Japan Challenge Tour

The Japan Challenge Tour, currently titled as the AbemaTV Tour for sponsorships reasons, is a series of developmental golf tournaments run by the Japan Golf Tour Organization. It has been in operation since 1985. The 2018 schedule featured 12 tournaments, with prize funds of mostly ¥15,000,000. This is about a tenth of the level of prize money per event on offer on the main Japanese Tour, and the main tour also has a longer season.

Japan Challenge Tour
SportGolf
Founded1985
Inaugural season1985
CountriesBased in Japan
Most titlesTournament wins:
5:
Japan Gohei Sato
Japan Masamichi Uehira
Related
competitions
Japan Golf Tour

In 2018, internet television provider AbemaTV became the tour's sponsor. It was also announced that the tour would be included into the Official World Golf Ranking starting in 2019, with the winner receiving a minimum of 4 points for a 54-hole event.[1]

2023 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
7 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000Japan Taiga Sugihara (2)2.75
21 Apri Golf Shaper ChallengeFukuoka15,000,000Japan Kosuke Suzuki (1)2.51
12 MayJapan Players Championship ChallengeFukui15,000,000Japan Kosuke Suzuki (2)2.51
26 MayTaiheiyo Club Challenge TournamentSaitama15,000,000
9 JunLandic Challenge 10Fukuoka15,000,000
16 JunJapan Create ChallengeFukuoka15,000,000
14 JulMinami Akita CC Michinoku ChallengeAkita15,000,000
2 SepDunlop Phoenix Tournament ChallengeFukushima15,000,000
29 SepElite Grips ChallengeTBC15,000,000
6 OctRyo Ishikawa Everyone Project ChallengeTochigi15,000,000
20 OctJGTO FinalIbaraki15,000,000

2022 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
8 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000Japan Yuto Soeda (1)4
22 Apri Golf Shaper ChallengeFukuoka15,000,000Japan Hiroki Tanaka (1)4
27 MayTaiheiyo Club Challenge TournamentSaitama15,000,000Japan Taisei Yamada (1)4
10 JunLandic Challenge 9Fukuoka15,000,000Japan Taiko Nishiyama (1)4
17 JunJapan Create ChallengeFukuoka15,000,000Japan Taiga Semikawa (a) (1)4
25 JunDaisendori CupTottori18,000,000Japan Shota Matsumoto (1)4
23 JulJapan Players Championship ChallengeFukui15,000,000Japan Chisato Takamiya (a) (1)4
29 JulMinami Akita CC Michinoku ChallengeAkita15,000,000Japan Takashi Ogiso (2)4
3 SepDunlop Phoenix Tournament ChallengeFukushima15,000,000Japan Masayuki Yamashita (a) (1)2.13
16 SepPGM ChallengeNiigata15,000,000Japan Yujiro Ohori (2)1.92
23 SepISPS Handa Hero ni nare! Challenge TournamentShizuoka23,000,000Japan Masanori Kobayashi (3)1.98
30 SepElite Grips ChallengeHyōgo15,000,000Japan Takashi Ogiso (3)2.14
7 OctRyo Ishikawa Everyone Project ChallengeTochigi15,000,000Japan Takuya Higa (1)1.82
14 OctDelight Works JGTO FinalIbaraki20,000,000Japan Yujiro Ohori (3)2.57

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2023 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Yujiro Ohori7,798,551
2Japan Takashi Ogiso7,603,935
3Japan Terumichi Kakazu6,315,737
4Japan Taiko Nishiyama4,879,779
5Japan Shota Matsumoto4,870,634

2020–21 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
5 AprNovil CupTokushimaCancelled
17 Apri Golf Shaper ChallengeFukuokaCancelled
24 AprJapan Create ChallengeFukuokaCancelled
15 MayPGM Challenge IHyōgoCancelled
29 MayTaiheiyo Club Challenge TournamentSaitamaCancelled
12 JunLandic Challenge 8FukuokaCancelled
19 JunMinami Akita CC Michinoku ChallengeAkitaCancelled
27 JunDaisendori CupTottoriCancelled
4 SepElite Grips ChallengeHyōgoCancelled
18 SepPGM Challenge IIChiba15,000,000Japan Daichi Sato (1)4
2 OctTI ChallengeGunma15,000,000Japan Keisuke Otawa (1)4
9 OctRyo Ishikawa Everyone Project ChallengeTochigi15,000,000Japan Ren Takeuchi (1)4
23 OctDelight Works ChallengeIbaraki15,000,000Japan Hideto Kobukuro (1)4
16 Apri Golf Shaper ChallengeFukuoka15,000,000Japan Ayumi Kawamitsu (1)4
28 MayTaiheiyo Club Challenge TournamentSaitama15,000,000Japan Shingo Ito (1)4
11 JunLandic Challenge 8Fukuoka15,000,000Japan Daisuke Yasumoto (1)4
18 JunJapan Create ChallengeFukuoka15,000,000Japan Ryo Hisatsune (1)4
26 JunDaisendori CupTottori18,000,000Japan Akihiro Narutomi (1)4
9 JulJapan Players Championship ChallengeIwate15,000,000Japan Tomoyasu Sugiyama (1)4
30 JulMinami Akita CC Michinoku ChallengeAkita15,000,000Japan Ryo Hisatsune (2)4
3 SepElite Grips ChallengeHyōgoCancelled
17 SepPGM ChallengeIbaraki15,000,000Japan Konosuke Nakazato (4)4
24 SepISPS Handa Hero ni nare! Challenge TournamentTochigi23,000,000Japan Ryo Hisatsune (3)4
1 OctTI ChallengeGunma15,000,000Japan Riki Kawamoto (a) (1)4
8 OctRyo Ishikawa Everyone Project ChallengeTochigi15,000,000Japan Yuto Katsuragawa (1)4
22 OctDelight Works JGTO FinalIbaraki20,000,000Japan Junya Kameshiro (1)4

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[4] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2022 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Ryo Hisatsune10,922,467
2Japan Daichi Sato6,132,326
3Japan Yuto Katsuragawa5,938,614
4Japan Taichi Nabetani5,547,031
5Japan Junya Kameshiro5,404,507

