2006 Japan Golf Tour
The 2006 Japan Golf Tour was the 34th season of the Japan Golf Tour. The season consisted of 29 official events, all played in Japan.
| Duration | 15 December 2005 – 3 December 2006 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 29 |
| Most wins | 3: Shingo Katayama |
| Money leader | Shingo Katayama |
← 2005 2007 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec | Asia Japan Okinawa Open | Okinawa | 100,000,000 | Tadahiro Takayama (2) |
14 | ASA | |
| 16 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Gifu | 110,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wayne Perske (1) |
16 | ||
| 23 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Brendan Jones (5) |
16 | ||
| 30 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (19) |
16 | ||
| 14 May | Japan PGA Championship | Gifu | 110,000,000 | Tomohiro Kondo (1) |
16 | Japan major | |
| 21 May | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Toshinori Muto (1) |
16 | ||
| 28 May | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf | Saitama | 110,000,000 | Kaname Yokoo (5) |
16 | ||
| 4 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (3) |
16 | ||
| 18 Jun | Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Nobuhiro Masuda (1) |
16 | ||
| 25 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 |  Hur Suk-ho (6) |
16 | ||
| 2 Jul | UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Tatsuhiko Takahashi (2) |
16 | Japan major | |
| 9 Jul | Woodone Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 100,000,000 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka (3) |
16 | ||
| 23 Jul | Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 120,000,000 |  Yeh Wei-tze (2) |
16 | ||
| 30 Jul | The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki | Shizuoka | 120,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (11) |
16 | ||
| 6 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (4) |
16 | ||
| 27 Aug | Under Armour KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Taichi Teshima (4) |
16 | ||
| 3 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 150,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (20) |
16 | ||
| 10 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Yang Yong-eun (4) |
16 | ||
| 17 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Tomohiro Kondo (2) |
16 | ||
| 24 Sep | Acom International | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Mamo Osanai (3) |
16 | ||
| 1 Oct | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Hidemasa Hoshino (2) |
16 | ||
| 15 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Saitama | 200,000,000 | Paul Sheehan (3) |
32 | Flagship event; Japan major | |
| 22 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 | Taichi Teshima (5) |
16 | ||
| 29 Oct | ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (21) |
16 | ||
| 5 Nov | Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Tatsuhiko Ichihara (1) |
16 | ||
| 12 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (48) |
24 | ||
| 19 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 |  Pádraig Harrington (n/a) |
38 | ||
| 26 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 140,000,000 |  Jeev Milkha Singh (1) |
18 | ||
| 3 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Jeev Milkha Singh (2) |
20 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,000,000 |  Phil Mickelson |
100 | Major championship | |
| 18 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$6,250,000 | Geoff Ogilvy |
100 | Major championship | |
| 23 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £4,000,000 | Tiger Woods |
100 | Major championship | |
| 20 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$6,800,000 | Tiger Woods |
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 | 178,402,190 |
| 2 | Hideto Tanihara | 119,888,517 |
| 3 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 113,538,173 |
| 4 | Toru Taniguchi | 113,468,445 |
| 5 | Taichi Teshima | 96,488,270 |
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
- "2006 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- "2006 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
External links
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