2016 Japan Golf Tour
The 2016 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 28 January to 4 December. The season consisted of 26 official money events, mostly in Japan, as well as the four majors. One event was played in Singapore, and one in Myanmar, both co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour.
Schedule
The table below shows the 2016 schedule. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.Date | Tournament | Location | Prize fund | Winner | OWGR pts | Notes |
1 Feb | SMBC Singapore Open | Singapore | 120,000,000 | Song Young-han | 28 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
7 Feb | Leopalace21 Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 90,000,000 | Shaun Norris | 15 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
17 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae | 16 | |
24 Apr | Panasonic Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda | 16 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
1 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae | 16 | |
22 May | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Wakayama | 70,000,000 | Cho Byung-min | 16 | |
29 May | Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae | 16 | |
5 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Yosuke Tsukada | 16 | Tour Championship; Japan major |
26 Jun | ISPS Handa Global Cup | Ishikawa | 100,000,000 | Park Jun-won | 20 | |
3 Jul | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara | 16 | |
10 Jul | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara | 16 | Japan major |
24 Jul | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Fukushima | 50,000,000 | Ryuko Tokimatsu | 16 | |
28 Aug | RIZAP KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa | 16 | |
4 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Cho Min-gyu | 16 | |
18 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 110,000,000 | Brendan Jones | 16 | |
25 Sep | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Osaka | 150,000,000 | Chan Shih-chang | 15 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
2 Oct | Top Cup Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Daisuke Kataoka | 16 | |
9 Oct | Honma TourWorld Cup at Trophia Golf | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda | 16 | Playoff concluded on Monday |
16 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Saitama | 200,000,000 | Hideki Matsuyama | 32 | Flagship event; Japan major |
23 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Satoshi Kodaira | 18 | |
30 Oct | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Shingo Katayama | 16 | |
6 Nov | Heiwa PGM Championship | Chiba | 200,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara | 16 | |
13 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 200,000,000 | Hideki Matsuyama | 23 | |
20 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Brooks Koepka | 26 | |
27 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda | 16 | Shortened to 54 holes |
4 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Park Sang-hyun | 18 | Japan major |
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Leaders
Money list leadersPosition | Player | Prize money |
1 | Yuta Ikeda | 207,901,567 |
2 | Hideto Tanihara | 171,902,867 |
3 | Kim Kyung-tae | 113,714,688 |
4 | Song Young-han | 91,562,130 |
5 | Daisuke Kataoka | 86,019,113 |
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Scoring average leaders
Position | Player | Scoring average |
1 | Yuta Ikeda | 69.62 |
2 | Hideto Tanihara | 69.67 |
3 | Kim Kyung-tae | 70.05 |
4 | Song Young-han | 70.21 |
5 | Brad Kennedy | 70.43 |
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