The 2008 Japan Golf Tour was the 36th 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 2008 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(¥) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 20 Apr Token Homemate Cup Mie 110,000,000 Katsumasa Miyamoto (7) 16 27 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo 120,000,000 Hur Suk-ho (7) 16 4 May The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000 Tomohiro Kondo (4) 16 11 May Pine Valley Beijing Open China 110,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (6) 16 ASA New to Japan Golf Tour 18 May Japan PGA Championship Gunma 130,000,000 Shingo Katayama (24) 16 Japan major 25 May Munsingwear Open KSB Cup Okayama 100,000,000 Hideto Tanihara (7) 16 1 Jun Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf Hyōgo 110,000,000 Prayad Marksaeng (1) 18 22 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic Hyōgo 130,000,000 Prayad Marksaeng (2) 16 6 Jul UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills Ibaraki 150,000,000 Hidemasa Hoshino (3) 16 Japan major 27 Jul Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō 150,000,000 Jeev Milkha Singh (3) 16 3 Aug Sun Chlorella Classic Hokkaidō 150,000,000 Takuya Taniguchi (2) 16 31 Aug Vana H Cup KBC Augusta Fukuoka 100,000,000 Shintaro Kai (1) 16 7 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 150,000,000 Toyokazu Fujishima (1) 16 21 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 130,000,000 Azuma Yano (2) 16 28 Sep Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Osaka 200,000,000 Hideto Tanihara (8) 20 ASA New tournament 5 Oct Coca-Cola Tokai Classic Aichi 120,000,000 Toshinori Muto (2) 20 12 Oct Canon Open Kanagawa 200,000,000 Makoto Inoue (2) 16 New tournament 19 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Fukuoka 200,000,000 Shingo Katayama (25) 32 Flagship event 26 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 150,000,000 Azuma Yano (3) 16 2 Nov Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo 150,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (2) 16 9 Nov The Championship by Lexus Ibaraki 200,000,000 Hur Suk-ho (8) 18 New tournament 16 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 150,000,000 Shingo Katayama (26) 22 23 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000 Prayad Marksaeng (3) 36 30 Nov Casio World Open Kōchi 140,000,000 Koumei Oda (1) 18 7 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 100,000,000 Jeev Milkha Singh (4) 24 Japan 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 Othertours Notes13 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$7,500,000 Trevor Immelman 100 Major championship 9 May Sponichi Cup Chiba 6,000,000 Shunsuke Sonoda (a) n/a 16 Jun U.S. Open United States US$7,500,000 Tiger Woods 100 Major championship20 Jul The Open Championship England £4,200,000 Pádraig Harrington 100 Major championship10 Aug PGA Championship United States US$7,500,000 Pádraig Harrington 100 Major championship 22 Sep Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf Chiba 17,800,000 Dinesh Chand n/a 13 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 Shingo Katayama 180,094,8952 Azuma Yano 137,064,0523 Prayad Marksaeng 126,430,8254 Hideto Tanihara 110,414,7195 Ryo Ishikawa 106,318,166
Awards AwardWinner Most Valuable Player Shingo Katayama Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Ryo Ishikawa
Japan Challenge Tour
The 2008 Japan Challenge Tour was the 24th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(¥)Winner 12 Apr PRGR Cup Chiba 15,000,000 Tatsunori Nukaga (1) 23 May Arita Tokyu JGTO Challenge I Wakayama 13,000,000 Masamichi Uehira (3) 13 Jun Mochizuki Tokyu JGTO Challenge II Nagano 13,000,000 Shigeru Nonaka (1) 29 Jun Novil Cup Tokushima 20,000,000 Taichiro Kiyota (3) 10 Jul Everlife Cup Challenge Tournament Fukuoka 10,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (1) 26 Jul Shizu Hills Tommy Cup Ibaraki 15,000,000 Hirotaro Naito (1) 12 Sep Sunroyal GC Cup Hyōgo 10,000,000 Masamichi Uehira (4) 19 Sep Srixon Challenge Hyōgo 10,000,000 Shigeru Nonaka (2) 26 Sep Toshin Challenge Tournament Mie 10,000,000 Hiro Aoyama (1) 26 Oct PRGR Cup Final Chiba 15,000,000 Hiroaki Iijima (3)
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top six players on the money list earned status to play on the 2009 Japan Golf Tour.
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Masamichi Uehira 6,329,0332 Yuta Ikeda 6,040,5453 Shigeru Nonaka 5,502,6204 Hiroaki Iijima 4,587,1765 Taichiro Kiyota 4,286,2506 Tatsunori Nukaga 3,737,039
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