2019 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
7 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000South Korea Park Jun-won (1)4
19 Apri Golf Shaper ChallengeFukuoka15,000,000Thailand Danthai Boonma (1)7
26 AprJapan Create ChallengeFukuoka15,000,000Philippines Justin De Los Santos (1)7
17 MayHeiwa PGM Challenge I Road To ChampionshipIbaraki15,000,000South Korea Kim Seong-hyeon (1)7
31 MayTaiheiyo Club Challenge TournamentSaitama15,000,000Japan Yoshikazu Haku (1)4
14 JunLandic Challenge 7Fukuoka15,000,000Zimbabwe Scott Vincent (1)7
21 JunMinami Akita CC Michinoku ChallengeAkita15,000,000South Korea Park Jun-won (2)4
29 JunDaisendori CupTottori16,000,000Japan Eric Sugimoto (1)4
3 AugTI ChallengeHyōgo15,000,000South Korea Ham Jeong-woo (1)4
13 SepDelight Works ASP ChallengeTochigi15,000,000South Korea Ham Jeong-woo (2)4
20 SepHeiwa PGM Challenge II Road To ChampionshipSaga15,000,000South Korea Todd Baek (1)4
27 SepElite Grips ChallengeHyōgo15,000,000Greece Peter Karmis (1)4
4 OctToshin ChallengeShiga15,000,000South Korea Todd Baek (2)4
11 OctRyo Ishikawa Everyone Project ChallengeTochigi15,000,000Japan Taiga Sugihara (a) (1)4
25 OctJGTO Novil FinalIbaraki15,000,000Japan Yoshikazu Haku (2)4

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[5] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2020–21 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Yoshikazu Haku6,797,444
2South Korea Todd Baek6,560,781
3Japan Eric Sugimoto6,462,858
4South Korea Park Jun-won6,280,270
5South Korea Ham Jeong-woo5,400,000

2018 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
1 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000South Korea Park Bae-jong (1)
20 Apri Golf Shaper ChallengeFukuoka15,000,000Japan Naoto Takayanagi (1)
27 AprJapan Create ChallengeFukuoka15,000,000Japan Shoji Kawai (1)
18 MayHeiwa PGM Challenge I Road to ChampionshipIbaraki15,000,000Japan Keisuke Kondo (1)
8 JunISPS Handa Challenge CupChiba20,000,000Japan Ryosuke Kinoshita (1)
22 JunLandic ChallengeFukuoka15,000,000Japan Taihei Sato (1)
29 JunMinami Akita CC Michinoku ChallengeAkita15,000,000Japan Kazuki Higa (1)
14 SepHeiwa PGM Challenge II Road to ChampionshipTottori15,000,000United States Dodge Kemmer (1)
21 SepElite Grips ChallengeHyōgo15,000,000Japan Taihei Sato (2)
6 OctRyo Ishikawa Everyone Project ChallengeTochigi15,000,000Japan Taiji Maekawa (1)
19 OctTaiheiyo Club Challenge TournamentSaitama15,000,000Japan Tomohiro Umeyama (2)
26 OctJGTO Novil FinalIbaraki15,000,000Japan Yuki Kono (3)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[6] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2019 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Taihei Sato7,256,163
2Japan Tomohiro Umeyama5,338,803
3Japan Naoto Takayanagi4,813,256
4Japan Ryosuke Kinoshita4,251,987
5Japan Takaya Onoda3,736,339

2017 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
2 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000Japan Rikuya Hoshino (1)
28 AprJapan Create ChallengeFukuoka10,000,000Japan Yasunobu Fukunaga (2)
19 MayHeiwa PGM Challenge I Road to ChampionshipIbaraki10,000,000Japan Terumichi Kakazu (1)
9 JunISPS Handa Global Challenge CupShizuoka13,000,000Japan Daisuke Matsubara (1)
16 JunRoyal Golf Club ChallengeIbaraki13,000,000Japan Tomoharu Otsuki (1)
23 JunLandic ChallengeFukuoka10,000,000Japan Tomohiro Umeyama (1)
30 JunMinami Akita CC Michinoku ChallengeAkita10,000,000Japan Keiichi Kaneko (3)
15 SepHeiwa PGM Challenge II Road to ChampionshipTottori10,000,000South Korea Kang Ji-man (1)
29 SepElite Grips ChallengeMie10,000,000Japan Shigeru Nonaka (4)
7 OctRyo Ishikawa Everyone Project ChallengeTochigi10,000,000Japan Konosuke Nakazato (3)
13 OctTaiheiyo Club Challenge TournamentSaitama10,000,000India Ajeetesh Sandhu (1)
20 OctJGTO Novil FinalChiba10,000,000Japan Yosuke Iwamoto (1)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[7] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2018 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Tomoharu Otsuki3,787,591
2Japan Daisuke Matsubara3,262,465
3Japan Yasunobu Fukunaga3,244,872
4Japan Rikuya Hoshino2,966,811
5Japan Shigeru Nonaka2,912,518

2016 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
3 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000Japan Tatsuya Kodai (1)
29 AprFuji Home Service Challenge CupShiga10,000,000Japan Yoshinobu Tsukada (1)
20 MayHeiwa PGM Challenge I Road to ChampionshipGifu10,000,000Japan Kazuhiro Kida (3)
27 MayFIDRA ClassicSaitama10,000,000Japan Kunihiro Kamii (1)
10 JunISPS Handa Global Challenge CupChiba13,000,000Japan Konosuke Nakazato (1)
17 JunHimawari Dragon CupChiba10,000,000Japan Yuta Kawakami (1)
24 JunLandic ChallengeFukuoka10,000,000Japan Shotaro Wada (1)
1 JulJapan Create ChallengeFukuoka10,000,000Japan Ryuko Tokimatsu (1)
29 JulMinami Akita Country Club Michinoku Challenge TournamentAkita10,000,000Japan Tomoyo Ikemura (3)
9 SepSeven Dreamers ChallengeChiba13,000,000Japan Daisuke Maruyama (2)
23 SepElite Grips ChallengeGunma10,000,000Japan Jinichiro Kozuma (1)
30 SepHeiwa PGM Challenge II Road to ChampionshipHokkaido10,000,000Japan Konosuke Nakazato (2)
8 OctEveryone Project ChallengeTochigi10,000,000Japan Yoshinobu Tsukada (2)
14 OctTaiheiyo Club Challenge TournamentSaitama10,000,000Japan Daisuke Maruyama (3)
21 OctJGTO Novil FinalChiba10,000,000Japan Takashi Ogiso (1)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[8] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2017 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Yoshinobu Tsukada5,509,115
2Japan Daisuke Maruyama5,339,822
3Japan Konosuke Nakazato4,497,278
4Japan Tatsuya Kodai4,482,357
5Japan Shotaro Wada3,574,383

