2018 Japan Golf Tour
The 2018 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 18 January to 2 December. The season consisted of 25 official money events, mostly in Japan, as well as the four majors. One event was played in Singapore, and one in Myanmar, both co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour.
Schedule[]
The table below shows the 2018 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 | Prize fund (¥) |
Winner | OWGR pts |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan | SMBC Singapore Open | Singapore | 113,000,000 |  Sergio García (n/a) |
28 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
| 28 Jan | Leopalace21 Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 84,750,000 |  Paul Peterson (n/a) |
19 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
| 8 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | $11,000,000 | Patrick Reed (n/a) |
100 | Major championship; not an official win |
| 15 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 |  Atomu Shigenaga (1) |
16 | |
| 22 Apr | Panasonic Open | Osaka | 150,000,000 |  Rahil Gangjee (n/a) |
15 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
| 29 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 |  Yang Yong-eun (5) |
16 | |
| 13 May | Japan PGA Championship | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (20) |
16 | Japan major |
| 20 May | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | 70,000,000 | Ryuko Tokimatsu (3) |
16 | |
| 27 May | Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | Shota Akiyoshi (1) |
16 | |
| 3 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Kodai Ichihara (1) |
16 | Japan major |
| 17 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | $12,000,000 | Brooks Koepka (n/a) |
100 | Major championship; not an official win |
| 24 Jun | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Fukushima | 50,000,000 | Shota Akiyoshi (2) |
16 | |
| 8 Jul | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 |  Brad Kennedy (3) |
16 | |
| 22 Jul | Open Championship | Scotland | $10,500,000 |  Francesco Molinari (n/a) |
100 | Major championship; not an official win |
| 12 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | $11,000,000 | Brooks Koepka (n/a) |
100 | Major championship; not an official win |
| 26 Aug | RIZAP KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | (1) |
16 | |
| 2 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Rikuya Hoshino (1) |
16 | |
| 9 Sep | ISPS Handa Match Play | Saitama | 230,000,000 |  Thanyakon Khrongpha (1) |
16 | First two rounds played 26–27 July |
| 16 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 110,000,000 | Cancelled due to earthquake[1] | ||
| 23 Sep | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Saitama | 150,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (20) |
15 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
| 30 Sep | Top Cup Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 |  Angelo Que (1) |
16 | |
| 14 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Kanagawa | 200,000,000 | Yuki Inamori (1) |
32 | Flagship event; Japan major |
| 21 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Shugo Imahira (2) |
16 | |
| 28 Oct | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | (1) |
16 | |
| 4 Nov | Heiwa PGM Championship | Okinawa | 200,000,000 |  Shaun Norris (3) |
16 | Shortened to 54 holes due to weather |
| 11 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 200,000,000 | (1) |
18 | |
| 18 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Kodai Ichihara (2) |
30 | |
| 25 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Choi Ho-sung (2) |
16 | |
| 2 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Satoshi Kodaira (7) |
17 | Japan major |
Source:[2]
Leaders[]
Money list leaders
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shugo Imahira |
139,119,332 |
| 2 | Shaun Norris |
103,942,450 |
| 3 | Yuki Inamori |
85,301,742 |
| 4 | Kodai Ichihara |
82,245,918 |
| 5 | Yuta Ikeda |
79,671,825 |
Source:[3]
Scoring average leaders
| Position | Player | Scoring average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shugo Imahira |
69.92 |
| 2 | Shaun Norris |
70.26 |
| 3 | Yuki Inamori |
70.27 |
| 4 | Masahiro Kawamura |
70.43 |
| 5 | Brendan Jones |
70.49 |
Source:[4]
References[]
- ^ "「平成30年北海道胆振東部地震」の影響によりANAオープンが開催中止" [ANA Open is halted due to the effects of the 30-year-east earthquake in Hokkaido] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 6 September 2018.
- ^ "2018 Tour Tournaments". JGTO.
- ^ "2018 Prize Money List". JGTO.
- ^ "2018 Scoring Average". JGTO.
External links[]
Categories:
- Japan Golf Tour
- 2018 in golf
- 2018 in Japanese sport