The 2005 Japan Golf Tour was the 33rd 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 2005 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(¥) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes19 DecAsia Japan Okinawa OpenOkinawa100,000,000 Kiyoshi Miyazato (1)12ASA27 MarToken Homemate CupMie100,000,000 Tadahiro Takayama (1)1624 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo100,000,000 Naomichi Ozaki (31)161 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000 Naomichi Ozaki (32)1615 MayJapan PGA ChampionshipKumamoto110,000,000 Hur Suk-ho (4)16Japan major22 MayMunsingwear Open KSB CupOkayama100,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (5)1629 MayMitsubishi Diamond Cup GolfHyōgo110,000,000 Jang Ik-jae (1)165 JunJCB Classic SendaiMiyagi100,000,000 Hur Suk-ho (5)1619 JunMandom Lucido Yomiuri OpenHyōgo100,000,000 Satoru Hirota (1)1626 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno OpenOkayama100,000,000 Chris Campbell (1)163 JulJapan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills CupIbaraki120,000,000 Kazuhiko Hosokawa (8)16Japan major10 JulWoodone Open HiroshimaHiroshima100,000,000 Takao Nogami (1)1624 JulSega Sammy CupHokkaidō120,000,000 Lin Keng-chi (3)16New tournament31 JulAiful CupTottori120,000,000 Tatsuhiko Takahashi (1)167 AugSun Chlorella ClassicHokkaidō150,000,000 Keiichiro Fukabori (7)1628 AugUnder Armour KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000 Toshimitsu Izawa (15)164 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi150,000,000 Daisuke Maruyama (1)1611 SepSuntory OpenChiba100,000,000 Yasuharu Imano (5)1618 SepANA OpenHokkaidō100,000,000 Keiichiro Fukabori (8)1625 SepAcom InternationalIbaraki120,000,000 David Smail (4)169 OctCoca-Cola Tokai ClassicAichi120,000,000 Yang Yong-eun (3)1616 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipHyōgo120,000,000 Shingo Katayama (17)32Flagship event23 OctBridgestone OpenChiba110,000,000 David Smail (5)1630 OctABC ChampionshipHyōgo120,000,000 Shingo Katayama (18)166 NovAsahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri MemorialFukuoka100,000,000 Azuma Yano (1)1613 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000 Darren Clarke (n/a)2020 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)3427 NovCasio World OpenKōchi140,000,000 Toru Taniguchi (10)164 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo100,000,000 Yasuharu Imano (6)16Japan 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 Notes10 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$7,000,000 Tiger Woods100Major championship19 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$6,250,000 Michael Campbell100Major championship17 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£4,000,000 Tiger Woods100Major championship15 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$6,500,000 Phil Mickelson100Major 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 134,075,2802 Yasuharu Imano 118,543,7533 Keiichiro Fukabori 93,595,9374 Hur Suk-ho 91,548,2685 David Smail 78,870,984
Awards AwardWinner Most Valuable Player Shingo Katayama Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Jang Ik-jae
Japan Challenge Tour
The 2005 Japan Challenge Tour was the 21st season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(¥)Winner 15 Apr PRGR Cup (Kanto) Ibaraki 10,000,000 Masaya Tomida (1) 3 Jun PGA JGTO Challenge I Okayama 10,000,000 Tsutomu Higa (1) 17 Jun Sega Sammy Challenge Ibaraki 10,000,000 Tomonori Takahashi (2) 24 Jun PGA JGTO Challenge II Tochigi 10,000,000 C. K. Choi (1) 8 Jul 1st PGM Series World Challenge Kumamoto 10,000,000 Takeshi Kajikawa (2) 22 Jul 2nd PGM Series Kasagi Challenge Kyoto 10,000,000 Shoichi Ideguchi (1) 5 Aug 3rd PGM Series Daitakarazuka Challenge Hyōgo 10,000,000 Nam Young-woo (1) 26 Aug 4th PGM Series Ami Challenge Ibaraki 10,000,000 Kazuhiro Shimizu (1) 9 Sep GDO Challenge Cup Ibaraki 10,000,000 Akinori Tani (1) 16 Sep 5th PGM Series Matsushima Chisan Challenge Miyagi 10,000,000 Takeshi Kajikawa (3) 1 Oct Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament Miyagi 20,000,000 Taichiro Kiyota (2) 7 Oct PRGR Cup (Kansai) Hyōgo 10,000,000 Shoichi Ideguchi (2) 20 Oct Tokyo Dome Cup Tochigi 10,000,000 Akinori Tani (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 2006 Japan Golf Tour.
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Shoichi Ideguchi 5,070,2632 Taichiro Kiyota 4,500,0003 Takeshi Kajikawa 4,456,0284 Akinori Tani 4,370,1895 Kazuhiro Shimizu 3,381,377
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