting our programs. The Japanese Ancestral Society is our valued community partner in the event, and some funds raised also go to support their meaningful work in the community.
Schedule (all times subject to change)
6:30AM Check-In opens
6:30AM Breakfast available – coffee, muffin, fruit
6:30AM Driving range, putting greens open
7:45AM Call to carts
8AM Shotgun start
1:15PM Buffet lunch opens – smoked brisket & chicken BBQ sandwich with slider buns, coleslaw, onion, pickles and BBQ sauce, potato salad and baked beans. Complimentary Asahi beer, lemonade and water available at the bar.
1:30PM Prizes and awards
2:05PM Delta Air Lines Golden Ticket Prize Drawing
2:10PM Friendship Cup presented by Asahi USA awarded
2:15PM Event closes
All Golfers Course Information
- Tee boxes are numbered. Men hit from WHITE, women from RED.
- Male seniors aged 65-69 hit from WHITE. Seniors 70+ ONLY hit from RED.
- Male seniors aged 70+ who want to win the car for the hole-in-one prize, you must hit from WHITE.
- Tee-shot mulligans are acceptable for general play, but are NOT eligible to win the hole-in-one prize.
- Glendoveer Golf Club East Course Rules regular rules apply.
- No gimmies (please purchase string if you need help)
- Record your score on scorecard with the pencil.
- Submit your scorecard upon completion.
Overall Awards
You play as a foursome (or 2 or 3 if short). Each person hits each shot. After each shot is taken, agree on which ball is the “best”. Pick up other balls. All hit from the point of the best ball for the next shot. Record your score for each hole.
Each winning team receives a $100 gift card from Sho Restaurant to enjoy a celebratory meal together afterwards!
- Scramble low score 1st place
- Scramble low score 2nd place
- Scramble low score 3rd place
- Scramble 2nd highest score
Friendship Cup presented by Asahi USA, Team Japan vs. Team USA – Lowest average score of all teams combined.
Friendship Cup Team Captains
- Team Japan – Masa Yamaguchi, Ballard Spahr
- Team USA – Mat Robertson, Asahi USA
Purchase some help when you check-in
Mulligans – 4 for $40.
String – $20 – receive 6’ of string and a pair of scissors. Cut the string your desired length, measure from ball towards hole and move ball. Can be used to “hole out” if you wish. Use string until all 6’ used once only.
Honor System used for both mulligans and string use.
Raffle – purchase at check-in
Raffle – 3 for $20, 5 for $30, arm-length for $50. Over 20 raffle prizes including all kinds of Asahi swag, wine, gift certificates, golf accessories, SakéOne saké, bottles of Yamasa soy sauce, and much more.
Hole Sponsors & On-Course Prizes
ALL players are eligible for all on-course prizes. Golfers self-manage hole prize recording tools placed by the course professionals at the relevant holes. For the hole-in-one, you are responsible to make sure both volunteers are watching your tee shot. They must verify any hole-in-one independently.
Hole #1 – longest putt, sponsored by Asahi USA (beer & water available on the tee box) Asahi golf travel bag
Hole #3 – KP, closest to the pin, sponsored by Delta Air Lines, win a 1-night stay at the Cambria Pearl hotel
Hole #5 – KP, closest to the pin, sponsored by Dick’s Auto Group – Hole-in-One wins a car! KP wins a free pair of shoes from KEEN Footwear.
Hole #7 – longest drive men & women, sponsored by Corbin Engineering, win 2 free rounds at Glendoveer Golf Club for each
Hole #9 – KP, closest to the pin – sponsored by Baker Tilly, win any pair of KEEN Footwear shoes of your choice!
Hole #10 – straightest drive men & women, sponsored by Deloitte (Asahi beer & water available on the tee box), win an Asahi golf bag for each!
Hole #13 – KP, closest to the pin, sponsored by SakeOne, win a bottle of SakeOne “G” sake
Hole #17 – longest drive men & women – sponsored by Ballard Spahr, win a $50 gift card to Afuri Ramen & Izakaya for each
Hole #18 – longest putt – sponsored by the Port of Portland, win a Portland Coffee Roasters gift basket!
We couldn’t run a successful fundraiser without many organizations and individuals who give.
Our special thanks to our sponsors: Delta Air Lines, Asahi USA, Ballard Spahr, Baker Tilly, Corbin Engineering, Deloitte, Port of Portland. Also to Chiro One.
Our corporate foursomes include OnPoint Credit Union, Woodblock Architecture, The Standard, Glen Ulmer, JAPOW!, and JH Kelly.
Our supporters include Dick’s Auto Group, Sho Restaurant, Afuri Ramen & Izakaya, Cambria Pearl, Cedartree Hotel, KEEN Footwear, Yamasa Corporation USA, Toyama Prefecture, Denison Cellars, Portland Coffee Roasters, SakeOne, Glendoveer Golf Club.
