2018 Japan Golf Tour

The 2018 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 18 January to 2 December. The season consisted of 25 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 2018 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
21 JanSMBC Singapore OpenSingapore113,000,000 Sergio García (n/a)28Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
28 JanLeopalace21 Myanmar OpenMyanmar84,750,000 Paul Peterson (n/a)19Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
15 AprToken Homemate CupMie130,000,000 Atomu Shigenaga (1)16
22 AprPanasonic OpenOsaka150,000,000 Rahil Gangjee (n/a)15Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
29 AprThe CrownsAichi120,000,000 Yang Yong-eun (5)16
13 MayJapan PGA ChampionshipChiba150,000,000 Toru Taniguchi (20)16Japan major
20 MayKansai Open Golf ChampionshipHyōgo70,000,000 Ryuko Tokimatsu (3)16
27 MayGateway to the Open Mizuno OpenIbaraki100,000,000 Shota Akiyoshi (1)16
3 JunJapan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido HillsIbaraki150,000,000 Kodai Ichihara (1)16Tour Championship; Japan major
24 JunDunlop Srixon Fukushima OpenFukushima50,000,000 Shota Akiyoshi (2)16
8 JulShigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaidō150,000,000 Brad Kennedy (3)16
26 AugRIZAP KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000 Daijiro Izumida (1)16
2 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000 Rikuya Hoshino (1)16
9 SepISPS Handa Match PlaySaitama230,000,000 Thanyakon Khrongpha (1)16First two rounds played 26–27 July
16 SepANA OpenHokkaidō110,000,000Cancelled due to earthquake[1]
23 SepAsia-Pacific Diamond Cup GolfSaitama150,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (20)15Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
30 SepTop Cup Tokai ClassicAichi110,000,000 Angelo Que (1)16
14 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipKanagawa200,000,000 Yuki Inamori (1)32Flagship event; Japan major
21 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000 Shugo Imahira (2)16
28 OctMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000 Yuta Kinoshita (1)16
4 NovHeiwa PGM ChampionshipOkinawa200,000,000 Shaun Norris (3)16Shortened to 54 holes due to weather
11 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka200,000,000 Tatsunori Nukaga (1)18
18 NovDunlop PhoenixMiyazaki200,000,000 Kodai Ichihara (2)30
25 NovCasio World OpenKōchi200,000,000 Choi Ho-sung (2)16
2 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000 Satoshi Kodaira (7)17Japan major

Source:[2]

Leaders

Money list leaders

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Shugo Imahira139,119,332
2 Shaun Norris103,942,450
3 Yuki Inamori85,301,742
4 Kodai Ichihara82,245,918
5 Yuta Ikeda79,671,825

Source:[3]

Scoring average leaders

PositionPlayerScoring average
1 Shugo Imahira69.92
2 Shaun Norris70.26
3 Yuki Inamori70.27
4 Masahiro Kawamura70.43
5 Brendan Jones70.49

Source:[4]

References
  1. "「平成30年北海道胆振東部地震」の影響によりANAオープンが開催中止" [ANA Open is halted due to the effects of the 30-year-east earthquake in Hokkaido] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 6 September 2018.
  2. "2018 Tour Tournaments". JGTO.
  3. "2018 Prize Money List". JGTO.
  4. "2018 Scoring Average". JGTO.
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