2013 Japan Golf Tour

The 2013 Japan Golf Tour was the 41st season of the Japan Golf Tour. The season consisted of 25 official events, mostly played in Japan. The first two tournaments of the year were played in Thailand and Indonesia, also being co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour. This was the first time that the Japan Golf Tour had ventured outside Japan.[1][2]

2013 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration14 March 2013 (2013-03-14) – 8 December 2013 (2013-12-08)
Number of official events25
Most wins4:
Japan Hideki Matsuyama
Money leaderJapan Hideki Matsuyama
← 2012
2014 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		Notes
17 MarThailand OpenThailandUS$1,000,000Thailand Prayad Marksaeng (4)18ONENew to Japan Golf Tour
31 MarEnjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA ChampionshipIndonesiaUS$1,000,000South Korea Choi Ho-sung (1)12ONENew to Japan Golf Tour
21 AprToken Homemate CupMie130,000,000Japan Yoshinobu Tsukada (1)16
28 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo120,000,000Japan Hideki Matsuyama (2)16
5 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000Japan Michio Matsumura (3)16
19 MayJapan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles CupChiba150,000,000South Korea Kim Hyung-sung (2)16Japan major
2 JunDiamond Cup GolfIbaraki120,000,000Japan Hideki Matsuyama (3)16
23 JunJapan Golf Tour Championship Shishido HillsIbaraki150,000,000Japan Satoshi Kodaira (1)18Japan major
30 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno OpenOkayama110,000,000Australia Brendan Jones (13)16
7 JulNagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaidō150,000,000Japan Shunsuke Sonoda (2)16
25 AugKansai Open Golf ChampionshipHyōgo60,000,000Australia Brad Kennedy (2)16
1 SepVana H Cup KBC AugustaFukuoka110,000,000South Korea Park Sung-joon (1)16
8 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000Japan Hideki Matsuyama (4)16
22 SepANA OpenHokkaidō110,000,000Japan Koumei Oda (6)16
29 SepAsia-Pacific Panasonic OpenOsaka150,000,000Japan Masahiro Kawamura (1)16ASA
6 OctCoca-Cola Tokai ClassicAichi120,000,000Japan Shingo Katayama (27)16
13 OctToshin Golf TournamentGifu90,000,000Japan Yoshinori Fujimoto (2)16
20 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipIbaraki200,000,000Japan Masanori Kobayashi (3)32Flagship event; Japan major
27 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000Japan Daisuke Maruyama (3)16
3 NovMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (11)16
10 NovHeiwa PGM ChampionshipIbaraki200,000,000China Wu Ashun (2)16New tournament
17 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000Japan Hideto Tanihara (10)16
24 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000England Luke Donald (n/a)26
1 DecCasio World OpenKōchi200,000,000Japan Hideki Matsuyama (5)18
8 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000Japan Yūsaku Miyazato (1)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
14 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$8,000,000Australia Adam Scott100Major championship
12 MayLegend Charity Pro-AmChiba50,000,000Japan Yuta Ikedan/aPro-Am
16 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$8,000,000England Justin Rose100Major championship
21 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£5,250,000United States Phil Mickelson100Major championship
11 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,000,000United States Jason Dufner100Major championship
15 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.[4]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Hideki Matsuyama201,076,781
2South Korea Kim Hyung-sung125,824,405
3Japan Shingo Katayama112,557,810
4Japan Koumei Oda112,506,906
5South Korea Park Sung-joon93,402,445

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; ONE − OneAsia Tour.

References
  1. "Japan Tour expands OneAsia link". The Sporting News. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. Thongsombat, Kittipong (13 December 2012). "Japanese addition for Thai Open". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. "2013 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. "2013 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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