2015 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
5 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000South Korea Park Il-hwan (1)
1 MayFuji Home Service Challenge CupShiga10,000,000Japan Yujiro Ohori (1)
8 MayJapan Create ChallengeFukuoka10,000,000Japan Masashi Hidaka (1)
22 MayHeiwa PGM Challenge I Road to ChampionshipHiroshima10,000,000Japan Tatsunori Nukaga (4)
29 MayGood Job ChallengeIbaraki10,000,000Japan Yu Morimoto (1)
11 JunISPS Handa Global Challenge CupChiba13,000,000Japan Shigeru Nonaka (3)
19 JunMusee Platinum Challenge TournamentFukushima10,000,000Japan Yosuke Asaji (2)
26 JunLandic ChallengeFukuoka10,000,000Japan Tomoyo Ikemura (1)
3 JulHeiwa PGM Challenge II Road to ChampionshipIbaraki10,000,000Japan Keiichi Kaneko (1)
31 JulMinami Akita Country Club Challenge TournamentAkita10,000,000Japan Yu Morimoto (2)
21 AugPGA JGTO Challenge CupChiba13,000,000Japan Keiichi Kaneko (2)
4 SepElite Grips ChallengeGunma10,000,000Japan Tomoyo Ikemura (2)
11 SepHimawari Dragon CUPChiba10,000,000Japan Koichi Sugimoto (3)
18 SepSeven Dreamers ChallengeChiba10,000,000Japan Shota Akiyoshi (2)
10 OctEveryone Project Challenge Golf TournamentTochigi10,000,000Japan Shota Akiyoshi (3)
16 OctTaiheiyo Club Challenge TournamentIbaraki10,000,000Japan Hiroaki Hirai (1)
23 OctJGTO Novil FinalChiba10,000,000Japan Masamichi Uehira (5)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[9] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2016 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Yu Morimoto4,479,531
2Japan Shota Akiyoshi4,476,532
3Japan Tomoyo Ikemura4,176,327
4Japan Keiichi Kaneko3,933,918
5South Korea Park Il-hwan3,786,804

2014 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2014 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
6 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000Japan Soushi Tajima (2)
9 MayPlus One Fukuoka Raizan ChallengeFukuoka10,000,000Australia Peter Wilson (1)
23 MayHeiwa PGM Challenge I Road to ChampionshipHyōgo10,000,000Japan Shugo Imahira (1)
13 JunFuji Country Kani Club Challenge CupGifu10,000,000Japan Toru Suzuki (2)
27 JunLandic Golf Tournament Associa Mansion MemorialFukuoka10,000,000Japan Shintaro Kai (1)
10 JulISPS Charity Challenge TournamentShizuoka15,000,000Japan Shota Akiyoshi (1)
25 JulHeiwa PGM Challenge II Road to ChampionshipNiigata10,000,000Japan Kiyoshi Miyazato (1)
1 AugAkita TV Minami Akita CC ChallengeAkita10,000,000Japan Yasunobu Fukunaga (1)
22 AugPGA JGTO Challenge CupChiba13,000,000Japan Taigen Tsumagari (1)
5 SepMadame Shinco Challenge TournamentHyōgo10,000,000Australia Peter Wilson (2)
12 SepHimawari Dragon CupChiba10,000,000Japan Toru Suzuki (3)
19 SepSeven Dreamers ChallengeChiba10,000,000Japan Yuki Inamori (1)
26 SepElite Grips ChallengeMie10,000,000Japan Yuichiro Nishi (1)
4 OctIshikawa Ryo Everyone Project ChallengeTochigi15,000,000Japan Katsufumi Okino (1)
10 OctTaiheiyo Club Challenge TournamentIbaraki10,000,000United States Richard Hattori (1)
24 OctJGTO Novil FinalChiba10,000,000Japan Shugo Imahira (2)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[10] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2015 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Shugo Imahira7,444,288
2Japan Shintaro Kai5,456,058
3Australia Peter Wilson4,796,324
4Japan Katsufumi Okino4,701,020
5Japan Toru Suzuki4,215,230

2013 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
7 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000South Korea Jang Dong-kyu (1)
19 AprHeiwa PGM Challenge I Road to ChampionshipKyoto10,000,000Australia Paul Sheehan (2)
24 MayFuji Country Kani Club Challenge CupGifu10,000,000Japan Ryuichi Kondo (1)
7 JunISPS Charity Challenge TournamentChiba15,000,000Japan Hiroyuki Nagamatsu (1)
14 JunAkita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge IAkita10,000,000Japan Sachio Sugiyama (1)
5 JulLandic VanaH Cup KBC Augusta ChallengeFukuoka10,000,000South Korea Kwon Ki-taek (1)
26 JulHeiwa PGM Challenge II Road to ChampionshipSaga10,000,000Japan Genki Yanase (1)
2 AugDaisen GC JGTO Challenge IITottori10,000,000Japan Masayuki Kawamura (1)
16 AugROYZE Corporation Cup in FukuokaRaizanFukuoka10,000,000South Korea Kwon Ki-taek (2)
6 SepPGA JGTO Challenge Cup in BosoChiba10,000,000Japan Masamichi Ito (1)
13 SepDragon CupChiba10,000,000Japan Toru Suzuki (1)
22 SepEveryone Project Challenge Golf TournamentTochigi15,000,000Japan Shinji Tomimura (1)
28 SepElite Grips JGTO Challenge IIIMie10,000,000Japan Hirotaro Naito (2)
11 OctHeiwa PGM Challenge III Road to ChampionshipIbaraki10,000,000Japan Katsunori Kuwabara (2)
25 OctJGTO Novil FinalChiba10,000,000Japan Yoshitaka Takeya (1)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[11] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2014 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1South Korea Kwon Ki-taek5,326,885
2Japan Yoshitaka Takeya4,624,751
3Australia Richard Tate4,317,268
4Japan Shinji Tomimura3,906,859
5South Korea Jang Dong-kyu3,826,416

2012 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
1 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000South Korea Yang Ji-ho (1)
20 AprKimisarazu GL GMA Challenge TournamentChiba10,000,000Japan Daijiro Izumida (1)
25 MayFuji Country Kani Club Challenge CupGifu10,000,000Japan Naomi Ohta (2)
1 JunMurasaki CC Sumire GMA Challenge TournamentChiba10,000,000Japan Akio Sadakata (1)
7 JunISPS Charity Challenge TournamentChiba15,000,000Japan Yosuke Asaji (1)
15 JunAkita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge IAkita10,000,000Japan Yuki Kono (1)
29 JunTokyu Nasu Resort JGTO Challenge IITochigi10,000,000Japan Yuki Kono (2)
14 JulShizu Hills Tommy CupIbaraki15,000,000Japan Koichi Sugimoto (2)
27 JulDaisen GC JGTO Challenge IIITottori10,000,000Japan Masashi Nishimura (1)
13 SepPGA JGTO Challenge Cup I in OnotoyoHyōgo10,000,000Japan Achi Sato (4)
21 SepPGA JGTO Challenge Cup II in BosoChiba10,000,000Japan Satoshi Kodaira (2)
228 SepElite Grips JGTO Challenge IVMie10,000,000Japan Toru Morita (2)
19 OctJGTO Novil FinalChiba10,000,000South Korea Hur In-hoi (1)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[12] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2013 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Yuki Kono4,607,237
2South Korea Hur In-hoi4,369,211
3South Korea Yang Ji-ho4,365,325
4Japan Akio Sadakata3,906,933
5Japan Yosuke Tsukada3,376,983

