2012 Japan Golf Tour

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]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[b]		 Notes
15 Apr Token Homemate Cup Mie 130,000,000 Australia Brendan Jones (11) 18
22 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo 110,000,000 Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (12) 18
29 Apr The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000 South Korea Jang Ik-jae (2) 16
13 May Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup Tochigi 150,000,000 Japan Toru Taniguchi (18) 16 Japan major
20 May Totoumi Hamamatsu Open Shizuoka 100,000,000 United States Jay Choi (1) 18
27 May Diamond Cup Golf Chiba 120,000,000 Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (13) 16
3 Jun Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills Ibaraki 150,000,000 Japan Yoshinori Fujimoto (1) 16 Japan major
24 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama 110,000,000 Australia Brad Kennedy (1) 16
8 Jul Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō 150,000,000 South Korea Lee Kyoung-hoon (1) 16
29 Jul Sun Chlorella Classic Hokkaidō 150,000,000 Australia Brendan Jones (12) 16
19 Aug Kansai Open Golf Championship Osaka 60,000,000 Japan Toshinori Muto (5) 16
26 Aug Vana H Cup KBC Augusta Fukuoka 110,000,000 South Korea Kim Hyung-sung (1) 16
2 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 110,000,000 South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (5) 16
9 Sep Toshin Golf Tournament Mie 80,000,000 China Wu Ashun (1) 16
16 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 110,000,000 Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (14) 16
23 Sep Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Hyōgo 150,000,000 Japan Masanori Kobayashi (2) 20 ASA
30 Sep Coca-Cola Tokai Classic Aichi 120,000,000 South Korea Ryu Hyun-woo (1) 16
7 Oct Canon Open Kanagawa 150,000,000 Japan Yuta Ikeda (10) 16
14 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Okinawa 200,000,000 Japan Kenichi Kuboya (6) 32 Flagship event[c]
21 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 150,000,000 Japan Toru Taniguchi (19) 16
28 Oct Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo 150,000,000 United States Han Lee (1) 18
11 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 150,000,000 Japan Ryo Ishikawa (10) 18
18 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000 England Luke Donald (n/a) 32
25 Nov Casio World Open Kōchi 200,000,000 South Korea Hwang Jung-gon (2) 18
2 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 130,000,000 Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (15) 18 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
8 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$8,000,000 United States Bubba Watson 100 Major championship
6 May Legend Charity Pro-Am Chiba 38,000,000 Japan Yuta Ikeda n/a Pro-Am
17 Jun U.S. Open United States US$8,000,000 United States Webb Simpson 100 Major championship
1 Jul Million Yard Cup Nagasaki n/a Team South Korea n/a Team event
22 Jul The Open Championship England £5,000,000 South Africa Ernie Els 100 Major championship
2 Aug PGA Championship United States US$8,000,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy 100 Major championship
9 Dec Hitachi 3Tours Championship Chiba 57,000,000 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 Hiroyuki Fujita 175,159,972
2 Japan Toru Taniguchi 102,686,994
3 Australia Brendan Jones 92,078,892
4 Japan Yuta Ikeda 88,948,069
5 Japan Yoshinori Fujimoto 88,659,122

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Most Valuable Player Japan 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]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)		 Winner[d]
1 Apr Novil Cup Tokushima 15,000,000 South Korea Yang Ji-ho (1)
20 Apr Kimisarazu GL GMA Challenge Tournament Chiba 10,000,000 Japan Daijiro Izumida (1)
25 May Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup Gifu 10,000,000 Japan Naomi Ohta (2)
1 Jun Murasaki CC Sumire GMA Challenge Tournament Chiba 10,000,000 Japan Akio Sadakata (1)
7 Jun ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament Chiba 15,000,000 Japan Yosuke Asaji (1)
15 Jun Akita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge I Akita 10,000,000 Japan Yuki Kono (1)
29 Jun Tokyu Nasu Resort JGTO Challenge II Tochigi 10,000,000 Japan Yuki Kono (2)
14 Jul Shizu Hills Tommy Cup Ibaraki 15,000,000 Japan Koichi Sugimoto (2)
27 Jul Daisen GC JGTO Challenge III Tottori 10,000,000 Japan Masashi Nishimura (1)
13 Sep PGA JGTO Challenge Cup I in Onotoyo Hyōgo 10,000,000 Japan Achi Sato (4)
21 Sep PGA JGTO Challenge Cup II in Boso Chiba 10,000,000 Japan Satoshi Kodaira (2)
228 Sep Elite Grips JGTO Challenge IV Mie 10,000,000 Japan Toru Morita (2)
19 Oct JGTO Novil Final Chiba 10,000,000 South 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]

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1 Japan Yuki Kono 4,607,237
2 South Korea Hur In-hoi 4,369,211
3 South Korea Yang Ji-ho 4,365,325
4 Japan Akio Sadakata 3,906,933
5 Japan Yosuke Tsukada 3,376,983
6 Japan Yosuke Asaji 3,347,000
7 Japan Makoto Inoue 3,213,055
8 Japan Koichi Sugimoto 3,039,870

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. ^ 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. ^ "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. ^ a b "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.]