2019 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration17 January 2019 (2019-01-17) – 8 December 2019 (2019-12-08)
Number of official events25
Most winsJapan Ryo Ishikawa (3)
Money listJapan Shugo Imahira
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Shugo Imahira
Rookie of the YearThailand Jazz Janewattananond
2018

The 2019 Japan Golf Tour was the 47th season of the Japan Golf Tour (formerly the PGA of Japan Tour), the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

Changes for 2019

The Shinhan Donghae Open was added to the schedule and was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour. Additionally, a new tournament that was to be played in Japan as part of the 2019–20 PGA Tour season; the Zozo Championship was also added to the schedule as a co-sanctioned event between the Japan Golf Tour and the PGA Tour.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
20 JanSMBC Singapore OpenSingaporeUS$1,000,000Thailand Jazz Janewattananond (1)24ASA
21 AprToken Homemate CupMie130,000,000Australia Brendan Jones (15)16
5 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000Japan Katsumasa Miyamoto (12)16
12 MayAsia-Pacific Diamond Cup GolfChiba150,000,000Japan Yosuke Asaji (1)15ASA
26 MayKansai Open Golf ChampionshipNara70,000,000Japan Tomoharu Otsuki (1)16
2 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno OpenIbaraki100,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (21)16
9 JunJapan Golf Tour Championship
Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills
Ibaraki150,000,000Japan Mikumu Horikawa (1)16Japan major
30 JunDunlop Srixon Fukushima OpenFukushima50,000,000Japan Rikuya Hoshino (2)16
7 JulJapan PGA ChampionshipKagoshima150,000,000Japan Ryo Ishikawa (15)16Japan major
25 AugShigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaido150,000,000Japan Ryo Ishikawa (16)16
1 SepRIZAP KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000Japan Kazuki Higa (1)16
8 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000South Korea Park Sang-hyun (2)16
15 SepANA OpenHokkaido110,000,000Japan Yosuke Asaji (2)16
22 SepShinhan Donghae OpenSouth Korea₩1,200,000,000South Africa Jbe' Kruger (1)14ASA, KORNew to Japan Golf Tour
29 SepPanasonic Open Golf ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000Japan Toshinori Muto (7)15ASA
6 OctTokai ClassicAichi110,000,000South Africa Shaun Norris (4)16
13 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000Japan Shugo Imahira (3)16
20 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipFukuoka210,000,000United States Chan Kim (4)32Flagship event[lower-alpha 3]
28 OctZozo ChampionshipChibaUS$9,750,000United States Tiger Woods (n/a)64PGATNew tournament
Limited-field event
3 NovMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000South Korea Hwang Jung-gon (4)16
10 NovHeiwa PGM ChampionshipOkinawa200,000,000South Korea Choi Ho-sung (3)16
17 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka200,000,000Japan Takumi Kanaya (a) (1)16
24 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000Japan Shugo Imahira (4)26
1 DecCasio World OpenKōchi200,000,000South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (14)19
8 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000Japan Ryo Ishikawa (17)19Japan major

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner(s)OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
14 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$11,500,000United States Tiger Woods100Major championship
19 MayPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$11,000,000United States Brooks Koepka100Major championship
16 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$12,500,000United States Gary Woodland100Major championship
21 JulThe Open ChampionshipNorthern IrelandUS$10,750,000Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry100Major championship
15 DecHitachi 3Tours ChampionshipChiba57,000,000LPGA of Japan Tourn/aTeam event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Shugo Imahira168,049,312
2South Africa Shaun Norris145,044,149
3Japan Ryo Ishikawa132,812,990
4United States Chan Kim95,880,318
5South Korea Hwang Jung-gon94,985,827

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Shugo Imahira[5]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)Thailand Jazz Janewattananond[5]

