The 2006 Japan Golf Tour was the 34th 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 2006 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(¥) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes18 DecAsia Japan Okinawa OpenOkinawa100,000,000 Tadahiro Takayama (2)14ASA16 AprToken Homemate CupGifu110,000,000 Wayne Perske (1)1623 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo100,000,000 Brendan Jones (5)1630 AprThe CrownsAichi120,000,000 Shingo Katayama (19)1614 MayJapan PGA ChampionshipGifu110,000,000 Tomohiro Kondo (1)16Japan major21 MayMunsingwear Open KSB CupOkayama100,000,000 Toshinori Muto (1)1628 MayMitsubishi Diamond Cup GolfSaitama110,000,000 Kaname Yokoo (5)164 JunJCB Classic SendaiMiyagi100,000,000 Hideto Tanihara (3)1618 JunMandom Lucido Yomiuri OpenHyōgo100,000,000 Nobuhiro Masuda (1)1625 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno OpenOkayama100,000,000 Hur Suk-ho (6)162 JulUBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHillsIbaraki150,000,000 Tatsuhiko Takahashi (2)16Japan major9 JulWoodone Open HiroshimaHiroshima100,000,000 Tetsuji Hiratsuka (3)1623 JulSega Sammy CupHokkaidō120,000,000 Yeh Wei-tze (2)1630 JulThe Golf Tournament in OmaezakiShizuoka120,000,000 Toru Taniguchi (11)166 AugSun Chlorella ClassicHokkaidō150,000,000 Hideto Tanihara (4)1627 AugUnder Armour KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000 Taichi Teshima (4)163 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi150,000,000 Shingo Katayama (20)1610 SepSuntory OpenChiba100,000,000 Yang Yong-eun (4)1617 SepANA OpenHokkaidō100,000,000 Tomohiro Kondo (2)1624 SepAcom InternationalIbaraki120,000,000 Mamo Osanai (3)161 OctCoca-Cola Tokai ClassicAichi120,000,000 Hidemasa Hoshino (2)1615 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipSaitama200,000,000 Paul Sheehan (3)32Flagship event22 OctBridgestone OpenChiba110,000,000 Taichi Teshima (5)1629 OctABC ChampionshipHyōgo120,000,000 Shingo Katayama (21)165 NovAsahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri MemorialFukuoka100,000,000 Tatsuhiko Ichihara (1)1612 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (48)2419 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000 Pádraig Harrington (n/a)3826 NovCasio World OpenKōchi140,000,000 Jeev Milkha Singh (1)183 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo100,000,000 Jeev Milkha Singh (2)20Japan 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 OWGRpoints Othertours Notes9 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$7,000,000 Phil Mickelson100Major championship18 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$6,250,000 Geoff Ogilvy100Major championship23 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland£4,000,000 Tiger Woods100Major championship20 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$6,800,000 Tiger Woods100Major championship
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 178,402,1902 Hideto Tanihara 119,888,5173 Jeev Milkha Singh 113,538,1734 Toru Taniguchi 113,468,4455 Taichi Teshima 96,488,270
Awards AwardWinner Most Valuable Player Shingo Katayama Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Lee Dong-hwan
Japan Challenge Tour
The 2006 Japan Challenge Tour was the 22nd season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(¥)Winner 8 Apr PRGR Cup Chiba 15,000,000 Hirotoshi Shigehara (1) 19 May Everlife Cup Challenge Tournament Fukuoka 10,000,000 Takaki Ono (1) 2 Jun PGA JGTO Challenge I Yamaguchi 10,000,000 Tatsuaki Nakamura (2) 9 Jun Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament I Miyagi 15,000,000 Yosuke Mizobuchi (1) 16 Jun Segasammy Challenge Ibaraki 10,000,000 Yosuke Mizobuchi (2) 23 Jun PGA JGTO Challenge II Tochigi 10,000,000 Lee Dong-hwan (1) 7 Jul 1st PGM Series Country Club The Lakes Challenge Ibaraki 10,000,000 Shinichi Yamazaki (1) 28 Jul 2nd PGM Series Wakagi Challenge Saga 10,000,000 Taku Sugaya (2) 9 Aug 3rd PGM Series Sun-Park Sapporo Challenge Hokkaido 10,000,000 Seita Matsumoto (1) 25 Aug 4th PGM Series Ohinata Challenge Tochigi 10,000,000 Keishiro Nakata (1) 8 Sep 5th PGM Series Kasagi Challenge Kyoto 10,000,000 Keishiro Nakata (2) 14 Sep Srixon Challenge Tochigi 10,000,000 Takaki Ono (2) 22 Sep GDO Challenge Cup Ibaraki 10,000,000 Naruhito Ueda (1) 30 Sep Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament II Miyagi 20,000,000 Kazuya Omae (1) 6 Oct Par 72 Challenge Cup Tochigi 10,000,000 Achi Sato (1) 19 Oct Tokyo Dome Cup Tochigi 10,000,000 Masamichi Uehira (2)
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 2007 Japan Golf Tour.
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Takaki Ono 7,710,0692 Yosuke Mizobuchi 5,536,4233 Hirotoshi Shigehara 4,849,6234 Toru Morita 4,801,9845 Tatsuaki Nakamura 4,439,831
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