Japan Challenge Tour

The Japan Challenge Tour is a series of developmental golf tournaments run by the Japan Golf Tour Organization. It has been in operation since 1985. The 2018 schedule featured 12 tournaments, with prize funds of mostly ¥15 million. This is about a tenth of the level of prize money per event on offer on the main Japanese Tour, and the main tour also has a longer season.

In 2018, internet television provider AbemaTV became the tour's sponsor. It was also announced that the tour would be included into the Official World Golf Ranking starting in 2019, with the winner receiving a minimum of 4 points for a 54-hole event.

Tournament schedules[]

2020–21 season[]

Date	Tournament	Location	Prize fund (¥)	Winner	OWGR pts
5 Apr	Novil Cup	Tokushima	15,000,000	Canceled
17 Apr	i Golf Shaper Challenge	Fukuoka	15,000,000	Canceled
24 Apr	Japan Create Challenge	Fukuoka	15,000,000	Canceled
15 May	PGM Challenge I	Hyōgo	15,000,000	Canceled
29 May	Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament	Saitama	15,000,000	Canceled
12 Jun	Landic Challenge 8	Fukuoka	15,000,000	Canceled
19 Jun	Minamiakita CC Michinoku Challenge	Akita	15,000,000	Canceled
27 Jun	Daisendori Cup	Tottori	18,000,000	Canceled
4 Sep	Elite Grips Challenge	Hyōgo	15,000,000	Canceled
18 Sep	PGM Challenge II	Chiba	15,000,000		4
2 Oct	TI Challenge	Gunma	15,000,000		4
9 Oct	Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge	Tochigi	15,000,000		4
23 Oct	Delight Works Challenge	Ibaraki	15,000,000		4
16 Apr	i Golf Shaper Challenge	Fukuoka	15,000,000		4
28 May	Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament	Saitama	15,000,000		4
11 Jun	Landic Challenge 8	Fukuoka	15,000,000		4
18 Jun	Japan Create Challenge	Fukuoka	15,000,000		4
26 Jun	Daisendori Cup	Tottori	18,000,000		4
9 Jul	Japan Players Championship Challenge	Iwate	15,000,000		4
30 Jul	Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge	Akita	15,000,000		4
3 Sep	Elite Grips Challenge	Hyōgo	15,000,000	Canceled
17 Sep	PGM Challenge	Ibaraki	15,000,000		4
24 Sep	ISPS Handa Hero ni nare! Challenge Tournament	Tochigi	23,000,000		4
1 Oct	TI Challenge	Gunma	15,000,000	(a)	4
8 Oct	Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge	Tochigi	15,000,000		4
22 Oct	Delight Works JGTO Final	Ibaraki	20,000,000		4

2019 season[]

Date	Tournament	Location	Prize fund (¥)	Winner	OWGR pts
7 Apr	Novil Cup	Tokushima	15,000,000	Park Jun-won	4
19 Apr	i Golf Shaper Challenge	Fukuoka	15,000,000	Danthai Boonma	7
26 Apr	Japan Create Challenge	Fukuoka	15,000,000		7
17 May	Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road To Championship	Ibaraki	15,000,000	Kim Seong-hyeon	7
31 May	Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament	Saitama	15,000,000		4
14 Jun	Landic Challenge 7	Fukuoka	15,000,000	Scott Vincent	7
21 Jun	Minamiakita CC Michinoku Challenge	Akita	15,000,000	Park Jun-won	4
29 Jun	Daisendori Cup	Tottori	16,000,000		4
3 Aug	TI Challenge	Hyōgo	15,000,000		4
13 Sep	Delight Works ASP Challenge	Tochigi	15,000,000		4
20 Sep	Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road To Championship	Saga	15,000,000		4
27 Sep	Elite Grips Challenge	Hyōgo	15,000,000	Peter Karmis	4
4 Oct	Toshin Challenge	Shiga	15,000,000		4
11 Oct	Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge	Tochigi	15,000,000	(a)	4
25 Oct	JGTO Novil Final	Ibaraki	15,000,000		4

2018 season[]

