2012 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration12 April 2012 (2012-04-12) – 2 December 2012 (2012-12-02)
Number of official events25
Most winsJapan Hiroyuki Fujita (4)
Money listJapan Hiroyuki Fujita
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Hiroyuki Fujita
Rookie of the YearJapan Yoshinori Fujimoto
2011
2013

The 2012 Japan Golf Tour was the 40th season of the Japan Golf Tour (formerly the PGA of Japan Tour), the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
15 AprToken Homemate CupMie130,000,000Australia Brendan Jones (11)18
22 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo110,000,000Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (12)18
29 AprThe CrownsAichi120,000,000South Korea Jang Ik-jae (2)16
13 MayJapan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle CupTochigi150,000,000Japan Toru Taniguchi (18)16Japan major
20 MayTotoumi Hamamatsu OpenShizuoka100,000,000United States Jay Choi (1)18
27 MayDiamond Cup GolfChiba120,000,000Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (13)16
3 JunJapan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido HillsIbaraki150,000,000Japan Yoshinori Fujimoto (1)16Japan major
24 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno OpenOkayama110,000,000Australia Brad Kennedy (1)16
8 JulNagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaidō150,000,000South Korea Lee Kyoung-hoon (1)16
29 JulSun Chlorella ClassicHokkaidō150,000,000Australia Brendan Jones (12)16
19 AugKansai Open Golf ChampionshipOsaka60,000,000Japan Toshinori Muto (5)16
26 AugVana H Cup KBC AugustaFukuoka110,000,000South Korea Kim Hyung-sung (1)16
2 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (5)16
9 SepToshin Golf Tournament in RyosenMie80,000,000China Wu Ashun (1)16
16 SepANA OpenHokkaidō110,000,000Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (14)16
23 SepAsia-Pacific Panasonic OpenHyōgo150,000,000Japan Masanori Kobayashi (2)20ASA
30 SepCoca-Cola Tokai ClassicAichi120,000,000South Korea Ryu Hyun-woo (1)16
7 OctCanon OpenKanagawa150,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (10)16
14 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipOkinawa200,000,000Japan Kenichi Kuboya (6)32Flagship event[lower-alpha 3]
21 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000Japan Toru Taniguchi (19)16
28 OctMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000United States Han Lee (1)18
11 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000Japan Ryo Ishikawa (10)18
18 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000England Luke Donald (n/a)32
25 NovCasio World OpenKōchi200,000,000South Korea Hwang Jung-gon (2)18
2 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (15)18Japan major

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner(s)OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
8 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$8,000,000United States Bubba Watson100Major championship
6 MayLegend Charity Pro-AmChiba38,000,000Japan Yuta Ikedan/aPro-Am
17 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$8,000,000United States Webb Simpson100Major championship
1 JulMillion Yard CupNagasakin/a Team South Korean/aTeam event
22 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland£5,000,000South Africa Ernie Els100Major championship
2 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,000,000Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy100Major championship
9 DecHitachi 3Tours ChampionshipChiba57,000,000Japan PGA Senior Tourn/aTeam event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2][3]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Hiroyuki Fujita175,159,972
2Japan Toru Taniguchi102,686,994
3Australia Brendan Jones92,078,892
4Japan Yuta Ikeda88,948,069
5Japan Yoshinori Fujimoto88,659,122

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Hiroyuki Fujita[4]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)Japan Yoshinori Fujimoto[4]

Japan Challenge Tour

2012 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration29 March 2012 (2012-03-29) – 19 October 2012 (2012-10-19)
Number of official events13
Most winsJapan Yuki Kono (2)
Money listJapan Yuki Kono
2011
2013

The 2012 Japan Challenge Tour was the 28th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[5]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 4]
1 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000South Korea Yang Ji-ho (1)
20 AprKimisarazu GL GMA Challenge TournamentChiba10,000,000Japan Daijiro Izumida (1)
25 MayFuji Country Kani Club Challenge CupGifu10,000,000Japan Naomi Ohta (2)
1 JunMurasaki CC Sumire GMA Challenge TournamentChiba10,000,000Japan Akio Sadakata (1)
7 JunISPS Charity Challenge TournamentChiba15,000,000Japan Yosuke Asaji (1)
15 JunAkita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge IAkita10,000,000Japan Yuki Kono (1)
29 JunTokyu Nasu Resort JGTO Challenge IITochigi10,000,000Japan Yuki Kono (2)
14 JulShizu Hills Tommy CupIbaraki15,000,000Japan Koichi Sugimoto (2)
27 JulDaisen GC JGTO Challenge IIITottori10,000,000Japan Masashi Nishimura (1)
13 SepPGA JGTO Challenge Cup I in OnotoyoHyōgo10,000,000Japan Achi Sato (4)
21 SepPGA JGTO Challenge Cup II in BosoChiba10,000,000Japan Satoshi Kodaira (2)
228 SepElite Grips JGTO Challenge IVMie10,000,000Japan Toru Morita (2)
19 OctJGTO Novil FinalChiba10,000,000South Korea Hur In-hoi (1)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[6][7] The top eight players on the money list earned status to play on the 2013 Japan Golf Tour.[8]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Yuki Kono4,607,237
2South Korea Hur In-hoi4,369,211
3South Korea Yang Ji-ho4,365,325
4Japan Akio Sadakata3,906,933
5Japan Yosuke Tsukada3,376,983
6Japan Yosuke Asaji3,347,000
7Japan Makoto Inoue3,213,055
8Japan Koichi Sugimoto3,039,870

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.
  2. 1 2 ASA − Asian Tour.
  3. Also a Japan major championship.
  4. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Japan Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Japan Golf Tour.

References

  1. "2012 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. "2012 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. "藤田寛之が完全優勝の3連覇を達成、2012年の賞金王に" [Hiroyuki Fujita wins outright for the third time in a row and becomes the 2012 prize money king.] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 "部門別ランキング賞、受賞者一覧" [Category Ranking Awards and List of Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2023. 最優秀選手賞 藤田寛之... 最優秀新人賞 島田トロフィ 藤本佳則 [Most Valuable Player Award: Hiroyuki Fujita... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Yoshinori Fujimoto]
  5. "2012 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  6. "2012 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  7. "チャレンジ賞金王は河野祐輝" [The challenge prize winner is Yuki Kono] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  8. "I・H・ホが逆転優勝、来年前半のツアー出場優先権も獲得!" [I.H. Ho comes from behind to win the championship and also wins the priority spot to participate in the tour in the first half of next year!] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2023. 年間のツアー出場権を、2位から8位までのホ、ヤン・ジホ(韓国)、貞方章男、塚田陽亮、浅地洋佑、井上信、杦本晃一の7人が来年前期のツアー出場優先権を獲得した。 [...while the seven finishers from 2nd to 8th place, namely Ho, Yang Ji-ho (Korea), Akio Sadakata, Yosuke Tsukada, Yosuke Asaji, Shin Inoue and Koichi Sugimoto, have been given priority to participate in the first half of next year's tour.]
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