The 2009 Japan Golf Tour was the 37th 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 2009 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(¥) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 19 Apr Token Homemate Cup Mie 130,000,000 Koumei Oda (2) 16 26 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo 120,000,000 Masaya Tomida (1) 18 3 May The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000 Tetsuji Hiratsuka (5) 20 31 May Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf Ibaraki 150,000,000 Takashi Kanemoto (1) 20 7 Jun UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills Ibaraki 150,000,000 Yuji Igarashi (1) 20 Japan major 14 Jun Japan PGA Championship Hokkaidō 130,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (1) 16 Japan major 28 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic Hyōgo 130,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (3) 18 26 Jul Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō 130,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (7) 18 2 Aug Sun Chlorella Classic Hokkaidō 150,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (4) 16 23 Aug Kansai Open Golf Championship Hyōgo 50,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (8) 16 30 Aug Vana H Cup KBC Augusta Fukuoka 110,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (2) 18 6 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 110,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (5) 18 20 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 130,000,000 Toru Taniguchi (15) 16 27 Sep Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Kyoto 150,000,000 Daisuke Maruyama (2) 20 ASA 4 Oct Coca-Cola Tokai Classic Aichi 120,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (6) 18 11 Oct Canon Open Kanagawa 150,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (3) 18 18 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Saitama 200,000,000 Ryuichi Oda (1) 32 Flagship event 25 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 150,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (4) 20 1 Nov Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo 150,000,000 Toru Suzuki (8) 16 8 Nov The Championship by Lexus Ibaraki 200,000,000 Toshinori Muto (3) 16 15 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 200,000,000 Yasuharu Imano (7) 20 22 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000 Edoardo Molinari (n/a) 28 29 Nov Casio World Open Kōchi 200,000,000 Koumei Oda (3) 22 6 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 130,000,000 Shigeki Maruyama (10) 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 Notes12 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$7,500,000 Ángel Cabrera 100 Major championship22 Jun U.S. Open United States US$7,500,000 Lucas Glover 100 Major championship19 Jul The Open Championship Scotland £4,200,000 Stewart Cink 100 Major championship16 Aug PGA Championship United States US$7,500,000 Yang Yong-eun 100 Major championship 14 Sep Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf Chiba 18,000,000 Kaname Yokoo n/a 13 Dec Hitachi 3Tours Championship Chiba 50,000,000 Japan PGA Senior 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 Ryo Ishikawa 183,524,0512 Yuta Ikeda 158,556,6953 Koumei Oda 118,774,1764 Shingo Katayama 113,678,5355 Hiroyuki Fujita 91,244,625
Awards AwardWinner Most Valuable Player Ryo Ishikawa Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Yuta Ikeda
Japan Challenge Tour
The 2009 Japan Challenge Tour was the 25th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(¥)Winner 12 Apr Novil Cup Tokushima 20,000,000 Achi Sato (2) 22 May Sashima JGTO Challenge I Ibaraki 10,000,000 Chris Campbell (1) 20 Jun Shizu Hills Tommy Cup Ibaraki 15,000,000 Chris Campbell (2) 26 Jun Mochizuki Tokyu JGTO Challenge II Nagano 10,000,000 Junpei Takayama (1) 10 Jul Boso Country Cup Chiba 10,000,000 Katsumi Kubo (1) 16 Jul Everlife Cup Challenge Tournament Fukuoka 10,000,000 Kazuhiro Kida (1) 11 Sep Srixon Challenge Fukuoka 10,000,000 Toru Morita (1) 18 Sep Asakura JGTO Challenge III Chiba 10,000,000 Kazuhiro Kida (2) 25 Sep Toshin Challenge Tournament Mie 10,000,000 Yuta Kinoshita (1) 9 Oct Sunroyal GC Cup Hyōgo 10,000,000 Achi Sato (3) 23 Oct PRGR Novil Cup Final Ibaraki 13,000,000 Lu Wei-chih (1)
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 2010 Japan Golf Tour.
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Chris Campbell 6,136,1542 Achi Sato 6,119,9443 Lu Wei-chih 4,890,9164 Kazuhiro Kida 4,491,5505 Kodai Ichihara 4,259,7506 Yoshikazu Haku 3,594,5007 Junpei Takayama 3,395,371
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