2018 Japan Golf Tour

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2018 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration18 January 2018 (2018-01-18) – 2 December 2018 (2018-12-02)
Number of official events24 [a]
Most wins Flag of Japan.svg Kodai Ichihara (2)
Money list Flag of Japan.svg Shugo Imahira
Most Valuable Player Flag of Japan.svg Shugo Imahira
Rookie of the Year Flag of Japan.svg Rikuya Hoshino
← 2017
2019 →

The 2018 Japan Golf Tour was the 46th 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 2018 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner [b] OWGR
points		Other
tours [c] 		Notes
21 Jan SMBC Singapore Open SingaporeUS$1,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio García (n/a)28 ASA
28 Jan Leopalace21 Myanmar Open MyanmarUS$750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Peterson (1)19 ASA
15 Apr Token Homemate Cup Mie130,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Atomu Shigenaga (1)16
22 Apr Panasonic Open Golf Championship Osaka150,000,000 Flag of India.svg Rahil Gangjee (1)15 ASA
29 Apr The Crowns Aichi120,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Yang Yong-eun (5)16
13 May Japan PGA Championship Chiba150,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Toru Taniguchi (20)16Japan major
20 May Kansai Open Golf Championship Hyōgo70,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Ryuko Tokimatsu (3)16
27 May Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Ibaraki100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shota Akiyoshi (1)16
3 Jun Japan Golf Tour Championship
Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills 		Ibaraki150,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Kodai Ichihara (1)16Japan major
24 Jun Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open Fukushima50,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shota Akiyoshi (2)16
8 Jul Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō150,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Kennedy (3)16
26 Aug RIZAP KBC Augusta Fukuoka100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Daijiro Izumida (1)16
2 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi110,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Rikuya Hoshino (1)16
9 Sep [d] ISPS Handa Match Play Saitama230,000,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Thanyakon Khrongpha (1)16
16 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō–Cancelled [e] –
23 Sep Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf Saitama150,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Ikeda (20)15 ASA
30 Sep Top Cup Tokai Classic Aichi110,000,000 Flag of the Philippines.svg Angelo Que (1)16
14 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Kanagawa200,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Inamori (1)32Flagship event [f]
21 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba150,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shugo Imahira (2)16
28 Oct Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo150,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Kinoshita (1)16
4 Nov Heiwa PGM Championship Okinawa200,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Shaun Norris (3)16
11 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka200,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsunori Nukaga (1)18
18 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki200,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Kodai Ichihara (2)30
25 Nov Casio World Open Kōchi200,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Ho-sung (2)16
2 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo130,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Kodaira (7)17Japan 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 [c] 		Notes
8 Apr Masters Tournament United StatesUS$11,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Reed 100 Major championship
6 May Legend Charity Pro-Am Chiba50,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shugo Imahira n/aPro-Am
17 Jun U.S. Open United StatesUS$12,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brooks Koepka 100 Major championship
22 Jul The Open Championship ScotlandUS$10,500,000 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Molinari 100 Major championship
12 Aug PGA Championship United StatesUS$11,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brooks Koepka 100 Major championship
9 Dec Hitachi 3Tours Championship Chiba57,000,000 Japan PGA Senior Tour n/aTeam event

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 Shugo Imahira 139,119,332
2 Flag of South Africa.svg Shaun Norris 103,942,450
3 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Inamori 85,301,742
4 Flag of Japan.svg Kodai Ichihara 82,245,918
5 Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Ikeda 79,671,825

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Most Valuable Player Flag of Japan.svg Shugo Imahira [5]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Flag of Japan.svg Rikuya Hoshino [5]

Japan Challenge Tour

2018 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration30 March 2018 (2018-03-30) – 26 October 2018 (2018-10-26)
Number of official events12
Most wins Flag of Japan.svg Taihei Sato (2)
Money list Flag of Japan.svg Taihei Sato
← 2017
2019 →

The 2018 Japan Challenge Tour, titled as the 2018 AbemaTV Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 34th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

