2017 Japan Golf Tour


The 2017 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 19 January to 3 December. The season consisted of 26 official money events, mostly in Japan, as well as the four majors. One event will be played in Singapore, and one in Myanmar, both co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2017 schedule. The number in parentheses 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.
DateTournamentLocationPrize fund
WinnerOWGR
pts
Notes
22 JanSMBC Singapore OpenSingapore117,000,000 Prayad Marksaeng 26Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
29 JanLeopalace21 Myanmar OpenMyanmar87,750,000 Todd Sinnott 19Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
16 AprToken Homemate CupMie130,000,000 Liang Wenchong 16
23 AprPanasonic OpenChiba150,000,000 Kenichi Kuboya 15Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
30 AprThe CrownsAichi120,000,000 Yūsaku Miyazato 16
14 MayJapan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles CupOkinawa150,000,000 Yūsaku Miyazato 16Japan major
21 MayKansai Open Golf ChampionshipKyoto70,000,000 Shugo Imahira 16
28 MayGateway to the Open Mizuno OpenOkayama100,000,000 Chan Kim 16
4 JunJapan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido HillsIbaraki150,000,000 Shaun Norris 16Tour Championship; Japan major
9 JulShigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaidō150,000,000 Chan Kim 16
30 JulDunlop Srixon Fukushima OpenFukushima50,000,000 Katsumasa Miyamoto 16
27 AugRIZAP KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000 Yuta Ikeda 16
3 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000 Ryu Hyun-woo 16
10 SepISPS Handa Match PlayChiba210,000,000 Shingo Katayama 16First two rounds played 1–2 August
17 SepANA OpenHokkaidō110,000,000 Yuta Ikeda 16
24 SepAsia-Pacific Diamond Cup GolfChiba150,000,000 Daisuke Kataoka 15Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
1 OctTop Cup Tokai ClassicAichi110,000,000 Satoshi Kodaira 16
8 OctHonma TourWorld CupAichi100,000,000 Yūsaku Miyazato 16
15 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipGifu200,000,000 Yuta Ikeda 32Flagship event; Japan major
22 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000 Ryuko Tokimatsu 16^Shortened to 36 holes
29 OctMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000 Tatsuya Kodai 16Shortened to 54 holes
5 NovHeiwa PGM ChampionshipOkinawa200,000,000 Chan Kim 16
12 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka200,000,000 Satoshi Kodaira 18
19 NovDunlop PhoenixMiyazaki200,000,000 Brooks Koepka 32
26 NovCasio World OpenKōchi200,000,000 Seungsu Han 19
3 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000 Yūsaku Miyazato 20Japan major

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^ Points reduced from 20 to 16 due to tournament being shortened to 36 holes because of weather.

Leaders

Money list leaders
PositionPlayerPrize money
1 Yūsaku Miyazato182,831,982
2 Satoshi Kodaira161,463,405
3 Chan Kim132,326,556
4 Yuta Ikeda126,240,438
5 Seungsu Han112,798,464

Source:
Scoring average leaders
PositionPlayerScoring average
1 Satoshi Kodaira70.02
2 Yūsaku Miyazato70.16
3 Shugo Imahira70.19
4 Seungsu Han70.26
5 Im Sung-jae70.35

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