2011 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
10 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000Japan Tatsunori Nukaga (2)
22 AprKimisarazu GL GMA Challenge TournamentChiba10,000,000Japan Takanobu Kondo (1)
27 MayFuji Country Kanai Club Challenge CupGifu10,000,000Japan Hidezumi Shirakata (2)
9 JunBoso Country CupChiba10,000,000Japan Hirohito Koizumi (2)
1 JulTokyu Resort Nasu JGTO ChallengeTochigi10,000,000Thailand Chinnarat Phadungsil (1)
9 JulShizu Hills Tommy CupIbaraki15,000,000Japan Koichi Sugimoto (1)
22 JulSrixon ChallengeHokkaido10,000,000Japan Hidemichi Haginomori (1)
16 SepToshoen GC JGTO Challenge IITochigi10,000,000Japan Taro Hiroi (1)
22 SepElite grips JGTO Challenge IIIHyōgo10,000,000Japan Yudai Maeda (2)
21 OctJGTO Novil FinalChiba10,000,000Japan Tatsunori Nukaga (3)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[13] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2012 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Tatsunori Nukaga5,846,275
2Japan Hidezumi Shirakata3,795,466
3Japan Koichi Sugimoto3,352,733
4Thailand Chinnarat Phadungsil3,270,937
5Japan Yudai Maeda2,487,107

2010 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
11 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000Japan Soushi Tajima (1)
21 MayToshin ChallengeGifu10,000,000Japan Akira Endo (1)
28 MayFuji Country Kanai Club Challenge CupGifu10,000,000Fiji Dinesh Chand (1)
11 JunTohoku Yakurai CupMiyagi10,000,000Fiji Dinesh Chand (2)
19 JunShizu Hills Tommy CupIbaraki15,000,000Japan Sushi Ishigaki (2)
25 JunTokyu Resort Nasu JGTO ChallengeTochigi10,000,000Taiwan Chiang Chen-chih (1)
15 JulBoso Country CupChiba10,000,000Japan Masayoshi Nakayama (1)
20 AugHatoyama Country Club GMA Challenge TournamentSaitama10,000,000Japan Satoshi Kodaira (a) (1)
10 SepSrixon ChallengeMiyagi10,000,000Japan Shunta Maeawakura (1)
17 SepItsuurateien JGTO Challenge 2Fukushima10,000,000Japan Hirohito Koizumi (1)
22 OctJGTO Novil FinalChiba10,000,000South Korea Park Sung-joon (1)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[14] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2011 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Fiji Dinesh Chand4,780,625
2Japan Sushi Ishigaki4,350,520
3Japan Masanori Kobayashi3,258,022
4Japan Shunta Maeawakura3,157,313
5Japan Soushi Tajima3,090,963

2009 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
12 AprNovil CupTokushima20,000,000Japan Achi Sato (2)
22 MaySashima JGTO Challenge IIbaraki10,000,000Australia Chris Campbell (1)
20 JunShizu Hills Tommy CupIbaraki15,000,000Australia Chris Campbell (2)
26 JunMochizuki Tokyu JGTO Challenge IINagano10,000,000Japan Junpei Takayama (1)
10 JulBoso Country CupChiba10,000,000Japan Katsumi Kubo (1)
16 JulEverlife Cup Challenge TournamentFukuoka10,000,000Japan Kazuhiro Kida (1)
11 SepSrixon ChallengeFukuoka10,000,000Japan Toru Morita (1)
18 SepAsakura JGTO Challenge IIIChiba10,000,000Japan Kazuhiro Kida (2)
25 SepToshin Challenge TournamentMie10,000,000Japan Yuta Kinoshita (1)
9 OctSunroyal GC CupHyōgo10,000,000Japan Achi Sato (3)
23 OctPRGR Novil Cup FinalIbaraki13,000,000Taiwan Lu Wei-chih (1)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[15] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2010 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Australia Chris Campbell6,136,154
2Japan Achi Sato6,119,944
3Taiwan Lu Wei-chih4,890,916
4Japan Kazuhiro Kida4,491,550
5Japan Kodai Ichihara4,259,750

2008 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
12 AprPRGR CupChiba15,000,000Japan Tatsunori Nukaga (1)
23 MayArita Tokyu JGTO Challenge IWakayama13,000,000Japan Masamichi Uehira (3)
13 JunMochizuki Tokyu JGTO Challenge IINagano13,000,000Japan Shigeru Nonaka (1)
29 JunNovil CupTokushima20,000,000Japan Taichiro Kiyota (3)
10 JulEverlife Cup Challenge TournamentFukuoka10,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (1)
26 JulShizu Hills Tommy CupIbaraki15,000,000Japan Hirotaro Naito (1)
12 SepSunroyal GC CupHyōgo10,000,000Japan Masamichi Uehira (4)
19 SepSrixon ChallengeHyōgo10,000,000Japan Shigeru Nonaka (2)
26 SepToshin Challenge TournamentMie10,000,000Japan Hiro Aoyama (1)
26 OctPRGR Cup FinalChiba15,000,000Japan Hiroaki Iijima (3)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[16] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2009 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Masamichi Uehira6,329,033
2Japan Yuta Ikeda6,040,545
3Japan Shigeru Nonaka5,502,620
4Japan Hiroaki Iijima4,587,176
5Japan Taichiro Kiyota4,286,250

2007 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
7 AprPRGR CupChiba15,000,000Japan Naomi Ohta (1)
31 MayEverlife Cup Challenge TournamentFukuoka10,000,000Japan Shinichi Yokota (1)
8 JunSegasammy ChallengeIbaraki10,000,000Japan Yoshi Mizumaki (1)
22 JunMochizuki Tokyu JGTO Challenge INagano13,000,000Japan Shinichi Yokota (2)
28 JulKanitop Cup Challenge TournamentMiyagi20,000,000Japan Masao Nakajima (1)
3 AugSashima JGTO Challenge IIIbaraki13,000,000Japan Satoshi Tomiyama (1)
13 SepSrixon ChallengeAichi10,000,000Japan Toshikazu Sugihara (1)
22 SepSYNX Novil CupTokushima20,000,000Japan Takashi Kanemoto (1)
29 SepBMW Challenge CupIbaraki15,000,000Japan Kazunori Suzuki (1)
5 OctPar 72 Challenge CupTochigi15,000,000Japan Michio Matsumura (1)
21 OctPRGR Cup FinalChiba15,000,000Japan Michio Matsumura (2)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[17] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2008 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Michio Matsumura6,685,183
2Japan Satoshi Tomiyama5,778,865
3Japan Naomi Ohta5,721,750
4Japan Shinichi Yokota5,517,270
5Japan Masao Nakajima5,314,523

