1984 PGA of Japan Tour

1984 PGA of Japan Tour season

Duration	15 March 1984 (1984-03-15) – 9 December 1984 (1984-12-09)
Number of official events	39
Most wins	Tōru Nakamura (4)
Money list	Shinsaku Maeda
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The 1984 PGA of Japan Tour was the 12th season of 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 1984 season. ^[1]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (¥)	Winner [a]	Other tours [b]	Notes
18 Mar	Shizuoka Open	Shizuoka	30,000,000	Naomichi Ozaki (1)
8 Apr	Hakuryuko Pocari Sweat Open	Hiroshima	35,000,000	Tateo Ozaki (1)
15 Apr	Bridgestone Aso Open	Kumamoto	30,000,000	Hideto Shigenobu (4)
22 Apr	Dunlop International Open	Ibaraki	US$200,000	John Jacobs (n/a)	AGC
29 Apr	Chunichi Crowns	Aichi	80,000,000	Scott Simpson (n/a)
6 May	Fujisankei Classic	Shizuoka	45,000,000	Tateo Ozaki (2)
13 May	Japan PGA Match-Play Championship	Ibaraki	32,000,000	Tōru Nakamura (11)
20 May	Pepsi Ube Open	Yamaguchi	40,000,000	Yasuhiro Funatogawa (3)
27 May	Mitsubishi Galant Tournament	Ishikawa	50,000,000	Haruo Yasuda (6)
3 Jun	Tohoku Classic	Miyagi	35,000,000	Kouichi Inoue (2)
10 Jun	Sapporo Tokyu Open	Hokkaidō	35,000,000	Naomichi Ozaki (2)
17 Jun	Yomiuri Open	Hyōgo	40,000,000	Saburo Fujiki (5)
24 Jun	Mizuno Tournament	Ishikawa	35,000,000	Kikuo Arai (6)
1 Jul	Kansai Pro Championship	Hyōgo	15,000,000	Teruo Sugihara (21)
1 Jul	Kanto Pro Championship	Chiba	25,000,000	Pete Izumikawa (2)
29 Jul	NST Niigata Open	Niigata	32,000,000	Saburo Fujiki (6)
5 Aug	Japan PGA Championship	Shizuoka	35,000,000	Tsuneyuki Nakajima (17)
12 Aug	JPGA East-West Tournament	Gunma	18,000,000	Tōru Nakamura (12)
26 Aug	KBC Augusta	Fukuoka	40,000,000	Naomichi Ozaki (3)
2 Sep	Kyusyu Open	Kumamoto	12,000,000	Toshiya Shibutani (1)
2 Sep	Kanto Open	Ibaraki	30,000,000	Tsuneyuki Nakajima (18)
2 Sep	Kansai Open Golf Championship	Shiga	20,000,000	Tōru Nakamura (13)
2 Sep	Chubu Open	Aichi	12,000,000	Teruo Suzumura (1)
2 Sep	Chushikoku Open	Yamaguchi	10,000,000	Masahiro Kuramoto (10)
2 Sep	Hokkaido Open	Hokkaidō	7,000,000	Koichi Uehara (6)
9 Sep	Suntory Open	Chiba	60,000,000	Takashi Kurihara (5)
16 Sep	ANA Sapporo Open	Hokkaidō	40,000,000	Pete Izumikawa (3)
23 Sep	Gene Sarazen Jun Classic	Tochigi	50,000,000	Shinsaku Maeda (4)
30 Sep	Tokai Classic	Aichi	40,000,000	Yoshihisa Iwashita (1)
7 Oct	Japan Open Golf Championship	Saitama	60,000,000	Koichi Uehara (7)
14 Oct	Golf Digest Tournament	Shizuoka	40,000,000	Shinsaku Maeda (5)
21 Oct	Bridgestone Tournament	Chiba	70,000,000	Masahiro Kuramoto (11)
28 Oct	Hiroshima Open	Hiroshima	30,000,000	Masashi Ozaki (27)
4 Nov	Uchida Yoko Cup Japan vs USA Match	Chiba	US$500,000	Tom Watson (n/a)
11 Nov	Taiheiyo Club Masters	Shizuoka	US$300,000	Shinsaku Maeda (9)
18 Nov	Dunlop Phoenix Tournament	Miyazaki	100,000,000	Scott Simpson (n/a)
25 Nov	Casio World Open	Kagoshima	75,000,000	Sandy Lyle (n/a)
2 Dec	Golf Nippon Series	Tokyo	20,000,000	Tōru Nakamura (14)
9 Dec	Daikyo Open	Okinawa	35,000,000	Hiroshi Ishii (7)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. ^[2]

Position	Player	Prize money (¥)
1	Shinsaku Maeda	57,040,357
2	Naomichi Ozaki	53,717,214
3	Tateo Ozaki	43,846,788
4	Kikuo Arai	42,449,869
5	Tōru Nakamura	41,543,634

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.

References

1. "1984 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
2. "1984 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

External links

• Official website