2015 Japan Golf Tour
The 2015 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 16 March to 6 December. The season consisted of 25 official money events, mostly in Japan, as well as the four majors. One event was played in Thailand.
Schedule[]
The table below shows the 2015 schedule. The number in brackets 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 (does not include the four major golf championships). Most tournaments are played in Japan.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours[a] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 |  Michael Hendry (1) |
16 | ||
| 3 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 |  Jang Ik-jae (3) |
16 | ||
| 17 May | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup |
Saitama | 150,000,000 |  Adam Bland (1) |
16 | Japan major | |
| 24 May | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Shiga | 70,000,000 |  Daisuke Kataoka (1) |
16 | ||
| 31 May | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Taichi Teshima (8) |
16 | ||
| 7 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills |
Ibaraki | 150,000,000 |  Liang Wenchong (1) |
16 | Japan major | |
| 14 Jun | Singha Corporation Thailand Open | Thailand | 119,340,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (6) |
11 | ONE | |
| 28 Jun | ISPS Handa Global Cup | Yamanashi | 100,000,000 | Toshinori Muto (6) |
24 | New tournament | |
| 5 Jul | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup |
Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Hiroshi Iwata (2) |
16 | ||
| 12 Jul | Musee Platinum Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (7) |
16 | New tournament | |
| 26 Jul | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Fukushima | 50,000,000 |  Prayad Marksaeng (5) |
16 | ||
| 30 Aug | RIZAP KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 110,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (13) |
16 | ||
| 6 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (8) |
16 | ||
| 20 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 110,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (12) |
16 | ||
| 27 Sep | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (9) |
15 | ASA | |
| 4 Oct | Top Cup Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Kim Hyung-sung (4) |
16 | ||
| 11 Oct | Honma TourWorld Cup at Trophia Golf | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | Lee Kyoung-hoon (2) |
16 | New tournament | |
| 18 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | 200,000,000 | Satoshi Kodaira (3) |
32 | Flagship event; Japan major | |
| 25 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Michio Matsumura (5) |
16 | ||
| 1 Nov | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (10) |
16 | ||
| 8 Nov | Heiwa PGM Championship | Chiba | 200,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (11) |
16 | ||
| 15 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (29) |
22 | ||
| 22 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Yūsaku Miyazato (3) |
24 | ||
| 29 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Hwang Jung-gon (3) |
16 | ||
| 6 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (13) |
17 | Japan major |
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$10,000,000 |  Jordan Spieth |
100 | Major championship | |
| 21 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$10,000,000 | Jordan Spieth |
100 | Major championship | |
| 20 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £6,300,000 | Zach Johnson |
100 | Major championship | |
| 16 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$10,000,000 | Jason Day |
100 | Major championship |
- ^ a b ASA − Asian Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
Leaders[]
Money list leaders
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Kyung-tae |
165,981,625 |
| 2 | Yūsaku Miyazato |
103,999,119 |
| 3 | Yuta Ikeda |
99,380,317 |
| 4 | Yoshinori Fujimoto |
98,642,449 |
| 5 | Shingo Katayama |
90,577,641 |
Source:[2]
Scoring average leaders
| Position | Player | Scoring average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Kyung-tae |
69.83 |
| 2 | Yūsaku Miyazato |
70.35 |
| 3 | Yoshinori Fujimoto |
70.37 |
| 4 | Shingo Katayama |
70.60 |
| 5 | Hideto Tanihara |
70.62 |
Source:[3]
References[]
- ^ "2015 Tour Tournaments". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
- ^ "2015 Prize Money List". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ^ "2015 Scoring Average". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
External links[]
Categories:
- Japan Golf Tour
- 2015 in golf
- 2015 in Japanese sport