2006 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
8 AprPRGR CupChiba15,000,000Japan Hirotoshi Shigehara (1)
19 MayEverlife Cup Challenge TournamentFukuoka10,000,000Japan Takaki Ono (1)
2 JunPGA JGTO Challenge IYamaguchi10,000,000Japan Tatsuaki Nakamura (2)
9 JunKanitop Cup Challenge Tournament IMiyagi15,000,000Japan Yosuke Mizobuchi (1)
16 JunSegasammy ChallengeIbaraki10,000,000Japan Yosuke Mizobuchi (2)
23 JunPGA JGTO Challenge IITochigi10,000,000South Korea Lee Dong-hwan (1)
7 Jul1st PGM Series Country Club The Lakes ChallengeIbaraki10,000,000Japan Shinichi Yamazaki (1)
28 Jul2nd PGM Series Wakagi ChallengeSaga10,000,000Japan Taku Sugaya (2)
9 Aug3rd PGM Series Sun-Park Sapporo ChallengeHokkaido10,000,000Japan Seita Matsumoto (1)
25 Aug4th PGM Series Ohinata ChallengeTochigi10,000,000Japan Keishiro Nakata (1)
8 Sep5th PGM Series Kasagi ChallengeKyoto10,000,000Japan Keishiro Nakata (2)
14 SepSrixon ChallengeTochigi10,000,000Japan Takaki Ono (2)
22 SepGDO Challenge CupIbaraki10,000,000Japan Naruhito Ueda (1)
30 SepKanitop Cup Challenge Tournament IIMiyagi20,000,000Japan Kazuya Omae (1)
6 OctPar 72 Challenge CupTochigi10,000,000Japan Achi Sato (1)
19 OctTokyo Dome CupTochigi10,000,000Japan Masamichi Uehira (2)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[18] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2007 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Takaki Ono7,710,069
2Japan Yosuke Mizobuchi5,536,423
3Japan Hirotoshi Shigehara4,849,623
4Japan Toru Morita4,801,984
5Japan Tatsuaki Nakamura4,439,831

2005 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
15 AprPRGR Cup (Kanto)Ibaraki10,000,000Japan Masaya Tomida (1)
3 JunPGA JGTO Challenge IOkayama10,000,000Japan Tsutomu Higa (1)
17 JunSega Sammy ChallengeIbaraki10,000,000Japan Tomonori Takahashi (2)
24 JunPGA JGTO Challenge IITochigi10,000,000South Korea C. K. Choi (1)
8 Jul1st PGM Series World ChallengeKumamoto10,000,000Japan Takeshi Kajikawa (2)
22 Jul2nd PGM Series Kasagi ChallengeKyoto10,000,000Japan Shoichi Ideguchi (1)
5 Aug3rd PGM Series Daitakarazuka ChallengeHyōgo10,000,000South Korea Nam Young-woo (1)
26 Aug4th PGM Series Ami ChallengeIbaraki10,000,000Japan Kazuhiro Shimizu (1)
9 SepGDO Challenge CupIbaraki10,000,000Japan Akinori Tani (1)
16 Sep5th PGM Series Matsushima Chisan ChallengeMiyagi10,000,000Japan Takeshi Kajikawa (3)
1 OctKanitop Cup Challenge TournamentMiyagi20,000,000Japan Taichiro Kiyota (2)
7 OctPRGR Cup (Kansai)Hyōgo10,000,000Japan Shoichi Ideguchi (2)
20 OctTokyo Dome CupTochigi10,000,000Japan Akinori Tani (2)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[19] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2006 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Shoichi Ideguchi5,070,263
2Japan Taichiro Kiyota4,500,000
3Japan Takeshi Kajikawa4,456,028
4Japan Akinori Tani4,370,189
5Japan Kazuhiro Shimizu3,381,377

2004 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
16 AprPRGR Cup (Kanto)Ibaraki10,000,000Japan Isao Narukawa (1)
25 JunPGA Cup Challenge TournamentIbaraki10,000,000Japan Mitsuo Harada (1)
9 Jul1st PGM Series Wakagi ChallengeSaga10,000,000Japan Yutaka Horinouchi (1)
30 Jul2nd PGM Series Lions ChallengeHyōgo10,000,000Japan Toshihiro Aizawa (1)
6 Aug3rd PGM Series Segovia ChallengeIbaraki10,000,000Japan Toshio Ozaki (1)
27 Aug4th PGM Series Matsushima Chisan ChallengeIbaraki10,000,000Japan Taichiro Kiyota (1)
10 Sep4th PGM Series Ohinata ChallengeTochigi10,000,000Japan Takeshi Kajikawa (1)
2 OctKanitop Cup Challenge TournamentMiyagi20,000,000Japan Yoshiaki Kimura (1)
8 OctPRGR Cup (Kansai)Hyōgo10,000,000Japan Masanori Ushiyama (1)
21 OctTokyo Dome CupTochigi10,000,000Japan Gohei Sato (5)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[20] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2005 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Yoshiaki Kimura4,199,650
2Japan Mitsuo Harada3,596,022
3Japan Yutaka Horinouchi2,789,508
4Japan Toshihiro Aizawa2,767,949
5Japan Taichiro Kiyota2,635,826

2003 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
18 AprPRGR Cup (Kanto)Ibaraki10,000,000South Korea Kim Hyung-tae (1)
8 MayTokyo Dome Cup (1st)Tochigi10,000,000Japan Kazuhiro Fukunaga (3)
13 JunAiful Challenge Cup SpringHyōgo10,000,000Japan Takuya Taniguchi (1)
27 JunPGA Cup Challenge TournamentHiroshima10,000,000Japan Toyokazu Hioki (1)
10 JulTokyo Dome Cup (2nd)Chiba10,000,000Japan Yudai Maeda (1)
20 JulKanitop Cup Challenge TournamentMiyagi10,000,000Japan Kodai Ichihara (1)
12 SepAiful Challenge Cup AutumnAomori10,000,000Japan Masamichi Uehira (1)
26 SepKasco CupChiba10,000,000Thailand Thammanoon Sriroj (1)
3 OctPRGR Cup (Kansai)Hyōgo10,000,000Japan Masayoshi Yamazoe (2)
9 OctKanitop Cup Challenge Tournament (2nd)Miyagi10,000,000Japan Takuya Ogawa (1)
23 OctTokyo Dome Cup (3rd)Tochigi10,000,000Japan Tomonori Takahashi (1)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[21] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2004 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Masamichi Uehira3,082,833
2Japan Takuya Ogawa2,846,847
3Japan Kazuhiro Fukunaga2,836,507
4Thailand Thammanoon Sriroj2,665,179
5South Korea Kim Hyung-tae2,533,141

