1998 PGA of Japan Tour

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1998 PGA of Japan Tour season
Duration12 March 1998 (1998-03-12) – 13 December 1998 (1998-12-13)
Number of official events36
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Jobe (3)
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (3)
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hidemichi Tanaka (3)
Money list Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki
← 1997
1999 →

The 1998 PGA of Japan Tour was the 26th 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 1998 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner [a] OWGR
points		Other
tours [b] 		Notes
15 Mar Token Corporation Cup Kagoshima110,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hajime Meshiai (10)22
22 Mar Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open Shizuoka100,000,000 Flag of Colombia.svg Eduardo Herrera (4)16
29 Mar Just System KSB Open Kagawa100,000,000 Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Carlos Franco (4)16
5 Apr Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup Chiba100,000,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Dinesh Chand (1)18
19 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsumasa Miyamoto (1)16
26 Apr Kirin Open Ibaraki100,000,000 Flag of the Philippines.svg Frankie Miñoza (5)24 AGC
3 May The Crowns Aichi120,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III (n/a)34
10 May Fujisankei Classic Shizuoka120,000,000 Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Carlos Franco (5)24
17 May Japan PGA Championship Nara120,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Jobe (4)24
24 May Ube Kosan Open Yamaguchi100,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Jobe (5)16
31 May Mitsubishi Galant Tournament Kōchi100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Toru Taniguchi (1)16
7 Jun JCB Classic Sendai Miyagi100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshi Mizumaki (6)16
14 Jun Sapporo Tokyu Open Hokkaidō100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Toru Suzuki (4)16
21 Jun Yomiuri Open Hyōgo100,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Watts (11)16
28 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama100,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Jobe (6)20
5 Jul PGA Philanthropy Tournament Gunma100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigeki Maruyama (8)16
12 Jul Yonex Open Hiroshima Hiroshima100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (88)16
26 Jul Aiful Cup Aomori100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hidemichi Tanaka (3)16
2 Aug NST Niigata Open Golf Championship Niigata60,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masayuki Kawamura (2)16
9 Aug Sanko Grand Summer Championship Gunma100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shingo Katayama (1)16
30 Aug Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta Fukuoka100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (89)16
6 Sep Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup Hokkaidō100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsunori Kuwabara (2)20
13 Sep Suntory Open Chiba100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Mamo Osanai (1)24
20 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Keiichiro Fukabori (2)24
27 Sep Gene Sarazen Jun Classic Tochigi110,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Todd Hamilton (7)22
4 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Ibaraki120,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hidemichi Tanaka (4)32Flagship event
11 Oct Tokai Classic Aichi110,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Toshimitsu Izawa (2)20
18 Oct Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial Ibaraki110,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Mitsutaka Kusakabe (3)20
25 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba120,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobuhito Sato (2)30
1 Nov Philip Morris Championship Hyōgo200,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (90)24
8 Nov Acom International Fukushima120,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kaname Yokoo (1)16
15 Nov Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka150,000,000 Flag of England.svg Lee Westwood (n/a)38
22 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki250,000,000 Flag of England.svg Lee Westwood (n/a)40
29 Nov Casio World Open Kagoshima150,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Watts (12)36
6 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsumasa Miyamoto (2)24
13 Dec DDI Group Okinawa Open Okinawa80,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hidemichi Tanaka (5)16

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurseWinner OWGR
points		Other
tours [b] 		Notes
12 Apr Masters Tournament United StatesUS$3,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara 100 Major championship
21 Jun U.S. Open United StatesUS$3,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Janzen 100 Major championship
19 Jul The Open Championship England£1,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara 100 Major championship
16 Aug PGA Championship United StatesUS$3,000,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh 100 Major championship

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 179,627,400
2 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Watts 132,014,990
3 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hidemichi Tanaka 103,941,437
4 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Jobe 97,566,406
5 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsumasa Miyamoto 93,580,618

Japan Challenge Tour

1998 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration25 March 1998 (1998-03-25) – 19 November 1998 (1998-11-19)
Number of official events14
Most wins Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Taisuke Kitajima (2)
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masakazu Noritake (2)
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Gohei Sato (2)
← 1997
1999 →

The 1998 Japan Challenge Tour was the 14th 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 1998 season. [3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner [c]
26 MarPRGR CupTochigi10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Gohei Sato (3)
16 AprKorakuen Cup (1st)Ibaraki10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shinsuke Yanagisawa (1)
24 AprNishino Cup OpenIbaraki10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masakazu Noritake (1)
29 AprDaiwa Cup Kochi OpenKochi10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naoya Sugiyama (2)
21 MayAiful Challenge Cup SpringHyōgo10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hiroshi Ueda (2)
12 JunMatsugamine OpenNiigata10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Taisuke Kitajima (2)
18 JunKorakuen Cup (2nd)Hokkaido10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tetsuya Haraguchi (1)
29 JulTwin Fields CupIshikawa10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kazumasa Sakaitani (1)
20 AugDaiwa Cup Akita OpenAkita10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takashi Tsutsumi (1)
27 AugAndersen Consulting Growing CupIbaraki10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masakazu Noritake (2)
11 SepAiful Challenge Cup AutumnChiba10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Taisuke Kitajima (3)
8 OctKorakuen Cup (3rd)Oita10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masayuki Tomita (1)
22 OctDaiwa Cup Yamanashi OpenYamanashi10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshimi Niizeki (1)
19 NovKorakuen Cup (4th)Tochigi10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Gohei Sato (4)

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. 1 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. ↑ "1998 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "1998 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "1998 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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