The 2018 Japan Golf Tour was the 46th 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 2018 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(¥) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 21 Jan SMBC Singapore Open Singapore US$1,000,000 Sergio García (n/a) 28 ASA 28 Jan Leopalace21 Myanmar Open Myanmar US$750,000 Paul Peterson (1) 19 ASA 15 Apr Token Homemate Cup Mie 130,000,000 Atomu Shigenaga (1) 16 22 Apr Panasonic Open Golf Championship Osaka 150,000,000 Rahil Gangjee (1) 15 ASA 29 Apr The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000 Yang Yong-eun (5) 16 13 May Japan PGA Championship Chiba 150,000,000 Toru Taniguchi (20) 16 Japan major 20 May Kansai Open Golf Championship Hyōgo 70,000,000 Ryuko Tokimatsu (3) 16 27 May Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Ibaraki 100,000,000 Shota Akiyoshi (1) 16 3 Jun Japan Golf Tour ChampionshipMori Building Cup Shishido Hills Ibaraki 150,000,000 Kodai Ichihara (1) 16 Japan major 24 Jun Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open Fukushima 50,000,000 Shota Akiyoshi (2) 16 8 Jul Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō 150,000,000 Brad Kennedy (3) 16 26 Aug RIZAP KBC Augusta Fukuoka 100,000,000 Daijiro Izumida (1) 16 2 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 110,000,000 Rikuya Hoshino (1) 16 9 Sep ISPS Handa Match Play Saitama 230,000,000 Thanyakon Khrongpha (1) 16 16 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō – Cancelled – 23 Sep Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf Saitama 150,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (20) 15 ASA 30 Sep Top Cup Tokai Classic Aichi 110,000,000 Angelo Que (1) 16 14 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Kanagawa 200,000,000 Yuki Inamori (1) 32 Flagship event 21 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 150,000,000 Shugo Imahira (2) 16 28 Oct Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo 150,000,000 Yuta Kinoshita (1) 16 4 Nov Heiwa PGM Championship Okinawa 200,000,000 Shaun Norris (3) 16 11 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 200,000,000 Tatsunori Nukaga (1) 18 18 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000 Kodai Ichihara (2) 30 25 Nov Casio World Open Kōchi 200,000,000 Choi Ho-sung (2) 16 2 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 130,000,000 Satoshi Kodaira (7) 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 Notes8 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$11,000,000 Patrick Reed 100 Major championship 6 May Legend Charity Pro-Am Chiba 50,000,000 Shugo Imahira n/a Pro-Am17 Jun U.S. Open United States US$12,000,000 Brooks Koepka 100 Major championship22 Jul The Open Championship Scotland US$10,500,000 Francesco Molinari 100 Major championship12 Aug PGA Championship United States US$11,000,000 Brooks Koepka 100 Major championship 9 Dec Hitachi 3Tours Championship Chiba 57,000,000 Japan PGA Senior 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 Shugo Imahira 139,119,3322 Shaun Norris 103,942,4503 Yuki Inamori 85,301,7424 Kodai Ichihara 82,245,9185 Yuta Ikeda 79,671,825
Awards AwardWinner Most Valuable Player Shugo Imahira Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Rikuya Hoshino
Japan Challenge Tour
The 2018 Japan Challenge Tour, titled as the 2018 AbemaTV Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 34th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
AbemaTV title sponsorship In January, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with AbemaTV, being renamed as the AbemaTV Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(¥)Winner 1 Apr Novil Cup Tokushima 15,000,000 Park Bae-jong (1) 20 Apr i Golf Shaper Challenge Fukuoka 15,000,000 Naoto Takayanagi (1) 27 Apr Japan Create Challenge Fukuoka 15,000,000 Shoji Kawai (1) 18 May Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship Ibaraki 15,000,000 Keisuke Kondo (1) 8 Jun ISPS Handa Challenge Cup Chiba 20,000,000 Ryosuke Kinoshita (1) 22 Jun Landic Challenge Fukuoka 15,000,000 Taihei Sato (1) 29 Jun Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge Akita 15,000,000 Kazuki Higa (1) 14 Sep Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship Tottori 15,000,000 Dodge Kemmer (1) 21 Sep Elite Grips Challenge Hyōgo 15,000,000 Taihei Sato (2) 6 Oct Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge Tochigi 15,000,000 Taiji Maekawa (1) 19 Oct Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament Saitama 15,000,000 Tomohiro Umeyama (2) 26 Oct JGTO Novil Final Ibaraki 15,000,000 Yuki Kono (3)
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 2019 Japan Golf Tour.
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Taihei Sato 7,256,1632 Tomohiro Umeyama 5,338,8033 Naoto Takayanagi 4,813,2564 Ryosuke Kinoshita 4,251,9875 Takaya Onoda 3,736,339
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