2020–21 Japan Golf Tour

The 2020–21 Japan Golf Tour was the 48th season of the Japan Golf Tour. The season consisted of 30 official events, mostly played in Japan.

2020–21 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration16 January 2020 (2020-01-16) – 5 December 2021 (2021-12-05)
Number of official events30[lower-alpha 1]
Most wins3:
Japan Rikuya Hoshino
United States Chan Kim
Money leaderUnited States Chan Kim
2019
2022

In-season changes

The 2020 season was originally scheduled to be played from 16 January to 6 December 2020, consisting of 25 official events. However, most of the scheduled tournaments were cancelled during 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On 25 December 2020, the tour announced the schedule for 2021 and confirmed that it would be merged with the 2020 schedule to form the 2020–21 season.[2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.[3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 2]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 3]
Notes
19 Jan 2020SMBC Singapore OpenSingaporeUS$1,000,000United States Matt Kuchar (n/a)26ASA
19 Apr 2020Token Homemate CupMieCancelled[1]
3 May 2020The CrownsAichiCancelled[1]
10 May 2020Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup GolfChibaCancelled[1]ASA
24 May 2020Kansai Open Golf ChampionshipHyōgoCancelled[1]
31 May 2020Gateway to The Open Mizuno OpenIbarakiCancelled
7 Jun 2020Japan Golf Tour Championship
Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills
IbarakiCancelledJapan major
28 Jun 2020Dunlop Srixon Fukushima OpenFukushimaCancelled
5 Jul 2020Japan PGA ChampionshipTochigiCancelledJapan major
12 Jul 2020Golf Partner Pro-Am TournamentIbarakiCancelledNew tournament
Pro-Am
23 Aug 2020Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaidoCancelled
30 Aug 2020RIZAP KBC AugustaFukuokaCancelled
6 Sep 2020Fujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000Japan Rikuya Hoshino (3)16
13 Sep 2020Shinhan Donghae OpenSouth KoreaRemoved[lower-alpha 4]ASA, KOR
20 Sep 2020ANA OpenHokkaidoCancelled
27 Sep 2020Panasonic Open Golf ChampionshipKyotoCancelled[5]ASA
4 Oct 2020Vantelin Tokai ClassicAichiCancelled
11 Oct 2020Bridgestone OpenChibaCancelled
18 Oct 2020Japan Open Golf ChampionshipChiba157,500,000Japan Yuki Inamori (2)32Flagship event; Japan major
25 Oct 2020Zozo ChampionshipUnited StatesRemoved[lower-alpha 5]PGATLimited-field event
1 Nov 2020The TopTBDCancelledNew tournament
8 Nov 2020Mynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgoCancelled
15 Nov 2020Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka120,000,000Japan Jinichiro Kozuma (1)16
22 Nov 2020Dunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki100,000,000Japan Takumi Kanaya (2)16
29 Nov 2020Casio World OpenKōchiCancelled
6 Dec 2020Golf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo100,000,000United States Chan Kim (5)16Japan major
18 Apr 2021Token Homemate CupMie130,000,000Japan Takumi Kanaya (3)16
25 Apr 2021Kansai Open Golf ChampionshipHyōgo60,000,000Japan Rikuya Hoshino (4)16
2 May 2021The CrownsAichi100,000,000Japan Hiroshi Iwata (3)16
9 May 2021Japan Players ChampionshipTochigi50,000,000Japan Naoyuki Kataoka (1)16New tournament
16 May 2021Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup GolfKanagawa100,000,000Japan Rikuya Hoshino (5)16
23 May 2021Golf Partner Pro-Am TournamentIbaraki50,000,000South Africa Shaun Norris (5)16New tournament[lower-alpha 6]
Pro-Am
30 May 2021Gateway to The Open Mizuno OpenOkayama80,000,000Philippines Juvic Pagunsan (1)16
6 Jun 2021Japan Golf Tour Championship
Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills
Ibaraki150,000,000Japan Ryosuke Kinoshita (1)16Japan major
27 Jun 2021Dunlop Srixon Fukushima OpenFukushima50,000,000Japan Ryosuke Kinoshita (2)16
4 Jul 2021Japan PGA ChampionshipTochigi100,000,000South Korea Kim Seong-hyeon (1)16Japan major
22 Aug 2021Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaido120,000,000Japan Kazuki Higa (2)16