Japan Challenge Tour

2019 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration5 April 2019 (2019-04-05) – 25 October 2019 (2019-10-25)
Number of official events15
Most winsSouth Korea Todd Baek (2)
Japan Yoshikazu Haku (2)
South Korea Ham Jeong-woo (2)
South Korea Park Jun-won (2)
Money listJapan Yoshikazu Haku
2018

The 2019 Japan Challenge Tour, titled as the 2019 AbemaTV Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 35th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

OWGR inclusion

In July 2018, it was announced that all Japan Challenge Tour events, beginning in 2019, would receive Official World Golf Ranking points at the minimum level of 4 points for the winner of a 54-hole event.[6]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[7]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 4]OWGR
points
7 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000South Korea Park Jun-won (1)4
19 Apri Golf Shaper ChallengeFukuoka15,000,000Thailand Danthai Boonma (1)7
26 AprJapan Create ChallengeFukuoka15,000,000Philippines Justin De Los Santos (1)7
17 MayHeiwa PGM Challenge I Road To ChampionshipIbaraki15,000,000South Korea Kim Seong-hyeon (1)7
31 MayTaiheiyo Club Challenge TournamentSaitama15,000,000Japan Yoshikazu Haku (1)4
14 JunLandic Challenge 7Fukuoka15,000,000Zimbabwe Scott Vincent (1)7
21 JunMinami Akita CC Michinoku ChallengeAkita15,000,000South Korea Park Jun-won (2)4
29 JunDaisendori CupTottori16,000,000Japan Eric Sugimoto (1)4
3 AugTI ChallengeHyōgo15,000,000South Korea Ham Jeong-woo (1)4
13 SepDelight Works ASP ChallengeTochigi15,000,000South Korea Ham Jeong-woo (2)4
20 SepHeiwa PGM Challenge II Road To ChampionshipSaga15,000,000South Korea Todd Baek (1)4
27 SepElite Grips ChallengeHyōgo15,000,000Greece Peter Karmis (1)4
4 OctToshin ChallengeShiga15,000,000South Korea Todd Baek (2)4
11 OctRyo Ishikawa Everyone Project ChallengeTochigi15,000,000Japan Taiga Sugihara (a) (1)4
25 OctJGTO Novil FinalIbaraki15,000,000Japan Yoshikazu Haku (2)4

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[8][9] The top 20 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2020–21 Japan Golf Tour.[10]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Yoshikazu Haku6,797,444
2South Korea Todd Baek6,560,781
3Japan Eric Sugimoto6,462,858
4South Korea Park Jun-won6,280,270
5South Korea Ham Jeong-woo5,400,000

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.
  2. 1 2 ASA − Asian Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour.
  3. Also a Japan major championship.
  4. 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 Japan Golf Tour.

References

  1. "First annual, official Tour event in Japan The Zozo Championship will debut October 2019". PGA Tour. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. "2019 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. "2019 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. "今平周吾が4冠" [Shuga Imahira won 4 crowns] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. 1 2 "部門別ランキング賞、受賞者とスポンサー一覧" [List of ranking awards by category, winners and sponsors] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2023. 最優秀選手賞 今平周吾... 最優秀新人賞 島田トロフィ ジャズ・ジェーンワタナノンド [Most Valuable Player Award: Shugo Imahira... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Jazz Janewattananond]
  6. "Board Announcement". Official World Golf Ranking. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2022. The Abema TV Tour will be introduced to the OWGR at minimum points levels of 4 first place points for its tournaments that are played over 54 holes.
  7. "2019 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  8. "2019 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  9. "白佳和が今季2勝目を飾り逆転賞金王に輝く!" [Yoshikazu Haku wins his second win of the season and is crowned the comeback prize king!] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  10. "ホームコースで意地を見せた北川祐生がギリギリ滑り込み" [Yuki Kitagawa, who showed his will on the home course, slipped in at the last minute.] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2023. 上位20名が来季のツアートーナメントの出場権を得るわけだが [The top 20 players will qualify for next season's Tour tournaments...]
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