2015 Japan Golf Tour

The 2015 Japan Golf Tour was the 43rd season of the Japan Golf Tour. The season consisted of 25 official events, mostly played in Japan.

2015 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration16 April 2015 (2015-04-16) – 6 December 2015 (2015-12-06)
Number of official events25
Most wins5:
South Korea Kim Kyung-tae
Money leaderSouth Korea Kim Kyung-tae
2014
2016

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
19 AprToken Homemate CupMie130,000,000New Zealand Michael Hendry (1)16
3 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000South Korea Jang Ik-jae (3)16
17 MayJapan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles CupSaitama150,000,000Australia Adam Bland (1)16Japan major
24 MayKansai Open Golf ChampionshipShiga70,000,000Japan Daisuke Kataoka (1)16
31 MayGateway to The Open Mizuno OpenOkayama100,000,000Japan Taichi Teshima (8)16
7 JunJapan Golf Tour Championship
Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills
Ibaraki150,000,000China Liang Wenchong (1)16Japan major
14 JunSingha Corporation Thailand OpenThailandUS$1,000,000South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (6)11ONE
28 JunISPS Handa Global CupYamanashi100,000,000Japan Toshinori Muto (6)24New tournament
5 JulShigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaidō150,000,000Japan Hiroshi Iwata (2)16
12 JulMusee Platinum OpenHyōgo100,000,000South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (7)16New tournament
26 JulDunlop Srixon Fukushima OpenFukushima50,000,000Thailand Prayad Marksaeng (5)16
30 AugRIZAP KBC AugustaFukuoka110,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (13)16
6 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (8)16
20 SepANA OpenHokkaidō110,000,000Japan Ryo Ishikawa (12)16
27 SepAsia-Pacific Diamond Cup GolfIbaraki150,000,000South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (9)15ASA
4 OctTop Cup Tokai ClassicAichi110,000,000South Korea Kim Hyung-sung (4)16
11 OctHonma TourWorld CupIbaraki100,000,000South Korea Lee Kyoung-hoon (2)16New tournament
18 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipHyōgo200,000,000Japan Satoshi Kodaira (3)32Flagship event; Japan major
25 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000Japan Michio Matsumura (5)16
1 NovMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (10)16
8 NovHeiwa PGM ChampionshipChiba200,000,000Japan Hideto Tanihara (11)16
15 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000Japan Shingo Katayama (29)22
22 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000Japan Yūsaku Miyazato (3)24
29 NovCasio World OpenKōchi200,000,000South Korea Hwang Jung-gon (3)16
6 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000Japan Ryo Ishikawa (13)17Japan 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
12 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$10,000,000United States Jordan Spieth100Major championship
10 MayLegend Charity Pro-AmChiba50,000,000Japan Seiki Okudan/aPro-Am
21 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$10,000,000United States Jordan Spieth100Major championship
20 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£6,300,000United States Zach Johnson100Major championship
16 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$10,000,000Australia Jason Day100Major championship
13 DecHitachi 3Tours ChampionshipChiba57,000,000LPGA of Japan 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-tae165,981,625
2Japan Yūsaku Miyazato103,999,119
3Japan Yuta Ikeda99,380,317
4Japan Yoshinori Fujimoto98,642,449
5Japan Shingo Katayama90,577,641

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. "2015 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. "2015 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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