The 2004 Japan Golf Tour was the 32nd 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 2004 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(¥) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes21 DecAsia Japan Okinawa OpenOkinawa100,000,000 Hideto Tanihara (2)12ASA28 MarToken Homemate CupMie100,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (4)1625 AprTsuruya Open Hyōgo100,000,000 Brendan Jones (3)162 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000 Shingo Katayama (15)169 MayFujisankei ClassicShizuoka110,000,000 Paul Sheehan (1)1616 MayJapan PGA Championship Kōchi110,000,000 Hur Suk-ho (2)16Japan major23 MayMunsingwear Open KSB CupOkayama100,000,000 Tatsuya Mitsuhashi (1)1630 MayMitsubishi Diamond Cup GolfIbaraki110,000,000 Tetsuji Hiratsuka (2)166 JunJCB Classic SendaiMiyagi100,000,000 Takashi Kamiyama (1)1620 JunMandom Lucido Yomiuri OpenHyōgo100,000,000 Dinesh Chand (3)1627 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno OpenOkayama100,000,000 Brendan Jones (4)164 JulJapan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills CupIbaraki120,000,000 Hur Suk-ho (3)16Japan major11 JulWoodone Open HiroshimaHiroshima100,000,000 Shingo Katayama (16)1625 JulSato Foods NST Niigata OpenNiigata50,000,000 Kim Jong-duck (4)161 AugAiful CupTottori120,000,000 Takuya Taniguchi (1)168 AugSun Chlorella ClassicHokkaidō150,000,000 Yang Yong-eun (1)1629 AugHisamitsu-KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000 Steven Conran (1)1612 SepSuntory OpenChiba100,000,000 Hideki Kase (4)1619 SepANA OpenHokkaidō100,000,000 Chawalit Plaphol (1)163 OctAcom InternationalIbaraki120,000,000 Toru Suzuki (7)1610 OctCoca-Cola Tokai ClassicAichi120,000,000 Katsumune Imai (2)1617 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipIshikawa120,000,000 Toru Taniguchi (8)32Flagship event24 OctBridgestone OpenChiba110,000,000 Toru Taniguchi (9)1631 OctABC ChampionshipHyōgo120,000,000 Makoto Inoue (1)167 NovAsahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri MemorialFukuoka100,000,000 Yang Yong-eun (2)16New tournament14 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000 Darren Clarke (n/a)1821 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)4028 NovCasio World OpenKagoshima140,000,000 David Smail (3)165 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo100,000,000 Paul Sheehan (2)16Japan 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 OWGRpoints Othertours Notes11 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$6,000,000 Phil Mickelson100Major championship20 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$6,250,000 Retief Goosen100Major championship18 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£4,000,000 Todd Hamilton100Major championship15 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$6,250,000 Vijay Singh100Major championship
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Shingo Katayama 119,512,3742 Toru Taniguchi 101,773,3013 Yang Yong-eun 99,540,3334 Hur Suk-ho 90,176,1045 Paul Sheehan 85,020,125
Awards AwardWinner Most Valuable Player Toru Taniguchi Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Takuya Taniguchi
Japan Challenge Tour
The 2004 Japan Challenge Tour was the 20th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(¥)Winner 16 Apr PRGR Cup (Kanto) Ibaraki 10,000,000 Isao Narukawa (1) 25 Jun PGA Cup Challenge Tournament Ibaraki 10,000,000 Mitsuo Harada (1) 9 Jul 1st PGM Series Wakagi Challenge Saga 10,000,000 Yutaka Horinouchi (1) 30 Jul 2nd PGM Series Lions Challenge Hyōgo 10,000,000 Toshihiro Aizawa (1) 6 Aug 3rd PGM Series Segovia Challenge Ibaraki 10,000,000 Toshio Ozaki (1) 27 Aug 4th PGM Series Matsushima Chisan Challenge Ibaraki 10,000,000 Taichiro Kiyota (1) 10 Sep 4th PGM Series Ohinata Challenge Tochigi 10,000,000 Takeshi Kajikawa (1) 2 Oct Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament Miyagi 20,000,000 Yoshiaki Kimura (1) 8 Oct PRGR Cup (Kansai) Hyōgo 10,000,000 Masanori Ushiyama (1) 21 Oct Tokyo Dome Cup Tochigi 10,000,000 Gohei Sato (5)
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 2005 Japan Golf Tour.
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Yoshiaki Kimura 4,199,6502 Mitsuo Harada 3,596,0223 Yutaka Horinouchi 2,789,5084 Toshihiro Aizawa 2,767,9495 Taichiro Kiyota 2,635,826
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