2004 Japan Golf Tour
The 2004 Japan Golf Tour was the 32nd season of the Japan Golf Tour. The season consisted of 29 official money events, all played in Japan.
| Duration | 18 December 2003 – 5 December 2004 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 29 |
| Most wins | 2: Hur Suk-ho.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brendan Jones Shingo Katayama Paul Sheehan Toru Taniguchi Yang Yong-eun |
| Money leader | Shingo Katayama |
← 2003 2005 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec | Asia Japan Okinawa Open | Okinawa | 100,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (2) |
12 | ASA | |
| 28 Mar | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 100,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (4) |
16 | ||
| 25 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Brendan Jones (3) |
16 | ||
| 2 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (15) |
16 | ||
| 9 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 110,000,000 | Paul Sheehan (1) |
16 | ||
| 16 May | Japan PGA Championship | Kōchi | 110,000,000 | Hur Suk-ho (2) |
16 | Japan major | |
| 23 May | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Tatsuya Mitsuhashi (1) |
16 | ||
| 30 May | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf | Ibaraki | 110,000,000 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka (2) |
16 | ||
| 6 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | Takashi Kamiyama (1) |
16 | ||
| 20 Jun | Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 |  Dinesh Chand (3) |
16 | ||
| 27 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Brendan Jones (4) |
16 | ||
| 4 Jul | Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Hur Suk-ho (3) |
16 | Japan major | |
| 11 Jul | Woodone Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 100,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (16) |
16 | ||
| 25 Jul | Sato Foods NST Niigata Open | Niigata | 50,000,000 | Kim Jong-duck (4) |
16 | ||
| 1 Aug | Aiful Cup | Tottori | 120,000,000 | Takuya Taniguchi (1) |
16 | ||
| 8 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Yang Yong-eun (1) |
16 | ||
| 29 Aug | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Steven Conran (1) |
16 | ||
| 12 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Hideki Kase (4) |
16 | ||
| 19 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 |  Chawalit Plaphol (1) |
16 | ||
| 3 Oct | Acom International | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Toru Suzuki (7) |
16 | ||
| 10 Oct | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Katsumune Imai (2) |
16 | ||
| 17 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Ishikawa | 120,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (8) |
32 | Flagship event; Japan major | |
| 24 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (9) |
16 | ||
| 31 Oct | ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Makoto Inoue (1) |
16 | ||
| 7 Nov | Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Yang Yong-eun (2) |
16 | New tournament | |
| 14 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Darren Clarke (n/a) |
18 | ||
| 21 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 |  Tiger Woods (n/a) |
40 | ||
| 28 Nov | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 140,000,000 |  David Smail (3) |
16 | ||
| 5 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Paul Sheehan (2) |
16 | 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[lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$6,000,000 | Phil Mickelson |
100 | Major championship | |
| 20 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$6,250,000 |  Retief Goosen |
100 | Major championship | |
| 18 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £4,000,000 | Todd Hamilton |
100 | Major championship | |
| 15 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$6,250,000 | Vijay Singh |
100 | Major championship |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shingo Katayama | 119,512,374 |
| 2 | Toru Taniguchi | 101,773,301 |
| 3 | Yang Yong-eun | 99,540,333 |
| 4 | Hur Suk-ho | 90,176,104 |
| 5 | Paul Sheehan | 85,020,125 |
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.
- ASA − Asian Tour.
References
- "2004 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- "2004 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
External links
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