2002 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
5 AprPRGR Cup (Kanto)Ibaraki10,000,000Japan Masayoshi Yamazoe (1)
18 AprKourakuen Cup (1st)Oita10,000,000Japan Tatsuhiko Ichihara (1)
10 MayJGTO iiyama Challenge ITochigi10,000,000Japan Shinji Ikeuchi (1)
31 MayJGTO iiyama Challenge IIMie10,000,000Japan Nobuhiro Masuda (1)
14 JunAiful Challenge Cup SpringHyōgo10,000,000Japan Satoru Hirota (1)
28 JunPGA Cup ChallengeHiroshima10,000,000Japan Yuzo Oyama (2)
11 JulKourakuen Cup (2nd)Chiba10,000,000Australia Paul Sheehan (1)
13 SepAiful Challenge Cup AutumnAomori10,000,000Japan Tatsuhiko Ichihara (2)
27 SepKasco CupChiba10,000,000Japan Hideki Haraguchi (1)
4 OctPRGR Cup (Kansai)Hyōgo10,000,000Japan Hideto Tanihara (1)
7 NovKourakuen Cup (3rd)Tochigi10,000,000Japan Mitsuhiro Tateyama (2)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[22] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2003 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Tatsuhiko Ichihara4,124,935
2Japan Nobuhiro Masuda3,860,479
3Australia Paul Sheehan3,182,692
4Japan Mitsuhiro Tateyama2,700,000
5Japan Satoshi Oide2,695,742

2001 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
9 MarPRGR Cup (Cyubu)Mie10,000,000Japan Azuma Yano (1)
13 AprJGTO iiyama Challenge 1Ibaraki10,000,000South Korea Hur Suk-ho (1)
19 AprKourakuen Cup (1st)Oita10,000,000Japan Yoshiaki Mano (1)
25 MayJGTO iiyama Challenge 2Ishikawa10,000,000South Korea Hur Suk-ho (2)
8 JunAiful Challenge Cup SpringHyōgo10,000,000Japan Makoto Inoue (1)
5 JulKourakuen Cup (2nd)Hokkaido10,000,000South Korea Hur Suk-ho (3)
19 JulPRGR Cup (Kansai)Hyōgo10,000,000Japan Naotoshi Nakamura (1)
20 SepAiful Challenge Cup AutumnFukushima10,000,000Japan Hiroaki Iijima (1)
28 SepKasco CupChiba10,000,000Japan Takeshi Ohyama (2)
5 OctPRGR Cup (Kanto)Tochigi10,000,000Japan Azuma Yano (2)
19 OctShinwa Golf ClassicGifu10,000,000Japan Hiroaki Iijima (2)
25 OctPGA Cup ChallengeHiroshima10,000,000Japan Daisuke Maruyama (1)
1 NovKourakuen Cup (3rd)Chiba10,000,000United States Gregory Meyer (1)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[23] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2002 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1South Korea Hur Suk-ho5,150,264
2Japan Hiroaki Iijima4,329,041
3Japan Azuma Yano4,146,963
4Japan Takeshi Ohyama3,120,712
5United States Gregory Meyer3,073,860

2000 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
14 AprPRGR Cup (East)Tochigi10,000,000Japan Naoki Hattori (1)
20 AprKourakuen Cup (1st)Oita10,000,000Japan Mitsuhiro Tateyama (1)
27 AprNishino Cup OpenIbaraki10,000,000Japan Koichi Nogami (1)
12 MayHisamitsu Seiyaku KBC ChallengeFukuoka10,000,000Japan Masanori Kobayashi (1)
2 JunAiful Challenge Cup SpringHyōgo10,000,000Japan Yukiharu Morita (1)
6 JulKourakuen Cup (2nd)Tochigi10,000,000Japan Hajime Tanaka (1)
19 JulPRGR Cup (West)Shiga10,000,000Japan Masanori Kobayashi (2)
3 AugJGTO iiyama Challenge 1Shiga10,000,000Japan Taisuke Kitajima (4)
21 SepAiful Challenge Cup AutumnFukushima10,000,000Japan Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa (1)
5 OctJGTO iiyama Challenge 2Hyōgo10,000,000Japan Takeshi Ohyama (1)
21 OctShinwa Golf ClassicShiga10,000,000Japan Tatsuo Takasaki (1)
2 NovKourakuen Cup (3rd)Chiba10,000,000Japan Yui Ueda (1)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[24] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2001 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Masanori Kobayashi3,851,250
2Japan Tatsuo Takasaki3,838,130
3Japan Naoki Hattori3,477,724
4Japan Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa3,414,967
5Japan Taisuke Kitajima3,058,938

1999 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
1 AprPRGR Cup (East)Tochigi10,000,000Australia Richard Tate (1)
15 AprKourakuen Cup (1st)Ibaraki10,000,000Japan Masayuki Inoue (1)
11 JunAiful Challenge Cup SpringHyōgo10,000,000Japan Yoshimi Niizeki (2)
18 JunKourakuen Cup (2nd)Hokkaido10,000,000Japan Taku Sugaya (1)
9 JulNishino Cup OpenIbaraki10,000,000Japan Sushi Ishigaki (1)
23 JulPRGR Cup (West)Hyōgo10,000,000Japan Tatsuaki Nakamura (1)
19 AugDescente Challenge CupIshikawa10,000,000Japan Kosaku Makisaka (2)
9 SepKourakuen Cup (3rd)Oita10,000,000Japan Yoichi Shimizu (1)
22 SepAiful Challenge Cup AutumnChiba10,000,000Japan Satoshi Oide (1)
15 OctShinwa Golf ClassicHyōgo10,000,000Japan Tatsuhiko Takahashi (1)
4 NovKourakuen Cup (4th)Tochigi10,000,000Japan Masahiko Akazawa (1)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[25] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2000 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Kosaku Makisaka3,461,294
2Japan Tatsuaki Nakamura3,252,902
3Japan Sushi Ishigaki3,175,466
4Japan Yoichi Shimizu3,142,242
5Japan Tatsuhiko Takahashi2,538,627