Date	Tournament	Location	Prize fund (¥)	Winner
1 Apr	Novil Cup	Tokushima	15,000,000
20 Apr	i Golf Shaper Challenge	Fukuoka	15,000,000
27 Apr	Japan Create Challenge	Fukuoka	15,000,000
18 May	Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship	Ibaraki	15,000,000
8 Jun	ISPS Handa Challenge Cup	Chiba	20,000,000	Ryosuke Kinoshita
22 Jun	Landic Challenge	Fukuoka	15,000,000
29 Jun	MInami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge	Akita	15,000,000
14 Sep	Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship	Tottori	15,000,000
21 Sep	Elite Grips Challenge	Hyōgo	15,000,000
6 Oct	Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge	Tochigi	15,000,000
19 Oct	Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament	Saitama	15,000,000
26 Oct	JGTO Novil Final	Ibaraki	15,000,000

2017 season[]

Date	Tournament	Location	Prize fund (¥)	Winner
2 Apr	Novil Cup	Tokushima	15,000,000	Rikuya Hoshino
28 Apr	Japan Create Challenge	Fukuoka	10,000,000
19 May	Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship	Ibaraki	10,000,000
9 Jun	ISPS Handa Global Challenge Cup	Shizuoka	13,000,000
16 Jun	Royal Golf Club Challenge	Ibaraki	13,000,000
23 Jun	Landic Challenge	Fukuoka	10,000,000
30 Jun	MInami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge	Akita	10,000,000
15 Sep	Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship	Tottori	10,000,000
29 Sep	Elite Grips Challenge	Mie	10,000,000	Shigeru Nonaka
7 Oct	Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge	Tochigi	10,000,000
13 Oct	Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament	Saitama	10,000,000
20 Oct	JGTO Novil Final	Chiba	10,000,000

2016 season[]

Date	Tournament	Location	Prize fund (¥)	Winner
3 Apr	Novil Cup	Tokushima	15,000,000
29 Apr	Fuji Home Service Challenge Cup	Shiga	10,000,000	Yoshinobu Tsukada
20 May	Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship	Gifu	10,000,000
27 May	FIDRA Classic	Saitama	10,000,000
10 Jun	ISPS Handa Global Challenge Cup	Chiba	13,000,000
17 Jun	Himawari Dragon Cup	Chiba	10,000,000
24 Jun	Landic Challenge	Fukuoka	10,000,000
1 Jul	Japan Create Challenge	Fukuoka	10,000,000	Ryuko Tokimatsu
29 Jul	Minami Akita Country Club Michinoku Challenge Tournament	Akita	10,000,000
9 Sep	Seven Dreamers Challenge	Chiba	13,000,000	Daisuke Maruyama
23 Sep	Elite Grips Challenge	Gunma	10,000,000
30 Sep	Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship	Hokkaido	10,000,000
8 Oct	Everyone Project Challenge	Tochigi	10,000,000	Yoshinobu Tsukada
14 Oct	Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament	Saitama	10,000,000	Daisuke Maruyama
21 Oct	JGTO Novil Final	Chiba	10,000,000

2015 season[]

Date	Tournament	Location	Prize fund (¥)	Winner
5 Apr	Novil Cup	Tokushima	15,000,000
1 May	Fuji Home Service Challenge Cup	Shiga	10,000,000
8 May	Japan Create Challenge	Fukuoka	10,000,000
22 May	Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship	Hiroshima	10,000,000
29 May	Good Job Challenge	Ibaraki	10,000,000
11 Jun	ISPS Handa Global Challenge Cup	Chiba	13,000,000	Shigeru Nonaka
19 Jun	Musee Platinum Challenge Tournament	Fukushima	10,000,000	Yosuke Asaji
26 Jun	Landic Challenge	Fukuoka	10,000,000
3 Jul	Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship	Ibaraki	10,000,000
31 Jul	Minami Akita Country Club Challenge Tournament	Akita	10,000,000
21 Aug	PGA JGTO Challenge Cup	Chiba	13,000,000
4 Sep	Elite Grips Challenge	Gunma	10,000,000
11 Sep	Himawari Dragon CUP	Chiba	10,000,000
18 Sep	Seven Dreamers Challenge	Chiba	10,000,000	Shota Akiyoshi
10 Oct	Everyone Project Challenge Golf Tournament	Tochigi	10,000,000	Shota Akiyoshi
16 Oct	Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament	Ibaraki	10,000,000
23 Oct	JGTO Novil Final	Chiba	10,000,000

2014 season[]

