The 2012 Japan Golf Tour was the 40th 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 2012 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(¥) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 15 Apr Token Homemate Cup Mie 130,000,000 Brendan Jones (11) 18 22 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo 110,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (12) 18 29 Apr The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000 Jang Ik-jae (2) 16 13 May Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup Tochigi 150,000,000 Toru Taniguchi (18) 16 Japan major 20 May Totoumi Hamamatsu Open Shizuoka 100,000,000 Jay Choi (1) 18 27 May Diamond Cup Golf Chiba 120,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (13) 16 3 Jun Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills Ibaraki 150,000,000 Yoshinori Fujimoto (1) 16 Japan major 24 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama 110,000,000 Brad Kennedy (1) 16 8 Jul Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō 150,000,000 Lee Kyoung-hoon (1) 16 29 Jul Sun Chlorella Classic Hokkaidō 150,000,000 Brendan Jones (12) 16 19 Aug Kansai Open Golf Championship Osaka 60,000,000 Toshinori Muto (5) 16 26 Aug Vana H Cup KBC Augusta Fukuoka 110,000,000 Kim Hyung-sung (1) 16 2 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 110,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (5) 16 9 Sep Toshin Golf Tournament Mie 80,000,000 Wu Ashun (1) 16 16 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 110,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (14) 16 23 Sep Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Hyōgo 150,000,000 Masanori Kobayashi (2) 20 ASA 30 Sep Coca-Cola Tokai Classic Aichi 120,000,000 Ryu Hyun-woo (1) 16 7 Oct Canon Open Kanagawa 150,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (10) 16 14 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Okinawa 200,000,000 Kenichi Kuboya (6) 32 Flagship event 21 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 150,000,000 Toru Taniguchi (19) 16 28 Oct Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo 150,000,000 Han Lee (1) 18 11 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 150,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (10) 18 18 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000 Luke Donald (n/a) 32 25 Nov Casio World Open Kōchi 200,000,000 Hwang Jung-gon (2) 18 2 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 130,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (15) 18 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 Notes8 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$8,000,000 Bubba Watson 100 Major championship 6 May Legend Charity Pro-Am Chiba 38,000,000 Yuta Ikeda n/a Pro-Am17 Jun U.S. Open United States US$8,000,000 Webb Simpson 100 Major championship 1 Jul Million Yard Cup Nagasaki n/a Team South Korea n/a Team event22 Jul The Open Championship England £5,000,000 Ernie Els 100 Major championship2 Aug PGA Championship United States US$8,000,000 Rory McIlroy 100 Major championship 9 Dec Hitachi 3Tours Championship Chiba 57,000,000 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 Hiroyuki Fujita 175,159,9722 Toru Taniguchi 102,686,9943 Brendan Jones 92,078,8924 Yuta Ikeda 88,948,0695 Yoshinori Fujimoto 88,659,122
Awards AwardWinner Most Valuable Player Hiroyuki Fujita Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Yoshinori Fujimoto
Japan Challenge Tour
The 2012 Japan Challenge Tour was the 28th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(¥)Winner 1 Apr Novil Cup Tokushima 15,000,000 Yang Ji-ho (1) 20 Apr Kimisarazu GL GMA Challenge Tournament Chiba 10,000,000 Daijiro Izumida (1) 25 May Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup Gifu 10,000,000 Naomi Ohta (2) 1 Jun Murasaki CC Sumire GMA Challenge Tournament Chiba 10,000,000 Akio Sadakata (1) 7 Jun ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament Chiba 15,000,000 Yosuke Asaji (1) 15 Jun Akita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge I Akita 10,000,000 Yuki Kono (1) 29 Jun Tokyu Nasu Resort JGTO Challenge II Tochigi 10,000,000 Yuki Kono (2) 14 Jul Shizu Hills Tommy Cup Ibaraki 15,000,000 Koichi Sugimoto (2) 27 Jul Daisen GC JGTO Challenge III Tottori 10,000,000 Masashi Nishimura (1) 13 Sep PGA JGTO Challenge Cup I in Onotoyo Hyōgo 10,000,000 Achi Sato (4) 21 Sep PGA JGTO Challenge Cup II in Boso Chiba 10,000,000 Satoshi Kodaira (2) 228 Sep Elite Grips JGTO Challenge IV Mie 10,000,000 Toru Morita (2) 19 Oct JGTO Novil Final Chiba 10,000,000 Hur In-hoi (1)
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top eight players on the money list earned status to play on the 2013 Japan Golf Tour.
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Yuki Kono 4,607,2372 Hur In-hoi 4,369,2113 Yang Ji-ho 4,365,3254 Akio Sadakata 3,906,9335 Yosuke Tsukada 3,376,9836 Yosuke Asaji 3,347,0007 Makoto Inoue 3,213,0558 Koichi Sugimoto 3,039,870
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