The 2014 Japan Golf Tour was the 42nd 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 2014 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(¥) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 23 Mar Thailand Open Thailand – Cancelled – ONE 30 Mar Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship Indonesia US$1,000,000 Michio Matsumura (4) 12 ONE 20 Apr Token Homemate Cup Mie 130,000,000 Yūsaku Miyazato (2) 16 27 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo 110,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (16) 16 4 May The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000 Kim Hyung-sung (3) 16 25 May Kansai Open Golf Championship Hyōgo 60,000,000 Koumei Oda (7) 16 1 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama 110,000,000 Jang Dong-kyu (1) 16 8 Jun Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup Hyōgo 150,000,000 Taichi Teshima (7) 16 Japan major 22 Jun Japan Golf Tour ChampionshipMori Building Cup Shishido Hills Ibaraki 150,000,000 Yoshitaka Takeya (1) 16 Japan major 6 Jul Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō 200,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (11) 18 3 Aug Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open Fukushima 50,000,000 Satoshi Kodaira (2) 16 New tournament 31 Aug RZ Everlasting KBC Augusta Fukuoka 110,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (17) 16 7 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 110,000,000 Hiroshi Iwata (1) 16 21 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 110,000,000 Katsumasa Miyamoto (9) 16 28 Sep Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf Ibaraki 150,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (18) 15 ASA 5 Oct Top Cup Tokai Classic Aichi 110,000,000 Kim Seung-hyuk (1) 16 12 Oct Toshin Golf Tournament Gifu 100,000,000 Hur In-hoi (1) 16 19 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Chiba 200,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (12) 32 Flagship event 26 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 150,000,000 Koumei Oda (8) 16 2 Nov Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo 150,000,000 Ryuichi Oda (2) 16 9 Nov Heiwa PGM Championship Ibaraki 200,000,000 Tomohiro Kondo (6) 16 16 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 150,000,000 David Oh (1) 24 23 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000 Hideki Matsuyama (6) 26 30 Nov Casio World Open Kōchi 200,000,000 Shingo Katayama (28) 16 7 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 130,000,000 Katsumasa Miyamoto (10) 17 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$9,000,000 Bubba Watson 100 Major championship 18 May Legend Charity Pro-Am Chiba 50,000,000 Masahiro Kuramoto n/a Pro-Am15 Jun U.S. Open United States US$9,000,000 Martin Kaymer 100 Major championship20 Jul The Open Championship England £5,400,000 Rory McIlroy 100 Major championship10 Aug PGA Championship United States US$10,000,000 Rory McIlroy 100 Major championship 14 Dec Hitachi 3Tours Championship Chiba 57,000,000 LPGA of Japan 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 Koumei Oda 137,318,6932 Hiroyuki Fujita 116,275,130 3 Tomohiro Kondo 107,089,0564 Hiroshi Iwata 97,794,1915 Katsumasa Miyamoto 91,048,150
Awards AwardWinner Most Valuable Player Koumei Oda Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Kim Seung-hyuk
Japan Challenge Tour
The 2014 Japan Challenge Tour was the 30th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2014 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(¥)Winner 6 Apr Novil Cup Tokushima 15,000,000 Soushi Tajima (2) 9 May Plus One Fukuoka Raizan Challenge Fukuoka 10,000,000 Peter Wilson (1) 23 May Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship Hyōgo 10,000,000 Shugo Imahira (1) 13 Jun Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup Gifu 10,000,000 Toru Suzuki (2) 27 Jun Landic Golf Tournament Associa Mansion Memorial Fukuoka 10,000,000 Shintaro Kai (1) 10 Jul ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament Shizuoka 15,000,000 Shota Akiyoshi (1) 25 Jul Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship Niigata 10,000,000 Kiyoshi Miyazato (1) 1 Aug Akita TV Minami Akita CC Challenge Akita 10,000,000 Yasunobu Fukunaga (1) 22 Aug PGA JGTO Challenge Cup Chiba 13,000,000 Taigen Tsumagari (1) 5 Sep Madame Shinco Challenge Tournament Hyōgo 10,000,000 Peter Wilson (2) 12 Sep Himawari Dragon Cup Chiba 10,000,000 Toru Suzuki (3) 19 Sep Seven Dreamers Challenge Chiba 10,000,000 Yuki Inamori (1) 26 Sep Elite Grips Challenge Mie 10,000,000 Yuichiro Nishi (1) 4 Oct Ishikawa Ryo Everyone Project Challenge Tochigi 15,000,000 Katsufumi Okino (1) 10 Oct Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament Ibaraki 10,000,000 Richard Hattori (1) 24 Oct JGTO Novil Final Chiba 10,000,000 Shugo Imahira (2)
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top nine players on the money list earned status to play on the 2015 Japan Golf Tour.
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Shugo Imahira 7,444,2882 Shintaro Kai 5,456,0583 Peter Wilson 4,796,3244 Katsufumi Okino 4,701,0205 Toru Suzuki 4,215,2306 Taigen Tsumagari 3,794,1097 Ryuji Masaoka 3,457,3678 Kiyoshi Miyazato 3,311,1539 Shota Akiyoshi 3,254,083
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