Japan Challenge Tour

Japan Challenge Tour

Current season, competition or edition: 2025 Japan Challenge Tour
Formerly	AbemaTV Tour Abema Tour
Sport	Golf
Founded	1985
First season	1985
Countries	Based in Japan
Most titles	Tournament wins: Gohei Sato (5) Masamichi Uehira (5)
Related competitions	Japan Golf Tour

The Japan Challenge Tour, currently titled as the ACN Tour, is a series of developmental golf tournaments run by the Japan Golf Tour Organization. It has been in operation since 1985.

In 2023, the schedule featured 12 tournaments, with prize funds of mostly ¥ 15,000,000. ^[1] This is about a tenth of the level of prize money per event on offer on the main Japan Golf Tour, with the main tour also having a longer season.

History

In January 2018, the tour signed a sponsor title agreement with AbemaTV, being renamed as the AbemaTV Tour for the 2018 season onwards. ^[2] The agreement lasted until the end of the 2024 season. ^[3] In March 2025, it was announced that ACN  [ ja ] would become the new title sponsor of the tour, being renamed as the ACN Tour. ^[4]

In July 2018, it was also announced that the tour would be included into the Official World Golf Ranking starting in 2019, with the winner receiving a minimum of 4 points for a 54-hole event. ^[5]

The top 20 players earn entry into the Japan Golf Tour. ^[6]

Money list winners

Season	Winner	Prize money (¥)
2024	Taisei Yamada	5,259,789
2023	Tatsunori Shogenji	11,253,106
2022	Yujiro Ohori	7,798,551
2020–21	Ryo Hisatsune	10,922,467
2019	Yoshikazu Haku	6,797,444
2018	Taihei Sato	7,256,163
2017	Tomoharu Otsuki	3,787,591
2016	Yoshinobu Tsukada	5,509,115
2015	Yu Morimoto	4,479,531
2014	Shugo Imahira	7,444,288
2013	Kwon Ki-taek	5,326,885
2012	Yuki Koko	4,607,237
2011	Tatsunori Nukaga	5,846,275
2010	Dinesh Chand	4,780,625
2009	Chris Campbell	6,136,154
2008	Masamichi Uehira	6,329,033
2007	Michio Matsumura	6,685,183
2006	Takaki Ono	7,710,069
2005	Shoichi Ideguchi	5,070,263
2004	Yoshiaki Kimura	4,199,650
2003	Masamichi Uehira	3,082,833
2002	Tatsuhiko Ichihara	4,124,935
2001	Hur Suk-ho	5,150,264
2000	Masanori Kobayashi	3,851,250
1999	Kosaku Makisaka	3,461,294
1998	No information known
1997
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1985

References

1. "2023 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
2. "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.
3. "Abemaツアー７年間の歴史に幕。男子ツアーに様々な変革と刺激を注入した功績に感謝" [The Abema Tour has come to an end over its seven-year history. Thanked for injecting a variety of transformations and inspirations into the men's tour] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
4. "国内男子下部は「ACNツアー」に名称変更 YouTubeでも中継" [The men's lower division in Japan will be renamed "ACN Tour" and will be broadcast on YouTube.]. Golf Digest Japan (in Japanese). 19 March 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
5. "Board Announcement". Official World Golf Ranking. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2022. The Abema TV Tour will be introduced to the OWGR at minimum points levels of 4 first place points for its tournaments that are played over 54 holes.
6. "Abema Tour 2022 season tees off". Japan Golf Tour Organization. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2023. Players who finish inside the top-20 on the money list will earn their main JGTO cards in 2023.

External links

• Current season schedule on the Japan Golf Tour's official site