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 (does not include the four major golf championships).

DateTournamentLocationPrize fund
(¥)
WinnerOWGR
pts
Notes
22 JanSMBC Singapore OpenSingapore117,000,000Thailand Prayad Marksaeng (6)26Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
29 JanLeopalace21 Myanmar OpenMyanmar87,750,000Australia Todd Sinnott (n/a)19Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
16 AprToken Homemate CupMie130,000,000China Liang Wenchong (2)16
23 AprPanasonic OpenChiba150,000,000Japan Kenichi Kuboya (7)15Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
30 AprThe CrownsAichi120,000,000Japan Yūsaku Miyazato (4)16
14 MayJapan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles CupOkinawa150,000,000Japan Yūsaku Miyazato (5)16
21 MayKansai Open Golf ChampionshipKyoto70,000,000Japan Shugo Imahira (1)16
28 MayGateway to the Open Mizuno OpenOkayama100,000,000United States Chan Kim (1)16
4 JunJapan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido HillsIbaraki150,000,000South Africa Shaun Norris (2)16
9 JulShigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaidō150,000,000United States Chan Kim (2)16
30 JulDunlop Srixon Fukushima OpenFukushima50,000,000Japan Katsumasa Miyamoto (11)16
27 AugRIZAP KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (17)16
3 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000South Korea Ryu Hyun-woo (2)16
10 SepISPS Handa Match PlayChiba210,000,000Japan Shingo Katayama (31)16First two rounds played 1–2 August
17 SepANA OpenHokkaidō110,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (18)16
24 SepAsia-Pacific Diamond Cup GolfChiba150,000,000Japan Daisuke Kataoka (3)15Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
1 OctTop Cup Tokai ClassicAichi110,000,000Japan Satoshi Kodaira (5)16
8 OctHonma TourWorld CupAichi100,000,000Japan Yūsaku Miyazato (6)16
15 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipGifu200,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (19)32
22 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000Japan Ryuko Tokimatsu (2)16^Shortened to 36 holes
29 OctMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000Japan Tatsuya Kodai (1)16Shortened to 54 holes
5 NovHeiwa PGM ChampionshipOkinawa200,000,000United States Chan Kim (3)16
12 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka200,000,000Japan Satoshi Kodaira (6)18
19 NovDunlop PhoenixMiyazaki200,000,000United States Brooks Koepka (n/a)32
26 NovCasio World OpenKōchi200,000,000United States Seungsu Han (1)19
3 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000Japan Yūsaku Miyazato (7)20

Source:[1]
^ Points reduced from 20 to 16 due to tournament being shortened to 36 holes because of weather.

Leaders

Money list leaders

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Yūsaku Miyazato182,831,982
2Japan Satoshi Kodaira161,463,405
3United States Chan Kim132,326,556
4Japan Yuta Ikeda126,240,438
5United States Seungsu Han112,798,464

Source:[2]

Scoring average leaders

PositionPlayerScoring average
1Japan Satoshi Kodaira70.02
2Japan Yūsaku Miyazato70.16
3South Korea Shugo Imahira70.19
4United States Seungsu Han70.26
5South Korea Im Sung-jae70.35

Source:[3]

References

  1. "2017 Tour Tournaments". JGTO.
  2. "2017 Prize Money List". JGTO.
  3. "2017 Scoring Average". JGTO.
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