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2012 Japan Golf Tour

Golf tour season


Golf tour season

FieldValue
year2012
tourJapan Golf Tour
regular_season
no_of_events25
most_winsJPN Hiroyuki Fujita (4)
honor1Money list
honoree1JPN Hiroyuki Fujita
honor2Most Valuable Player
honoree2JPN Hiroyuki Fujita
honor3Rookie of the Year
honoree3JPN Yoshinori Fujimoto
prevseason[2011](2011-japan-golf-tour)
nextseason[2013](2013-japan-golf-tour)

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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)WinnerOWGR
pointsOther
toursNotes
15 AprToken Homemate CupMie130,000,000AUS Brendan Jones (11)18
22 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo110,000,000JPN Hiroyuki Fujita (12)18
29 AprThe CrownsAichi120,000,000KOR Jang Ik-jae (2)16
13 MayJapan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle CupTochigi150,000,000JPN Toru Taniguchi (18)16Japan major
20 MayTotoumi Hamamatsu OpenShizuoka100,000,000USA Jay Choi (1)18
27 MayDiamond Cup GolfChiba120,000,000JPN Hiroyuki Fujita (13)16
3 JunJapan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido HillsIbaraki150,000,000JPN Yoshinori Fujimoto (1)16Japan major
24 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno OpenOkayama110,000,000AUS Brad Kennedy (1)16
8 JulNagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaidō150,000,000KOR Lee Kyoung-hoon (1)16
29 JulSun Chlorella ClassicHokkaidō150,000,000AUS Brendan Jones (12)16
19 AugKansai Open Golf ChampionshipOsaka60,000,000JPN Toshinori Muto (5)16
26 AugVana H Cup KBC AugustaFukuoka110,000,000KOR Kim Hyung-sung (1)16
2 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000KOR Kim Kyung-tae (5)16
9 SepToshin Golf TournamentMie80,000,000CHN Wu Ashun (1)16
16 SepANA OpenHokkaidō110,000,000JPN Hiroyuki Fujita (14)16
23 SepAsia-Pacific Panasonic OpenHyōgo150,000,000JPN Masanori Kobayashi (2)20[ASA](2012-asian-tour)
30 SepCoca-Cola Tokai ClassicAichi120,000,000KOR Ryu Hyun-woo (1)16
7 OctCanon OpenKanagawa150,000,000JPN Yuta Ikeda (10)16
14 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipOkinawa200,000,000JPN Kenichi Kuboya (6)32Flagship event
21 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000JPN Toru Taniguchi (19)16
28 OctMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000USA Han Lee (1)18
11 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000JPN Ryo Ishikawa (10)18
18 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000ENG Luke Donald (n/a)32
25 NovCasio World OpenKōchi200,000,000KOR Hwang Jung-gon (2)18
2 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000JPN Hiroyuki Fujita (15)18Japan major

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)Winner(s)OWGR
pointsOther
toursNotes
8 Apr**[Masters Tournament](2012-masters-tournament)**United StatesUS$8,000,000USA **Bubba Watson**100Major championship
6 MayLegend Charity Pro-AmChiba38,000,000JPN Yuta Ikedan/aPro-Am
17 Jun**[U.S. Open](2012-u-s-open-golf)**United StatesUS$8,000,000USA **Webb Simpson**100Major championship
1 JulMillion Yard CupNagasakin/aKOR Team South Korean/aTeam event
22 Jul**[The Open Championship](2012-open-championship)**England£5,000,000ZAF **Ernie Els**100Major championship
2 Aug**[PGA Championship](2012-pga-championship)**United StatesUS$8,000,000NIR **Rory McIlroy**100Major championship
9 DecHitachi 3Tours ChampionshipChiba57,000,000Japan PGA Senior Tourn/aTeam event

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1JPN Hiroyuki Fujita175,159,972
2JPN Toru Taniguchi102,686,994
3AUS Brendan Jones92,078,892
4JPN Yuta Ikeda88,948,069
5JPN Yoshinori Fujimoto88,659,122

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Most Valuable PlayerJPN Hiroyuki Fujitaurl=https://www.jgto.org/news/14812title=部門別ランキング賞、受賞者一覧trans-title=Category Ranking Awards and List of Winnerslanguage=Japanesepublisher=Japan Golf Tour Organizationdate=21 December 2012access-date=28 June 2023quote=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trans-quote=Most Valuable Player Award: Hiroyuki Fujita... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Yoshinori Fujimoto}}
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)JPN Yoshinori Fujimoto

Japan Challenge Tour

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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)Winner
1 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000KOR Yang Ji-ho (1)
20 AprKimisarazu GL GMA Challenge TournamentChiba10,000,000JPN Daijiro Izumida (1)
25 MayFuji Country Kani Club Challenge CupGifu10,000,000JPN Naomi Ohta (2)
1 JunMurasaki CC Sumire GMA Challenge TournamentChiba10,000,000JPN Akio Sadakata (1)
7 JunISPS Charity Challenge TournamentChiba15,000,000JPN Yosuke Asaji (1)
15 JunAkita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge IAkita10,000,000JPN Yuki Kono (1)
29 JunTokyu Nasu Resort JGTO Challenge IITochigi10,000,000JPN Yuki Kono (2)
14 JulShizu Hills Tommy CupIbaraki15,000,000JPN Koichi Sugimoto (2)
27 JulDaisen GC JGTO Challenge IIITottori10,000,000JPN Masashi Nishimura (1)
13 SepPGA JGTO Challenge Cup I in OnotoyoHyōgo10,000,000JPN Achi Sato (4)
21 SepPGA JGTO Challenge Cup II in BosoChiba10,000,000JPN Satoshi Kodaira (2)
228 SepElite Grips JGTO Challenge IVMie10,000,000JPN Toru Morita (2)
19 OctJGTO Novil FinalChiba10,000,000KOR Hur In-hoi (1)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top eight players on the money list earned status to play on the 2013 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1JPN Yuki Kono4,607,237
2KOR Hur In-hoi4,369,211
3KOR Yang Ji-ho4,365,325
4JPN Akio Sadakata3,906,933
5JPN Yosuke Tsukada3,376,983
6JPN Yosuke Asaji3,347,000
7JPN Makoto Inoue3,213,055
8JPN Koichi Sugimoto3,039,870

Notes

References

References

  1. "2012 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization.
  2. "2012 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization.
  3. (3 December 2012). "藤田寛之が完全優勝の3連覇を達成、2012年の賞金王に". Japan Golf Tour Organization.
  4. (21 December 2012). "部門別ランキング賞、受賞者一覧". Japan Golf Tour Organization.
  5. "2012 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization.
  6. "2012 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization.
  7. (20 October 2012). "チャレンジ賞金王は河野祐輝". Japan Golf Tour Organization.
  8. (20 October 2012). "I・H・ホが逆転優勝、来年前半のツアー出場優先権も獲得!". Japan Golf Tour Organization.
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