1999 Japan Golf Tour
The 1999 Japan Golf Tour was the 27th season of the Japan Golf Tour. The season consisted of 32 official events, all played in Japan. It was the first season in which the newly formed Japan Golf Tour Organization took over the running of the tour, separating from the PGA of Japan.[1]
| Duration | 11 March 1999 – 12 December 1999 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 32 |
| Most wins | 3: Naomichi Ozaki Tsuyoshi Yoneyama |
| Money leader | Naomichi Ozaki |
← 1998 2000 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar | Token Corporation Cup | Kagoshima | 100,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Masashi Ozaki (91) |
16 | ||
| 21 Mar | Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 |  Kim Jong-duck (2) |
16 | ||
| 28 Mar | Georgia KSB Open | Okayama | 70,000,000 | Yoshinori Kaneko (6) |
16 | ||
| 4 Apr | Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup | Chiba | 90,000,000 | Masayuki Kawamura (3) |
16 | ||
| 18 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Naomichi Ozaki (26) |
16 | ||
| 25 Apr | Kirin Open | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | K. J. Choi (1) |
18 | AGC | |
| 2 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Yasuharu Imano (1) |
26 | ||
| 9 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 110,000,000 | Shigemasa Higaki (1) |
16 | ||
| 16 May | Japan PGA Championship | Ishikawa | 110,000,000 | Naomichi Ozaki (27) |
18 | ||
| 23 May | Ube Kosan Open | Yamaguchi | 100,000,000 | K. J. Choi (2) |
16 | ||
| 30 May | Mitsubishi Motors Tournament | Gifu | 100,000,000 | Tsuyoshi Yoneyama (1) |
16 | ||
| 6 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (2) |
16 | ||
| 20 Jun | Super Mario Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 90,000,000 | Kim Jong-duck (3) |
16 | ||
| 27 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 90,000,000 |  Eduardo Herrera (5) |
16 | ||
| 11 Jul | Yonex Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 90,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (92) |
16 | ||
| 25 Jul | Aiful Cup | Aomori | 90,000,000 | Toshimitsu Izawa (3) |
16 | ||
| 1 Aug | NST Niigata Open Golf Championship | Niigata | 50,000,000 | Toshimitsu Izawa (4) |
16 | ||
| 29 Aug | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 90,000,000 | Tsuyoshi Yoneyama (2) |
16 | ||
| 5 Sep | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | Hokkaidō | 80,000,000 | Mamo Osanai (2) |
16 | ||
| 12 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 90,000,000 |  Nick Price (n/a) |
18 | ||
| 19 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Kazuhiko Hosokawa (5) |
16 | ||
| 26 Sep | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Tochigi | 100,000,000 | Hajime Meshiai (11) |
16 | ||
| 3 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Hokkaidō | 120,000,000 | Naomichi Ozaki (28) |
32 | Flagship event | |
| 10 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 100,000,000 | Kaname Yokoo (2) |
20 | ||
| 24 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 | Shigeki Maruyama (9) |
16 | ||
| 31 Oct | Philip Morris Championship | Hyōgo | 200,000,000 | Ryoken Kawagishi (6) |
16 | ||
| 7 Nov | Acom International | Ibaraki | 110,000,000 | Hidemichi Tanaka (6) |
16 | ||
| 14 Nov | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 140,000,000 | Hirofumi Miyase (2) |
40 | ||
| 21 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 |  Thomas Bjørn (n/a) |
42 | ||
| 28 Nov | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 140,000,000 | Tsuyoshi Yoneyama (3) |
28 | ||
| 5 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 90,000,000 | Kazuhiko Hosokawa (6) |
16 | ||
| 12 Dec | Fancl Okinawa Open | Okinawa | 90,000,000 | Taichi Teshima (1) |
16 |
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[lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$4,000,000 |  José María Olazábal |
100 | Major championship | |
| 20 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$3,500,000 |  Payne Stewart |
100 | Major championship | |
| 18 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £2,000,000 |  Paul Lawrie |
100 | Major championship | |
| 15 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$3,500,000 | Tiger Woods |
100 | Major championship |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naomichi Ozaki | 137,641,796 |
| 2 | Kazuhiko Hosokawa | 129,058,283 |
| 3 | Shigeki Maruyama | 114,958,525 |
| 4 | Toshimitsu Izawa | 110,927,044 |
| 5 | Tsuyoshi Yoneyama | 106,872,033 |
Notes
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.
- AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.
References
- "Japan golf touring pros on own". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. 27 January 1999. p. 27. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1999 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- "1999 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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