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.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(¥) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 17 Mar Thailand Open Thailand US$1,000,000 Prayad Marksaeng (4) 18 ONE New to Japan Golf Tour 31 Mar Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship Indonesia US$1,000,000 Choi Ho-sung (1) 12 ONE New to Japan Golf Tour 21 Apr Token Homemate Cup Mie 130,000,000 Yoshinobu Tsukada (1) 16 28 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo 120,000,000 Hideki Matsuyama (2) 16 5 May The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000 Michio Matsumura (3) 16 19 May Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup Chiba 150,000,000 Kim Hyung-sung (2) 16 Japan major 2 Jun Diamond Cup Golf Ibaraki 120,000,000 Hideki Matsuyama (3) 16 23 Jun Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Ibaraki 150,000,000 Satoshi Kodaira (1) 18 Japan major 30 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama 110,000,000 Brendan Jones (13) 16 7 Jul Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō 150,000,000 Shunsuke Sonoda (2) 16 25 Aug Kansai Open Golf Championship Hyōgo 60,000,000 Brad Kennedy (2) 16 1 Sep Vana H Cup KBC Augusta Fukuoka 110,000,000 Park Sung-joon (1) 16 8 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 110,000,000 Hideki Matsuyama (4) 16 22 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 110,000,000 Koumei Oda (6) 16 29 Sep Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Osaka 150,000,000 Masahiro Kawamura (1) 16 ASA 6 Oct Coca-Cola Tokai Classic Aichi 120,000,000 Shingo Katayama (27) 16 13 Oct Toshin Golf Tournament Gifu 90,000,000 Yoshinori Fujimoto (2) 16 20 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Ibaraki 200,000,000 Masanori Kobayashi (3) 32 Flagship event 27 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 150,000,000 Daisuke Maruyama (3) 16 3 Nov Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo 150,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (11) 16 10 Nov Heiwa PGM Championship Ibaraki 200,000,000 Wu Ashun (2) 16 New tournament 17 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 150,000,000 Hideto Tanihara (10) 16 24 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000 Luke Donald (n/a) 26 1 Dec Casio World Open Kōchi 200,000,000 Hideki Matsuyama (5) 18 8 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 130,000,000 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) OWGRpoints Othertours Notes14 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$8,000,000 Adam Scott 100 Major championship 12 May Legend Charity Pro-Am Chiba 50,000,000 Yuta Ikeda n/a Pro-Am16 Jun U.S. Open United States US$8,000,000 Justin Rose 100 Major championship21 Jul The Open Championship Scotland £5,250,000 Phil Mickelson 100 Major championship11 Aug PGA Championship United States US$8,000,000 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.
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Hideki Matsuyama 201,076,7812 Kim Hyung-sung 125,824,4053 Shingo Katayama 112,557,8104 Koumei Oda 112,506,9065 Park Sung-joon 93,402,445
Awards AwardWinner Most Valuable Player Hideki Matsuyama Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Hideki Matsuyama
Japan Challenge Tour
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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(¥)Winner 7 Apr Novil Cup Tokushima 15,000,000 Jang Dong-kyu (1) 19 Apr Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship Kyoto 10,000,000 Paul Sheehan (2) 24 May Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup Gifu 10,000,000 Ryuichi Kondo (1) 7 Jun ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament Chiba 15,000,000 Hiroyuki Nagamatsu (1) 14 Jun Akita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge I Akita 10,000,000 Sachio Sugiyama (1) 5 Jul Landic VanaH Cup KBC Augusta Challenge Fukuoka 10,000,000 Kwon Ki-taek (1) 26 Jul Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship Saga 10,000,000 Genki Yanase (1) 2 Aug Daisen GC JGTO Challenge II Tottori 10,000,000 Masayuki Kawamura (1) 16 Aug ROYZE Corporation Cup in FukuokaRaizan Fukuoka 10,000,000 Kwon Ki-taek (2) 6 Sep PGA JGTO Challenge Cup in Boso Chiba 10,000,000 Masamichi Ito (1) 13 Sep Dragon Cup Chiba 10,000,000 Toru Suzuki (1) 22 Sep Everyone Project Challenge Golf Tournament Tochigi 15,000,000 Shinji Tomimura (1) 28 Sep Elite Grips JGTO Challenge III Mie 10,000,000 Hirotaro Naito (2) 11 Oct Heiwa PGM Challenge III Road to Championship Ibaraki 10,000,000 Katsunori Kuwabara (2) 25 Oct JGTO Novil Final Chiba 10,000,000 Yoshitaka Takeya (1)
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top nine players on the money list earned status to play on the 2014 Japan Golf Tour.
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Kwon Ki-taek 5,326,8852 Yoshitaka Takeya 4,624,7513 Richard Tate 4,317,2684 Shinji Tomimura 3,906,8595 Jang Dong-kyu 3,826,4166 Masayuki Kawamura 3,577,2087 Toru Suzuki 3,521,6488 Ryuji Masaoka 3,190,5289 Ryuichi Kondo 3,097,840
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