The 2003 Japan Golf Tour was the 31st 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 2003 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(¥) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes22 DecAsia Japan Okinawa OpenOkinawa100,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (3)12ASANew to Japan Golf Tour6 AprToken Homemate CupMie100,000,000 Andre Stolz (1)1627 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo100,000,000 Hirofumi Miyase (5)164 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000 Hidemasa Hoshino (1)1611 MayFujisankei ClassicShizuoka110,000,000 Todd Hamilton (8)1618 MayJapan PGA ChampionshipIbaraki110,000,000 Shingo Katayama (13)16Japan major25 MayMunsingwear Open KSB CupHyōgo120,000,000 Hirofumi Miyase (6)161 JunDiamond Cup TournamentIbaraki110,000,000 Todd Hamilton (9)168 JunJCB Classic SendaiMiyagi100,000,000 Katsuyoshi Tomori (7)1622 JunMandom Lucido Yomiuri OpenHyōgo100,000,000 Hideto Tanihara (1)1629 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno OpenOkayama100,000,000 Todd Hamilton (10)166 JulJapan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills CupIbaraki120,000,000 Toshimitsu Izawa (13)16Japan major13 JulWoodone Open HiroshimaHiroshima100,000,000 Toshimitsu Izawa (14)1627 JulSato Foods NST Niigata OpenNiigata50,000,000 Katsumasa Miyamoto (5)163 AugAiful CupIshikawa120,000,000 Taichi Teshima (3)1610 AugSun Chlorella ClassicHokkaidō130,000,000 Brendan Jones (2)1631 AugHisamitsu-KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000 Soushi Tajima (1)167 SepJapan PGA Match-Play ChampionshipHokkaidō80,000,000 Todd Hamilton (11)1614 SepSuntory OpenChiba100,000,000 Jyoti Randhawa (1)1621 SepANA OpenHokkaidō100,000,000 Yeh Wei-tze (1)1628 SepAcom InternationalIbaraki120,000,000 Masahiro Kuramoto (30)1612 OctGeorgia Tokai ClassicAichi120,000,000 Nozomi Kawahara (1)1619 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipTochigi120,000,000 Keiichiro Fukabori (6)32Flagship event26 OctBridgestone OpenChiba110,000,000 Naomichi Ozaki (30)162 NovABC ChampionshipHyōgo120,000,000 Shingo Katayama (14)1616 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000 Kiyoshi Murota (6)1623 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000 Thomas Bjørn (n/a)2030 NovCasio World OpenKagoshima140,000,000 Katsumune Imai (1)167 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo100,000,000 Tetsuji Hiratsuka (1)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 Notes13 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$6,000,000 Mike Weir100Major championship15 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$6,000,000 Jim Furyk100Major championship20 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland£3,900,000 Ben Curtis100Major championship17 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$6,000,000 Shaun Micheel100Major championship
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Toshimitsu Izawa 135,454,3002 Tetsuji Hiratsuka 122,227,0333 Todd Hamilton 117,547,1514 Shingo Katayama 117,192,4135 Taichi Teshima 93,688,731
Awards AwardWinner Most Valuable Player Toshimitsu Izawa Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Hideto Tanihara
Japan Challenge Tour
The 2003 Japan Challenge Tour was the 19th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(¥)Winner 18 Apr PRGR Cup (Kanto) Ibaraki 10,000,000 Kim Hyung-tae (1) 8 May Tokyo Dome Cup (1st) Tochigi 10,000,000 Kazuhiro Fukunaga (3) 13 Jun Aiful Challenge Cup Spring Hyōgo 10,000,000 Takuya Taniguchi (1) 27 Jun PGA Cup Challenge Tournament Hiroshima 10,000,000 Toyokazu Hioki (1) 10 Jul Tokyo Dome Cup (2nd) Chiba 10,000,000 Yudai Maeda (1) 20 Jul Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament Miyagi 10,000,000 Kodai Ichihara (1) 12 Sep Aiful Challenge Cup Autumn Aomori 10,000,000 Masamichi Uehira (1) 26 Sep Kasco Cup Chiba 10,000,000 Thammanoon Sriroj (1) 3 Oct PRGR Cup (Kansai) Hyōgo 10,000,000 Masayoshi Yamazoe (2) 9 Oct Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament (2nd) Miyagi 10,000,000 Takuya Ogawa (1) 23 Oct Tokyo Dome Cup (3rd) Tochigi 10,000,000 Tomonori Takahashi (1)
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 2004 Japan Golf Tour.
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Masamichi Uehira 3,082,8332 Takuya Ogawa 2,846,8473 Kazuhiro Fukunaga 2,836,5074 Thammanoon Sriroj 2,665,1795 Kim Hyung-tae 2,533,141
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