2001 Japan Golf Tour

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2001 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration8 March 2001 (2001-03-08) – 2 December 2001 (2001-12-02)
Number of official events31
Most wins Flag of Japan.svg Toshimitsu Izawa (5)
Money list Flag of Japan.svg Toshimitsu Izawa
Most Valuable Player Flag of Japan.svg Toshimitsu Izawa
Rookie of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Laycock
← 2000
2002 →

The 2001 Japan Golf Tour, titled as the 2001 iiyama Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th 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.

Contents

It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Iiyama, that began in 2000. [1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2001 season. [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		Notes
11 Mar Token Corporation Cup Mie100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Katayama (8)16
18 Mar Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open Shizuoka100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Eiji Mizoguchi (2)16
15 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Hidemichi Tanaka (9)16
22 Apr Asia Pacific Open Golf Championship Kirin Open Ibaraki100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Katayama (9)16
29 Apr The Crowns Aichi110,000,000 Ulster Banner.svg Darren Clarke (n/a)20
6 May Fujisankei Classic Shizuoka110,000,000 Flag of the Philippines.svg Frankie Miñoza (6)16
13 May Japan PGA Championship Fukuoka110,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dean Wilson (2)16Japan major
20 May Munsingwear Open KSB Cup Hyōgo120,000,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Dinesh Chand (2)16
27 May Diamond Cup Tournament Ibaraki100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Toshimitsu Izawa (8)16
3 Jun JCB Classic Sendai Miyagi100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Toshiaki Odate (2)16
17 Jun Tamanoi Yomiuri Open Hyōgo90,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa (1)16
24 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Hidemichi Tanaka (10)16
1 Jul Japan Golf Tour Championship iiyama Cup Tochigi120,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Katsumasa Miyamoto (3)16Japan major
8 Jul Juken Sangyo Open Hiroshima Hiroshima90,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Keiichiro Fukabori (5)16
15 Jul Aiful Cup Aomori90,000,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Keng-chi (1)16
29 Jul Sato Foods NST Niigata Open Golf Championship Niigata50,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Go Higaki (1)16
5 Aug Sun Chlorella Classic Hokkaidō110,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Fujita (2)16
26 Aug Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta Fukuoka90,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Takenori Hiraishi (1)16
2 Sep Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup Hokkaidō80,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dean Wilson (3)16
9 Sep Suntory Open Chiba90,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Katayama (10)16
16 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō100,000,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Keng-chi (2)16
23 Sep Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka140,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Toshimitsu Izawa (9)16
30 Sep Acom International Ibaraki110,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuhiko Hosokawa (7)16
7 Oct Georgia Tokai Classic Aichi120,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Toshimitsu Izawa (10)16
14 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Saitama120,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Taichi Teshima (2)32Flagship event [lower-alpha 2]
21 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba110,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Toshimitsu Izawa (11)16
28 Oct Philip Morris K.K. Championship Hyōgo200,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Toshimitsu Izawa (12)16
4 Nov Ube Kosan Open Yamaguchi140,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dean Wilson (4)16
11 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki200,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Duval (n/a)28
25 Nov Casio World Open Kagoshima140,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoshi Murota (4)22
2 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo90,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Katsumasa Miyamoto (4)16Japan major

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurseWinner OWGR
points		Notes
8 Apr Masters Tournament United StatesUS$5,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods 100 Major championship
18 Jun U.S. Open United StatesUS$5,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen 100 Major championship
22 Jul The Open Championship England£3,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Duval 100 Major championship
19 Aug PGA Championship United StatesUS$5,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Toms 100 Major championship

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Flag of Japan.svg Toshimitsu Izawa 217,934,583
2 Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Katayama 133,434,850
3 Flag of the United States.svg Dean Wilson 118,571,075
4 Flag of Japan.svg Taichi Teshima 112,356,544
5 Flag of Japan.svg Toru Taniguchi 111,686,284

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Most Valuable Player Flag of Japan.svg Toshimitsu Izawa [5]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Laycock [5] [6]

Japan Challenge Tour

2001 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration8 March 2001 (2001-03-08) – 1 November 2001 (2001-11-01)
Number of official events13
Most wins Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Hur Suk-ho (3)
Money list Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Hur Suk-ho
← 2000
2002 →

The 2001 Japan Challenge Tour was the 17th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2001 season. [7]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner [lower-alpha 3]
9 MarPRGR Cup (Cyubu)Mie10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Azuma Yano (1)
13 AprJGTO iiyama Challenge 1Ibaraki10,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Hur Suk-ho (1)
19 AprKourakuen Cup (1st)Oita10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiaki Mano (1)
25 MayJGTO iiyama Challenge 2Ishikawa10,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Hur Suk-ho (2)
8 JunAiful Challenge Cup SpringHyōgo10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Inoue (1)
5 JulKourakuen Cup (2nd)Hokkaido10,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Hur Suk-ho (3)
19 JulPRGR Cup (Kansai)Hyōgo10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Naotoshi Nakamura (1)
20 SepAiful Challenge Cup AutumnFukushima10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Iijima (1)
28 SepKasco CupChiba10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Ohyama (2)
5 OctPRGR Cup (Kanto)Tochigi10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Azuma Yano (2)
19 OctShinwa Golf ClassicGifu10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Iijima (2)
25 OctPGA Cup ChallengeHiroshima10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Maruyama (1)
1 NovKourakuen Cup (3rd)Chiba10,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gregory Meyer (1)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. [8] The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 2002 Japan Golf Tour (iiyama Tour).

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Hur Suk-ho 5,150,264
2 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Iijima 4,329,041
3 Flag of Japan.svg Azuma Yano 4,146,963
4 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Ohyama 3,120,712
5 Flag of the United States.svg Gregory Meyer 3,073,860

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.
  2. ↑ Also a Japan major championship.
  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 Japan Golf Tour.

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References

  1. ↑ "年間スポンサーのイーヤマ撤退を正式発表" [Official announcement of the withdrawal of annual sponsor iiyama]. Golf Digest Japan (in Japanese). 11 May 2002. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "2001 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "2001 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "獲得賞金史上最多の2億1793万4583円" [The highest prize money in history: 217,934,583 yen] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 3 December 2001. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  5. 1 2 "2001年ジャパンゴルフツアー表彰式" [2001 Japan Golf Tour Awards Ceremony]. Golf Digest Japan (in Japanese). 7 December 2001. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Ｓ・レイコック" [Scott Laycock] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 2 January 2024. ９試合でトップ１０入りした２００１年の日本ツアーでは、ルーキー・オブ・ザ・イヤーに選出されている。[On the 2001 Japan Tour, he finished inside the top 10 in 9 events and was selected as the Rookie of the Year.]
  7. ↑ "2001 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "2001 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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