The 2007 Japan Golf Tour was the 35th 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.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(¥) Winner OWGRpoints Notes15 AprToken Homemate CupMie110,000,000 Yui Ueda (1)1622 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo100,000,000 Brendan Jones (6)1629 AprThe CrownsAichi120,000,000 Hirofumi Miyase (7)1813 MayJapan PGA ChampionshipOkinawa130,000,000 Toshimitsu Izawa (16)16Japan major20 MayMunsingwear Open KSB CupOkayama100,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (a) (1)1627 MayMitsubishi Diamond Cup GolfIbaraki110,000,000 Tetsuji Hiratsuka (4)163 JunJCB ClassicMiyagi100,000,000 Tomohiro Kondo (3)1624 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri ClassicHyōgo130,000,000 Lee Dong-hwan (1)161 JulUBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHillsIbaraki150,000,000 Shingo Katayama (22)16Japan major8 JulWoodone Open HiroshimaHiroshima100,000,000 Toru Taniguchi (12)1615 JulNagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaidō150,000,000 Toru Taniguchi (13)165 AugSun Chlorella ClassicHokkaidō150,000,000 Jun Kikuchi (1)1626 AugKBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000 Katsumasa Miyamoto (6)162 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi150,000,000 Hideto Tanihara (5)169 SepSuntory OpenChiba100,000,000 Hideto Tanihara (6)1616 SepANA OpenHokkaidō100,000,000 Norio Shinozaki (1)1630 SepCoca-Cola Tokai ClassicAichi120,000,000 Camilo Villegas (n/a)1614 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipKanagawa200,000,000 Toru Taniguchi (14)32Flagship event21 OctBridgestone OpenChiba110,000,000 Shingo Katayama (23)1628 OctABC ChampionshipHyōgo120,000,000 Frankie Miñoza (7)1811 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000 Brendan Jones (7)2618 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000 Ian Poulter (n/a)3625 NovCasio World OpenKōchi140,000,000 Taichi Teshima (6)202 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo100,000,000 Brendan Jones (8)20Japan major
Unofficial events 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) OWGRpoints Notes8 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$7,000,000 Zach Johnson100Major championship 17 Jun MastersGC Classic Hyōgo 30,000,000 Naoya Takemoto n/a 17 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$7,000,000 Ángel Cabrera100Major championship22 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£4,200,000 Pádraig Harrington100Major championship12 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$7,000,000 Tiger Woods100Major championship 10 Sep Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf Chiba 20,800,000 Hirofumi Miyase n/a 8 Dec Hitachi 3Tours Championship Chiba 80,000,000 Japan Golf Tour n/a Team event
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Toru Taniguchi 171,744,4982 Shingo Katayama 141,053,9343 Brendan Jones 115,531,3234 Hideto Tanihara 77,622,9765 Tomohiro Kondo 74,841,936
Awards AwardWinner Most Valuable Player Toru Taniguchi Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Lee Seong-ho
Japan Challenge Tour
The 2007 Japan Challenge Tour was the 23rd season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(¥)Winner 7 Apr PRGR Cup Chiba 15,000,000 Naomi Ohta (1) 31 May Everlife Cup Challenge Tournament Fukuoka 10,000,000 Shinichi Yokota (1) 8 Jun Segasammy Challenge Ibaraki 10,000,000 Yoshi Mizumaki (1) 22 Jun Mochizuki Tokyu JGTO Challenge I Nagano 13,000,000 Shinichi Yokota (2) 28 Jul Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament Miyagi 20,000,000 Masao Nakajima (1) 3 Aug Sashima JGTO Challenge II Ibaraki 13,000,000 Satoshi Tomiyama (1) 13 Sep Srixon Challenge Aichi 10,000,000 Toshikazu Sugihara (1) 22 Sep SYNX Novil Cup Tokushima 20,000,000 Takashi Kanemoto (1) 29 Sep BMW Challenge Cup Ibaraki 15,000,000 Kazunori Suzuki (1) 5 Oct Par 72 Challenge Cup Tochigi 15,000,000 Michio Matsumura (1) 21 Oct PRGR Cup Final Chiba 15,000,000 Michio Matsumura (2)
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top seven players on the money list earned status to play on the 2008 Japan Golf Tour.
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Michio Matsumura 6,685,1832 Satoshi Tomiyama 5,778,8653 Naomi Ohta 5,721,7504 Shinichi Yokota 5,517,2705 Masao Nakajima 5,314,5236 Takashi Kanemoto 4,268,9587 Toshikazu Sugihara 3,863,730
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