1997 PGA of Japan Tour

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1997 PGA of Japan Tour season
Duration13 March 1997 (1997-03-13) – 14 December 1997 (1997-12-14)
Number of official events36
Most wins Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (5)
Money list Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki
1996
1998

The 1997 PGA of Japan Tour was the 25th 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 1997 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
16 Mar Token Corporation Cup Kagoshima100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (83)22
23 Mar Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open Shizuoka100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hisayuki Sasaki (3)18
30 Mar Just System KSB Open Okayama70,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Keiichiro Fukabori (1)16
6 Apr Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup Ibaraki100,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Teravainen (2)16
20 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Mitsuo Harada (1)16
27 Apr Kirin Open Ibaraki100,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kim Jong-duck (1)22 AGC
4 May The Crowns Aichi120,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (84)36
11 May Fujisankei Classic Shizuoka120,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kenichi Kuboya (1)22
18 May Japan PGA Championship Ibaraki100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigeki Maruyama (4)22
25 May Ube Kosan Open Yamaguchi100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigenori Mori (2)16
1 Jun Mitsubishi Galant Tournament Hyōgo120,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (85)18
8 Jun JCB Classic Sendai Miyagi100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobuhito Sato (1)18
15 Jun Sapporo Tokyu Open Hokkaidō100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hirofumi Miyase (1)16
22 Jun Yomiuri Open Hyōgo100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigeki Maruyama (5)18
29 Jun Mizuno Open Ishikawa100,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Watts (9)22
6 Jul PGA Philanthropy Tournament Yamanashi100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki (24)16
13 Jul Yonex Open Hiroshima Hiroshima80,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki (25)16
27 Jul Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial Ibaraki100,000,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yeh Chang-ting (1)20
3 Aug NST Niigata Open Golf Championship Niigata60,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kazuhiko Hosokawa (4)16
10 Aug Sanko Grand Summer Championship Gunma100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shoichi Kuwabara (1)16
17 Aug Acom International Fukushima100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kazuo Kanayama (1)16
31 Aug Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta Fukuoka100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (86)18
7 Sep Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup Hokkaidō80,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigeki Maruyama (6)18
14 Sep Suntory Open Chiba100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hiroyuki Fujita (1)26
21 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shinichi Yokota (1)28
28 Sep Gene Sarazen Jun Classic Tochigi110,000,000 Flag of Colombia.svg Eduardo Herrera (3)22
5 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Fukuoka120,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry (n/a)32Flagship event
12 Oct Tokai Classic Aichi110,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Jobe (2)24
19 Oct Golf Digest Tournament Shizuoka100,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Jobe (3)16
26 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba120,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (87)28
2 Nov Philip Morris Championship Hyōgo200,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Watts (10)26
16 Nov Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka150,000,000 Flag of England.svg Lee Westwood (n/a)36
23 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki200,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson (n/a)38
30 Nov Casio World Open Kagoshima150,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Mitsutaka Kusakabe (2)28
7 Dec Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup Tokyo100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigeki Maruyama (7)22
14 Dec Daikyo Open Okinawa120,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kenichi Kuboya (2)16

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 170,847,633
2 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigeki Maruyama 152,774,420
3 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Watts 111,153,198
4 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki 96,994,361
5 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tateo Ozaki 77,555,311

Japan Challenge Tour

1997 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration27 March 1997 (1997-03-27) – 20 November 1997 (1997-11-20)
Number of official events14
Most wins Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hiroyuki Fujita (2)
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shoichi Yamamoto (2)
1996
1998

The 1997 Japan Challenge Tour was the 13th 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 1997 season. [3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner [lower-alpha 3]
28 MarSanko 72 OpenGunma10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hiroshi Tominaga (1)
17 AprKorakuen Cup (1st)Ibaraki10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shoichi Yamamoto (1)
25 AprNishino Cup in CentralIbaraki10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Toshiaki Odate (1)
8 MayKabaya Ohayo CupShizuoka10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Minoru Kawahara (1)
30 MayDaiwa Cup Kochi OpenKochi10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Go Higaki (1)
5 JunMito Green OpenIbaraki10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hiroyuki Fujita (1)
26 JunKorakuen Cup (2nd)Hokkaido10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshikatsu Saito (2)
26 JulTwin Fields CupIshikawa10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hiroyuki Fujita (2)
30 JulKomatsu Country CupIshikawa10,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Backwell (1)
12 SepWorld Wood Golf Club CupAichi10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kunihiko Masuda (1)
2 OctMatsugamine OpenNiigata10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shoichi Yamamoto (2)
9 OctKorakuen Cup (3rd)Oita10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yukio Noguchi (3)
23 OctDaiwa Cup Yamanashi OpenYamanashi10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shuichi Sano (1)
20 NovKorakuen Cup (4th)Tochigi10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takanori Hano (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. "1997 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. "1997 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. "1997 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 19 September 2023.