2012 Japan Golf Tour

The 2012 Japan Golf Tour was the 40th season of the Japan Golf Tour. The season consisted of 25 official events, all played in Japan.

2012 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration12 April 2012 (2012-04-12) – 2 December 2012 (2012-12-02)
Number of official events25
Most wins4:
Japan Hiroyuki Fujita
Money leaderJapan Hiroyuki Fujita
2011
2013

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
15 AprToken Homemate CupMie130,000,000Australia Brendan Jones (11)18
22 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo110,000,000Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (12)18
29 AprThe CrownsAichi120,000,000South Korea Jang Ik-jae (2)16
13 MayJapan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle CupTochigi150,000,000Japan Toru Taniguchi (18)16Japan major
20 MayTotoumi Hamamatsu OpenShizuoka100,000,000United States Jay Choi (1)18
27 MayDiamond Cup GolfChiba120,000,000Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (13)16
3 JunJapan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido HillsIbaraki150,000,000Japan Yoshinori Fujimoto (1)16Japan major
24 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno OpenOkayama110,000,000Australia Brad Kennedy (1)16
8 JulNagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaidō150,000,000South Korea Lee Kyoung-hoon (1)16
29 JulSun Chlorella ClassicHokkaidō150,000,000Australia Brendan Jones (12)16
19 AugKansai Open Golf ChampionshipOsaka60,000,000Japan Toshinori Muto (5)16
26 AugVana H Cup KBC AugustaFukuoka110,000,000South Korea Kim Hyung-sung (1)16
2 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (5)16
9 SepToshin Golf Tournament in RyosenMie80,000,000China Wu Ashun (1)16
16 SepANA OpenHokkaidō110,000,000Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (14)16
23 SepAsia-Pacific Panasonic OpenHyōgo150,000,000Japan Masanori Kobayashi (2)20ASA
30 SepCoca-Cola Tokai ClassicAichi120,000,000South Korea Ryu Hyun-woo (1)16
7 OctCanon OpenKanagawa150,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (10)16
14 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipOkinawa200,000,000Japan Kenichi Kuboya (6)32Flagship event; Japan major
21 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000Japan Toru Taniguchi (19)16
28 OctMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000United States Han Lee (1)18
11 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000Japan Ryo Ishikawa (10)18
18 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000England Luke Donald (n/a)32
25 NovCasio World OpenKōchi200,000,000South Korea Hwang Jung-gon (2)18
2 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (15)18Japan 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
8 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$8,000,000United States Bubba Watson100Major championship
6 MayLegend Charity Pro-AmChiba38,000,000Japan Yuta Ikedan/aPro-Am
17 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$8,000,000United States Webb Simpson100Major championship
1 JulMillion Yard CupNagasakin/a Team South Korean/aTeam event
22 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland£5,000,000South Africa Ernie Els100Major championship
2 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,000,000Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy100Major championship
9 DecHitachi 3Tours ChampionshipChiba57,000,000Japan PGA Senior Tourn/aTeam event

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Hiroyuki Fujita175,159,972
2Japan Toru Taniguchi102,686,994
3Australia Brendan Jones92,078,892
4Japan Yuta Ikeda88,948,069
5Japan Yoshinori Fujimoto88,659,122

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. "2012 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. "2012 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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