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 | ![]() |
26 | ASA | |
29 Jan | Leopalace21 Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 87,750,000 | ![]() |
19 | ASA | |
16 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
23 Apr | Panasonic Open Golf Championship | Chiba | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
15 | ASA | |
30 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
14 May | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup |
Okinawa | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | Japan major | |
21 May | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Kyoto | 70,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
28 May | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
4 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills |
Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | Japan major | |
9 Jul | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup |
Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
30 Jul | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Fukushima | 50,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
27 Aug | RIZAP KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
3 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
10 Sep | ISPS Handa Match Play | Chiba | 210,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | First two rounds played 1–2 August | |
17 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 110,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
24 Sep | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Chiba | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
15 | ASA | |
1 Oct | Top Cup Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
8 Oct | Honma TourWorld Cup | Aichi | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
15 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Gifu | 200,000,000 | ![]() |
32 | Flagship event; Japan major | |
22 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16[b] | ||
29 Oct | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
5 Nov | Heiwa PGM Championship | Okinawa | 200,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
12 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 200,000,000 | ![]() |
18 | ||
19 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | ![]() |
32 | ||
26 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | ![]() |
19 | ||
3 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
18 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$12,000,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
23 Jul | The Open Championship | England | US$10,250,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
13 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$10,500,000 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
182,831,982 |
2 | ![]() |
161,463,405 |
3 | ![]() |
132,326,556 |
4 | ![]() |
126,240,438 |
5 | ![]() |
112,798,464 |
Source:[2]
Scoring average leaders
Position | Player | Scoring average |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
70.02 |
2 | ![]() |
70.16 |
3 | ![]() |
70.19 |
4 | ![]() |
70.26 |
5 | ![]() |
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[]
- Japan Golf Tour
- 2017 in golf
- 2017 in Japanese sport