2013 Japan Golf Tour

2013 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration14 March 2013 (2013-03-14) – 8 December 2013 (2013-12-08)
Number of official events25
Most winsJapan Hideki Matsuyama (4)
Money listJapan Hideki Matsuyama
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Hideki Matsuyama
Rookie of the YearJapan Hideki Matsuyama
← 2012
2014 →

The 2013 Japan Golf Tour was the 41st 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.

Changes for 2013

The first two tournaments of the year were new to the Japan Golf Tour and were played in Thailand and Indonesia; both being co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour.[1][2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[3]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[b]		 Notes
17 Mar Thailand Open Thailand US$1,000,000 Thailand Prayad Marksaeng (4) 18 ONE New to Japan Golf Tour
31 Mar Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship Indonesia US$1,000,000 South Korea Choi Ho-sung (1) 12 ONE New to Japan Golf Tour
21 Apr Token Homemate Cup Mie 130,000,000 Japan Yoshinobu Tsukada (1) 16
28 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo 120,000,000 Japan Hideki Matsuyama (2) 16
5 May The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000 Japan Michio Matsumura (3) 16
19 May Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup Chiba 150,000,000 South Korea Kim Hyung-sung (2) 16 Japan major
2 Jun Diamond Cup Golf Ibaraki 120,000,000 Japan Hideki Matsuyama (3) 16
23 Jun Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Ibaraki 150,000,000 Japan Satoshi Kodaira (1) 18 Japan major
30 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama 110,000,000 Australia Brendan Jones (13) 16
7 Jul Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō 150,000,000 Japan Shunsuke Sonoda (2) 16
25 Aug Kansai Open Golf Championship Hyōgo 60,000,000 Australia Brad Kennedy (2) 16
1 Sep Vana H Cup KBC Augusta Fukuoka 110,000,000 South Korea Park Sung-joon (1) 16
8 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 110,000,000 Japan Hideki Matsuyama (4) 16
22 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 110,000,000 Japan Koumei Oda (6) 16
29 Sep Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Osaka 150,000,000 Japan Masahiro Kawamura (1) 16 ASA
6 Oct Coca-Cola Tokai Classic Aichi 120,000,000 Japan Shingo Katayama (27) 16
13 Oct Toshin Golf Tournament Gifu 90,000,000 Japan Yoshinori Fujimoto (2) 16
20 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Ibaraki 200,000,000 Japan Masanori Kobayashi (3) 32 Flagship event[c]
27 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 150,000,000 Japan Daisuke Maruyama (3) 16
3 Nov Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo 150,000,000 Japan Yuta Ikeda (11) 16
10 Nov Heiwa PGM Championship Ibaraki 200,000,000 China Wu Ashun (2) 16 New tournament
17 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 150,000,000 Japan Hideto Tanihara (10) 16
24 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000 England Luke Donald (n/a) 26
1 Dec Casio World Open Kōchi 200,000,000 Japan Hideki Matsuyama (5) 18
8 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 130,000,000 Japan Yūsaku Miyazato (1) 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
14 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$8,000,000 Australia Adam Scott 100 Major championship
12 May Legend Charity Pro-Am Chiba 50,000,000 Japan Yuta Ikeda n/a Pro-Am
16 Jun U.S. Open United States US$8,000,000 England Justin Rose 100 Major championship
21 Jul The Open Championship Scotland £5,250,000 United States Phil Mickelson 100 Major championship
11 Aug PGA Championship United States US$8,000,000 United States Jason Dufner 100 Major championship
15 Dec Hitachi 3Tours Championship Chiba 57,000,000 Japan Golf Tour n/a Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[4][5]

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1 Japan Hideki Matsuyama 201,076,781
2 South Korea Kim Hyung-sung 125,824,405
3 Japan Shingo Katayama 112,557,810
4 Japan Koumei Oda 112,506,906
5 South Korea Park Sung-joon 93,402,445

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Most Valuable Player Japan Hideki Matsuyama [6]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Japan Hideki Matsuyama [6]

Japan Challenge Tour

2013 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration5 April 2013 (2013-04-05) – 25 October 2013 (2013-10-25)
Number of official events15
Most winsSouth Korea Kwon Ki-taek (2)
Money listSouth Korea Kwon Ki-taek
← 2012
2014 →

The 2013 Japan Challenge Tour was the 29th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[7]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)		 Winner[d]
7 Apr Novil Cup Tokushima 15,000,000 South Korea Jang Dong-kyu (1)
19 Apr Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship Kyoto 10,000,000 Australia Paul Sheehan (2)
24 May Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup Gifu 10,000,000 Japan Ryuichi Kondo (1)
7 Jun ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament Chiba 15,000,000 Japan Hiroyuki Nagamatsu (1)
14 Jun Akita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge I Akita 10,000,000 Japan Sachio Sugiyama (1)
5 Jul Landic VanaH Cup KBC Augusta Challenge Fukuoka 10,000,000 South Korea Kwon Ki-taek (1)
26 Jul Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship Saga 10,000,000 Japan Genki Yanase (1)
2 Aug Daisen GC JGTO Challenge II Tottori 10,000,000 Japan Masayuki Kawamura (1)
16 Aug ROYZE Corporation Cup in FukuokaRaizan Fukuoka 10,000,000 South Korea Kwon Ki-taek (2)
6 Sep PGA JGTO Challenge Cup in Boso Chiba 10,000,000 Japan Masamichi Ito (1)
13 Sep Dragon Cup Chiba 10,000,000 Japan Toru Suzuki (1)
22 Sep Everyone Project Challenge Golf Tournament Tochigi 15,000,000 Japan Shinji Tomimura (1)
28 Sep Elite Grips JGTO Challenge III Mie 10,000,000 Japan Hirotaro Naito (2)
11 Oct Heiwa PGM Challenge III Road to Championship Ibaraki 10,000,000 Japan Katsunori Kuwabara (2)
25 Oct JGTO Novil Final Chiba 10,000,000 Japan Yoshitaka Takeya (1)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[8][9] The top nine players on the money list earned status to play on the 2014 Japan Golf Tour.[10]

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1 South Korea Kwon Ki-taek 5,326,885
2 Japan Yoshitaka Takeya 4,624,751
3 Australia Richard Tate 4,317,268
4 Japan Shinji Tomimura 3,906,859
5 South Korea Jang Dong-kyu 3,826,416
6 Japan Masayuki Kawamura 3,577,208
7 Japan Toru Suzuki 3,521,648
8 Japan Ryuji Masaoka 3,190,528
9 Japan Ryuichi Kondo 3,097,840

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; ONE − OneAsia 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. ^ "Japan Tour expands OneAsia link". The Sporting News. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ Thongsombat, Kittipong (13 December 2012). "Japanese addition for Thai Open". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "2013 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ^ "2013 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Hideki Matsuyama wins Casio World Open and Japan Tour money list". Sky Sports. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b "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. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2023. 最優秀選手賞　松山英樹... 最優秀新人賞　島田トロフィ　松山英樹 [Most Valuable Player Award: Hideki Matsuyama... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Hideki Matsuyama]
  7. ^ "2013 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  8. ^ "2013 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Ｋ・Ｔ・ゴンがチャレンジ賞金王に" [K.T. Kim becomes Challenge Prize King] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  10. ^ "わずか841円の差が大きな分かれ道に" [A difference of only 841 yen is a big turning point] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2023. なお、チャレンジ賞金ランキング2位から9位までの選手に来年の第1回リランキングまでの出場優先権が与えられるが [Players ranked 2nd to 9th in the Challenge Prize Ranking will be given priority until the first reranking next year.]