Year: | 2019 |
Tour: | Japan Golf Tour |
Regular Season: | – |
No Of Events: | 25 |
Most Wins: | Ryo Ishikawa (3) |
Honor1: | Money list |
Honoree1: | Shugo Imahira |
Honor2: | Most Valuable Player |
Honoree2: | Shugo Imahira |
Honor3: | Rookie of the Year |
Honoree3: | Jazz Janewattananond |
Prevseason: | 2018 |
Nextseason: | 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.
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]
The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes | |
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20 Jan | Singapore | US$1,000,000 | Jazz Janewattananond (1) | 24 | ||||
21 Apr | Mie | 130,000,000 | Brendan Jones (15) | 16 | ||||
5 May | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Katsumasa Miyamoto (12) | 16 | ||||
12 May | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Yosuke Asaji (1) | 15 | ||||
26 May | Nara | 70,000,000 | Tomoharu Otsuki (1) | 16 | ||||
2 Jun | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (21) | 16 | ||||
9 Jun | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Mikumu Horikawa (1) | 16 | Japan major | |||
30 Jun | Fukushima | 50,000,000 | Rikuya Hoshino (2) | 16 | ||||
7 Jul | Kagoshima | 150,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (15) | 16 | Japan major | |||
25 Aug | Hokkaido | 150,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (16) | 16 | ||||
1 Sep | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Kazuki Higa (1) | 16 | ||||
8 Sep | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Park Sang-hyun (2) | 16 | ||||
15 Sep | Hokkaido | 110,000,000 | Yosuke Asaji (2) | 16 | ||||
22 Sep | South Korea | ₩1,200,000,000 | Jbe' Kruger (1) | 14 | New to Japan Golf Tour | |||
29 Sep | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Toshinori Muto (7) | 15 | ||||
6 Oct | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Shaun Norris (4) | 16 | ||||
13 Oct | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Shugo Imahira (3) | 16 | ||||
20 Oct | Fukuoka | 210,000,000 | Chan Kim (4) | 32 | Flagship event | |||
28 Oct | Chiba | US$9,750,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) | 64 | New limited-field event | |||
3 Nov | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Hwang Jung-gon (4) | 16 | ||||
10 Nov | Okinawa | 200,000,000 | Choi Ho-sung (3) | 16 | ||||
17 Nov | Shizuoka | 200,000,000 | Takumi Kanaya (a) (1) | 16 | ||||
24 Nov | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Shugo Imahira (4) | 26 | ||||
1 Dec | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (14) | 19 | ||||
8 Dec | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (17) | 19 | Japan major |
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 | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$11,500,000 | Tiger Woods | 100 | Major championship | ||
19 May | PGA Championship | United States | US$11,000,000 | Brooks Koepka | 100 | Major championship | ||
16 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$12,500,000 | Gary Woodland | 100 | Major championship | ||
21 Jul | The Open Championship | Northern Ireland | US$10,750,000 | Shane Lowry | 100 | Major championship | ||
15 Dec | Chiba | 57,000,000 | n/a | Team event |
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 |
Year: | 2019 |
Tour: | Japan Challenge Tour |
Regular Season: | – |
No Of Events: | 15 |
Most Wins: | Todd Baek (2) Yoshikazu Haku (2) Ham Jeong-woo (2) Park Jun-won (2) |
Honor1: | Money list |
Honoree1: | Yoshikazu Haku |
Prevseason: | 2018 |
Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
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.
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]
The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[7]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points | |
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7 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Park Jun-won (1) | 4 | |
19 Apr | i Golf Shaper Challenge | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | Danthai Boonma (1) | 7 | |
26 Apr | Japan Create Challenge | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | Justin De Los Santos (1) | 7 | |
17 May | Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road To Championship | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Kim Seong-hyeon (1) | 7 | |
31 May | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Saitama | 15,000,000 | Yoshikazu Haku (1) | 4 | |
14 Jun | Landic Challenge 7 | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | Scott Vincent (1) | 7 | |
21 Jun | Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge | Akita | 15,000,000 | Park Jun-won (2) | 4 | |
29 Jun | Daisendori Cup | Tottori | 16,000,000 | Eric Sugimoto (1) | 4 | |
3 Aug | TI Challenge | Hyōgo | 15,000,000 | Ham Jeong-woo (1) | 4 | |
13 Sep | Delight Works ASP Challenge | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Ham Jeong-woo (2) | 4 | |
20 Sep | Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road To Championship | Saga | 15,000,000 | Todd Baek (1) | 4 | |
27 Sep | Elite Grips Challenge | Hyōgo | 15,000,000 | Peter Karmis (1) | 4 | |
4 Oct | Toshin Challenge | Shiga | 15,000,000 | Todd Baek (2) | 4 | |
11 Oct | Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Taiga Sugihara (a) (1) | 4 | |
25 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Yoshikazu Haku (2) | 4 |
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 |