2007 Japan Golf Tour
The 2007 Japan Golf Tour was the 35th season of the Japan Golf Tour. The season consisted of 24 official events, all played in Japan.
| Duration | 12 April 2007 – 2 December 2007 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 24 |
| Most wins | 3:.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brendan Jones Toru Taniguchi |
| Money leader | Toru Taniguchi |
← 2006 2008 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 110,000,000 | Yui Ueda (1) |
16 | |
| 22 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Brendan Jones (6) |
16 | |
| 29 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Hirofumi Miyase (7) |
18 | |
| 13 May | Japan PGA Championship | Okinawa | 130,000,000 | Toshimitsu Izawa (16) |
16 | Japan major |
| 20 May | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (a) (1) |
16 | |
| 27 May | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf | Ibaraki | 110,000,000 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka (4) |
16 | |
| 3 Jun | JCB Classic | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | Tomohiro Kondo (3) |
16 | |
| 24 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic | Hyōgo | 130,000,000 |  Lee Dong-hwan (1) |
16 | |
| 1 Jul | UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (22) |
16 | Japan major |
| 8 Jul | Woodone Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 100,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (12) |
16 | |
| 15 Jul | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (13) |
16 | |
| 5 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Jun Kikuchi (1) |
16 | |
| 26 Aug | KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Katsumasa Miyamoto (6) |
16 | |
| 2 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 150,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (5) |
16 | |
| 9 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (6) |
16 | |
| 16 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Norio Shinozaki (1) |
16 | |
| 30 Sep | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 |  Camilo Villegas (n/a) |
16 | |
| 14 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Kanagawa | 200,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (14) |
32 | Flagship event; Japan major |
| 21 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (23) |
16 | |
| 28 Oct | ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 |  Frankie Miñoza (7) |
18 | |
| 11 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Brendan Jones (7) |
26 | |
| 18 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 |  Ian Poulter (n/a) |
36 | |
| 25 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 140,000,000 | Taichi Teshima (6) |
20 | |
| 2 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Brendan Jones (8) |
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(s) | OWGR points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,000,000 |  Zach Johnson |
100 | Major championship |
| 17 Jun | MastersGC Classic | Hyōgo | 30,000,000 | Naoya Takemoto | n/a | |
| 17 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$7,000,000 |  Ángel Cabrera |
100 | Major championship |
| 22 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £4,200,000 |  Pádraig Harrington |
100 | Major championship |
| 12 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$7,000,000 | Tiger Woods |
100 | Major championship |
| 10 Sep | Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf | Chiba | 20,800,000 | Hirofumi Miyase | n/a | |
| 8 Dec | Hitachi 3Tours Championship | Chiba | 80,000,000 | Japan Golf Tour | n/a | Team event |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toru Taniguchi | 171,744,498 |
| 2 | Shingo Katayama | 141,053,934 |
| 3 | Brendan Jones | 115,531,323 |
| 4 | Hideto Tanihara | 77,622,976 |
| 5 | Tomohiro Kondo | 74,841,936 |
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.
References
- "2007 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- "2007 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
External links
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