2010 Japan Golf Tour

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2010 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration15 April 2010 (2010-04-15) – 5 December 2010 (2010-12-05)
Number of official events25
Most wins Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Ikeda (4)
Money list Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Kyung-tae
Most Valuable Player Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Fujita
Rookie of the Year Flag of Japan.svg Shunsuke Sonoda
2009
2011

The 2010 Japan Golf Tour was the 38th 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

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2010 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner [a] OWGR
points
Other
tours [b]
Notes
18 Apr Token Homemate Cup Mie130,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Koumei Oda (4)18
25 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo120,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Fujita (9)18
2 May The Crowns Aichi120,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Ishikawa (7)20
16 May Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup Nagasaki140,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Toru Taniguchi (16)20Japan major
30 May Diamond Cup Golf Saitama120,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Kyung-tae (1)20
6 Jun Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills Ibaraki120,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Katsumasa Miyamoto (8)22Japan major
27 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic Hyōgo130,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shunsuke Sonoda (1)22
4 Jul Toshin Golf Tournament Mie60,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Ikeda (5)18New tournament
11 Jul The Championship by Lexus Ibaraki150,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kanemoto (2)16
25 Jul Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō130,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Mamo Osanai (4)18
1 Aug Sun Chlorella Classic Hokkaidō150,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Tadahiro Takayama (3)20
22 Aug Kansai Open Golf Championship Kyoto50,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shigeru Nonaka (1)16
29 Aug Vana H Cup KBC Augusta Fukuoka110,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Hideto Tanihara (9)18
5 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi110,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Ishikawa (8)18
19 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō110,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Ikeda (6)18
26 Sep Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Hyōgo150,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brendan Jones (9)22 ASA
3 Oct Coca-Cola Tokai Classic Aichi120,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Michio Matsumura (1)18
10 Oct Canon Open Kanagawa150,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Yokota (2)18
17 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Aichi200,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Kyung-tae (2)32Flagship event [c]
24 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba150,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Ikeda (7)22
31 Oct Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo150,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Kyung-tae (3)20
14 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka150,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Ishikawa (9)20
21 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki200,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Ikeda (8)30
28 Nov Casio World Open Kōchi200,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Michio Matsumura (2)24
5 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo130,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Fujita (10)26Japan major

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner(s) OWGR
points
Other
tours [b]
Notes
11 Apr Masters Tournament United StatesUS$7,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson 100 Major championship
20 Jun U.S. Open United StatesUS$7,500,000 Ulster Banner.svg Graeme McDowell 100 Major championship
18 Jul The Open Championship Scotland£4,800,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen 100 Major championship
12 Aug Handa Cup Promising Golfers Tournament Under 30 Chiba20,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shogo Kimura n/a
15 Aug PGA Championship United StatesUS$7,500,000 Flag of Germany.svg Martin Kaymer 100 Major championship
12 Sep Hyundai Capital Korea-Japan Team Championship South KoreaUS$700,000Flag of Japan.svg Team Japann/aTeam event
12 Dec Hitachi 3Tours Championship Chiba57,000,000 Japan Golf Tour n/aTeam event

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Kyung-tae 181,103,799
2 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Fujita 157,932,927
3 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Ishikawa 151,461,479
4 Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Ikeda 145,043,030
5 Flag of Japan.svg Michio Matsumura 108,908,063

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Most Valuable Player Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Fujita [4]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Flag of Japan.svg Shunsuke Sonoda [5]

Japan Challenge Tour

2010 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration9 April 2010 (2010-04-09) – 22 October 2010 (2010-10-22)
Number of official events11
Most wins Flag of Fiji.svg Dinesh Chand (2)
Money list Flag of Fiji.svg Dinesh Chand
2009
2011

The 2010 Japan Challenge Tour was the 26th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2010 season. [6]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner [d]
11 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Soushi Tajima (1)
21 MayToshin ChallengeGifu10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Akira Endo (1)
28 MayFuji Country Kanai Club Challenge CupGifu10,000,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Dinesh Chand (1)
11 JunTohoku Yakurai CupMiyagi10,000,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Dinesh Chand (2)
19 JunShizu Hills Tommy CupIbaraki15,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Sushi Ishigaki (2)
25 JunTokyu Resort Nasu JGTO ChallengeTochigi10,000,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chiang Chen-chih (1)
15 JulBoso Country CupChiba10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Masayoshi Nakayama (1)
20 AugHatoyama Country Club GMA Challenge TournamentSaitama10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Kodaira (a) (1)
10 SepSrixon ChallengeMiyagi10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shunta Maeawakura (1)
17 SepItsuurateien JGTO Challenge 2Fukushima10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Hirohito Koizumi (1)
22 OctJGTO Novil FinalChiba10,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Park Sung-joon (1)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. [7] [8] The top seven players on the money list earned status to play on the 2011 Japan Golf Tour. [8]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Flag of Fiji.svg Dinesh Chand 4,780,625
2 Flag of Japan.svg Sushi Ishigaki 4,350,520
3 Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Kobayashi 3,258,022
4 Flag of Japan.svg Shunta Maeawakura 3,157,313
5 Flag of Japan.svg Soushi Tajima 3,090,963
6 Flag of Japan.svg Hirohito Koizumi 2,966,274
7 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Park Sung-joon 2,864,850

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. 1 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.

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References

  1. "2010 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. "2010 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. "金庚泰(キムキョンテ)が2010年の賞金王に" [Kim Kyung-tae is the 2010 prize winner] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. "藤田寛之が最優秀選手賞受賞" [Hiroyuki Fujita wins the Most Valuable Player Award] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 26 December 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. "今年の最優秀新人賞島田トロフィは薗田峻輔" [This year's Best Newcomer Shimada Trophy goes to Shunsuke Sonoda] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  6. "2010 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  7. "2010 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  8. 1 2 "朴星俊が逆転優勝!来年のツアー前期の出場優先権を獲得" [Park Sung-joon wins the come-from-behind victory! Priority for next year's first half of the Tour] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023. ...チャレンジ賞金王のデッネッシュ・チャンド(今大会は欠場)が来年のツアーシード権、チャレンジ賞金ランキング2位から7位までのすし石垣、小林正則、前粟蔵俊太、田島創志、小泉洋人、朴星俊の6人が来年前期のツアー出場優先権を獲得した。[...and the Challenge Prize King Dinesh Chand (who will not participate in this tournament) has been seeded for next year's tour, and the six players ranked 2nd to 7th in the Challenge Prize Money Rankings: Sushi Ishigaki, Masanori Kobayashi, Shunta Maeawakura, Soji Tajima, Hiroto Koizumi, and Sung Joon Park have been given priority to participate in the Tour in the first half of next year.]