1998 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
26 MarPRGR CupTochigi10,000,000Japan Gohei Sato (4)
16 AprKorakuen Cup (1st)Ibaraki10,000,000Japan Shinsuke Yanagisawa (1)
24 AprNishino Cup OpenIbaraki10,000,000Japan Masakazu Noritake (1)
29 AprDaiwa Cup Kochi OpenKochi10,000,000Japan Naoya Sugiyama (2)
21 MayAiful Challenge Cup SpringHyōgo10,000,000Japan Hiroshi Ueda (2)
12 JunMatsugamine OpenNiigata10,000,000Japan Taisuke Kitajima (2)
18 JunKorakuen Cup (2nd)Hokkaido10,000,000Japan Tetsuya Haraguchi (1)
29 JulTwin Fields CupIshikawa10,000,000Japan Kazumasa Sakaitani (1)
20 AugDaiwa Cup Akita OpenAkita10,000,000Japan Takashi Tsutsumi (1)
27 AugAndersen Consulting Growing CupIbaraki10,000,000Japan Masakazu Noritake (2)
11 SepAiful Challenge Cup AutumnChiba10,000,000Japan Taisuke Kitajima (3)
8 OctKorakuen Cup (3rd)Oita10,000,000Japan Masayuki Tomita (1)
22 OctDaiwa Cup Yamanashi OpenYamanashi10,000,000Japan Yoshimi Niizeki (1)
19 NovKorakuen Cup (4th)Tochigi10,000,000Japan Gohei Sato (3)

1997 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
28 MarSanko 72 OpenGunma10,000,000Japan Hiroshi Tominaga (1)
17 AprKorakuen Cup (1st)Ibaraki10,000,000Japan Shoichi Yamamoto (1)
25 AprNishino Cup in CentralIbaraki10,000,000Japan Toshiaki Odate (1)
8 MayKabaya Ohayo CupShizuoka10,000,000Japan Minoru Kawahara (1)
30 MayDaiwa Cup Kochi OpenKochi10,000,000Japan Go Higaki (1)
5 JunMito Green OpenIbaraki10,000,000Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (1)
26 JunKorakuen Cup (2nd)Hokkaido10,000,000Japan Yoshikatsu Saito (2)
26 JulTwin Fields CupIshikawa10,000,000Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (2)
30 JulKomatsu Country CupIshikawa10,000,000Australia Richard Backwell (1)
12 SepWorld Wood Golf Club CupAichi10,000,000Japan Kunihiko Masuda (1)
2 OctMatsugamine OpenNiigata10,000,000Japan Shoichi Yamamoto (2)
9 OctKorakuen Cup (3rd)Oita10,000,000Japan Yukio Noguchi (3)
23 OctDaiwa Cup Yamanashi OpenYamanashi10,000,000Japan Shuichi Sano (1)
20 NovKorakuen Cup (4th)Tochigi10,000,000Japan Takanori Hano

1996 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1996 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
28 MarSanko 72 OpenGunma10,000,000Japan Masayuki Okano (1)
18 AprKorakuen Cup (1st)Tochigi10,000,000Japan Hideyuki Sato (2)
17 MayNishino Cup in CentralIbaraki10,000,000Japan Mitsuhiro Watanabe (1)
23 MayKabaya Ohayo CupIbaraki10,000,000Japan Hitoshi Kato (1)
6 JunMito Green OpenIbaraki10,000,000Japan Daisuke Serizawa (1)
3 JulKorakuen Cup (2nd)Hokkaido10,000,000Japan Toshinori Horiki (1)
24 JulTwin Fields CupIshikawa10,000,000Japan Hitoshi Sasaki (1)
5 SepKabaya Ohayo CupMie10,000,000Japan Nobuhito Sato (1)
26 SepMatsugamine OpenNiigata10,000,000Japan Nobuhito Sato (2)
28 SepKorakuen Cup (3rd)Oita10,000,000Japan Satoshi Ogawa (1)
5 OctDaiwa Cup Yamanashi OpenYamanashi10,000,000Japan Taisei Inagaki (1)
16 NovKorakuen Cup (4th)Ibaraki10,000,000Japan Hitoshi Kato (2)

1995 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
13 AprSanko 72 OpenGunma10,000,000Japan Taichi Teshima (1)
20 AprKorakuen Cup (1st)Gunma10,000,000Japan Gohei Sato (2)
25 MayKanto Kokusai OpenTochigi10,000,000Japan Yasunobu Kuramoto (1)
1 JunMito Green OpenIbaraki10,000,000Japan Hidemichi Tanaka (1)
14 JunKanto PGA PhilanthropyTochigi10,000,000Japan Kazuhiro Fukunaga (2)
22 JunKansai PGA PhilanthropyFukui10,000,000Japan Kosaku Makisaka (1)
5 JulKorakuen Cup (2nd)Hokkaido10,000,000Japan Hidemichi Tanaka (2)
7 SepKorakuen Cup (3rd)Tochigi10,000,000Japan Yoshikatsu Saito (1)
28 SepMatsugamine OpenNiigata10,000,000Japan Yasunobu Kuramoto (2)
5 OctKorakuen Cup (4th)Oita10,000,000Japan Taichi Teshima (2)
16 NovKorakuen Cup (5th)Tochigi10,000,000Japan Shingo Katayama (2)

1994 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1994 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
21 AprKorakuen Cup (1st)Tochigi10,000,000Japan Kazuhiko Hosokawa (1)
26 MayKanto Kokusai OpenTochigi10,000,000Japan Koji Mitake (1)
2 JunMito Green OpenIbaraki10,000,000Japan Masami Ito (1)
29 JunKansai PGA PhilanthropyFukui10,000,000Japan Hidezumi Shirakata (1)
1 JulKanto PGA PhilanthropyTochigi10,000,000Japan Taisuke Kitajima (1)
28 JulKorakuen Cup (2nd)Hokkaido10,000,000Japan Toru Nakayama (1)
8 SepKorakuen Cup (3rd)Tochigi10,000,000Japan Yoshikazu Sakamoto (1)
13 OctKorakuen Cup (4th)Oita10,000,000Japan Toru Nakayama (2)
17 NovKorakuen Cup (5th)Tochigi10,000,000Japan Yoshio Fumiyama (1)

