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2007 Japan Golf Tour

Golf tour season

Field	Value
year	2007
tour	Japan Golf Tour
regular_season	–
no_of_events	24
most_wins	AUS Brendan Jones (3)
JPN Toru Taniguchi (3)
honor1	Money list
honoree1	JPN Toru Taniguchi
honor2	Most Valuable Player
honoree2	JPN Toru Taniguchi
honor3	Rookie of the Year
honoree3	KOR Lee Seong-ho
prevseason	2006
nextseason	2008

JPN Toru Taniguchi (3) The 2007 Japan Golf Tour was the 35th 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 2007 season.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse
(¥)	Winner	OWGR
points	Notes
15 Apr	Token Homemate Cup	Mie	110,000,000	JPN Yui Ueda (1)	16
22 Apr	Tsuruya Open	Hyōgo	100,000,000	AUS Brendan Jones (6)	16
29 Apr	The Crowns	Aichi	120,000,000	JPN Hirofumi Miyase (7)	18
13 May	Japan PGA Championship	Okinawa	130,000,000	JPN Toshimitsu Izawa (16)	16	Japan major
20 May	Munsingwear Open KSB Cup	Okayama	100,000,000	JPN Ryo Ishikawa (a) (1)	16
27 May	Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf	Ibaraki	110,000,000	JPN Tetsuji Hiratsuka (4)	16
3 Jun	JCB Classic	Miyagi	100,000,000	JPN Tomohiro Kondo (3)	16
24 Jun	Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic	Hyōgo	130,000,000	KOR Lee Dong-hwan (1)	16
1 Jul	UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills	Ibaraki	150,000,000	JPN Shingo Katayama (22)	16	Japan major
8 Jul	Woodone Open Hiroshima	Hiroshima	100,000,000	JPN Toru Taniguchi (12)	16
15 Jul	Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup	Hokkaidō	150,000,000	JPN Toru Taniguchi (13)	16
5 Aug	Sun Chlorella Classic	Hokkaidō	150,000,000	JPN Jun Kikuchi (1)	16
26 Aug	KBC Augusta	Fukuoka	100,000,000	JPN Katsumasa Miyamoto (6)	16
2 Sep	Fujisankei Classic	Yamanashi	150,000,000	JPN Hideto Tanihara (5)	16
9 Sep	Suntory Open	Chiba	100,000,000	JPN Hideto Tanihara (6)	16
16 Sep	ANA Open	Hokkaidō	100,000,000	JPN Norio Shinozaki (1)	16
30 Sep	Coca-Cola Tokai Classic	Aichi	120,000,000	COL Camilo Villegas (n/a)	16
14 Oct	Japan Open Golf Championship	Kanagawa	200,000,000	JPN Toru Taniguchi (14)	32	Flagship event
21 Oct	Bridgestone Open	Chiba	110,000,000	JPN Shingo Katayama (23)	16
28 Oct	ABC Championship	Hyōgo	120,000,000	PHI Frankie Miñoza (7)	18
11 Nov	Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters	Shizuoka	150,000,000	AUS Brendan Jones (7)	26
18 Nov	Dunlop Phoenix Tournament	Miyazaki	200,000,000	ENG Ian Poulter (n/a)	36
25 Nov	Casio World Open	Kōchi	140,000,000	JPN Taichi Teshima (6)	20
2 Dec	Golf Nippon Series JT Cup	Tokyo	100,000,000	AUS Brendan Jones (8)	20	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	Notes
8 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	US$7,000,000	USA Zach Johnson	100	Major championship
17 Jun	MastersGC Classic	Hyōgo	30,000,000	JPN Naoya Takemoto	n/a
17 Jun	U.S. Open	United States	US$7,000,000	ARG Ángel Cabrera	100	Major championship
22 Jul	The Open Championship	Scotland	£4,200,000	IRL Pádraig Harrington	100	Major championship
12 Aug	PGA Championship	United States	US$7,000,000	USA Tiger Woods	100	Major championship
10 Sep	Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf	Chiba	20,800,000	JPN Hirofumi Miyase	n/a
8 Dec	Hitachi 3Tours Championship	Chiba	80,000,000	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.

Position	Player	Prize money (¥)
1	JPN Toru Taniguchi	171,744,498
2	JPN Shingo Katayama	141,053,934
3	AUS Brendan Jones	115,531,323
4	JPN Hideto Tanihara	77,622,976
5	JPN Tomohiro Kondo	74,841,936

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Most Valuable Player	JPN Toru Taniguchi	url=https://www.jgto.org/news/10066	title=ジャパンゴルフツアー表彰式の各部門別ランキング受賞者と全表彰一覧	trans-title=Japan Golf Tour Awards Ceremony Ranking Winners by Category and List of All Awards	language=Japanese	publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization	date=4 December 2007	access-date=28 June 2023	quote=最優秀選手賞　谷口徹... 最優秀新人賞・島田トロフィ　李丞鎬（イスンホ）	trans-quote=Most Valuable Player Award: Toru Taniguchi... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Lee Seong-ho}}
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)	KOR Lee Seong-ho

Japan Challenge Tour

JPN Shinichi Yokota (2) The 2007 Japan Challenge Tour was the 23rd season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse
(¥)	Winner
7 Apr	PRGR Cup	Chiba	15,000,000	JPN Naomi Ohta (1)
31 May	Everlife Cup Challenge Tournament	Fukuoka	10,000,000	JPN Shinichi Yokota (1)
8 Jun	Segasammy Challenge	Ibaraki	10,000,000	JPN Yoshi Mizumaki (1)
22 Jun	Mochizuki Tokyu JGTO Challenge I	Nagano	13,000,000	JPN Shinichi Yokota (2)
28 Jul	Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament	Miyagi	20,000,000	JPN Masao Nakajima (1)
3 Aug	Sashima JGTO Challenge II	Ibaraki	13,000,000	JPN Satoshi Tomiyama (1)
13 Sep	Srixon Challenge	Aichi	10,000,000	JPN Toshikazu Sugihara (1)
22 Sep	SYNX Novil Cup	Tokushima	20,000,000	JPN Takashi Kanemoto (1)
29 Sep	BMW Challenge Cup	Ibaraki	15,000,000	JPN Kazunori Suzuki (1)
5 Oct	Par 72 Challenge Cup	Tochigi	15,000,000	JPN Michio Matsumura (1)
21 Oct	PRGR Cup Final	Chiba	15,000,000	JPN Michio Matsumura (2)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top seven players on the money list earned status to play on the 2008 Japan Golf Tour.

Position	Player	Prize money (¥)
1	JPN Michio Matsumura	6,685,183
2	JPN Satoshi Tomiyama	5,778,865
3	JPN Naomi Ohta	5,721,750
4	JPN Shinichi Yokota	5,517,270
5	JPN Masao Nakajima	5,314,523
6	JPN Takashi Kanemoto	4,268,958
7	JPN Toshikazu Sugihara	3,863,730

Notes

References

"2007 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization.
"2007 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization.
(3 December 2007). "深堀圭一郎が全員参加の閉会セレモニーで「やはり実力ＮＯ.１は男子ゴルフです！」". Japan Golf Tour Organization.
(4 December 2007). "ジャパンゴルフツアー表彰式の各部門別ランキング受賞者と全表彰一覧". Japan Golf Tour Organization.
"2007 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization.
"2007 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization.
(22 October 2007). "2試合連続優勝、そしてチャレンジ賞金ランキング1位の松村道央". Japan Golf Tour Organization.
(22 October 2007). "チャレンジ賞金ランキング上位7名が決定！". Japan Golf Tour Organization.

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