AbemaTV title sponsorship

In January, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with AbemaTV, being renamed as the AbemaTV Tour. [6]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2018 season. [7]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner [g]
1 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Bae-jong (1)
20 Apri Golf Shaper ChallengeFukuoka15,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Naoto Takayanagi (1)
27 AprJapan Create ChallengeFukuoka15,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shoji Kawai (1)
18 MayHeiwa PGM Challenge I Road to ChampionshipIbaraki15,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Keisuke Kondo (1)
8 JunISPS Handa Challenge CupChiba20,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Ryosuke Kinoshita (1)
22 JunLandic ChallengeFukuoka15,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Taihei Sato (1)
29 JunMinami Akita CC Michinoku ChallengeAkita15,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Higa (1)
14 SepHeiwa PGM Challenge II Road to ChampionshipTottori15,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dodge Kemmer (1)
21 SepElite Grips ChallengeHyōgo15,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Taihei Sato (2)
6 OctRyo Ishikawa Everyone Project ChallengeTochigi15,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Taiji Maekawa (1)
19 OctTaiheiyo Club Challenge TournamentSaitama15,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Tomohiro Umeyama (2)
26 OctJGTO Novil FinalIbaraki15,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Kono (3)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. [8] [9] The top 20 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2019 Japan Golf Tour. [10]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Flag of Japan.svg Taihei Sato 7,256,163
2 Flag of Japan.svg Tomohiro Umeyama 5,338,803
3 Flag of Japan.svg Naoto Takayanagi 4,813,256
4 Flag of Japan.svg Ryosuke Kinoshita 4,251,987
5 Flag of Japan.svg Takaya Onoda 3,736,339

Notes

  1. ↑ One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 ASA − Asian Tour.
  4. ↑ First two rounds played in July.
  5. ↑ Cancelled due to the Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake. [2]
  6. ↑ Also a Japan major championship.
  7. ↑ 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. ↑ "2018 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "「平成30年北海道胆振東部地震」の影響によりANAオープンが開催中止" [ANA Open canceled due to the influence of the "30 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake"] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 6 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "2018 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "ジャパンゴルフツアー表彰式を開催" [Japan Golf Tour Award Ceremony held] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2023. 華やかな受賞式の最後は、賞金王がスピーチするのが恒例だ。賞金ランキング賞のほかに、...[At the end of the glamorous awards ceremony, it is customary for the prize king to give a speech. In addition to the prize money ranking award...]
  5. 1 2 "部門別ランキング賞、受賞者とスポンサー一覧" [Category Ranking Awards, List of Winners and Sponsors] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2023. 最優秀選手賞　今平周吾... 最優秀新人賞　島田トロフィ　星野陸也[Most Valuable Player Award: Shugo Imahira... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Rikuya Hoshino]
  6. ↑ "ス 「AbemaTV」がJGTO主催「チャレンジトーナメント」との年間特別スポンサー契約を締結 現「チャレンジトーナメント」から「AbemaTVツアー」へ名称を変更" ["AbemaTV" signs annual special sponsorship agreement with "Challenge Tournament" sponsored by JGTO Changed name from "Challenge Tournament" to "AbemaTV Tour"] (in Japanese). Abema. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "2018 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "2018 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "AbemaTVツアー元年の賞金王は佐藤大平" [The prize money king of the first year of the AbemaTV tour is Taihei Sato] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "2019年のツアー前半戦出場権の結果は？" [What are the results of qualifying for the first half of the 2019 Tour?] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2023. 2019年度からツアートーナメントの出場資格が変更になり、賞金ランキング上位19名の選手（ランキング1位選手は除く）には2019年の第1回リランキングまでのツアートーナメント出場権を得ることが出来るようになった。[From 2019, the eligibility for tour tournaments has changed, and the top 19 players in the prize money ranking (excluding the first ranked player) will be able to qualify for the tour tournament until the first reranking in 1.]
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