The 2022 Japan Golf Tour was the 49th 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.
Response to LIV Golf Following a statement produced by the Japan Golf Tour Organization on 1 October 2022, they outlined their position in regards to the ongoing dispute between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour and their alliance; the European Tour (DP World Tour). They stated that it would be beneficial to the Japan Golf Tour that they remained in a neutral position. However, they also came to the conclusion that they could potentially be better off siding with the PGA Tour, giving players in Asia a pathway to playing opportunities in the United States, as the Asian Tour has already struck an amicable relationship with LIV Golf, giving their players playing opportunities in the LIV Golf League via the International Series.
In December, a new agreement with the PGA Tour and European Tour was announced. As part of the deal, from 2023 onwards the top three on the Japan Golf Tour's season-ending money list earned status to play on the European Tour for the following season.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(¥) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes Token Homemate Cup Mie 130,000,000 Jinichiro Kozuma (2) 16 Kansai Open Golf Championship Hyōgo 80,000,000 Kazuki Higa (3) 16 ISPS Handa Championship in Japan Ibaraki 100,000,000 Yuto Katsuragawa (1) 16 EUR New tournament The Crowns Aichi 100,000,000 Yuki Inamori (3) 16 Asia Pacific Open Golf Championship Diamond Cup Ibaraki 100,000,000 Shugo Imahira (6) 15 ASA Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament Ibaraki 50,000,000 Shugo Imahira (7) 16 Pro-Am Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama 80,000,000 Scott Vincent (3) 16 BMW Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Ibaraki 150,000,000 Kazuki Higa (4) 16 Japan major ASO Iizuka Challenged Golf Tournament Fukuoka 100,000,000 Tomoyo Ikemura (2) 16 New tournament Japan Players Championship Tochigi 50,000,000 Yuki Inamori (4) 16 Japan PGA Championship Shizuoka 150,000,000 Mikumu Horikawa (3) 16 Japan major Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō 120,000,000 Hiroshi Iwata (4) 7.62 Sansan KBC Augusta Fukuoka 100,000,000 Riki Kawamoto (1) 8.08 Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 110,000,000 Kaito Onishi (1) 7.29 Shinhan Donghae Open Nara ₩1,400,000,000 Kazuki Higa (5) 9.03 ASA, KOR ANA Open Hokkaidō 100,000,000 Tomoharu Otsuki (2) 7.08 Panasonic Open Golf Championship Hyōgo 100,000,000 Taiga Semikawa (a) (1) 7.51 Vantelin Tokai Classic Aichi 110,000,000 Riki Kawamoto (2) 7.36 For The Players by The Players Gunma 50,000,000 Shintaro Kobayashi (1) 4.33 New tournament Japan Open Golf Championship Hyōgo 210,000,000 Taiga Semikawa (a) (2) 8.57 Japan major Heiwa PGM Championship Ibaraki 150,000,000 Rikuya Hoshino (6) 6.11 Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo 120,000,000 Mikumu Horikawa (4) 6.12 Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 200,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (18) 6.15 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000 Kazuki Higa (6) 9.54 Casio World Open Kōchi 200,000,000 Chan Kim (8) 6.73 Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 130,000,000 Hideto Tanihara (17) 4.84 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 Notes 23 Jan SMBC Singapore Open Singapore US$1,250,000 Sadom Kaewkanjana 14 ASA 10 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$15,000,000 Scottie Scheffler 100 Major championship22 May PGA Championship United States US$15,000,000 Justin Thomas 100 Major championship19 Jun U.S. Open United States US$17,500,000 Matt Fitzpatrick 100 Major championship17 Jul The Open Championship Scotland US$14,000,000 Cameron Smith 100 Major championship 16 Oct Zozo Championship Chiba US$11,000,000 Keegan Bradley 31.39 PGAT 11 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. The top three players on the money list earned status to play on the 2023 European Tour (DP World Tour).
Position Player Prize money (¥) Status earned1 Kazuki Higa 181,598,825 Promoted to European Tour2 Rikuya Hoshino 114,404,0503 Aguri Iwasaki 96,670,5704 Mikumu Horikawa 95,594,744 5 Yuto Katsuragawa 87,970,697
Awards AwardWinner Most Valuable Player Kazuki Higa Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Yuto Katsuragawa
Japan Challenge Tour
The 2022 Japan Challenge Tour, titled as the 2022 Abema Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 37th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(¥)WinnerOWGRpoints 8 Apr Novil Cup Tokushima 15,000,000 Yuto Soeda (1) 4 22 Apr i Golf Shaper Challenge Fukuoka 15,000,000 Hiroki Tanaka (1) 4 27 May Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament Saitama 15,000,000 Taisei Yamada (1) 4 10 Jun Landic Challenge 9 Fukuoka 15,000,000 Taiko Nishiyama (1) 4 17 Jun Japan Create Challenge Fukuoka 15,000,000 Taiga Semikawa (a) (1) 4 25 Jun Daisendori Cup Tottori 18,000,000 Shota Matsumoto (1) 4 23 Jul Japan Players Championship Challenge Fukui 15,000,000 Chisato Takamiya (a) (1) 4 29 Jul Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge Akita 15,000,000 Takashi Ogiso (2) 4 3 Sep Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Challenge Fukushima 15,000,000 Masayuki Yamashita (a) (1) 2.13 16 Sep PGM Challenge Niigata 15,000,000 Yujiro Ohori (2) 1.92 23 Sep ISPS Handa Hero ni nare! Challenge Tournament Shizuoka 23,000,000 Masanori Kobayashi (3) 1.98 30 Sep Elite Grips Challenge Hyōgo 15,000,000 Takashi Ogiso (3) 2.14 7 Oct Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge Tochigi 15,000,000 Takuya Higa (1) 1.82 14 Oct Delight Works JGTO Final Ibaraki 20,000,000 Yujiro Ohori (3) 2.57
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top 20 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2023 Japan Golf Tour.
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Yujiro Ohori 7,798,5512 Takashi Ogiso 7,603,9353 Terumichi Kakazu 6,315,7374 Taiko Nishiyama 4,879,7795 Shota Matsumoto 4,870,634
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