1993 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1993 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
16 AprKorakuen Cup (1st)Tochigi15,000,000Japan Yoshiyuki Isomura (1)
27 MayKanto Kokusai OpenTochigi15,000,000South Korea Lim Jin-han (1)
3 JunMito Green OpenIbaraki15,000,000Japan Shingo Katayama (a) (1)
18 JunKorakuen Cup (2nd)Hokkaido15,000,000Japan Jun Hattori (1)
30 JunKansai PGA PhilanthropyEhme15,000,000Japan Yuzo Oyama (1)
30 JunKanto PGA PhilanthropyTochigi15,000,000Japan Mitsuyasu Kojima (1)
7 JulSports Shinko OpenOkayama15,000,000Australia Wayne Smith (1)
9 SepKorakuen Cup (3rd)Tochigi15,000,000Japan Kazuhiro Fukunaga (1)
14 OctKorakuen Cup (4th)Oita15,000,000South Korea Lim Jin-han (2)
18 NovKorakuen Cup (5th)Tochigi15,000,000Japan Keiichiro Fukabori (1)

1992 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1992 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
10 AprKorakuen Cup (1st)Tochigi15,000,000Japan Hiroshi Gohda (2)
28 MayKanto Kokusai OpenTochigi15,000,000Japan Hisayuki Sasaki (2)
4 JunMito Green OpenIbaraki15,000,000Japan Motoi Nakamura (1)
18 JunKorakuen Cup (2nd)Hokkaido15,000,000Japan Hisayuki Sasaki (3)
1 JulKanto PGA PhilanthropyTochigi15,000,000Japan Hiroshi Ueda (1)
1 JulKansai PGA PhilanthropyHiroshima15,000,000Japan Naoya Sugiyama (1)
8 JulSports Shinko OpenHyōgo15,000,000Japan Hiroshi Gohda (3)
31 JulKorakuen Cup (3rd)Tochigi15,000,000Japan Yukio Noguchi (1)
23 OctKorakuen Cup (4th)Tochigi15,000,000Japan Katsunori Kuwabara (1)
19 NovKorakuen Cup (5th)Tochigi15,000,000Japan Yukio Noguchi (2)

1991 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1991 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
12 AprKorakuen Cup (1st)Tochigi15,000,000Japan Takeshi Matsukawa (1)
30 MayKanto Kokusai OpenTochigi15,000,000Japan Hisayuki Sasaki (1)
6 JunMito Green OpenIbaraki15,000,000Japan Kazunari Matsunaga (1)
20 JunKorakuen Cup (2nd)Hokkaido15,000,000Japan Satoshi Furuyama (1)
3 JulKanto PGA Philanthropy Takeda CupShizuoka15,000,000Japan Kazushige Kono (1)
3 JulKansai PGA Philanthropy Takeda CupHyōgo15,000,000Japan Hisashi Terada (1)
10 JulSports Shinko OpenOsaka15,000,000Japan Minoru Hatsumi (1)
26 JulKorakuen Cup (3rd)Tochigi15,000,000Japan Minoru Hatsumi (2)
3 OctKorakuen Cup (4th)Tochigi15,000,000Japan Fujio Kobayashi (1)
21 NovKorakuen Cup (5th)Tochigi15,000,000Japan Osamu Machino (1)

1990 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
25 AprKorakuen Cup (1st)Tochigi15,000,000Japan Hideyuki Sato (1)
31 MayKanto Kokusai OpenTochigi15,000,000Japan Tetsu Nishikawa (1)
6 JunMito Green OpenIbaraki15,000,000Japan Hiroharu Tokito (1)
11 JulSports Shinko OpenOsaka15,000,000Japan Toshiaki Nakagawa (2)
22 AugKorakuen Cup (2nd)Hokkaido15,000,000Japan Tetsu Nishikawa (2)
27 SepKorakuen Cup (3rd)Tochigi15,000,000Japan Shinichi Arai (1)
24 OctKorakuen Cup (4th)Tochigi15,000,000Japan Takaaki Fukuzawa (1)
21 NovKorakuen Cup (5th)Tochigi15,000,000Japan Hiromichi Namiki (1)

1989 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1989 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
26 MayKanto Kokusai OpenTochigi16,000,000Japan Gohei Sato (1)
1 JunMito Green OpenIbaraki15,000,000Japan Yoshiharu Ota (1)
12 JulSports Shinko OpenOsaka13,000,000Japan Tetsuya Tsuda (1)
20 SepInperial Growing OpenKanagawa13,000,000Japan Sadao Sakashita (1)
27 SepKorakuen Cup (1st)Tochigi15,000,000Japan Toshiaki Nakagawa (1)
1 NovKorakuen Cup (2nd)Tochigi15,000,000Colombia Eduardo Herrera (1)

1988 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1988 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
2 JunMito Green OpenIbaraki14,000,000Japan Motomasa Aoki (1)
23 JunKanto Kokusai OpenTochigi15,000,000Japan Yoshinori Kaneko (1)
29 SepSports Shinko OpenOsaka13,000,000Japan Isao Isozaki (1)

1987 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1987 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
4 JunMito Green OpenIbaraki13,000,000Japan Hiroshi Gohda (1)
30 JulKanto Kokusai OpenTochigi12,000,000Japan Minoru Kawakami (1)
1 OctSports Shinko OpenOsaka13,000,000Japan Toshimitsu Kai (1)

1986 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1986 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
5 JunMito Green OpenIbaraki12,000,000Japan Katsuyoshi Tomori (1)
31 JulKanto Kokusai OpenTochigi12,000,000Japan Kiyoshi Nomura (1)

1985 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1985 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
30 AugKanto Kokusai OpenTochigi12,000,000Japan Isamu Sugita (1)
8 NovMito Green OpenIbaraki12,000,000Japan Tomohiro Maruyama (1)

Money list winners

SeasonWinnerPrize money (¥)
2022Japan Yujiro Ohori7,798,551
2020–21Japan Ryo Hisatsune10,922,467
2019Japan Yoshikazu Haku6,797,444
2018Japan Taihei Sato7,256,163
2017Japan Tomoharu Otsuki3,787,591
2016Japan Yoshinobu Tsukada5,509,115
2015Japan Yu Morimoto4,479,531
2014Japan Shugo Imahira7,444,288
2013South Korea Kwon Ki-taek5,326,885
2012Japan Yuki Koko4,607,237
2011Japan Tatsunori Nukaga5,846,275
2010Fiji Dinesh Chand4,780,625
2009Australia Chris Campbell6,136,154
2008Japan Masamichi Uehira6,329,033
2007Japan Michio Matsumura6,685,183
2006Japan Takaki Ono7,710,069
2005Japan Shoichi Ideguchi5,070,263
2004Japan Yoshiaki Kimura4,199,650
2003Japan Masamichi Uehira3,082,833
2002Japan Tatsuhiko Ichihara4,124,935
2001South Korea Hur Suk-ho5,150,264
2000Japan Masanori Kobayashi3,851,250
1999Japan Kosaku Makisaka3,461,294

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Japan Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Japan Golf Tour.

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