29 Aug 2021Sansan KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000Zimbabwe Scott Vincent (1)16
5 Sep 2021Fujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000Japan Shugo Imahira (5)16
12 Sep 2021Shinhan Donghae OpenSouth KoreaRemoved[lower-alpha 4]KOR
19 Sep 2021ANA OpenHokkaido100,000,000Zimbabwe Scott Vincent (2)16
26 Sep 2021Panasonic OpenKyoto100,000,000Japan Keita Nakajima (a) (1)16
3 Oct 2021Vantelin Tokai ClassicAichi110,000,000United States Chan Kim (6)16
10 Oct 2021Bridgestone OpenChiba110,000,000Japan Tomoyasu Sugiyama (1)16
17 Oct 2021Japan Open Golf ChampionshipShiga210,000,000South Africa Shaun Norris (6)32Flagship event; Japan major
31 Oct 2021
25 Jul 2021
ISPS Handa Gatsu-n to tobase Tour tournamentIbaraki83,000,000Japan Tomoyo Ikemura (1)16New tournament
7 Nov 2021Mynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000Japan Yosuke Asaji (3)16
14 Nov 2021Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000Japan Hideto Tanihara (15)16
21 Nov 2021Dunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki150,000,000United States Chan Kim (7)16
28 Nov 2021Casio World OpenKōchi150,000,000Japan Mikumu Horikawa (2)16
5 Dec 2021Golf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000Japan Hideto Tanihara (16)16Japan 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 3]
Notes
19 Jul 2020The Open ChampionshipEnglandCancelledMajor championship
9 Aug 2020PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$11,000,000United States Collin Morikawa100Major championship
20 Sep 2020U.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$12,500,000United States Bryson DeChambeau100Major championship
15 Nov 2020Masters TournamentUnited StatesUS$11,500,000United States Dustin Johnson100Major championship
11 Apr 2021Masters TournamentUnited StatesUS$11,500,000Japan Hideki Matsuyama100Major championship
23 May 2021PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$12,000,000United States Phil Mickelson100Major championship
20 Jun 2021U.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$12,500,000Spain Jon Rahm100Major championship
18 Jul 2021The Open ChampionshipEnglandUS$11,500,000United States Collin Morikawa100Major championship
24 Oct 2021Zozo ChampionshipChibaUS$9,950,000Japan Hideki Matsuyama40PGATLimited-field event
12 Dec 2021Hitachi 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.[7]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1United States Chan Kim127,599,803
2Japan Takumi Kanaya119,803,605
3Japan Ryosuke Kinoshita115,001,239
4Japan Hideto Tanihara111,599,542
5Japan Rikuya Hoshino107,341,089

Notes

  1. A further 21 tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled or removed from the schedule.
  2. 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.
  3. ASA − Asian Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour.
  4. Event proceeded as a sole-sanctioned Korean Tour event.[4]
  5. Event moved to the United States and held as a sole-sanctioned PGA Tour event.[6]
  6. Tournament's debut delayed from 2020.

References

  1. "ジャパンゴルフツアーの開催状況" [Japan Golf Tour Status] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 6 June 2020. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. "2021年のJGTOツアートーナメント開催日程発表" [2021 JGTO Tour Tournament Schedule Announcement] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 12 December 2020. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. "2020-21 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. "Shinhan Donghae Open to proceed as domestic KPGA event in September". Asian Tour. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. "Panasonic Open Golf Championship cancelled". Asian Tour. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  6. Leonard, Tod (31 August 2020). "Tour moves Zozo Championship from Japan to site of six Tiger Woods wins, Sherwood CC". Golf Digest. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  7. "2020-21 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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