The 2001 Japan Golf Tour, titled as the 2001 iiyama Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th 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.
It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Iiyama, that began in 2000.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(¥) Winner OWGRpoints Notes11 MarToken Corporation CupMie100,000,000 Shingo Katayama (8)1618 MarDydo Drinco Shizuoka OpenShizuoka100,000,000 Eiji Mizoguchi (2)1615 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo100,000,000 Hidemichi Tanaka (9)1622 AprAsia Pacific Open Golf Championship Kirin OpenIbaraki100,000,000 Shingo Katayama (9)1629 AprThe CrownsAichi110,000,000 Darren Clarke (n/a)206 MayFujisankei ClassicShizuoka110,000,000 Frankie Miñoza (6)1613 MayJapan PGA ChampionshipFukuoka110,000,000 Dean Wilson (2)16Japan major20 MayMunsingwear Open KSB CupHyōgo120,000,000 Dinesh Chand (2)1627 MayDiamond Cup TournamentIbaraki100,000,000 Toshimitsu Izawa (8)163 JunJCB Classic SendaiMiyagi100,000,000 Toshiaki Odate (2)1617 JunTamanoi Yomiuri OpenHyōgo90,000,000 Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa (1)1624 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno OpenOkayama100,000,000 Hidemichi Tanaka (10)161 JulJapan Golf Tour Championship iiyama CupTochigi120,000,000 Katsumasa Miyamoto (3)16Japan major8 JulJuken Sangyo Open HiroshimaHiroshima90,000,000 Keiichiro Fukabori (5)1615 JulAiful CupAomori90,000,000 Lin Keng-chi (1)1629 JulSato Foods NST Niigata Open Golf ChampionshipNiigata50,000,000 Go Higaki (1)165 AugSun Chlorella ClassicHokkaidō110,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (2)1626 AugHisamitsu-KBC AugustaFukuoka90,000,000 Takenori Hiraishi (1)162 SepJapan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise CupHokkaidō80,000,000 Dean Wilson (3)169 SepSuntory OpenChiba90,000,000 Shingo Katayama (10)1616 SepANA OpenHokkaidō100,000,000 Lin Keng-chi (2)1623 SepMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka140,000,000 Toshimitsu Izawa (9)1630 SepAcom InternationalIbaraki110,000,000 Kazuhiko Hosokawa (7)167 OctGeorgia Tokai ClassicAichi120,000,000 Toshimitsu Izawa (10)1614 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipSaitama120,000,000 Taichi Teshima (2)32Flagship event21 OctBridgestone OpenChiba110,000,000 Toshimitsu Izawa (11)1628 OctPhilip Morris K.K. ChampionshipHyōgo200,000,000 Toshimitsu Izawa (12)164 NovUbe Kosan OpenYamaguchi140,000,000 Dean Wilson (4)1611 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000 David Duval (n/a)2825 NovCasio World OpenKagoshima140,000,000 Kiyoshi Murota (4)222 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo90,000,000 Katsumasa Miyamoto (4)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 Notes8 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$5,600,000 Tiger Woods100Major championship18 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$5,000,000 Retief Goosen100Major championship22 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland£3,300,000 David Duval100Major championship19 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$5,200,000 David Toms100Major 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 217,934,5832 Shingo Katayama 133,434,8503 Dean Wilson 118,571,0754 Taichi Teshima 112,356,5445 Toru Taniguchi 111,686,284
Awards AwardWinner Most Valuable Player Toshimitsu Izawa Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Scott Laycock
Japan Challenge Tour
The 2001 Japan Challenge Tour was the 17th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(¥)Winner 9 Mar PRGR Cup (Cyubu) Mie 10,000,000 Azuma Yano (1) 13 Apr JGTO iiyama Challenge 1 Ibaraki 10,000,000 Hur Suk-ho (1) 19 Apr Kourakuen Cup (1st) Oita 10,000,000 Yoshiaki Mano (1) 25 May JGTO iiyama Challenge 2 Ishikawa 10,000,000 Hur Suk-ho (2) 8 Jun Aiful Challenge Cup Spring Hyōgo 10,000,000 Makoto Inoue (1) 5 Jul Kourakuen Cup (2nd) Hokkaido 10,000,000 Hur Suk-ho (3) 19 Jul PRGR Cup (Kansai) Hyōgo 10,000,000 Naotoshi Nakamura (1) 20 Sep Aiful Challenge Cup Autumn Fukushima 10,000,000 Hiroaki Iijima (1) 28 Sep Kasco Cup Chiba 10,000,000 Takeshi Ohyama (2) 5 Oct PRGR Cup (Kanto) Tochigi 10,000,000 Azuma Yano (2) 19 Oct Shinwa Golf Classic Gifu 10,000,000 Hiroaki Iijima (2) 25 Oct PGA Cup Challenge Hiroshima 10,000,000 Daisuke Maruyama (1) 1 Nov Kourakuen Cup (3rd) Chiba 10,000,000 Gregory Meyer (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 2002 Japan Golf Tour (iiyama Tour).
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Hur Suk-ho 5,150,2642 Hiroaki Iijima 4,329,0413 Azuma Yano 4,146,9634 Takeshi Ohyama 3,120,7125 Gregory Meyer 3,073,860
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