The 2010 Japan Golf Tour was the 38th 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 2010 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(¥) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 18 Apr Token Homemate Cup Mie 130,000,000 Koumei Oda (4) 18 25 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo 120,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (9) 18 2 May The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (7) 20 16 May Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup Nagasaki 140,000,000 Toru Taniguchi (16) 20 Japan major 30 May Diamond Cup Golf Saitama 120,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (1) 20 6 Jun Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills Ibaraki 120,000,000 Katsumasa Miyamoto (8) 22 Japan major 27 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic Hyōgo 130,000,000 Shunsuke Sonoda (1) 22 4 Jul Toshin Golf Tournament Mie 60,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (5) 18 New tournament 11 Jul The Championship by Lexus Ibaraki 150,000,000 Takashi Kanemoto (2) 16 25 Jul Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō 130,000,000 Mamo Osanai (4) 18 1 Aug Sun Chlorella Classic Hokkaidō 150,000,000 Tadahiro Takayama (3) 20 22 Aug Kansai Open Golf Championship Kyoto 50,000,000 Shigeru Nonaka (1) 16 29 Aug Vana H Cup KBC Augusta Fukuoka 110,000,000 Hideto Tanihara (9) 18 5 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 110,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (8) 18 19 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 110,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (6) 18 26 Sep Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Hyōgo 150,000,000 Brendan Jones (9) 22 ASA 3 Oct Coca-Cola Tokai Classic Aichi 120,000,000 Michio Matsumura (1) 18 10 Oct Canon Open Kanagawa 150,000,000 Shinichi Yokota (2) 18 17 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Aichi 200,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (2) 32 Flagship event 24 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 150,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (7) 22 31 Oct Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo 150,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (3) 20 14 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 150,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (9) 20 21 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (8) 30 28 Nov Casio World Open Kōchi 200,000,000 Michio Matsumura (2) 24 5 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 130,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (10) 26 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 Notes11 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$7,500,000 Phil Mickelson 100 Major championship20 Jun U.S. Open United States US$7,500,000 Graeme McDowell 100 Major championship18 Jul The Open Championship Scotland £4,800,000 Louis Oosthuizen 100 Major championship 12 Aug Handa Cup Promising Golfers Tournament Under 30 Chiba 20,000,000 Shogo Kimura n/a 15 Aug PGA Championship United States US$7,500,000 Martin Kaymer 100 Major championship 12 Sep Hyundai Capital Korea-Japan Team Championship South Korea US$700,000 Team Japan n/a Team event 12 Dec Hitachi 3Tours Championship Chiba 57,000,000 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 Kim Kyung-tae 181,103,7992 Hiroyuki Fujita 157,932,9273 Ryo Ishikawa 151,461,4794 Yuta Ikeda 145,043,0305 Michio Matsumura 108,908,063
Awards AwardWinner Most Valuable Player Hiroyuki Fujita Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Shunsuke Sonoda
Japan Challenge Tour
The 2010 Japan Challenge Tour was the 26th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(¥)Winner 11 Apr Novil Cup Tokushima 15,000,000 Soushi Tajima (1) 21 May Toshin Challenge Gifu 10,000,000 Akira Endo (1) 28 May Fuji Country Kanai Club Challenge Cup Gifu 10,000,000 Dinesh Chand (1) 11 Jun Tohoku Yakurai Cup Miyagi 10,000,000 Dinesh Chand (2) 19 Jun Shizu Hills Tommy Cup Ibaraki 15,000,000 Sushi Ishigaki (2) 25 Jun Tokyu Resort Nasu JGTO Challenge Tochigi 10,000,000 Chiang Chen-chih (1) 15 Jul Boso Country Cup Chiba 10,000,000 Masayoshi Nakayama (1) 20 Aug Hatoyama Country Club GMA Challenge Tournament Saitama 10,000,000 Satoshi Kodaira (a) (1) 10 Sep Srixon Challenge Miyagi 10,000,000 Shunta Maeawakura (1) 17 Sep Itsuurateien JGTO Challenge 2 Fukushima 10,000,000 Hirohito Koizumi (1) 22 Oct JGTO Novil Final Chiba 10,000,000 Park Sung-joon (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 2011 Japan Golf Tour.
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Dinesh Chand 4,780,6252 Sushi Ishigaki 4,350,5203 Masanori Kobayashi 3,258,0224 Shunta Maeawakura 3,157,3135 Soushi Tajima 3,090,9636 Hirohito Koizumi 2,966,2747 Park Sung-joon 2,864,850
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