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The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. Top level professional Golf consists of a year round schedule of weekly tournaments played all around the world It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the European Tour. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. The PGA European Tour is an organisation which operates the three leading men's professional Golf tours in Europe the elite European Tour, the European However since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with that on the two larger tours. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Official events on the Japan Golf Tour count for World Golf Ranking points, and success on the tour can also qualify members to play in the majors. The Official World Golf Rankings is a system for rating the performance level of male professional Golfers. The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors" are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional Golf.
Most of the leading players on the tour are Japanese, but players from many other countries also participate. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The tour is currently run by the Japan Golf Tour Organisation (JGTO), which was established in 1999. The JGTO also organises a developmental tour called the Japan Challenge Tour. The Japan Challenge Tour is the official developmental Golf tour run by the Japan Golf Tour Organisation
Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki has been the dominant player on tour, leading the career wins list with 94, the career money list with over 2 billion ¥, and winning the money title twelve times between 1973 and 1998. is a Japanese Golfer Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 Janbo Ozaki) on account of his height and length off the tee This is a list of Golfers who have won 10 or more events on the Japan Golf Tour since it was established in 1973
2008 Schedule
The table below shows the 2008 schedule. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members. All tournaments are played in Japan, except the Pine Valley Beijing Open which will be played in China and co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour. The Pine Valley Beijing Open is a men's professional Golf tournament on the Asian Tour, that was played for the first time from 26-29 April 2007 at Pine Valley Golf China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional Golf tour in Asia except for Japan which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full
| Dates | Tournament | Prize fund (￥JPY) |
Winner | OWGR pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17-20 | Token Homemate Cup | 110,000,000 |  Katsumasa Miyamoto (7) |
16 |
| Apr 24-27 | Tsuruya Open | 120,000,000 |  Hur Suk-ho (7) |
16 |
| May 1-4 | The Crowns | 120,000,000 | Tomohiro Kondo (4) |
16 |
| May 8-11 | Pine Valley Beijing Open | 110,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (6) |
16 |
| May 15-18 | Japan PGA Championship | 130,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (24) |
16 |
| May 22-25 | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | 100,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (7) |
16 |
| May 29-Jun 1 | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf | 110,000,000 |  Prayad Marksaeng (1) |
18 |
| Jun 19-22 | Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic | 130,000,000 | ||
| Jul 3-6 | UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills | 150,000,000 | ||
| Jul 24-27 | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | 150,000,000 | ||
| Jul 31-Aug 3 | Sun Chlorella Classic | 150,000,000 | ||
| Aug 28-31 | KBC Augusta | 100,000,000 | ||
| Sep 4-7 | Fujisankei Classic | 150,000,000 | ||
| Sep 18-21 | ANA Open | 130,000,000 | ||
| Sep 25-28 | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open | 200,000,000 | ||
| Oct 2-5 | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | 120,000,000 | ||
| Oct 9-12 | Canon Open | 200,000,000 | ||
| Oct 16-19 | Japan Open Golf Championship | 200,000,000 | ||
| Oct 23-26 | Bridgestone Open | 110,000,000 | ||
| Oct 30-Nov 2 | mynavi ABC Championship | 150,000,000 | ||
| Nov 6-9 | The Championship by Lexus | 200,000,000 | ||
| Nov 13-16 | Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters | 150,000,000 | ||
| Nov 20-23 | Dunlop Phoenix | 200,000,000 | ||
| Nov 27-30 | Casio World Open | 140,000,000 | ||
| Dec 4-7 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | 100,000,000 |
Money list winners
