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2007 Japan Golf Tour
Golf tour season
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
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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