1989 PGA of Japan Tour season
Duration16 March 1989 (1989-03-16) – 10 December 1989 (1989-12-10)
Number of official events41
Most winsJapan Masashi Ozaki (7)
Money listJapan Masashi Ozaki
1988
1990

The 1989 PGA of Japan Tour was the 17th season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1989 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
19 MarShizuoka OpenShizuoka40,000,000Japan Koichi Suzuki (2)8
26 MarSetonaikai OpenKagawa50,000,000Japan Naomichi Ozaki (11)8
9 AprPocari Sweat OpenHiroshima50,000,000Japan Yoshikazu Yokoshima (4)8
16 AprBridgestone Aso OpenKumamoto40,000,000Australia Craig Parry (n/a)8
23 AprDunlop OpenIbaraki60,000,000Australia Terry Gale (2)18AGC
30 AprThe CrownsAichi100,000,000Australia Greg Norman (n/a)38
7 MayFujisankei ClassicShizuoka60,000,000Japan Masashi Ozaki (41)18
14 MayJapan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys CupFukushima50,000,000Japan Masashi Ozaki (42)16
21 MayPepsi Ube Kosan OpenYamaguchi50,000,000Japan Akihito Yokoyama (2)12
28 MayMitsubishi Galant TournamentKumamoto70,000,000Japan Tateo Ozaki (12)16
4 JunSendai ClassicMiyagi50,000,000Japan Masashi Ozaki (43)16
11 JunSapporo Tokyu OpenHokkaidō50,000,000Australia Graham Marsh (19)16
18 JunYomiuri Sapporo Beer OpenHyōgo70,000,000Japan Hajime Meshiai (4)12
25 JunMizuno OpenIshikawa65,000,000Japan Akiyoshi Ohmachi (2)16
2 JulKansai Pro ChampionshipYamaguchi30,000,000Japan Hajime Matsui (2)4
2 JulKanto Pro ChampionshipTochigi40,000,000Japan Saburo Fujiki (9)4
9 JulYonex Open HiroshimaHiroshima60,000,000Japan Masashi Ozaki (44)8
30 JulNST Niigata OpenNiigata50,000,000Japan Katsuyoshi Tomori (3)8
6 AugJapan PGA ChampionshipNiigata70,000,000Japan Masashi Ozaki (45)32
13 AugNikkei CupShizuoka60,000,000Japan Yoshimi Niizeki (2)8
20 AugMaruman OpenSaitama80,000,000Japan Koichi Suzuki (3)8
27 AugDaiwa KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000Japan Teruo Sugihara (25)16
3 SepChubu OpenMie15,000,000Japan Tadao Nakamura (2)4
3 SepKyusyu OpenKumamoto20,000,000Japan Shinji Kuraoka (1)4
3 SepKanto OpenSaitama30,000,000Japan Yoshi Mizumaki (1)4
3 SepChushikoku OpenHiroshima20,000,000Japan Tadami Ueno (6)4
3 SepKansai OpenHyōgo20,000,000Japan Yoshitaka Yamamoto (12)4
3 SepHokkaido OpenHokkaidō10,000,000Japan Mamoru Takahashi (2)4
10 SepSuntory OpenChiba80,000,000United States Larry Nelson (n/a)18
17 SepANA OpenHokkaidō70,000,000Japan Masashi Ozaki (46)20
24 SepGene Sarazen Jun ClassicTochigi70,000,000Japan Tateo Ozaki (13)16
1 OctTokai ClassicAichi60,000,000Japan Isao Aoki (46)18
8 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipAichi60,000,000Japan Masashi Ozaki (47)64
15 OctPolaroid Cup Golf Digest TournamentShizuoka70,000,000Japan Yoshikazu Yokoshima (5)16
22 OctBridgestone OpenChiba100,000,000Australia Roger Mackay (1)32
29 OctABC Lark CupHyōgo160,000,000Australia Brian Jones (8)16
12 NovVisa Taiheiyo Club MastersShizuoka120,000,000Spain José María Olazábal (n/a)30
19 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki160,000,000United States Larry Mize (n/a)64
26 NovCasio World OpenKagoshima100,000,000Japan Isao Aoki (47)36
3 DecGolf Nippon Series Hitachi CupTokyo60,000,000Japan Akiyoshi Ohmachi (3)18
10 DecDaikyo OpenOkinawa80,000,000Japan Nobuo Serizawa (2)8

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Masashi Ozaki108,715,733
2Japan Naomichi Ozaki79,690,766
3Australia Brian Jones70,061,826
4Japan Isao Aoki53,125,400
5Australia Graham Marsh52,601,000

Japan Challenge Tour

1989 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration25 May 1989 (1989-05-25) – 1 November 1989 (1989-11-01)
Number of official events6
1988
1990

The 1989 Japan Challenge Tour was the fifth season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the PGA of Japan Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1989 season.[3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 3]
26 MayKanto Kokusai OpenTochigi16,000,000Japan Gohei Sato (1)
1 JunMito Green OpenIbaraki15,000,000Japan Yoshiharu Ota (1)
12 JulSports Shinko OpenOsaka13,000,000Japan Tetsuya Tsuda (1)
20 SepInperial Growing OpenKanagawa13,000,000Japan Sadao Sakashita (1)
27 SepKorakuen Cup (1st)Tochigi15,000,000Japan Toshiaki Nakagawa (1)
1 NovKorakuen Cup (2nd)Tochigi15,000,000Colombia Eduardo Herrera (1)

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA of Japan Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA of Japan Tour members.
  2. AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.
  3. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Japan Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA of Japan Tour.

References

  1. "1989 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. "1989 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  3. "1989 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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