1988 PGA of Japan Tour

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1988 PGA of Japan Tour season
Duration17 March 1988 (1988-03-17) – 11 December 1988 (1988-12-11)
Number of official events40
Most wins Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (6)
Money list Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki
1987
1989

The 1988 PGA of Japan Tour was the 16th 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 1988 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner [a] OWGR
points
Other
tours [b]
Notes
20 Mar Shizuoka Open Shizuoka40,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Toshimitsu Kai (2)8
10 Apr Pocari Sweat Open Hiroshima40,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Baker-Finch (2)8
17 Apr Bridgestone Aso Open Kumamoto40,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Baker-Finch (3)12
24 Apr Dunlop Open Ibaraki60,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (35)20 AGC
1 May The Crowns Aichi90,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Simpson (n/a)38
8 May Fujisankei Classic Shizuoka60,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ikuo Shirahama (1)20
15 May Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup Fukushima50,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Ishii (10)20
22 May Pepsi Ube Open Yamaguchi50,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Mamoru Kondo (1)14
29 May Mitsubishi Galant Tournament Hokkaidō56,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Jones (6)20
5 Jun Sendai Classic Miyagi45,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto (18)14
12 Jun Sapporo Tokyu Open Hokkaidō50,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki (7)18
19 Jun Yomiuri Open Hyōgo70,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto (19)16
26 Jun Mizuno Open Ishikawa60,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshimi Niizeki (1)20
3 Jul Kansai Pro Championship Hyōgo30,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto (20)4
3 Jul Kanto Pro Championship Chiba40,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tomohiro Maruyama (1)8
10 Jul Yonex Open Hiroshima Hiroshima40,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hajime Matsui (1)8
24 Jul Japan PGA Championship Ehime65,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tateo Ozaki (10)36
31 Jul NST Niigata Open Niigata40,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki (8)10
14 Aug Nikkei Cup Okayama50,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (36)8
21 Aug Maruman Open Saitama70,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (37)8
28 Aug KBC Augusta Fukuoka50,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto (21)16
4 Sep Kyusyu Open Oita15,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsuyoshi Tomori (2)4
4 Sep Chubu Open Aichi15,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Teruo Nakamura (2)4
4 Sep Kansai Open Hyōgo20,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yasuo Sone (1)4
4 Sep Kanto Open Ibaraki30,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Akihito Yokoyama (1)6
4 Sep Chushikoku Open Hiroshima15,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto (22)4
4 Sep Hokkaido Open Hokkaidō10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Mamoru Takahashi (1)4
11 Sep Suntory Open Chiba80,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tateo Ozaki (11)24
18 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō70,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki (9)20
25 Sep Gene Sarazen Jun Classic Tochigi65,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tōru Nakamura (17)24
2 Oct Tokai Classic Aichi60,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Jones (7)24
9 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Saitama60,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (38)36
16 Oct Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament Shizuoka60,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (39)20
23 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba80,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (40)38
30 Oct ABC Lark Cup Hyōgo150,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsunari Takahashi (8)20
13 Nov Visa Taiheiyo Club Masters Shizuoka100,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros (n/a)38
20 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki150,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Green (n/a)44
27 Nov Casio World Open Kagoshima90,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Mize (n/a)40
4 Dec Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup Tokyo50,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki (10)16
11 Dec Daikyo Open Okinawa70,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Saburo Fujiki (8)18

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki 125,162,540
2 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki 83,782,697
3 Flag of the United States.svg David Ishii 71,372,048
4 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto 63,329,816
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Jones 57,196,366

Japan Challenge Tour

1988 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration1 June 1988 (1988-06-01) – 29 September 1988 (1988-09-29)
Number of official events3
1987
1989

The 1988 Japan Challenge Tour was the fourth season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the PGA of Japan Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1988 season. [3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner [c]
2 JunMito Green OpenIbaraki14,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Motomasa Aoki (1)
23 JunKanto Kokusai OpenTochigi15,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshinori Kaneko (1)
29 SepSports Shinko OpenOsaka13,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Isozaki (1)

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.
  3. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Japan Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA of Japan Tour.

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References

  1. "1988 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. "1988 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  3. "1988 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 19 September 2023.