1981 PGA of Japan Tour

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1981 PGA of Japan Tour season
Duration19 March 1981 (1981-03-19) – 6 December 1981 (1981-12-06)
Number of official events42
Most wins Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto (4)
Money list Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki
1980
1982

The 1981 PGA of Japan Tour was the ninth season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1981 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner [a] Other
tours [b]
Notes
22 Mar Shizuoka Open Shizuoka32,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki (30)
5 Apr Aso National Park Open Kumamoto15,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Saburo Fujiki (1)
19 Apr Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament Osaka15,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kosaku Shimada (8)
26 Apr Dunlop International Open Ibaraki30,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kosaku Shimada (9) AGC
3 May Chunichi Crowns Aichi65,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh (12)
10 May Fujisankei Classic Shizuoka40,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Toshiharu Kawada (1)
17 May Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Kanagawa40,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki (31)
24 May Yomiuri Open Hyōgo30,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Namio Takasu (2)
31 May Mitsubishi Galant Tournament Tochigi35,000,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Hsi-chuen (1)
7 Jun Tohoku Classic Miyagi30,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Teruo Sugihara (15)
14 Jun Sapporo Tokyu Open Hokkaidō30,000,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Tze-chung (1)
21 Jun Pepsi-Wilson Tournament Yamaguchi25,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh (13)
2 Jul Naganoken Open Nagano17,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Fujio Kobayashi (3)
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masaji Kusakabe (7)
Title shared
New to PGA of Japan Tour
5 Jul JPGA East-West Tournament Mie12,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shinsaku Maeda (5)
12 Jul Gunmaken Open Gunma6,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Satsuki Takahashi (1)New to PGA of Japan Tour
19 Jul Descente Cup Hokkoku Open Ishikawa25,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Saburo Fujiki (2)
26 Jul Niigata Open Niigata15,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takahiro Takeyasu (1)New to PGA of Japan Tour
2 Aug Japan PGA Championship Hokkaidō32,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki (32)
9 Aug Mizuno Tournament Ishikawa22,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kikuo Arai (1)
16 Aug Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers Chiba33,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto (2)
23 Aug Kanto Pro Championship Shizuoka20,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Seiichi Kanai (3)
23 Aug Kansai Pro Championship Hiroshima13,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Norio Suzuki (14)
30 Aug KBC Augusta Fukuoka32,000,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Min-Nan (6)
5 Sep Chushikoku Open Shimane5,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto (3)
6 Sep Chubu Open Aichi12,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigeru Uchida (3)
6 Sep Kyusyu Open Fukuoka8,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yurio Akitomi (3)
6 Sep Kanto Open Tochigi20,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobumitsu Yuhara (1)
6 Sep Kansai Open Shiga15,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Akio Kanemoto (3)
6 Sep Hokkaido Open Hokkaidō4,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Mitsuyoshi Goto (1)
13 Sep Suntory Open Chiba40,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Rogers (n/a)
20 Sep ANA Sapporo Open Hokkaidō30,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto (4)
27 Sep Hiroshima Open Hiroshima25,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Seiichi Kanai (4)
4 Oct Gene Sarazen Jun Classic Tochigi45,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobumitsu Yuhara (2)
11 Oct Tokai Classic Aichi35,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto (5)
18 Oct Golf Digest Tournament Shizuoka30,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Toyotake Nakao (1)
25 Oct Bridgestone Tournament Chiba50,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (n/a)
1 Nov Japan Open Golf Championship Gifu47,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yutaka Hagawa (1)
8 Nov ABC Cup Japan vs USA Hyōgo36,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Clampett (n/a)
15 Nov Toshiba Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka70,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Edwards (n/a)
22 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki80,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros (n/a)
29 Nov Casio World Open Kagoshima60,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino (n/a)New tournament
6 Dec Golf Nippon Series Tokyo17,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yutaka Hagawa (2)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. [3]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki 57,262,941
2 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto 32,345,130
3 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsuneyuki Nakajima 29,600,960
4 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tōru Nakamura 29,412,852
5 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobumitsu Yuhara 26,534,162

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA of Japan Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA of Japan Tour members.
  2. AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.

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References

  1. "1981 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982 . Springwood Books. pp. 235–252, 448–490. ISBN   0862541018 . Retrieved 8 November 2023 via Archive.org.
  3. "1981 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 25 June 2023.