The official prize money list on the Japan Golf Tour includes money won by members in the majors and the World Golf Championships events. The Official World Golf Rankings is a system for rating the performance level of male professional Golfers. The Token Homemate Cup is a Golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. The Tsuruya Open is a Golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. The Crowns is a Golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. The tournament record is 260 (-20 The Pine Valley Beijing Open is a men's professional Golf tournament on the Asian Tour, that was played for the first time from 26-29 April 2007 at Pine Valley Golf The Japan PGA Championship is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. Professional wins (24 Japan Golf Tour wins (24 1998 (1 Sanko Grand Summer Championship 1999 (1 JCB Classic Sendai The Munsingwear Open KSB Cup is an annual event on te Japan Golf Tour. Japan Golf Tour wins (8 2003 (1 Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open 2004 (1 Asia Japan Okinawa Open 2006 (2 JCB Classic Sendai Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf is an annual Golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. Prayad Marksaeng (born 30 January 1966) is a Thai professional Golfer He was a member of Thailand's winning golf team at the 1987 South The Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic is a Golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. The UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills is an annual major Golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. The Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup is a Golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. The Sun Chlorella Classic is a Golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. The Fujisankei Classic is an annual golf event on the Japan Golf Tour. The ANA Open is a Japan Golf Tour event ANA is an acronym for All Nippon Airways, the tournament's sponsor The Asia-Pacific Open Golf Championship Panasonic Open is a golf tournament for male golfers on the Japan Golf Tour and Asian Tour. The Coca-Cola Tokai Classic is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. The Canon Open is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. It is usually played in October and in recent years at the Totsuka Country Club Totsuka-ku Yokohama. The is Japan's National open golf championship. As of 2007 it is one of the two richest tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, with a prize fund of ¥ 200 million The Bridgestone Open is a Golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. The mynavi ABC Championship is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters (三井住友VISA太平洋マスターズ is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. The Dunlop Phoenix Tournament is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. The Casio World Open is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. The Golf Nippon Series JT Cup is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. The World Golf Championships are a group of three annual events for male professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours, which are official money events All of the players who have topped the money list are Japanese nationals, except for the Japanese American David Ishii. are Americans of Japanese heritage Japanese Americans have historically been among the three largest Asian American communities but in recent decades have become the sixth largest group
| Year | Player | Prize Money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Toru Taniguchi | 171,744,498 |
| 2006 | Shingo Katayama | 178,402,190 |
| 2005 | Shingo Katayama | 134,075,280 |
| 2004 | Shingo Katayama | 119,512,374 |
| 2003 | Toshimitsu Izawa | 135,454,300 |
| 2002 | Toru Taniguchi | 145,440,341 |
| 2001 | Toshimitsu Izawa | 217,934,583 |
| 2000 | Shingo Katayama | 177,116,489 |
| 1999 | Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki | 137,641,796 |
| 1998 | Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki | 179,627,400 |
| 1997 | Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki | 170,847,633 |
| 1996 | Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki | 209,646,746 |
| 1995 | Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki | 192,319,800 |
| 1994 | Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki | 215,468,000 |
| 1993 | Hajime Meshiai | 148,718,200 |
| 1992 | Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki | 186,816,466 |
| 1991 | Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki | 119,507,974 |
| 1990 | Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki | 129,060,500 |
| 1989 | Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki | 108,715,733 |
| 1988 | Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki | 125,162,540 |
| 1987 | David Ishii | 86,554,421 |
| 1986 | Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima | 90,202,066 |
| 1985 | Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima | 101,609,333 |
| 1984 | Shinsaku Maeda | 57,040,357 |
| 1983 | Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima | 85,514,183 |
