2017 Japan Golf Tour
The 2017 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 19 January to 3 December. The season consisted of 26 official money events, mostly in Japan, as well as the four majors. One event will be played in Singapore, and one in Myanmar, both co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour.
Schedule
The table below shows the 2017 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.Date | Tournament | Location | Prize fund | Winner | OWGR pts | Notes |
22 Jan | SMBC Singapore Open | Singapore | 117,000,000 | Prayad Marksaeng | 26 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
29 Jan | Leopalace21 Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 87,750,000 | Todd Sinnott | 19 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
16 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | Liang Wenchong | 16 | |
23 Apr | Panasonic Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Kenichi Kuboya | 15 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
30 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Yūsaku Miyazato | 16 | |
14 May | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup | Okinawa | 150,000,000 | Yūsaku Miyazato | 16 | Japan major |
21 May | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Kyoto | 70,000,000 | Shugo Imahira | 16 | |
28 May | Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Chan Kim | 16 | |
4 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Shaun Norris | 16 | Tour Championship; Japan major |
9 Jul | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Chan Kim | 16 | |
30 Jul | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Fukushima | 50,000,000 | Katsumasa Miyamoto | 16 | |
27 Aug | RIZAP KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda | 16 | |
3 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Ryu Hyun-woo | 16 | |
10 Sep | ISPS Handa Match Play | Chiba | 210,000,000 | Shingo Katayama | 16 | First two rounds played 1–2 August |
17 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 110,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda | 16 | |
24 Sep | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Daisuke Kataoka | 15 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
1 Oct | Top Cup Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Satoshi Kodaira | 16 | |
8 Oct | Honma TourWorld Cup | Aichi | 100,000,000 | Yūsaku Miyazato | 16 | |
15 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Gifu | 200,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda | 32 | Flagship event; Japan major |
22 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Ryuko Tokimatsu | 16^ | Shortened to 36 holes |
29 Oct | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Tatsuya Kodai | 16 | Shortened to 54 holes |
5 Nov | Heiwa PGM Championship | Okinawa | 200,000,000 | Chan Kim | 16 | |
12 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 200,000,000 | Satoshi Kodaira | 18 | |
19 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Brooks Koepka | 32 | |
26 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Seungsu Han | 19 | |
3 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Yūsaku Miyazato | 20 | Japan major |
Source:
^ Points reduced from 20 to 16 due to tournament being shortened to 36 holes because of weather.
Leaders
Money list leadersPosition | Player | Prize money |
1 | Yūsaku Miyazato | 182,831,982 |
2 | Satoshi Kodaira | 161,463,405 |
3 | Chan Kim | 132,326,556 |
4 | Yuta Ikeda | 126,240,438 |
5 | Seungsu Han | 112,798,464 |
Source:
Scoring average leaders
Position | Player | Scoring average |
1 | Satoshi Kodaira | 70.02 |
2 | Yūsaku Miyazato | 70.16 |
3 | Shugo Imahira | 70.19 |
4 | Seungsu Han | 70.26 |
5 | Im Sung-jae | 70.35 |
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