2006 Japan Golf Tour

2006 Japan Golf Tour season

Duration	15 December 2005 (2005-12-15) – 3 December 2006 (2006-12-03)
Number of official events	29
Most wins	Shingo Katayama (3)
Money list	Shingo Katayama
Most Valuable Player	Shingo Katayama
Rookie of the Year	Lee Dong-hwan
← 2005 2007 →

The 2006 Japan Golf Tour was the 34th 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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2006 season. ^[1]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (¥)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	OWGR points	Other tours [lower-alpha 2]	Notes
18 Dec	Asia Japan Okinawa Open	Okinawa	100,000,000	Tadahiro Takayama (2)	14	ASA
16 Apr	Token Homemate Cup	Gifu	110,000,000	Wayne Perske (1)	16
23 Apr	Tsuruya Open	Hyōgo	100,000,000	Brendan Jones (5)	16
30 Apr	The Crowns	Aichi	120,000,000	Shingo Katayama (19)	16
14 May	Japan PGA Championship	Gifu	110,000,000	Tomohiro Kondo (1)	16		Japan major
21 May	Munsingwear Open KSB Cup	Okayama	100,000,000	Toshinori Muto (1)	16
28 May	Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf	Saitama	110,000,000	Kaname Yokoo (5)	16
4 Jun	JCB Classic Sendai	Miyagi	100,000,000	Hideto Tanihara (3)	16
18 Jun	Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open	Hyōgo	100,000,000	Nobuhiro Masuda (1)	16
25 Jun	Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open	Okayama	100,000,000	Hur Suk-ho (6)	16
2 Jul	UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills	Ibaraki	150,000,000	Tatsuhiko Takahashi (2)	16		Japan major
9 Jul	Woodone Open Hiroshima	Hiroshima	100,000,000	Tetsuji Hiratsuka (3)	16
23 Jul	Sega Sammy Cup	Hokkaidō	120,000,000	Yeh Wei-tze (2)	16
30 Jul	The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki	Shizuoka	120,000,000	Toru Taniguchi (11)	16
6 Aug	Sun Chlorella Classic	Hokkaidō	150,000,000	Hideto Tanihara (4)	16
27 Aug	Under Armour KBC Augusta	Fukuoka	100,000,000	Taichi Teshima (4)	16
3 Sep	Fujisankei Classic	Yamanashi	150,000,000	Shingo Katayama (20)	16
10 Sep	Suntory Open	Chiba	100,000,000	Yang Yong-eun (4)	16
17 Sep	ANA Open	Hokkaidō	100,000,000	Tomohiro Kondo (2)	16
24 Sep	Acom International	Ibaraki	120,000,000	Mamo Osanai (3)	16
1 Oct	Coca-Cola Tokai Classic	Aichi	120,000,000	Hidemasa Hoshino (2)	16
15 Oct	Japan Open Golf Championship	Saitama	200,000,000	Paul Sheehan (3)	32		Flagship event [lower-alpha 3]
22 Oct	Bridgestone Open	Chiba	110,000,000	Taichi Teshima (5)	16
29 Oct	ABC Championship	Hyōgo	120,000,000	Shingo Katayama (21)	16
5 Nov	Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial	Fukuoka	100,000,000	Tatsuhiko Ichihara (1)	16
12 Nov	Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters	Shizuoka	150,000,000	Tsuneyuki Nakajima (48)	24
19 Nov	Dunlop Phoenix Tournament	Miyazaki	200,000,000	Pádraig Harrington (n/a)	38
26 Nov	Casio World Open	Kōchi	140,000,000	Jeev Milkha Singh (1)	18
3 Dec	Golf Nippon Series JT Cup	Tokyo	100,000,000	Jeev Milkha Singh (2)	20		Japan major

Unofficial events

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	Other tours [lower-alpha 2]	Notes
9 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	US$7,000,000	Phil Mickelson	100		Major championship
18 Jun	U.S. Open	United States	US$6,250,000	Geoff Ogilvy	100		Major championship
23 Jul	The Open Championship	England	£4,000,000	Tiger Woods	100		Major championship
20 Aug	PGA Championship	United States	US$6,800,000	Tiger Woods	100		Major championship

