The 2020–21 Japan Golf Tour was the 48th 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.

In-season changes The 2020 season was originally scheduled to be played from 16 January to 6 December 2020, consisting of 25 official events. However, most of the scheduled tournaments were cancelled during 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. On 25 December 2020, the tour announced the schedule for 2021 and confirmed that it would be merged with the 2020 schedule to form the 2020–21 season.

Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.

Date Tournament Location Purse(¥) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes SMBC Singapore Open Singapore US$1,000,000 Matt Kuchar (n/a) 26 ASA Token Homemate Cup Mie – Cancelled – The Crowns Aichi – Cancelled – Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf Chiba – Cancelled – ASA Kansai Open Golf Championship Hyōgo – Cancelled – Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Ibaraki – Cancelled – Japan Golf Tour ChampionshipMori Building Cup Shishido Hills Ibaraki – Cancelled – Japan major Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open Fukushima – Cancelled – Japan PGA Championship Tochigi – Cancelled – Japan major Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament Ibaraki – Cancelled – New Pro-Am tournament Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaido – Cancelled – RIZAP KBC Augusta Fukuoka – Cancelled – Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 110,000,000 Rikuya Hoshino (3) 16 Shinhan Donghae Open South Korea – Removed – ASA, KOR ANA Open Hokkaido – Cancelled – Panasonic Open Golf Championship Kyoto – Cancelled – ASA Vantelin Tokai Classic Aichi – Cancelled – Bridgestone Open Chiba – Cancelled – Japan Open Golf Championship Chiba 157,500,000 Yuki Inamori (2) 32 Flagship event The Top TBD – Cancelled – New tournament Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo – Cancelled – Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 120,000,000 Jinichiro Kozuma (1) 16 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 100,000,000 Takumi Kanaya (2) 16 Casio World Open Kōchi – Cancelled – Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 100,000,000 Chan Kim (5) 16 Japan major Token Homemate Cup Mie 130,000,000 Takumi Kanaya (3) 16 Kansai Open Golf Championship Hyōgo 60,000,000 Rikuya Hoshino (4) 16 The Crowns Aichi 100,000,000 Hiroshi Iwata (3) 16 Japan Players Championship Tochigi 50,000,000 Naoyuki Kataoka (1) 16 New tournament Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf Kanagawa 100,000,000 Rikuya Hoshino (5) 16 Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament Ibaraki 50,000,000 Shaun Norris (5) 16 New Pro-Am tournament Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama 80,000,000 Juvic Pagunsan (1) 16 Japan Golf Tour ChampionshipMori Building Cup Shishido Hills Ibaraki 150,000,000 Ryosuke Kinoshita (1) 16 Japan major Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open Fukushima 50,000,000 Ryosuke Kinoshita (2) 16 Japan PGA Championship Tochigi 100,000,000 Kim Seong-hyeon (1) 16 Japan major Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaido 120,000,000 Kazuki Higa (2) 16 Sansan KBC Augusta Fukuoka 100,000,000 Scott Vincent (1) 16 Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 110,000,000 Shugo Imahira (5) 16 Shinhan Donghae Open South Korea – Removed – KOR ANA Open Hokkaido 100,000,000 Scott Vincent (2) 16 Panasonic Open Kyoto 100,000,000 Keita Nakajima (a) (1) 16 Vantelin Tokai Classic Aichi 110,000,000 Chan Kim (6) 16 Bridgestone Open Chiba 110,000,000 Tomoyasu Sugiyama (1) 16 Japan Open Golf Championship Shiga 210,000,000 Shaun Norris (6) 32 Flagship event ISPS Handa Gatsu-n to tobase Tour tournament Ibaraki 83,000,000 Tomoyo Ikemura (1) 16 New tournament Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo 150,000,000 Yosuke Asaji (3) 16 Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 150,000,000 Hideto Tanihara (15) 16 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 150,000,000 Chan Kim (7) 16 Casio World Open Kōchi 150,000,000 Mikumu Horikawa (2) 16 Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 130,000,000 Hideto Tanihara (16) 16 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 Notes19 Jul 2020 The Open Championship England – Cancelled – Major championship9 Aug 202017 May 2020 PGA Championship United States US$11,000,000 Collin Morikawa 100 Major championship20 Sep 202021 Jun 2020 U.S. Open United States US$12,500,000 Bryson DeChambeau 100 Major championship25 Oct 2020 Zozo Championship United States US$8,000,000 Patrick Cantlay 70 PGAT Limited-field event15 Nov 202012 Apr 2020 Masters Tournament United States US$11,500,000 Dustin Johnson 100 Major championship Masters Tournament United States US$11,500,000 Hideki Matsuyama 100 Major championship PGA Championship United States US$12,000,000 Phil Mickelson 100 Major championship U.S. Open United States US$12,500,000 Jon Rahm 100 Major championship The Open Championship England US$11,500,000 Collin Morikawa 100 Major championship Zozo Championship Chiba US$9,950,000 Hideki Matsuyama 40 PGAT Limited-field event12 Dec 2021 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 Chan Kim 127,599,8032 Takumi Kanaya 119,803,6053 Ryosuke Kinoshita 115,001,2394 Hideto Tanihara 111,599,5425 Rikuya Hoshino 107,341,089

