The 2017 Japan Golf Tour was the 45th 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 2017 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(¥) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 22 Jan SMBC Singapore Open Singapore US$1,000,000 Prayad Marksaeng (6) 26 ASA 29 Jan Leopalace21 Myanmar Open Myanmar US$750,000 Todd Sinnott (1) 19 ASA 16 Apr Token Homemate Cup Mie 130,000,000 Liang Wenchong (2) 16 23 Apr Panasonic Open Golf Championship Chiba 150,000,000 Kenichi Kuboya (7) 15 ASA 30 Apr The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000 Yūsaku Miyazato (4) 16 14 May Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup Okinawa 150,000,000 Yūsaku Miyazato (5) 16 Japan major 21 May Kansai Open Golf Championship Kyoto 70,000,000 Shugo Imahira (1) 16 28 May Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama 100,000,000 Chan Kim (1) 16 4 Jun Japan Golf Tour ChampionshipMori Building Cup Shishido Hills Ibaraki 150,000,000 Shaun Norris (2) 16 Japan major 9 Jul Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō 150,000,000 Chan Kim (2) 16 30 Jul Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open Fukushima 50,000,000 Katsumasa Miyamoto (11) 16 27 Aug RIZAP KBC Augusta Fukuoka 100,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (17) 16 3 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 110,000,000 Ryu Hyun-woo (2) 16 10 Sep ISPS Handa Match Play Chiba 210,000,000 Shingo Katayama (31) 16 17 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 110,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (18) 16 24 Sep Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf Chiba 150,000,000 Daisuke Kataoka (3) 15 ASA 1 Oct Top Cup Tokai Classic Aichi 110,000,000 Satoshi Kodaira (5) 16 8 Oct Honma TourWorld Cup Aichi 100,000,000 Yūsaku Miyazato (6) 16 15 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Gifu 200,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (19) 32 Flagship event 22 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 150,000,000 Ryuko Tokimatsu (2) 16 29 Oct Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo 150,000,000 Tatsuya Kodai (1) 16 5 Nov Heiwa PGM Championship Okinawa 200,000,000 Chan Kim (3) 16 12 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 200,000,000 Satoshi Kodaira (6) 18 19 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000 Brooks Koepka (n/a) 32 26 Nov Casio World Open Kōchi 200,000,000 Seungsu Han (1) 19 3 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 130,000,000 Yūsaku Miyazato (7) 20 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 Notes9 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$11,000,000 Sergio García 100 Major championship 7 May Legend Charity Pro-Am Chiba 50,000,000 Kaname Yokoo n/a Pro-Am18 Jun U.S. Open United States US$12,000,000 Brooks Koepka 100 Major championship23 Jul The Open Championship England US$10,250,000 Jordan Spieth 100 Major championship13 Aug PGA Championship United States US$10,500,000 Justin Thomas 100 Major championship 10 Dec Hitachi 3Tours Championship Chiba 57,000,000 Japan Golf 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 Yūsaku Miyazato 182,831,9822 Satoshi Kodaira 161,463,4053 Chan Kim 132,326,5564 Yuta Ikeda 126,240,4385 Seungsu Han 112,798,464
Awards AwardWinner Most Valuable Player Yūsaku Miyazato Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Chan Kim
Japan Challenge Tour
The 2017 Japan Challenge Tour was the 33rd season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(¥)Winner 2 Apr Novil Cup Tokushima 15,000,000 Rikuya Hoshino (1) 28 Apr Japan Create Challenge Fukuoka 10,000,000 Yasunobu Fukunaga (2) 19 May Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship Ibaraki 10,000,000 Terumichi Kakazu (1) 9 Jun ISPS Handa Global Challenge Cup Shizuoka 13,000,000 Daisuke Matsubara (1) 16 Jun Royal Golf Club Challenge Ibaraki 13,000,000 Tomoharu Otsuki (1) 23 Jun Landic Challenge Fukuoka 10,000,000 Tomohiro Umeyama (1) 30 Jun Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge Akita 10,000,000 Keiichi Kaneko (3) 15 Sep Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship Tottori 10,000,000 Kang Ji-man (1) 29 Sep Elite Grips Challenge Mie 10,000,000 Shigeru Nonaka (4) 7 Oct Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge Tochigi 10,000,000 Konosuke Nakazato (3) 13 Oct Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament Saitama 10,000,000 Ajeetesh Sandhu (1) 20 Oct JGTO Novil Final Chiba 10,000,000 Yosuke Iwamoto (1)
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top seven players on the money list (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2018 Japan Golf Tour.
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Tomoharu Otsuki 3,787,5912 Daisuke Matsubara 3,262,4653 Yasunobu Fukunaga 3,244,8724 Rikuya Hoshino 2,966,8115 Shigeru Nonaka 2,912,5186 Konosuke Nakazato 2,891,7707 Tatsunori Nukaga 2,821,5638 Kang Ji-man 2,548,817
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