2019 Japan Golf Tour
The 2019 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 17 January to 8 December. The season consisted of 25 official money events, mostly in Japan. Other than the four majors, which are played outside Japan, there was one event played in Singapore and one event in South Korea. The SMBC Singapore Open was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour. The Shinhan Donghae Open was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour. The Zozo Championship was co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour, the first ever such co-sanctioning.
Schedule
The table below shows the 2019 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.Date | Tournament | Location | Prize fund | Winner | OWGR pts | Notes |
20 Jan | SMBC Singapore Open | Singapore | 113,000,000 | Jazz Janewattananond | 24 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
21 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | Brendan Jones | 16 | |
5 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Katsumasa Miyamoto | 16 | |
12 May | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Yosuke Asaji | 15 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
26 May | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Nara | 70,000,000 | Tomoharu Otsuki | 16 | |
2 Jun | Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda | 16 | |
9 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Mikumu Horikawa | 16 | Tour Championship; Japan major |
30 Jun | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Fukushima | 50,000,000 | Rikuya Hoshino | 16 | Shortened to 54 holes |
7 Jul | Japan PGA Championship | Kagoshima | 150,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa | 16 | Japan major |
25 Aug | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaido | 150,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa | 16 | |
1 Sep | RIZAP KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Kazuki Higa | 16 | |
8 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Park Sang-hyun | 16 | |
15 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaido | 110,000,000 | Yosuke Asaji | 16 | |
22 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | South Korea | 114,240,000 | Jbe' Kruger | 14 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour and Korean Tour |
29 Sep | Panasonic Open | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Toshinori Muto | 15 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
6 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Shaun Norris | 16 | |
13 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Shugo Imahira | 16 | Shortened to 36 holes due to Typhoon Hagibis |
20 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Fukuoka | 210,000,000 | Chan Kim | 32 | Flagship event; Japan major |
28 Oct | Zozo Championship | Chiba | 1,101,750,000 US$9,750,000 | Tiger Woods | 64 | New tournament Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour |
3 Nov | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Hwang Jung-gon | 16 | |
10 Nov | Heiwa PGM Championship | Okinawa | 200,000,000 | Choi Ho-sung | 16 | |
17 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 200,000,000 | Takumi Kanaya | 16 | |
24 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Shugo Imahira | 26 | |
1 Dec | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae | 19 | |
8 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa | 19 | Japan major |
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Leaders
Money list leadersPosition | Player | Prize money |
1 | Shugo Imahira | 168,049,312 |
2 | Shaun Norris | 145,044,149 |
3 | Ryo Ishikawa | 132,812,990 |
4 | Chan Kim | 95,880,318 |
5 | Hwang Jung-gon | 94,985,827 |
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Scoring average leaders
Position | Player | Scoring average |
1 | Shugo Imahira | 69.73 |
2 | Gunn Charoenkul | 70.12 |
3 | Hwang Jung-gon | 70.39 |
4 | Shaun Norris | 70.44 |
5 | Jazz Janewattananond | 70.47 |
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