2010 Japan Golf Tour

The 2010 Japan Golf Tour was the 38th season of the Japan Golf Tour. The season consisted of 25 official events, all played in Japan.

2010 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration15 April 2010 (2010-04-15) – 5 December 2010 (2010-12-05)
Number of official events25
Most wins4:
Japan Yuta Ikeda
Money leaderSouth Korea Kim Kyung-tae
2009
2011

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
18 AprToken Homemate CupMie130,000,000Japan Koumei Oda (4)18
25 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo120,000,000Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (9)18
2 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000Japan Ryo Ishikawa (7)20
16 MayJapan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle CupNagasaki140,000,000Japan Toru Taniguchi (16)20Japan major
30 MayDiamond Cup GolfSaitama120,000,000South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (1)20
6 JunJapan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido HillsIbaraki120,000,000Japan Katsumasa Miyamoto (8)22Japan major
27 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri ClassicHyōgo130,000,000Japan Shunsuke Sonoda (1)22
4 JulToshin Golf Tournament in LakeWoodMie60,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (5)18New tournament
11 JulThe Championship by LexusIbaraki150,000,000Japan Takashi Kanemoto (2)16
25 JulNagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaidō130,000,000Japan Mamo Osanai (4)18
1 AugSun Chlorella ClassicHokkaidō150,000,000Japan Tadahiro Takayama (3)20
22 AugKansai Open Golf ChampionshipKyoto50,000,000Japan Shigeru Nonaka (1)16
29 AugVana H Cup KBC AugustaFukuoka110,000,000Japan Hideto Tanihara (9)18
5 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000Japan Ryo Ishikawa (8)18
19 SepANA OpenHokkaidō110,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (6)18
26 SepAsia-Pacific Panasonic OpenHyōgo150,000,000Australia Brendan Jones (9)22ASA
3 OctCoca-Cola Tokai ClassicAichi120,000,000Japan Michio Matsumura (1)18
10 OctCanon OpenKanagawa150,000,000Japan Shinichi Yokota (2)18
17 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipAichi200,000,000South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (2)32Flagship event; Japan major
24 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (7)22
31 OctMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (3)20
14 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000Japan Ryo Ishikawa (9)20
21 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (8)30
28 NovCasio World OpenKōchi200,000,000Japan Michio Matsumura (2)24
5 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (10)26Japan major

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner(s)OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
11 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$7,500,000United States Phil Mickelson100Major championship
20 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$7,500,000Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell100Major championship
18 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£4,800,000South Africa Louis Oosthuizen100Major championship
12 AugHanda Cup Promising Golfers Tournament Under 30Chiba20,000,000Japan Shogo Kimuran/a
15 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$7,500,000Germany Martin Kaymer100Major championship
12 SepHyundai Capital Korea-Japan Team ChampionshipSouth KoreaUS$700,000 Team Japann/aTeam event
12 DecHitachi 3Tours ChampionshipChiba57,000,000Japan Golf Tourn/aTeam event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1South Korea Kim Kyung-tae181,103,799
2Japan Hiroyuki Fujita157,932,927
3Japan Ryo Ishikawa151,461,479
4Japan Yuta Ikeda145,043,030
5Japan Michio Matsumura108,908,063

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. ASA − Asian Tour.

References

  1. "2010 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. "2010 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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