2016 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration28 January 2016 (2016-01-28) – 4 December 2016 (2016-12-04)
Number of official events26
Most winsJapan Yuta Ikeda (3)
South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (3)
Japan Hideto Tanihara (3)
Money listJapan Yuta Ikeda
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Yuta Ikeda
Rookie of the YearSouth Africa Shaun Norris
2015
2017

The 2016 Japan Golf Tour was the 44th 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 2016 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
1 FebSMBC Singapore OpenSingaporeUS$1,000,000South Korea Song Young-han (1)28ASANew to Japan Golf Tour
7 FebLeopalace21 Myanmar OpenMyanmarUS$750,000South Africa Shaun Norris (1)15ASANew to Japan Golf Tour
17 AprToken Homemate CupMie130,000,000South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (11)16
24 AprPanasonic Open Golf ChampionshipChiba150,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (14)16ASA
1 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (12)16
22 MayKansai Open Golf ChampionshipWakayama70,000,000South Korea Cho Byung-min (1)16
29 MayGateway to The Open Mizuno OpenOkayama100,000,000South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (13)16
5 JunJapan Golf Tour Championship
Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills
Ibaraki150,000,000Japan Yosuke Tsukada (1)16Japan major
26 JunISPS Handa Global CupIshikawa100,000,000South Korea Park Jun-won (1)20
3 JulShigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaidō150,000,000Japan Hideto Tanihara (12)16
10 JulJapan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles CupHokkaidō150,000,000Japan Hideto Tanihara (13)16Japan major
24 JulDunlop Srixon Fukushima OpenFukushima50,000,000Japan Ryuko Tokimatsu (1)16
28 AugRIZAP KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000Japan Ryo Ishikawa (14)16
4 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000South Korea Cho Min-gyu (2)16
18 SepANA OpenHokkaidō110,000,000Australia Brendan Jones (14)16
25 SepAsia-Pacific Diamond Cup GolfOsaka150,000,000Taiwan Chan Shih-chang (1)15ASA
2 OctTop Cup Tokai ClassicAichi110,000,000Japan Daisuke Kataoka (2)16
9 OctHonma TourWorld CupIbaraki100,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (15)16
16 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipSaitama200,000,000Japan Hideki Matsuyama (7)32Flagship event[lower-alpha 3]
23 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000Japan Satoshi Kodaira (4)18
30 OctMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000Japan Shingo Katayama (30)16
6 NovHeiwa PGM ChampionshipChiba200,000,000Japan Hideto Tanihara (14)16
13 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka200,000,000Japan Hideki Matsuyama (8)23
20 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000United States Brooks Koepka (n/a)26
27 NovCasio World OpenKōchi200,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (16)16
4 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000South Korea Park Sang-hyun (1)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
10 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$10,000,000England Danny Willett100Major championship
8 MayLegend Charity Pro-AmChiba50,000,000Japan Shingo Katayaman/aPro-Am
19 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$10,000,000United States Dustin Johnson100Major championship
17 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£6,500,000Sweden Henrik Stenson100Major championship
31 JulPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$10,000,000United States Jimmy Walker100Major championship
11 DecHitachi 3Tours ChampionshipChiba57,000,000Japan Golf 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 Yuta Ikeda207,901,567
2Japan Hideto Tanihara171,902,867
3South Korea Kim Kyung-tae113,714,688
4South Korea Song Young-han91,562,130
5Japan Daisuke Kataoka86,019,113

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Yuta Ikeda[4]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)South Africa Shaun Norris[4]

Japan Challenge Tour

2016 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration1 April 2016 (2016-04-01) – 21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)
Number of official events15
Most winsJapan Daisuke Maruyama (2)
Japan Konosuke Nakazato (2)
Japan Yoshinobu Tsukada (2)
Money listJapan Yoshinobu Tsukada
2015
2017

The 2016 Japan Challenge Tour was the 32nd season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[5]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 4]
3 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000Japan Tatsuya Kodai (1)
29 AprFuji Home Service Challenge CupShiga10,000,000Japan Yoshinobu Tsukada (1)
20 MayHeiwa PGM Challenge I Road to ChampionshipGifu10,000,000Japan Kazuhiro Kida (3)
27 MayFIDRA ClassicSaitama10,000,000Japan Kunihiro Kamii (1)
10 JunISPS Handa Global Challenge CupChiba13,000,000Japan Konosuke Nakazato (1)
17 JunHimawari Dragon CupChiba10,000,000Japan Yuta Kawakami (1)
24 JunLandic ChallengeFukuoka10,000,000Japan Shotaro Wada (1)
1 JulJapan Create ChallengeFukuoka10,000,000Japan Ryuko Tokimatsu (1)
29 JulMinami Akita Country Club Michinoku Challenge TournamentAkita10,000,000Japan Tomoyo Ikemura (3)
9 SepSeven Dreamers ChallengeChiba13,000,000Japan Daisuke Maruyama (2)
23 SepElite Grips ChallengeGunma10,000,000Japan Jinichiro Kozuma (1)
30 SepHeiwa PGM Challenge II Road to ChampionshipHokkaido10,000,000Japan Konosuke Nakazato (2)
8 OctEveryone Project ChallengeTochigi10,000,000Japan Yoshinobu Tsukada (2)
14 OctTaiheiyo Club Challenge TournamentSaitama10,000,000Japan Daisuke Maruyama (3)
21 OctJGTO Novil FinalChiba10,000,000Japan Takashi Ogiso (1)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[6][7] The top seven players on the money list earned status to play on the 2017 Japan Golf Tour.[8]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Yoshinobu Tsukada5,509,115
2Japan Daisuke Maruyama5,339,822
3Japan Konosuke Nakazato4,497,278
4Japan Tatsuya Kodai4,482,357
5Japan Shotaro Wada3,574,383
6Japan Takashi Ogiso3,206,641
7Japan Daijiro Izumida3,143,055

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. "2016 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. "2016 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. "Yuta Ikeda Tops 2016 Japan Golf Tour Money List With N1-CB Forged Irons". The Golf Wire. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 "部門別ランキング賞、受賞者とスポンサー一覧" [Category Ranking Awards, List of Winners and Sponsors] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2023. 最優秀選手賞 池田勇太... 最優秀新人賞 島田トロフィ ショーン・ノリス [Most Valuable Player Award: Yuta Ikeda... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Shaun Norris]
  5. "2016 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  6. "2016 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  7. "戦い終えた塚田と丸山が来シーズンレギュラーツアー復帰を決めた" [After the battle, Tsukada and Maruyama decided to return to the regular tour next season.] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2023. 嬉しいですよ」と笑顔を見せた塚田。4アンダー9位タイで終え、晴れてチャレンジトーナメント賞金王の座を手にした。 [I'm happy," Tsukada said with a smile. He finished in a tie for ninth at 1 under and was crowned the Challenge Tournament money king.]
  8. "レギュラーツアーへの切符を手にした上位陣" [Top players who got their ticket to the regular tour] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
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