| 1982 | Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima | 68,220,640 |
| 1981 | Isao Aoki | 57,262,941 |
| 1980 | Isao Aoki | 60,532,660 |
| 1979 | Isao Aoki | 45,554,211 |
| 1978 | Isao Aoki | 62,987,200 |
| 1977 | Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki | 35,932,608 |
| 1976 | Isao Aoki | 40,985,801 |
| 1975 | Takashi Murakami | 38,705,551 |
| 1974 | Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki | 41,846,908 |
| 1973 | Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki | 43,814,000 |
Multiple money list titles
The following players have won more than one money list title through 2007:
- 12: Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki
- 5: Isao Aoki
- 4: Shingo Katayama, Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima
- 2: Toshimitsu Izawa, Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki, Toru Taniguchi
Career money leaders
The table shows the top ten career money leaders on the Japan Golf Tour through the 2007 season. Professional wins Japan Golf Tour wins (14 1998 (1 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament 2000 (2 Acom International, Philip Professional wins (24 Japan Golf Tour wins (24 1998 (1 Sanko Grand Summer Championship 1999 (1 JCB Classic Sendai Professional wins (24 Japan Golf Tour wins (24 1998 (1 Sanko Grand Summer Championship 1999 (1 JCB Classic Sendai Professional wins (24 Japan Golf Tour wins (24 1998 (1 Sanko Grand Summer Championship 1999 (1 JCB Classic Sendai Toshimitsu Izawa (born 2 March 1968) is a Japanese Golfer He is sometimes known outside of Japan as Toshi Izawa. Professional wins Japan Golf Tour wins (14 1998 (1 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament 2000 (2 Acom International, Philip Toshimitsu Izawa (born 2 March 1968) is a Japanese Golfer He is sometimes known outside of Japan as Toshi Izawa. Professional wins (24 Japan Golf Tour wins (24 1998 (1 Sanko Grand Summer Championship 1999 (1 JCB Classic Sendai is a Japanese Golfer Ozaki was born in Tokushima. He turned professional in 1977 and won 32 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour between 1984 and 2005 is a Japanese Golfer Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 Janbo Ozaki) on account of his height and length off the tee is a Japanese Golfer Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 Janbo Ozaki) on account of his height and length off the tee is a Japanese Golfer Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 Janbo Ozaki) on account of his height and length off the tee is a Japanese Golfer Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 Janbo Ozaki) on account of his height and length off the tee is a Japanese Golfer Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 Janbo Ozaki) on account of his height and length off the tee is a Japanese Professional golfer. Meshiai was born in Chiba. is a Japanese Golfer Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 Janbo Ozaki) on account of his height and length off the tee is a Japanese Golfer Ozaki was born in Tokushima. He turned professional in 1977 and won 32 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour between 1984 and 2005 is a Japanese Golfer Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 Janbo Ozaki) on account of his height and length off the tee is a Japanese Golfer Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 Janbo Ozaki) on account of his height and length off the tee is a Japanese Golfer Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 Janbo Ozaki) on account of his height and length off the tee David S Ishii (born July 26, 1955) is an American golfer of Japanese descent Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (born 20 October 1954) is a Japanese Golfer Nakajima was born in Gunma. Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (born 20 October 1954) is a Japanese Golfer Nakajima was born in Gunma. Shinsaku Maeda (born 9 February 1952) is a Japanese Golfer He won eight tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and led the money list in Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (born 20 October 1954) is a Japanese Golfer Nakajima was born in Gunma. Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (born 20 October 1954) is a Japanese Golfer Nakajima was born in Gunma. Professional wins (75 Japan Golf Tour wins (51 1973 (5 Chunichi Crowns, Pepsi-Wilson Tournament, Sapporo Tokyu Open Professional wins (75 Japan Golf Tour wins (51 1973 (5 Chunichi Crowns, Pepsi-Wilson Tournament, Sapporo Tokyu Open Professional wins (75 Japan Golf Tour wins (51 1973 (5 Chunichi Crowns, Pepsi-Wilson Tournament, Sapporo Tokyu Open Professional wins (75 Japan Golf Tour wins (51 1973 (5 Chunichi Crowns, Pepsi-Wilson Tournament, Sapporo Tokyu Open is a Japanese Golfer Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 Janbo Ozaki) on account of his height and length off the tee Professional wins (75 Japan Golf Tour wins (51 1973 (5 Chunichi Crowns, Pepsi-Wilson Tournament, Sapporo Tokyu Open Takashi Murakami (born 25 May 1944) is a Japanese Golfer Murakami was born in Shizuoka. is a Japanese Golfer Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 Janbo Ozaki) on account of his height and length off the tee is a Japanese Golfer Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 Janbo Ozaki) on account of his height and length off the tee is a Japanese Golfer Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 Janbo Ozaki) on account of his height and length off the tee Professional wins (75 Japan Golf Tour wins (51 1973 (5 Chunichi Crowns, Pepsi-Wilson Tournament, Sapporo Tokyu Open Professional wins (24 Japan Golf Tour wins (24 1998 (1 Sanko Grand Summer Championship 1999 (1 JCB Classic Sendai Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (born 20 October 1954) is a Japanese Golfer Nakajima was born in Gunma. Toshimitsu Izawa (born 2 March 1968) is a Japanese Golfer He is sometimes known outside of Japan as Toshi Izawa. is a Japanese Golfer Ozaki was born in Tokushima. He turned professional in 1977 and won 32 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour between 1984 and 2005 Professional wins Japan Golf Tour wins (14 1998 (1 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament 2000 (2 Acom International, Philip The figures shown include money won in the four global major championships from 1998 onwards and in the three individual World Golf Championships events from their introduction in 1999. The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors" are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional Golf. The World Golf Championships are a group of three annual events for male professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours, which are official money events The leading non-Japanese money winner on the tour is Japanese-American David Ishii with earnings of over 800 million ¥. David S Ishii (born July 26, 1955) is an American golfer of Japanese descent The leading non ethnic-Japanese player is the Filipino Frankie Minoza with earnings of over 650 million ¥. Professional wins (16 Japan Golf Tour wins (7 1990 Dunlop Open 1993 Maruman Open 1995 Sanko Grand Summer
| Position | Player | Country | Prize Money (¥) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki | Japan | 2,680,814,317 |
| 2 | Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima | Japan | 1,614,624,796 |
| 3 | Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki | Japan | 1,522,902,900 |
| 4 | Shingo Katayama | Japan | 1,272,877,529 |
| 5 | Toru Taniguchi | Japan | 1,084,852,874 |
| 6 | Masahiro "Massy" Kuramoto | Japan | 998,376,450 |
| 7 | Toshimitsu Izawa | Japan | 991,483,808 |
| 8 | Isao Aoki | Japan | 980,652,048 |
| 9 | David Ishii | United States | 814,695,905 |
| 10 | Hajime Meshiai | Japan | 812,439,632 |
There is a full list on the Japan Golf Tour's website here. is a Japanese Golfer Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 Janbo Ozaki) on account of his height and length off the tee For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (born 20 October 1954) is a Japanese Golfer Nakajima was born in Gunma. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is a Japanese Golfer Ozaki was born in Tokushima. He turned professional in 1977 and won 32 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour between 1984 and 2005 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Professional wins (24 Japan Golf Tour wins (24 1998 (1 Sanko Grand Summer Championship 1999 (1 JCB Classic Sendai For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Professional wins Japan Golf Tour wins (14 1998 (1 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament 2000 (2 Acom International, Philip For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is a Japanese professional Golfer Kuramoto was born in Hiroshima. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Toshimitsu Izawa (born 2 March 1968) is a Japanese Golfer He is sometimes known outside of Japan as Toshi Izawa. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Professional wins (75 Japan Golf Tour wins (51 1973 (5 Chunichi Crowns, Pepsi-Wilson Tournament, Sapporo Tokyu Open For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. David S Ishii (born July 26, 1955) is an American golfer of Japanese descent The United States of America —commonly referred to as the is a Japanese Professional golfer. Meshiai was born in Chiba. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
Records
- Youngest winner: Ryo Ishikawa (amateur) 15 years, 238 days (Munsingwear Open KSB Cup, 2007)
See also
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