| Duration | 17 April 2008 – 7 December 2008 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 24 |
| Most wins |  Shingo Katayama (3) Prayad Marksaeng (3) |
| Money list | Shingo Katayama |
| Most Valuable Player | Shingo Katayama |
| Rookie of the Year | Ryo Ishikawa |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 Japan Golf Tour was the 36th 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.
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season. [1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner [a] | OWGR points | Other tours [b] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 110,000,000 | Katsumasa Miyamoto (7) | 16 | ||
| 27 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 |  Hur Suk-ho (7) | 16 | ||
| 4 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Tomohiro Kondo (4) | 16 | ||
| 11 May | Pine Valley Beijing Open | China | 110,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (6) | 16 | ASA | New to Japan Golf Tour |
| 18 May | Japan PGA Championship | Gunma | 130,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (24) | 16 | Japan major | |
| 25 May | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (7) | 16 | ||
| 1 Jun | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf | Hyōgo | 110,000,000 | Prayad Marksaeng (1) | 18 | ||
| 22 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic | Hyōgo | 130,000,000 | Prayad Marksaeng (2) | 16 | ||
| 6 Jul | UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Hidemasa Hoshino (3) | 16 | Japan major | |
| 27 Jul | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 |  Jeev Milkha Singh (3) | 16 | ||
| 3 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Takuya Taniguchi (2) | 16 | ||
| 31 Aug | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Shintaro Kai (1) | 16 | ||
| 7 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 150,000,000 | Toyokazu Fujishima (1) | 16 | ||
| 21 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 130,000,000 | Azuma Yano (2) | 16 | ||
| 28 Sep | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open | Osaka | 200,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (8) | 20 | ASA | New tournament |
| 5 Oct | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Toshinori Muto (2) | 20 | ||
| 12 Oct | Canon Open | Kanagawa | 200,000,000 | Makoto Inoue (2) | 16 | New tournament | |
| 19 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Fukuoka | 200,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (25) | 32 | Flagship event [c] | |
| 26 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Azuma Yano (3) | 16 | ||
| 2 Nov | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (2) | 16 | ||
| 9 Nov | The Championship by Lexus | Ibaraki | 200,000,000 | Hur Suk-ho (8) | 18 | New tournament | |
| 16 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (26) | 22 | ||
| 23 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Prayad Marksaeng (3) | 36 | ||
| 30 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 140,000,000 | Koumei Oda (1) | 18 | ||
| 7 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Jeev Milkha Singh (4) | 24 | Japan major |
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(s) | OWGR points | Other tours [b] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,500,000 |  Trevor Immelman | 100 | Major championship | |
| 9 May | Sponichi Cup | Chiba | 6,000,000 | Shunsuke Sonoda (a) | n/a | ||
| 16 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$7,500,000 |  Tiger Woods | 100 | Major championship | |
| 20 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £4,200,000 |  Pádraig Harrington | 100 | Major championship | |
| 10 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$7,500,000 | Pádraig Harrington | 100 | Major championship | |
| 22 Sep | Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf | Chiba | 17,800,000 |  Dinesh Chand | n/a | ||
| 13 Dec | Hitachi 3Tours Championship | Chiba | 80,000,000 | Japan Golf Tour | n/a | Team event |
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 | 180,094,895 |
| 2 | Azuma Yano | 137,064,052 |
| 3 | Prayad Marksaeng | 126,430,825 |
| 4 | Hideto Tanihara | 110,414,719 |
| 5 | Ryo Ishikawa | 106,318,166 |
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Shingo Katayama | [4] |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Ryo Ishikawa | [4] |
| Duration | 10 April 2008 – 26 October 2008 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10 |
| Most wins | Shigeru Nonaka (2) Masamichi Uehira (2) |
| Money list | Masamichi Uehira |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 Japan Challenge Tour was the 24th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season. [5]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner [d] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr | PRGR Cup | Chiba | 15,000,000 | Tatsunori Nukaga (1) |
| 23 May | Arita Tokyu JGTO Challenge I | Wakayama | 13,000,000 | Masamichi Uehira (3) |
| 13 Jun | Mochizuki Tokyu JGTO Challenge II | Nagano | 13,000,000 | Shigeru Nonaka (1) |
| 29 Jun | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 20,000,000 | Taichiro Kiyota (3) |
| 10 Jul | Everlife Cup Challenge Tournament | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (1) |
| 26 Jul | Shizu Hills Tommy Cup | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Hirotaro Naito (1) |
| 12 Sep | Sunroyal GC Cup | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Masamichi Uehira (4) |
| 19 Sep | Srixon Challenge | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Shigeru Nonaka (2) |
| 26 Sep | Toshin Challenge Tournament | Mie | 10,000,000 | Hiro Aoyama (1) |
| 26 Oct | PRGR Cup Final | Chiba | 15,000,000 | Hiroaki Iijima (3) |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. [6] [7] The top six players on the money list earned status to play on the 2009 Japan Golf Tour. [8]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masamichi Uehira | 6,329,033 |
| 2 | Yuta Ikeda | 6,040,545 |
| 3 | Shigeru Nonaka | 5,502,620 |
| 4 | Hiroaki Iijima | 4,587,176 |
| 5 | Taichiro Kiyota | 4,286,250 |
| 6 | Tatsunori Nukaga | 3,737,039 |
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さらに自身通算５度目の賞金ランキング賞...[In addition, as his fifth prize money ranking award...]
最優秀選手賞 片山晋呉... 最優秀新人賞 島田トロフィ 石川遼[Most Valuable Player Award: Shingo Katayama... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Ryo Ishikawa]
来年度ツアートーナメント前半戦までの出場優先順位が与えられる賞金ランキング２位から６位までには[From 2nd to 6th in the prize money ranking, which will be given priority until the first half of next year's Tour tournament...]