Awards AwardWinner Most Valuable Player Chan Kim Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Takumi Kanaya

Japan Challenge Tour

The 2020–21 Japan Challenge Tour, titled as the 2020–21 AbemaTV Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 36th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse(¥)WinnerOWGRpoints5 Apr 2020 Novil Cup Tokushima – Cancelled –17 Apr 2020 i Golf Shaper Challenge Fukuoka – Cancelled –24 Apr 2020 Japan Create Challenge Fukuoka – Cancelled –15 May 2020 PGM Challenge I Hyōgo – Cancelled –29 May 2020 Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament Saitama – Cancelled –12 Jun 2020 Landic Challenge 8 Fukuoka – Cancelled –19 Jun 2020 Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge Akita – Cancelled –27 Jun 2020 Daisendori Cup Tottori – Cancelled –4 Sep 2020 Elite Grips Challenge Hyōgo – Cancelled –18 Sep 2020 PGM Challenge II Chiba 15,000,000 Daichi Sato (1) 42 Oct 2020 TI Challenge Gunma 15,000,000 Keisuke Otawa (1) 49 Oct 2020 Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge Tochigi 15,000,000 Ren Takeuchi (1) 423 Oct 2020 Delight Works Challenge Ibaraki 15,000,000 Hideto Kobukuro (1) 416 Apr 2021 i Golf Shaper Challenge Fukuoka 15,000,000 Ayumi Kawamitsu (1) 428 May 2021 Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament Saitama 15,000,000 Shingo Ito (1) 411 Jun 2021 Landic Challenge 8 Fukuoka 15,000,000 Daisuke Yasumoto (1) 418 Jun 2021 Japan Create Challenge Fukuoka 15,000,000 Ryo Hisatsune (1) 426 Jun 2021 Daisendori Cup Tottori 18,000,000 Akihiro Narutomi (1) 49 Jul 2021 Japan Players Championship Challenge Iwate 15,000,000 Tomoyasu Sugiyama (1) 430 Jul 2021 Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge Akita 15,000,000 Ryo Hisatsune (2) 43 Sep 2021 Elite Grips Challenge Hyōgo – Cancelled –17 Sep 2021 PGM Challenge Ibaraki 15,000,000 Konosuke Nakazato (4) 424 Sep 2021 ISPS Handa Hero ni nare! Challenge Tournament Tochigi 23,000,000 Ryo Hisatsune (3) 41 Oct 2021 TI Challenge Gunma 15,000,000 Riki Kawamoto (a) (1) 48 Oct 2021 Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge Tochigi 15,000,000 Yuto Katsuragawa (1) 422 Oct 2021 Delight Works JGTO Final Ibaraki 20,000,000 Junya Kameshiro (1) 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 2022 Japan Golf Tour.

Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Ryo Hisatsune 10,922,4672 Daichi Sato 6,132,3263 Yuto Katsuragawa 5,938,6144 Taichi Nabetani 5,547,0315 Junya Kameshiro 5,404,507

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