1998 PGA of Japan Tour

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The 1998 PGA of Japan Tour season was played from 12 March to 13 December. The season consisted of 36 official money events in Japan, as well as the four majors.

Schedule[]

The following table shows all the official money events in Japan for the 1998 season. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.

Date Tournament Location Purse (¥) Winner OWGR
points		 Other
tours[a]		 Notes
15 Mar Token Corporation Cup Kagoshima 110,000,000 Japan Hajime Meshiai (10) 22
22 Mar Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open Shizuoka 100,000,000 Colombia Eduardo Herrera (4) 16
29 Mar Just System KSB Open Kagawa 100,000,000 Paraguay Carlos Franco (4) 16
5 Apr Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup Chiba 100,000,000 Fiji Dinesh Chand (1) 18
19 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo 100,000,000 Japan Katsumasa Miyamoto (1) 16
26 Apr Kirin Open Ibaraki 100,000,000 Philippines Frankie Miñoza (5) 24 AGC
3 May The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000 United States Davis Love III (n/a) 34
10 May Fujisankei Classic Shizuoka 120,000,000 Paraguay Carlos Franco (5) 24
17 May Japan PGA Championship Nara 120,000,000 United States Brandt Jobe (4) 24
24 May Ube Kosan Open Yamaguchi 100,000,000 United States Brandt Jobe (5) 16
31 May Mitsubishi Galant Tournament Kōchi 100,000,000 Japan Toru Taniguchi (1) 16
7 Jun JCB Classic Sendai Miyagi 100,000,000 Japan Yoshi Mizumaki (6) 16
14 Jun Sapporo Tokyu Open Hokkaidō 100,000,000 Japan Toru Suzuki (4) 16
21 Jun Yomiuri Open Hyōgo 100,000,000 United States Brian Watts (11) 16
28 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama 100,000,000 United States Brandt Jobe (6) 20
5 Jul PGA Philanthropy Tournament Gunma 100,000,000 Japan Shigeki Maruyama (8) 16
12 Jul Yonex Open Hiroshima Hiroshima 100,000,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (88) 16
26 Jul Aiful Cup Aomori 100,000,000 Japan Hidemichi Tanaka (3) 16
2 Aug NST Niigata Open Golf Championship Niigata 60,000,000 Japan Masayuki Kawamura (2) 16
9 Aug Sanko Grand Summer Championship Gunma 100,000,000 Japan Shingo Katayama (1) 16
30 Aug Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta Fukuoka 100,000,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (89) 16
6 Sep Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup Hokkaidō 100,000,000 Japan Katsunori Kuwabara (2) 20
13 Sep Suntory Open Chiba 100,000,000 Japan Mamo Osanai (1) 24
20 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 100,000,000 Japan Keiichiro Fukabori (2) 24
27 Sep Gene Sarazen Jun Classic Tochigi 110,000,000 United States Todd Hamilton (7) 22
4 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Ibaraki 120,000,000 Japan Hidemichi Tanaka (4) 32 Flagship event
11 Oct Tokai Classic Aichi 110,000,000 Japan Toshimitsu Izawa (2) 20
18 Oct Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial Ibaraki 110,000,000 Japan Mitsutaka Kusakabe (3) 20
25 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 120,000,000 Japan Nobuhito Sato (2) 30
1 Nov Philip Morris Championship Hyōgo 200,000,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (90) 24
8 Nov Acom International Fukushima 120,000,000 Japan Kaname Yokoo (1) 16
15 Nov Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 150,000,000 England Lee Westwood (n/a) 38
22 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 250,000,000 England Lee Westwood (n/a) 40
29 Nov Casio World Open Kagoshima 150,000,000 United States Brian Watts (12) 36
6 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 100,000,000 Japan Katsumasa Miyamoto (2) 24
13 Dec DDI Group Okinawa Open Okinawa 80,000,000 Japan Hidemichi Tanaka (5) 16

Source:[1]

Unofficial events[]

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 OWGR
points		 Other
tours[a]		 Notes
12 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$3,200,000 United States Mark O'Meara 100 Major championship
21 Jun U.S. Open United States US$3,000,000 United States Lee Janzen 100 Major championship
19 Jul The Open Championship England £1,700,000 United States Mark O'Meara 100 Major championship
16 Aug PGA Championship United States US$3,000,000 Fiji Vijay Singh 100 Major championship
  1. ^ a b AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.

Money list leaders[]

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1 Japan Masashi Ozaki 179,627,400
2 United States Brian Watts 132,014,990
3 Japan Hidemichi Tanaka 103,941,437
4 United States Brandt Jobe 97,566,406
5 Japan Katsumasa Miyamoto 93,580,618

Source:[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "1998 Tour Tournaments". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  2. ^ "1998 Prize Money List". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-09-10.

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