Date	Tournament	Location	Prize fund (¥)	Winner
6 Apr	Novil Cup	Tokushima	15,000,000	Soushi Tajima
9 May	Plus One Fukuoka Raizan Challenge	Fukuoka	10,000,000
23 May	Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship	Hyōgo	10,000,000	Shugo Imahira
13 Jun	Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup	Gifu	10,000,000	Toru Suzuki
27 Jun	Landic Golf Tournament Associa Mansion Memorial	Fukuoka	10,000,000	Shintaro Kai
10 Jul	ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament	Shizuoka	15,000,000	Shota Akiyoshi
25 Jul	Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship	Niigata	10,000,000	Kiyoshi Miyazato
1 Aug	Akita TV Minamiakita CC Challenge	Akita	10,000,000
22 Aug	PGA JGTO Challenge Cup	Chiba	13,000,000
5 Sep	Madame Shinco Challenge Tournament	Hyōgo	10,000,000
12 Sep	Himawari Dragon Cup	Chiba	10,000,000	Toru Suzuki
19 Sep	Seven Dreamers Challenge	Chiba	10,000,000	Yuki Inamori
26 Sep	Elite Grips Challenge	Mie	10,000,000
4 Oct	Ishikawa Ryo Everyone Project Challenge	Tochigi	15,000,000
10 Oct	Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament	Ibaraki	10,000,000
24 Oct	JGTO Novil Final	Chiba	10,000,000	Shugo Imahira

2013 season[]

Date	Tournament	Winner
7 Apr	Novil Cup	Jang Dong-kyu
19 Apr	Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship	Paul Sheehan
24 May	Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup
7 Jun	ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament
14 Jun	Akita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge I
5 Jul	Landic VanaH Cup KBC Augusta Challenge
26 Jul	Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship
2 Aug	Daisen GC JGTO Challenge II	Masayuki Kawamura
16 Aug	ROYZE Corporation Cup in FukuokaRaizan
6 Sep	PGA JGTO Challenge Cup in Boso
13 Sep	Dragon Cup	Toru Suzuki
22 Sep	Everyone Project Challenge Golf Tournament
28 Sep	Elite Grips JGTO Challenge III
11 Oct	Heiwa PGM Challenge III Road to Championship	Katsunori Kuwabara
25 Oct	JGTO Novil Final	Yoshitaka Takeya

2012 season[]

Date	Tournament	Winner
1 Apr	Novil Cup
20 Apr	Kimisarazu GL GMA Challenge Tournament
25 May	Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup
1 Jun	Murasaki CC Sumire GMA Challenge Tournament
7 Jun	ISPS CharityChallenge Tournament	Yosuke Asaji
15 Jun	Akita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge I
29 Jun	Tokyu Nasu Resort JGTO Challenge II
14 Jul	Shizu Hills Tommy Cup
27 Jul	Daisen GC JGTO Challenge III
13 Sep	PGA JGTO Challenge Cup I in Onotoyo
21 Sep	PGA JGTO Challenge Cup II in Boso	Satoshi Kodaira
228 Sep	Elite Grips JGTO Challenge IV
19 Oct	JGTO Novil Final	Hur In-hoi

2011 season[]

Date	Tournament	Winner
10 Apr
22 Apr
27 May		Hidezumi Shirakata
9 Jun
1 Jul		Chinnarat Phadungsil
9 Jul
22 Jul
16 Sep
22 Sep
21 Oct

2010 season[]

Date	Tournament	Winner
11 Apr		Soushi Tajima
21 May
28 May		Dinesh Chand
11 Jun		Dinesh Chand
19 Jun
25 Jun
15 Jul
20 Aug		Satoshi Kodaira (a)
10 Sep
17 Sep
22 Oct		Park Sung-joon

Money list winners[]

Year	Winner	Prize money (¥)
2020–21		10,922,467
2019		6,797,444
2018		7,256,163
2017		3,787,591
2016	Yoshinobu Tsukada	5,509,115
2015		4,479,531
2014	Shugo Imahira	7,444,288
2013		5,326,885
2012		4,607,237
2011		5,846,275
2010	Dinesh Chand	4,780,625
2009	Chris Campbell	6,136,154
2008		6,329,033
2007	Michio Matsumura	6,685,183
2006		7,710,069
2005		5,070,263

Source:^[1]

References[]

External links[]

• Current season schedule on the Japan Golf Tour's official site