| Duration | 9 March 2000 – 10 December 2000 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 33 |
| Most wins |  Shingo Katayama (5) |
| Money list | Shingo Katayama |
| Most Valuable Player | Shingo Katayama |
| Rookie of the Year |  Dean Wilson |
← 1999 2001 → | |
The 2000 Japan Golf Tour, titled as the 2000 iiyama Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the Japan Golf Tour (formerly the PGA of Japan Tour), the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.
It was the first season in which the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Iiyama, being renamed as the iiyama Tour. The agreement was reported to be worth ¥ 1,500,000,000 over three years. [1]
The following table lists official events during the 2000 season. [2]
The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$4,600,000 |  Vijay Singh | 100 | Major championship |
| 18 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$4,500,000 | Tiger Woods | 100 | Major championship |
| 23 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £2,800,000 | Tiger Woods | 100 | Major championship |
| 20 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$5,000,000 | Tiger Woods | 100 | Major championship |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. [3] [4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shingo Katayama | 177,116,489 |
| 2 | Toru Taniguchi | 175,829,742 |
| 3 | Nobuhito Sato | 155,246,900 |
| 4 | Toshimitsu Izawa | 120,316,633 |
| 5 | Hidemichi Tanaka | 108,807,851 |
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Shingo Katayama | [5] |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Dean Wilson | [6] [7] |
| Duration | 13 April 2000 – 2 November 2000 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 13 |
| Most wins | Masanori Kobayashi (2) |
| Money list | Masanori Kobayashi |
← 1999 2001 → | |
The 2000 Japan Challenge Tour was the 16th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2000 season. [8]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner [c] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr | PRGR Cup (East) | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Naoki Hattori (1) |
| 20 Apr | Kourakuen Cup (1st) | Oita | 10,000,000 | Mitsuhiro Tateyama (1) |
| 27 Apr | Nishino Cup Open | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Koichi Nogami (1) |
| 12 May | Hisamitsu Seiyaku KBC Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Masanori Kobayashi (1) |
| 2 Jun | Aiful Challenge Cup Spring | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Yukiharu Morita (1) |
| 6 Jul | Kourakuen Cup (2nd) | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Hajime Tanaka (1) |
| 19 Jul | PRGR Cup (West) | Shiga | 10,000,000 | Masanori Kobayashi (2) |
| 3 Aug | JGTO iiyama Challenge 1 | Shiga | 10,000,000 | Taisuke Kitajima (4) |
| 21 Sep | Aiful Challenge Cup Autumn | Fukushima | 10,000,000 | Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa (1) |
| 5 Oct | JGTO iiyama Challenge 2 | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Takeshi Ohyama (1) |
| 21 Oct | Shinwa Golf Classic | Shiga | 10,000,000 | Tatsuo Takasaki (1) |
| 2 Nov | Kourakuen Cup (3rd) | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Yui Ueda (1) |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. [9] The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 2001 Japan Golf Tour (iiyama Tour).
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masanori Kobayashi | 3,851,250 |
| 2 | Tatsuo Takasaki | 3,838,130 |
| 3 | Naoki Hattori | 3,477,724 |
| 4 | Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa | 3,414,967 |
| 5 | Taisuke Kitajima | 3,058,938 |
Katayama, who claimed the money rankings crown for the third time overall, won the MVP title for the first time in five years and second time in his career.
Dean Wilson | 2000: JPGA rookie of the year.
