2019 Japan Golf Tour

The 2019 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 17 January to 8 December. The season consisted of 25 official money events, mostly in Japan. Other than the four majors, which are played outside Japan, there was one event played in Singapore and one event in South Korea. The SMBC Singapore Open was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour. The Shinhan Donghae Open was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour. The Zozo Championship was co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour (part of the 2019–20 PGA Tour season), the first ever such co-sanctioning.[1]

2019 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration17 January 2019 (2019-01-17) – 8 December 2019 (2019-12-08)
Number of official events25
Most wins3:
Ryo Ishikawa
Money leader Shugo Imahira
← 2018

Schedule

The table below shows the 2019 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).

DateTournamentLocationPurse (¥)WinnerOWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 1]		Notes
20 JanSMBC Singapore OpenSingaporeUS$1,000,000 Jazz Janewattananond (n/a)24ASA
21 AprToken Homemate CupMie130,000,000 Brendan Jones (15)16
5 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000 Katsumasa Miyamoto (12)16
12 MayAsia-Pacific Diamond Cup GolfChiba150,000,000 Yosuke Asaji (1)15ASA
26 MayKansai Open Golf ChampionshipNara70,000,000 Tomoharu Otsuki (1)16
2 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno OpenIbaraki100,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (21)16
9 JunJapan Golf Tour Championship
Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills		Ibaraki150,000,000 Mikumu Horikawa (1)16Japan major
30 JunDunlop Srixon Fukushima OpenFukushima50,000,000 Rikuya Hoshino (2)16
7 JulJapan PGA ChampionshipKagoshima150,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (15)16Japan major
25 AugShigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaido150,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (16)16
1 SepRIZAP KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000 Kazuki Higa (1)16
8 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000 Park Sang-hyun (2)16
15 SepANA OpenHokkaido110,000,000 Yosuke Asaji (2)16
22 SepShinhan Donghae OpenSouth Korea₩1,200,000,000 Jbe' Kruger (1)14ASA, KORNew to Japan Golf Tour
29 SepPanasonic Open Golf ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000 Toshinori Muto (7)15ASA
6 OctTokai ClassicAichi110,000,000 Shaun Norris (4)16
13 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000 Shugo Imahira (3)16
20 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipFukuoka210,000,000 Chan Kim (4)32Flagship event; Japan major
28 OctZozo ChampionshipChibaUS$9,750,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)64PGATNew tournament
3 NovMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000 Hwang Jung-gon (4)16
10 NovHeiwa PGM ChampionshipOkinawa200,000,000 Choi Ho-sung (3)16
17 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka200,000,000 Takumi Kanaya (a) (1)16
24 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000 Shugo Imahira (4)26
1 DecCasio World OpenKōchi200,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (14)19
8 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (17)19Japan major

Sources:[2][3]

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurseWinnerOWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 1]		Notes
14 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$11,500,000 Tiger Woods100Major championship
19 MayPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$11,000,000 Brooks Koepka100Major championship
16 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$12,500,000 Gary Woodland100Major championship
21 JulThe Open ChampionshipNorthern IrelandUS$10,750,000 Shane Lowry100Major championship

Leaders

Money list leaders

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Shugo Imahira168,049,312
2 Shaun Norris145,044,149
3 Ryo Ishikawa132,812,990
4 Chan Kim95,880,318
5 Hwang Jung-gon94,985,827

Source:[4]

Scoring average leaders

PositionPlayerScoring average
1 Shugo Imahira69.73
2 Gunn Charoenkul70.12
3 Hwang Jung-gon70.39
4 Shaun Norris70.44
5 Jazz Janewattananond70.47

Source:[5]

Notes
  1. ASA − Asian Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour.

References
  1. "First annual, official Tour event in Japan The Zozo Championship will debut October 2019". PGA Tour. 20 November 2018.
  2. "2019 Tour Tournaments". JGTO.
  3. "Griffin makes all the right putts to win Houston Open". Miami Herald. Associated Press. 13 October 2019.
  4. "2019 Prize Money List". JGTO.
  5. "2019 Scoring Average". JGTO.
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