2019 Japan Golf Tour
Duration | 17 January 2019 | – 8 December 2019
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Number of official events | 25 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Money list | ![]() |
Most Valuable Player | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2018 2020–21 → |
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
[edit]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
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 Jan | SMBC Singapore Open | Singapore | US$1,000,000 | ![]() |
24 | ASA | |
21 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
5 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
12 May | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Chiba | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
15 | ASA | |
26 May | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Nara | 70,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
2 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
9 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills |
Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | Japan major | |
30 Jun | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Fukushima | 50,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
7 Jul | Japan PGA Championship | Kagoshima | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | Japan major | |
25 Aug | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaido | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
1 Sep | RIZAP KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
8 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
15 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaido | 110,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
22 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | South Korea | ₩1,200,000,000 | ![]() |
14 | ASA, KOR | New to Japan Golf Tour |
29 Sep | Panasonic Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
15 | ASA | |
6 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
13 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
20 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Fukuoka | 210,000,000 | ![]() |
32 | Flagship event[c] | |
28 Oct | Zozo Championship | Chiba | US$9,750,000 | ![]() |
64 | PGAT | New limited-field event |
3 Nov | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
10 Nov | Heiwa PGM Championship | Okinawa | 200,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
17 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 200,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
24 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | ![]() |
26 | ||
1 Dec | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | ![]() |
19 | ||
8 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | ![]() |
19 | Japan major |
Unofficial events
[edit]The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner(s) | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$11,500,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
19 May | PGA Championship | United States | US$11,000,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
16 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$12,500,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
21 Jul | The Open Championship | Northern Ireland | US$10,750,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
15 Dec | Hitachi 3Tours Championship | Chiba | 57,000,000 | LPGA of Japan Tour | n/a | Team event |
Money list
[edit]The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3][4]
Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
168,049,312 |
2 | ![]() |
145,044,149 |
3 | ![]() |
132,812,990 |
4 | ![]() |
95,880,318 |
5 | ![]() |
94,985,827 |
Awards
[edit]Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Most Valuable Player | ![]() |
[5] |
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | ![]() |
[5] |
Japan Challenge Tour
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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
[edit]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
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[7]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[d] | OWGR points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | ![]() |
4 |
19 Apr | i Golf Shaper Challenge | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | ![]() |
7 |
26 Apr | Japan Create Challenge | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | ![]() |
7 |
17 May | Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road To Championship | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | ![]() |
7 |
31 May | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Saitama | 15,000,000 | ![]() |
4 |
14 Jun | Landic Challenge 7 | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | ![]() |
7 |
21 Jun | Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge | Akita | 15,000,000 | ![]() |
4 |
29 Jun | Daisendori Cup | Tottori | 16,000,000 | ![]() |
4 |
3 Aug | TI Challenge | Hyōgo | 15,000,000 | ![]() |
4 |
13 Sep | Delight Works ASP Challenge | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | ![]() |
4 |
20 Sep | Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road To Championship | Saga | 15,000,000 | ![]() |
4 |
27 Sep | Elite Grips Challenge | Hyōgo | 15,000,000 | ![]() |
4 |
4 Oct | Toshin Challenge | Shiga | 15,000,000 | ![]() |
4 |
11 Oct | Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | ![]() |
4 |
25 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | ![]() |
4 |
Money list
[edit]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]
Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
6,797,444 |
2 | ![]() |
6,560,781 |
3 | ![]() |
6,462,858 |
4 | ![]() |
6,280,270 |
5 | ![]() |
5,400,000 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b ASA − Asian Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour.
- ^ Also a Japan major championship.
- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ "First annual, official Tour event in Japan The Zozo Championship will debut October 2019". PGA Tour. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "2019 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "2019 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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] - ^ "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.
- ^ "2019 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "2019 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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...]