The 2024 Japan Golf Tour was the 51st 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 2024 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(¥) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 31 Mar Token Homemate Cup Mie 130,000,000 Takumi Kanaya (6) 6.95 28 Apr ISPS Handa Championship Shizuoka US$2,250,000 Yuto Katsuragawa (2) 20.72 EUR 5 May The Crowns Aichi 110,000,000 Ren Yonezawa (1) 5.92 12 May For The Players by The Players Gunma 50,000,000 Michael Hendry (2) 5.78 19 May Kansai Open Golf Championship Shiga 80,000,000 Takahiro Hataji (1) 6.11 26 May Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama 100,000,000 Ryosuke Kinoshita (3) 7.01 9 Jun BMW Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Ibaraki 150,000,000 Hiroshi Iwata (6) 6.67 Japan major 16 Jun Hana Bank Invitational South Korea ₩1,300,000,000 Takashi Ogiso (1) 8.16 KOR 23 Jun Japan Players Championship Tochigi 50,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (19) 5.19 7 Jul Japan PGA Championship Gifu 150,000,000 Yuta Sugiura (2) 5.60 Japan major 14 Jul Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō 100,000,000 Kensei Hirata (3) 6.14 11 Aug Yokohama Minato Championship Kanagawa 120,000,000 Ren Yonezawa (2) 6.47 25 Aug Sansan KBC Augusta Fukuoka 100,000,000 Jinichiro Kozuma (3) 6.68 1 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 110,000,000 Kensei Hirata (4) 4.49 8 Sep Shinhan Donghae Open South Korea ₩1,400,000,000 Kensei Hirata (5) 9.05 ASA, KOR 15 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 150,000,000 Aguri Iwasaki (2) 6.22 22 Sep Panasonic Open Golf Championship Hyōgo 100,000,000 Kensei Hirata (6) 6.16 29 Sep Vantelin Tokai Classic Aichi 110,000,000 Takahiro Hataji (2) 6.00 6 Oct ACN Championship Hyōgo 100,000,000 Takumi Kanaya (7) 5.84 13 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Saitama 210,000,000 Shugo Imahira (10) 7.25 Japan major 10 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 200,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (20) 5.88 17 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000 Max McGreevy (n/a) 8.72 24 Nov Casio World Open Kōchi 200,000,000 Hiroshi Iwata (7) 6.41 1 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 130,000,000 Shaun Norris (7) 5.30 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 14 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$20,000,000 Scottie Scheffler 100 Major championship 19 May PGA Championship United States US$18,500,000 Xander Schauffele 100 Major championship 16 Jun U.S. Open United States US$21,500,000 Bryson DeChambeau 100 Major championship 21 Jul The Open Championship Scotland US$17,000,000 Xander Schauffele 100 Major championship 27 Oct Zozo Championship Chiba US$8,500,000 Nico Echavarría 40.43 PGAT Limited-field event 8 Dec Hitachi 3Tours Championship Chiba 57,000,000 LPGA of Japan 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 2025 European Tour (DP World Tour).
Position Player Prize money (¥) Status earned1 Takumi Kanaya 119,551,222 Promoted to European Tour2 Kensei Hirata 114,388,4723 Shaun Norris 99,063,677 Forfeited exemption4 Hiroshi Iwata 95,988,495 Promoted to European Tour5 Shugo Imahira 95,044,299
Awards AwardWinner Most Valuable Player Takumi Kanaya Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Kensei Hirata
Japan Challenge Tour
The 2024 Japan Challenge Tour, titled as the 2024 Abema Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 39th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2024 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(¥)WinnerOWGRpoints 5 Apr Novil Cup Tokushima 15,000,000 Tatsuya Kodai (2) 2.10 26 Apr i Golf Shaper Challenge Fukuoka 18,000,000 Minato Oshima (1) 2.01 3 May Japan Players Championship Challenge Fukui 15,000,000 Satoshi Hara (1) 1.76 31 May Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament Saitama 15,000,000 Koichi Kitamura (1) 1.95 7 Jun Japan Create Challenge Fukuoka 18,000,000 Hirotaro Naito (3) 1.48 14 Jun Landic Challenge 11 Fukuoka 18,000,000 Masashi Hidaka (2) 2.08 26 Jul Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge Akita 15,000,000 Yuki Furukawa (1) 1.90 31 Aug Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Challenge Fukushima 15,000,000 Itsuki Kurokawa (1) 1.28 6 Sep PGM Challenge Fukuoka 15,000,000 Suguru Shimoke (1) 1.73 27 Sep Elite Grips Challenge Hyōgo 15,000,000 Daichi Sakuda (1) 1.38 4 Oct Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge Tochigi 15,000,000 Takara Oshima (1) 1.26 18 Oct Delight Works JGTO Final Ibaraki 20,000,000 Taisei Yamada (2) 1.76
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 2025 Japan Golf Tour.
Position Player Prize money (¥)1 Taisei Yamada 5,259,7892 Hirotaro Naito 5,232,9203 Takara Oshima 4,671,4244 Minato Oshima 4,525,6395 Koichi Kitamura 4,033,433
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