2019 Japan Golf Tour
The 2019 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 17 January to 8 December. The season consisted of 25 official money events, mostly in Japan. Other than the four majors, which are played outside Japan, there was one event played in Singapore and one event in South Korea. The SMBC Singapore Open was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour. The Shinhan Donghae Open was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour. The Zozo Championship was co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour (part of the 2019–20 PGA Tour season), the first ever such co-sanctioning.[1]
Schedule[]
The table below shows the 2019 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 Jan | SMBC Singapore Open | Singapore | 113,000,000 | ![]() |
24 | ASA | |
21 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
5 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
12 May | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Chiba | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
15 | ASA | |
26 May | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Nara | 70,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
2 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
9 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills |
Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | Japan major | |
30 Jun | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Fukushima | 50,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
7 Jul | Japan PGA Championship | Kagoshima | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | Japan major | |
25 Aug | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup |
Hokkaido | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
1 Sep | RIZAP KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
8 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
15 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaido | 110,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
22 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | South Korea | 114,240,000 | ![]() |
14 | ASA, KOR | New to Japan Golf Tour |
29 Sep | Panasonic Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
15 | ASA | |
6 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
13 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
20 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Fukuoka | 210,000,000 | ![]() |
32 | Flagship event; Japan major | |
28 Oct | Zozo Championship | Chiba | US$9,750,000 | ![]() |
64 | PGAT | New tournament |
3 Nov | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
10 Nov | Heiwa PGM Championship | Okinawa | 200,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
17 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 200,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
24 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | ![]() |
26 | ||
1 Dec | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | ![]() |
19 | ||
8 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | ![]() |
19 | Japan major |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$11,500,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
19 May | PGA Championship | United States | US$11,000,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
16 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$12,500,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
21 Jul | The Open Championship | Northern Ireland | US$10,750,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship |
- ^ a b ASA − Asian Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour.
Leaders[]
Money list leaders
Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
168,049,312 |
2 | ![]() |
145,044,149 |
3 | ![]() |
132,812,990 |
4 | ![]() |
95,880,318 |
5 | ![]() |
94,985,827 |
Source:[4]
Scoring average leaders
Position | Player | Scoring average |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
69.73 |
2 | ![]() |
70.12 |
3 | ![]() |
70.39 |
4 | ![]() |
70.44 |
5 | ![]() |
70.47 |
Source:[5]
References[]
- ^ "First annual, official Tour event in Japan The Zozo Championship will debut October 2019". PGA Tour. 20 November 2018.
- ^ "2019 Tour Tournaments". JGTO.
- ^ "Griffin makes all the right putts to win Houston Open". Miami Herald. Associated Press. 13 October 2019.
- ^ "2019 Prize Money List". JGTO.
- ^ "2019 Scoring Average". JGTO.
External links[]
- Japan Golf Tour
- 2019 in golf
- 2019 in Japanese sport