2012 Japan Golf Tour

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2012 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration12 April 2012 (2012-04-12) – 2 December 2012 (2012-12-02)
Number of official events25
Most wins Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Fujita (4)
Money list Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Fujita
Most Valuable Player Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Fujita
Rookie of the Year Flag of Japan.svg 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.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2012 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
15 Apr Token Homemate Cup Mie130,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brendan Jones (11)18
22 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo110,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Fujita (12)18
29 Apr The Crowns Aichi120,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Ik-jae (2)16
13 May Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup Tochigi150,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Toru Taniguchi (18)16Japan major
20 May Totoumi Hamamatsu Open Shizuoka100,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Choi (1)18
27 May Diamond Cup Golf Chiba120,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Fujita (13)16
3 Jun Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills Ibaraki150,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshinori Fujimoto (1)16Japan major
24 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama110,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Kennedy (1)16
8 Jul Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō150,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Kyoung-hoon (1)16
29 Jul Sun Chlorella Classic Hokkaidō150,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brendan Jones (12)16
19 Aug Kansai Open Golf Championship Osaka60,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Toshinori Muto (5)16
26 Aug Vana H Cup KBC Augusta Fukuoka110,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hyung-sung (1)16
2 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi110,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Kyung-tae (5)16
9 Sep Toshin Golf Tournament in Ryosen Mie80,000,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Ashun (1)16
16 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō110,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Fujita (14)16
23 Sep Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Hyōgo150,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Kobayashi (2)20 ASA
30 Sep Coca-Cola Tokai Classic Aichi120,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Ryu Hyun-woo (1)16
7 Oct Canon Open Kanagawa150,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Ikeda (10)16
14 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Okinawa200,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Kenichi Kuboya (6)32Flagship event [lower-alpha 3]
21 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba150,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Toru Taniguchi (19)16
28 Oct Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo150,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Han Lee (1)18
11 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka150,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Ishikawa (10)18
18 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki200,000,000 Flag of England.svg Luke Donald (n/a)32
25 Nov Casio World Open Kōchi200,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang Jung-gon (2)18
2 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo130,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Fujita (15)18Japan 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 [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
8 Apr Masters Tournament United StatesUS$8,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bubba Watson 100 Major championship
6 May Legend Charity Pro-Am Chiba38,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Ikeda n/aPro-Am
17 Jun U.S. Open United StatesUS$8,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Webb Simpson 100 Major championship
1 Jul Million Yard Cup Nagasakin/aFlag of South Korea.svg Team South Korean/aTeam event
22 Jul The Open Championship England£5,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els 100 Major championship
2 Aug PGA Championship United StatesUS$8,000,000 Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy 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. [2] [3]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Fujita 175,159,972
2 Flag of Japan.svg Toru Taniguchi 102,686,994
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brendan Jones 92,078,892
4 Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Ikeda 88,948,069
5 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshinori Fujimoto 88,659,122

Awards

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

Japan Challenge Tour

2012 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration29 March 2012 (2012-03-29) – 19 October 2012 (2012-10-19)
Number of official events13
Most wins Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Kono (2)
Money list Flag of Japan.svg 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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2012 season. [5]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner [lower-alpha 4]
1 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Yang Ji-ho (1)
20 AprKimisarazu GL GMA Challenge TournamentChiba10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Daijiro Izumida (1)
25 MayFuji Country Kani Club Challenge CupGifu10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Ohta (2)
1 JunMurasaki CC Sumire GMA Challenge TournamentChiba10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Akio Sadakata (1)
7 JunISPS Charity Challenge TournamentChiba15,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yosuke Asaji (1)
15 JunAkita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge IAkita10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Kono (1)
29 JunTokyu Nasu Resort JGTO Challenge IITochigi10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Kono (2)
14 JulShizu Hills Tommy CupIbaraki15,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Koichi Sugimoto (2)
27 JulDaisen GC JGTO Challenge IIITottori10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Masashi Nishimura (1)
13 SepPGA JGTO Challenge Cup I in OnotoyoHyōgo10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Achi Sato (4)
21 SepPGA JGTO Challenge Cup II in BosoChiba10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Kodaira (2)
228 SepElite Grips JGTO Challenge IVMie10,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Toru Morita (2)
19 OctJGTO Novil FinalChiba10,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Hur In-hoi (1)

Money list

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]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Kono 4,607,237
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Hur In-hoi 4,369,211
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Yang Ji-ho 4,365,325
4 Flag of Japan.svg Akio Sadakata 3,906,933
5 Flag of Japan.svg Yosuke Tsukada 3,376,983
6 Flag of Japan.svg Yosuke Asaji 3,347,000
7 Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Inoue 3,213,055
8 Flag of Japan.svg Koichi Sugimoto 3,039,870

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. "2012 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. "2012 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. "藤田寛之が完全優勝の3連覇を達成、2012年の賞金王に" [Hiroyuki Fujita wins outright for the third time in a row and becomes the 2012 prize money king.] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 "部門別ランキング賞、受賞者一覧" [Category Ranking Awards and List of Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2023. 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]
  5. "2012 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  6. "2012 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  7. "チャレンジ賞金王は河野祐輝" [The challenge prize winner is Yuki Kono] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  8. "I・H・ホが逆転優勝、来年前半のツアー出場優先権も獲得!" [I.H. Ho comes from behind to win the championship and also wins the priority spot to participate in the tour in the first half of next year!] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2023. 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.]