| Duration | 12 April 2012 – 2 December 2012 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 25 |
| Most wins |  Hiroyuki Fujita (4) |
| Money list | Hiroyuki Fujita |
| Most Valuable Player | Hiroyuki Fujita |
| Rookie of the Year | Yoshinori Fujimoto |
← 2011 2013 → | |
The 2012 Japan Golf Tour was the 40th 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 2012 season. [1]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$8,000,000 |  Bubba Watson | 100 | Major championship | |
| 6 May | Legend Charity Pro-Am | Chiba | 38,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda | n/a | Pro-Am | |
| 17 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$8,000,000 | Webb Simpson | 100 | Major championship | |
| 1 Jul | Million Yard Cup | Nagasaki | n/a |  Team South Korea | n/a | Team event | |
| 22 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £5,000,000 |  Ernie Els | 100 | Major championship | |
| 2 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$8,000,000 |  Rory McIlroy | 100 | Major championship | |
| 9 Dec | Hitachi 3Tours Championship | Chiba | 57,000,000 | Japan PGA Senior 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 | Hiroyuki Fujita | 175,159,972 |
| 2 | Toru Taniguchi | 102,686,994 |
| 3 |  Brendan Jones | 92,078,892 |
| 4 | Yuta Ikeda | 88,948,069 |
| 5 | Yoshinori Fujimoto | 88,659,122 |
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Hiroyuki Fujita | [4] |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Yoshinori Fujimoto | [4] |
| Duration | 29 March 2012 – 19 October 2012 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 13 |
| Most wins | Yuki Kono (2) |
| Money list | Yuki Kono |
← 2011 2013 → | |
The 2012 Japan Challenge Tour was the 28th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2012 season. [5]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner [d] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Yang Ji-ho (1) |
| 20 Apr | Kimisarazu GL GMA Challenge Tournament | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Daijiro Izumida (1) |
| 25 May | Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup | Gifu | 10,000,000 | Naomi Ohta (2) |
| 1 Jun | Murasaki CC Sumire GMA Challenge Tournament | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Akio Sadakata (1) |
| 7 Jun | ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament | Chiba | 15,000,000 | Yosuke Asaji (1) |
| 15 Jun | Akita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge I | Akita | 10,000,000 | Yuki Kono (1) |
| 29 Jun | Tokyu Nasu Resort JGTO Challenge II | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Yuki Kono (2) |
| 14 Jul | Shizu Hills Tommy Cup | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Koichi Sugimoto (2) |
| 27 Jul | Daisen GC JGTO Challenge III | Tottori | 10,000,000 | Masashi Nishimura (1) |
| 13 Sep | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup I in Onotoyo | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Achi Sato (4) |
| 21 Sep | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup II in Boso | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Satoshi Kodaira (2) |
| 228 Sep | Elite Grips JGTO Challenge IV | Mie | 10,000,000 | Toru Morita (2) |
| 19 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Hur In-hoi (1) |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. [6] [7] The top eight players on the money list earned status to play on the 2013 Japan Golf Tour. [8]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuki Kono | 4,607,237 |
| 2 | Hur In-hoi | 4,369,211 |
| 3 | Yang Ji-ho | 4,365,325 |
| 4 | Akio Sadakata | 3,906,933 |
| 5 | Yosuke Tsukada | 3,376,983 |
| 6 | Yosuke Asaji | 3,347,000 |
| 7 | Makoto Inoue | 3,213,055 |
| 8 | Koichi Sugimoto | 3,039,870 |
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最優秀選手賞 藤田寛之... 最優秀新人賞 島田トロフィ 藤本佳則[Most Valuable Player Award: Hiroyuki Fujita... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Yoshinori Fujimoto]
年間のツアー出場権を、2位から8位までのホ、ヤン・ジホ（韓国）、貞方章男、塚田陽亮、浅地洋佑、井上信、杦本晃一の7人が来年前期のツアー出場優先権を獲得した。[...while the seven finishers from 2nd to 8th place, namely Ho, Yang Ji-ho (Korea), Akio Sadakata, Yosuke Tsukada, Yosuke Asaji, Shin Inoue and Koichi Sugimoto, have been given priority to participate in the first half of next year's tour.]
