The 2002 Japan Golf Tour, titled as the 2002 iiyama Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th 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.
It was the third season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Iiyama, that began in 2000.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(¥) Winner OWGRpoints Notes17 MarToken Corporation CupKagoshima100,000,000 Toru Taniguchi (4)1624 MarDydo Drinco Shizuoka OpenShizuoka100,000,000 Kiyoshi Murota (5)1628 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo100,000,000 Dean Wilson (5)165 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000 Justin Rose (n/a)1612 MayFujisankei ClassicShizuoka140,000,000 Nobuhito Sato (7)1619 MayJapan PGA ChampionshipNara110,000,000 Kenichi Kuboya (3)16Japan major26 MayMunsingwear Open KSB CupKagawa120,000,000 Kenichi Kuboya (4)162 JunDiamond Cup TournamentSaitama100,000,000 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (46)169 JunJCB Classic SendaiMiyagi100,000,000 Toru Suzuki (6)1623 JunTamanoi Yomiuri OpenHyōgo90,000,000 Toru Taniguchi (5)1630 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno OpenOkayama100,000,000 Dean Wilson (6)167 JulJapan Golf Tour Championship iiyama CupTochigi120,000,000 Nobuhito Sato (8)16Japan major14 JulJuken Sangyo Open HiroshimaHiroshima90,000,000 Hur Suk-ho (1)1628 JulSato Foods NST Niigata Open Golf ChampionshipNiigata50,000,000 Yasuharu Imano (3)164 AugAiful CupIshikawa120,000,000 Yasuharu Imano (4)1611 AugSun Chlorella ClassicHokkaidō120,000,000 Christian Peña (1)161 SepHisamitsu-KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000 Nobumitsu Yuhara (7)168 SepJapan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise CupHokkaidō80,000,000 Nobuhito Sato (9)1615 SepSuntory OpenChiba100,000,000 Shingo Katayama (11)1622 SepANA OpenHokkaidō100,000,000 Masashi Ozaki (94)1629 SepAcom InternationalIbaraki120,000,000 Toru Taniguchi (6)1613 OctGeorgia Tokai ClassicAichi120,000,000 Toru Taniguchi (7)1620 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipYamaguchi120,000,000 David Smail (1)32Flagship event27 OctBridgestone OpenChiba110,000,000 Scott Laycock (1)163 NovPhilip Morris K.K. ChampionshipHyōgo200,000,000 Brendan Jones (1)1617 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (47)1624 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000 Kaname Yokoo (4)441 DecCasio World OpenKagoshima140,000,000 David Smail (2)168 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo100,000,000 Shingo Katayama (12)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 Notes14 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$5,600,000 Tiger Woods100Major championship16 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$6,250,000 Tiger Woods100Major championship21 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£3,800,000 Ernie Els100Major championship18 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$5,500,000 Rich Beem100Major championship
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Toru Taniguchi 145,440,3412 Nobuhito Sato 130,825,9693 Shingo Katayama 129,258,0194 Dean Wilson 97,116,1005 David Smail 94,103,576
Awards AwardWinner Most Valuable Player Toru Taniguchi Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Brendan Jones
Japan Challenge Tour
The 2002 Japan Challenge Tour was the 18th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(¥)Winner 5 Apr PRGR Cup (Kanto) Ibaraki 10,000,000 Masayoshi Yamazoe (1) 18 Apr Kourakuen Cup (1st) Oita 10,000,000 Tatsuhiko Ichihara (1) 10 May JGTO iiyama Challenge I Tochigi 10,000,000 Shinji Ikeuchi (1) 31 May JGTO iiyama Challenge II Mie 10,000,000 Nobuhiro Masuda (1) 14 Jun Aiful Challenge Cup Spring Hyōgo 10,000,000 Satoru Hirota (1) 28 Jun PGA Cup Challenge Hiroshima 10,000,000 Yuzo Oyama (2) 11 Jul Kourakuen Cup (2nd) Chiba 10,000,000 Paul Sheehan (1) 13 Sep Aiful Challenge Cup Autumn Aomori 10,000,000 Tatsuhiko Ichihara (2) 27 Sep Kasco Cup Chiba 10,000,000 Hideki Haraguchi (1) 4 Oct PRGR Cup (Kansai) Hyōgo 10,000,000 Hideto Tanihara (1) 7 Nov Kourakuen Cup (3rd) Tochigi 10,000,000 Mitsuhiro Tateyama (2)
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top 20 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2003 Japan Golf Tour.
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Tatsuhiko Ichihara 4,124,9352 Nobuhiro Masuda 3,860,4793 Paul Sheehan 3,182,6924 Mitsuhiro Tateyama 2,700,0005 Satoshi Oide 2,695,742
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