2009 Japan Golf Tour

2009 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration16 April 2009 (2009-04-16) – 6 December 2009 (2009-12-06)
Number of official events24
Most winsJapan Yuta Ikeda (4)
Japan Ryo Ishikawa (4)
Money listJapan Ryo Ishikawa
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Ryo Ishikawa
Rookie of the YearJapan Yuta Ikeda
← 2008
2010 →

The 2009 Japan Golf Tour was the 37th 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 2009 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[b]		 Notes
19 Apr Token Homemate Cup Mie 130,000,000 Japan Koumei Oda (2) 16
26 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo 120,000,000 Japan Masaya Tomida (1) 18
3 May The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000 Japan Tetsuji Hiratsuka (5) 20
31 May Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf Ibaraki 150,000,000 Japan Takashi Kanemoto (1) 20
7 Jun UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills Ibaraki 150,000,000 Japan Yuji Igarashi (1) 20 Japan major
14 Jun Japan PGA Championship Hokkaidō 130,000,000 Japan Yuta Ikeda (1) 16 Japan major
28 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic Hyōgo 130,000,000 Japan Ryo Ishikawa (3) 18
26 Jul Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō 130,000,000 Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (7) 18
2 Aug Sun Chlorella Classic Hokkaidō 150,000,000 Japan Ryo Ishikawa (4) 16
23 Aug Kansai Open Golf Championship Hyōgo 50,000,000 Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (8) 16
30 Aug Vana H Cup KBC Augusta Fukuoka 110,000,000 Japan Yuta Ikeda (2) 18
6 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 110,000,000 Japan Ryo Ishikawa (5) 18
20 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 130,000,000 Japan Toru Taniguchi (15) 16
27 Sep Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Kyoto 150,000,000 Japan Daisuke Maruyama (2) 20 ASA
4 Oct Coca-Cola Tokai Classic Aichi 120,000,000 Japan Ryo Ishikawa (6) 18
11 Oct Canon Open Kanagawa 150,000,000 Japan Yuta Ikeda (3) 18
18 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Saitama 200,000,000 Japan Ryuichi Oda (1) 32 Flagship event[c]
25 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 150,000,000 Japan Yuta Ikeda (4) 20
1 Nov Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo 150,000,000 Japan Toru Suzuki (8) 16
8 Nov The Championship by Lexus Ibaraki 200,000,000 Japan Toshinori Muto (3) 16
15 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 200,000,000 Japan Yasuharu Imano (7) 20
22 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000 Italy Edoardo Molinari (n/a) 28
29 Nov Casio World Open Kōchi 200,000,000 Japan Koumei Oda (3) 22
6 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 130,000,000 Japan Shigeki Maruyama (10) 24 Japan major

Unofficial events

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)		 Winner(s) OWGR
points		 Other
tours[b]		 Notes
12 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$7,500,000 Argentina Ángel Cabrera 100 Major championship
22 Jun U.S. Open United States US$7,500,000 United States Lucas Glover 100 Major championship
19 Jul The Open Championship Scotland £4,200,000 United States Stewart Cink 100 Major championship
16 Aug PGA Championship United States US$7,500,000 South Korea Yang Yong-eun 100 Major championship
14 Sep Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf Chiba 18,000,000 Japan Kaname Yokoo n/a
13 Dec Hitachi 3Tours Championship Chiba 50,000,000 Japan PGA Senior Tour n/a Team event

Money list

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

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1 Japan Ryo Ishikawa 183,524,051
2 Japan Yuta Ikeda 158,556,695
3 Japan Koumei Oda 118,774,176
4 Japan Shingo Katayama 113,678,535
5 Japan Hiroyuki Fujita 91,244,625

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Most Valuable Player Japan Ryo Ishikawa [4]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Japan Yuta Ikeda [4]

Japan Challenge Tour

2009 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration10 April 2009 (2009-04-10) – 23 October 2009 (2009-10-23)
Number of official events11
Most winsAustralia Chris Campbell (2)
Japan Kazuhiro Kida (2)
Japan Achi Sato (2)
Money listAustralia Chris Campbell
← 2008
2010 →

The 2009 Japan Challenge Tour was the 25th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[5]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)		 Winner[d]
12 Apr Novil Cup Tokushima 20,000,000 Japan Achi Sato (2)
22 May Sashima JGTO Challenge I Ibaraki 10,000,000 Australia Chris Campbell (1)
20 Jun Shizu Hills Tommy Cup Ibaraki 15,000,000 Australia Chris Campbell (2)
26 Jun Mochizuki Tokyu JGTO Challenge II Nagano 10,000,000 Japan Junpei Takayama (1)
10 Jul Boso Country Cup Chiba 10,000,000 Japan Katsumi Kubo (1)
16 Jul Everlife Cup Challenge Tournament Fukuoka 10,000,000 Japan Kazuhiro Kida (1)
11 Sep Srixon Challenge Fukuoka 10,000,000 Japan Toru Morita (1)
18 Sep Asakura JGTO Challenge III Chiba 10,000,000 Japan Kazuhiro Kida (2)
25 Sep Toshin Challenge Tournament Mie 10,000,000 Japan Yuta Kinoshita (1)
9 Oct Sunroyal GC Cup Hyōgo 10,000,000 Japan Achi Sato (3)
23 Oct PRGR Novil Cup Final Ibaraki 13,000,000 Taiwan Lu Wei-chih (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 2010 Japan Golf Tour.[8]

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1 Australia Chris Campbell 6,136,154
2 Japan Achi Sato 6,119,944
3 Taiwan Lu Wei-chih 4,890,916
4 Japan Kazuhiro Kida 4,491,550
5 Japan Kodai Ichihara 4,259,750
6 Japan Yoshikazu Haku 3,594,500
7 Japan Junpei Takayama 3,395,371

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. ^ a b 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. ^ "2009 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "2009 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Golf-Ishikawa becomes youngest Japanese Tour money list winner". Reuters. 6 December 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b "各部門別ランキング受賞者と全表彰一覧" [List of Ranking Winners and All Awards by Category] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2023. 最優秀選手賞　石川遼... 最優秀新人賞　島田トロフィ　池田勇太 [Most Valuable Player Award: Ryo Ishikawa... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Yuta Ikeda]
  5. ^ "2009 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  6. ^ "2009 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  7. ^ "C・キャンベル ／ ２０１０年、１年間の優先出場権を獲得 賞金ランキング１位" [C. Campbell / 2010, 1st place in the prize money ranking, 1 place in the prize money ranking] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  8. ^ "２００９年チャレンジ賞金ランキング１位はC・キャンベルが。佐藤、呂、貴田、市原、白、高山が第１回リランキングまでのツアー優先出場権を獲得" [The first place in the 2009 Challenge prize money ranking is C. Campbell. Sato, Lu, Kida, Ichihara, Haku, and Takayama earn priority berth on the tour until the first reranking] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2023.