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 | ![]() |
28 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
28 Jan | Leopalace21 Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 84,750,000 | ![]() |
19 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
8 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | $11,000,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship; not an official win |
15 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | |
22 Apr | Panasonic Open | Osaka | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
15 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
29 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | |
13 May | Japan PGA Championship | Chiba | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | Japan major |
20 May | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | 70,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | |
27 May | Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | |
3 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | Japan major |
17 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | $12,000,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship; not an official win |
24 Jun | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Fukushima | 50,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | |
8 Jul | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | |
22 Jul | Open Championship | Scotland | $10,500,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship; not an official win |
12 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | $11,000,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship; not an official win |
26 Aug | RIZAP KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | |
2 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | |
9 Sep | ISPS Handa Match Play | Saitama | 230,000,000 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
15 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
30 Sep | Top Cup Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | |
14 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Kanagawa | 200,000,000 | ![]() |
32 | Flagship event; Japan major |
21 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | |
28 Oct | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | |
4 Nov | Heiwa PGM Championship | Okinawa | 200,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | Shortened to 54 holes due to weather |
11 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 200,000,000 | ![]() |
18 | |
18 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | ![]() |
30 | |
25 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | |
2 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | ![]() |
17 | Japan major |
Source:[2]
Leaders[]
Money list leaders
Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
139,119,332 |
2 | ![]() |
103,942,450 |
3 | ![]() |
85,301,742 |
4 | ![]() |
82,245,918 |
5 | ![]() |
79,671,825 |
Source:[3]
Scoring average leaders
Position | Player | Scoring average |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
69.92 |
2 | ![]() |
70.26 |
3 | ![]() |
70.27 |
4 | ![]() |
70.43 |
5 | ![]() |
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