2017 Japan Golf Tour
The 2017 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 19 January to 3 December. The season consisted of 26 official money events, mostly in Japan, as well as the four majors. One event will be played in Singapore, and one in Myanmar, both co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour.
Schedule[]
The table below shows the 2017 schedule. 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 (does not include the four major golf championships).
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours[a] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan | SMBC Singapore Open | Singapore | 117,000,000 |  Prayad Marksaeng (6) |
26 | ASA | |
| 29 Jan | Leopalace21 Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 87,750,000 |  Todd Sinnott (n/a) |
19 | ASA | |
| 16 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 |  Liang Wenchong (2) |
16 | ||
| 23 Apr | Panasonic Open Golf Championship | Chiba | 150,000,000 |  Kenichi Kuboya (7) |
15 | ASA | |
| 30 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Yūsaku Miyazato (4) |
16 | ||
| 14 May | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup |
Okinawa | 150,000,000 | Yūsaku Miyazato (5) |
16 | Japan major | |
| 21 May | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Kyoto | 70,000,000 | Shugo Imahira (1) |
16 | ||
| 28 May | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 |  Chan Kim (1) |
16 | ||
| 4 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills |
Ibaraki | 150,000,000 |  Shaun Norris (2) |
16 | Japan major | |
| 9 Jul | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup |
Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Chan Kim (2) |
16 | ||
| 30 Jul | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Fukushima | 50,000,000 | Katsumasa Miyamoto (11) |
16 | ||
| 27 Aug | RIZAP KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (17) |
16 | ||
| 3 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 |  Ryu Hyun-woo (2) |
16 | ||
| 10 Sep | ISPS Handa Match Play | Chiba | 210,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (31) |
16 | First two rounds played 1–2 August | |
| 17 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 110,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (18) |
16 | ||
| 24 Sep | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Daisuke Kataoka (3) |
15 | ASA | |
| 1 Oct | Top Cup Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Satoshi Kodaira (5) |
16 | ||
| 8 Oct | Honma TourWorld Cup | Aichi | 100,000,000 | Yūsaku Miyazato (6) |
16 | ||
| 15 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Gifu | 200,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (19) |
32 | Flagship event; Japan major | |
| 22 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Ryuko Tokimatsu (2) |
16[b] | ||
| 29 Oct | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | (1) |
16 | ||
| 5 Nov | Heiwa PGM Championship | Okinawa | 200,000,000 | Chan Kim (3) |
16 | ||
| 12 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 200,000,000 | Satoshi Kodaira (6) |
18 | ||
| 19 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Brooks Koepka (n/a) |
32 | ||
| 26 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Seungsu Han (1) |
19 | ||
| 3 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Yūsaku Miyazato (7) |
20 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$11,000,000 |  Sergio García |
100 | Major championship | |
| 18 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$12,000,000 | Brooks Koepka |
100 | Major championship | |
| 23 Jul | The Open Championship | England | US$10,250,000 | Jordan Spieth |
100 | Major championship | |
| 13 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$10,500,000 | Justin Thomas |
100 | Major championship |
- ^ a b ASA − Asian Tour.
- ^ Points reduced from 20 to 16 due to the tournament being shortened to 36 holes because of weather.
Leaders[]
Money list leaders
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yūsaku Miyazato |
182,831,982 |
| 2 | Satoshi Kodaira |
161,463,405 |
| 3 | Chan Kim |
132,326,556 |
| 4 | Yuta Ikeda |
126,240,438 |
| 5 | Seungsu Han |
112,798,464 |
Source:[2]
Scoring average leaders
| Position | Player | Scoring average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satoshi Kodaira |
70.02 |
| 2 | Yūsaku Miyazato |
70.16 |
| 3 | Shugo Imahira |
70.19 |
| 4 | Seungsu Han |
70.26 |
| 5 | Im Sung-jae |
70.35 |
Source:[3]
References[]
- ^ "2017 Tour Tournaments". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
- ^ "2017 Prize Money List". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ "2017 Scoring Average". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
External links[]
Categories:
- Japan Golf Tour
- 2017 in golf
- 2017 in Japanese sport