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. ^{[2] [3]}

Position	Player	Prize money (¥)
1	Shingo Katayama	178,402,190
2	Hideto Tanihara	119,888,517
3	Jeev Milkha Singh	113,538,173
4	Toru Taniguchi	113,468,445
5	Taichi Teshima	96,488,270

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Most Valuable Player	Shingo Katayama	[4]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)	Lee Dong-hwan	[4]

Japan Challenge Tour

2006 Japan Challenge Tour season

Duration	6 April 2006 (2006-04-06) – 19 October 2006 (2006-10-19)
Number of official events	16
Most wins	Yosuke Mizobuchi (2) Keishiro Nakata (2) Takaki Ono (2)
Money list	Takaki Ono
← 2005 2007 →

The 2006 Japan Challenge Tour was the 22nd season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2006 season. ^[5]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (¥)	Winner [lower-alpha 4]
8 Apr	PRGR Cup	Chiba	15,000,000	Hirotoshi Shigehara (1)
19 May	Everlife Cup Challenge Tournament	Fukuoka	10,000,000	Takaki Ono (1)
2 Jun	PGA JGTO Challenge I	Yamaguchi	10,000,000	Tatsuaki Nakamura (2)
9 Jun	Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament I	Miyagi	15,000,000	Yosuke Mizobuchi (1)
16 Jun	Segasammy Challenge	Ibaraki	10,000,000	Yosuke Mizobuchi (2)
23 Jun	PGA JGTO Challenge II	Tochigi	10,000,000	Lee Dong-hwan (1)
7 Jul	1st PGM Series Country Club The Lakes Challenge	Ibaraki	10,000,000	Shinichi Yamazaki (1)
28 Jul	2nd PGM Series Wakagi Challenge	Saga	10,000,000	Taku Sugaya (2)
9 Aug	3rd PGM Series Sun-Park Sapporo Challenge	Hokkaido	10,000,000	Seita Matsumoto (1)
25 Aug	4th PGM Series Ohinata Challenge	Tochigi	10,000,000	Keishiro Nakata (1)
8 Sep	5th PGM Series Kasagi Challenge	Kyoto	10,000,000	Keishiro Nakata (2)
14 Sep	Srixon Challenge	Tochigi	10,000,000	Takaki Ono (2)
22 Sep	GDO Challenge Cup	Ibaraki	10,000,000	Naruhito Ueda (1)
30 Sep	Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament II	Miyagi	20,000,000	Kazuya Omae (1)
6 Oct	Par 72 Challenge Cup	Tochigi	10,000,000	Achi Sato (1)
19 Oct	Tokyo Dome Cup	Tochigi	10,000,000	Masamichi Uehira (2)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. ^{[6] [7]} The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 2007 Japan Golf Tour. ^[8]

Position	Player	Prize money (¥)
1	Takaki Ono	7,710,069
2	Yosuke Mizobuchi	5,536,423
3	Hirotoshi Shigehara	4,849,623
4	Toru Morita	4,801,984
5	Tatsuaki Nakamura	4,439,831

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. ASA − Asian Tour.
3. Also a Japan major championship.
4. 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.

References

1. "2006 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
2. "2006 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
3. "片山晋呉「青木さんに並びます」" [Shingo Katayama "I'll line up with Mr. Aoki"] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2023. ３年連続の賞金王は、「勝って締めくくりたかった」が有終の美、とはいかなかった。[The winner of the prize money for the third consecutive year "wanted to finish with a win" but it was not the beauty of the end.]
4. "ジャパンゴルフツアー表彰式部門別受賞者と表彰一覧" [List of winners and awards by category of the Japan Golf Tour Award Ceremony] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 29 December 2006. Retrieved 28 June 2023. 最優秀選手賞　片山晋呉... 最優秀新人賞・島田トロフィ　ドンファン[Most Valuable Player Award: Shingo Katayama... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Lee Dong-hwan]
5. "2006 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
6. "2006 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
7. "チャレンジ賞金ランキング1位　「小野貴樹」" [Challenge Prize Ranking 1st "Takaki Ono"] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 20 October 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
8. "チャレンジ賞金ランキング4位　「森田徹」" [Challenge Prize Ranking 4th "Toru Morita"] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 20 October 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2023. ...賞金ランキング5位以内を目指した大切な試合で、[...and it was an important match aimed at the top 5 in the prize money ranking.]

External links

• Official website