The 2019 Japan Golf Tour was the 47th 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.
Changes for 2019 The Shinhan Donghae Open was added to the schedule and was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour. Additionally, a new tournament that was to be played in Japan as part of the 2019–20 PGA Tour season; the Zozo Championship was also added to the schedule as a co-sanctioned event between the Japan Golf Tour and the PGA Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(¥) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 20 Jan SMBC Singapore Open Singapore US$1,000,000 Jazz Janewattananond (1) 24 ASA 21 Apr Token Homemate Cup Mie 130,000,000 Brendan Jones (15) 16 5 May The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000 Katsumasa Miyamoto (12) 16 12 May Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf Chiba 150,000,000 Yosuke Asaji (1) 15 ASA 26 May Kansai Open Golf Championship Nara 70,000,000 Tomoharu Otsuki (1) 16 2 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Ibaraki 100,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (21) 16 9 Jun Japan Golf Tour ChampionshipMori Building Cup Shishido Hills Ibaraki 150,000,000 Mikumu Horikawa (1) 16 Japan major 30 Jun Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open Fukushima 50,000,000 Rikuya Hoshino (2) 16 7 Jul Japan PGA Championship Kagoshima 150,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (15) 16 Japan major 25 Aug Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaido 150,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (16) 16 1 Sep RIZAP KBC Augusta Fukuoka 100,000,000 Kazuki Higa (1) 16 8 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 110,000,000 Park Sang-hyun (2) 16 15 Sep ANA Open Hokkaido 110,000,000 Yosuke Asaji (2) 16 22 Sep Shinhan Donghae Open South Korea ₩1,200,000,000 Jbe' Kruger (1) 14 ASA, KOR New to Japan Golf Tour 29 Sep Panasonic Open Golf Championship Hyōgo 150,000,000 Toshinori Muto (7) 15 ASA 6 Oct Tokai Classic Aichi 110,000,000 Shaun Norris (4) 16 13 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 150,000,000 Shugo Imahira (3) 16 20 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Fukuoka 210,000,000 Chan Kim (4) 32 Flagship event 28 Oct Zozo Championship Chiba US$9,750,000 Tiger Woods (n/a) 64 PGAT New limited-field event 3 Nov Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo 150,000,000 Hwang Jung-gon (4) 16 10 Nov Heiwa PGM Championship Okinawa 200,000,000 Choi Ho-sung (3) 16 17 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 200,000,000 Takumi Kanaya (a) (1) 16 24 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000 Shugo Imahira (4) 26 1 Dec Casio World Open Kōchi 200,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (14) 19 8 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 130,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (17) 19 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 Notes14 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$11,500,000 Tiger Woods 100 Major championship19 May PGA Championship United States US$11,000,000 Brooks Koepka 100 Major championship16 Jun U.S. Open United States US$12,500,000 Gary Woodland 100 Major championship21 Jul The Open Championship Northern Ireland US$10,750,000 Shane Lowry 100 Major championship 15 Dec Hitachi 3Tours Championship Chiba 57,000,000 LPGA of Japan 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 168,049,3122 Shaun Norris 145,044,1493 Ryo Ishikawa 132,812,9904 Chan Kim 95,880,3185 Hwang Jung-gon 94,985,827
Awards AwardWinner Most Valuable Player Shugo Imahira Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Jazz Janewattananond
Japan Challenge Tour
The 2019 Japan Challenge Tour, titled as the 2019 AbemaTV Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 35th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
OWGR inclusion In July 2018, it was announced that all Japan Challenge Tour events, beginning in 2019, would receive Official World Golf Ranking points at the minimum level of 4 points for the winner of a 54-hole event.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(¥)WinnerOWGRpoints 7 Apr Novil Cup Tokushima 15,000,000 Park Jun-won (1) 4 19 Apr i Golf Shaper Challenge Fukuoka 15,000,000 Danthai Boonma (1) 7 26 Apr Japan Create Challenge Fukuoka 15,000,000 Justin De Los Santos (1) 7 17 May Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road To Championship Ibaraki 15,000,000 Kim Seong-hyeon (1) 7 31 May Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament Saitama 15,000,000 Yoshikazu Haku (1) 4 14 Jun Landic Challenge 7 Fukuoka 15,000,000 Scott Vincent (1) 7 21 Jun Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge Akita 15,000,000 Park Jun-won (2) 4 29 Jun Daisendori Cup Tottori 16,000,000 Eric Sugimoto (1) 4 3 Aug TI Challenge Hyōgo 15,000,000 Ham Jeong-woo (1) 4 13 Sep Delight Works ASP Challenge Tochigi 15,000,000 Ham Jeong-woo (2) 4 20 Sep Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road To Championship Saga 15,000,000 Todd Baek (1) 4 27 Sep Elite Grips Challenge Hyōgo 15,000,000 Peter Karmis (1) 4 4 Oct Toshin Challenge Shiga 15,000,000 Todd Baek (2) 4 11 Oct Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge Tochigi 15,000,000 Taiga Sugihara (a) (1) 4 25 Oct JGTO Novil Final Ibaraki 15,000,000 Yoshikazu Haku (2) 4
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 2020–21 Japan Golf Tour.
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Yoshikazu Haku 6,797,4442 Todd Baek 6,560,7813 Eric Sugimoto 6,462,8584 Park Jun-won 6,280,2705 Ham Jeong-woo 5,400,000
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