2014 Japan Golf Tour

2014 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration27 March 2014 (2014-03-27) – 7 December 2014 (2014-12-07)
Number of official events24
Most winsJapan Hiroyuki Fujita (3)
Money listJapan Koumei Oda
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Koumei Oda
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Kim Seung-hyuk
← 2013
2015 →

The 2014 Japan Golf Tour was the 42nd 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 2014 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		WinnerOWGR
points		Other
tours		Notes
23 MarThailand OpenThailand–Cancelled–ONE
30 MarEnjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA ChampionshipIndonesiaUS$1,000,000Japan Michio Matsumura (4)12ONE
20 AprToken Homemate CupMie130,000,000Japan Yūsaku Miyazato (2)16
27 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo110,000,000Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (16)16
4 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000South Korea Kim Hyung-sung (3)16
25 MayKansai Open Golf ChampionshipHyōgo60,000,000Japan Koumei Oda (7)16
1 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno OpenOkayama110,000,000South Korea Jang Dong-kyu (1)16
8 JunJapan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles CupHyōgo150,000,000Japan Taichi Teshima (7)16Japan major
22 JunJapan Golf Tour Championship
Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills		Ibaraki150,000,000Japan Yoshitaka Takeya (1)16Japan major
6 JulNagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaidō200,000,000Japan Ryo Ishikawa (11)18
3 AugDunlop Srixon Fukushima OpenFukushima50,000,000Japan Satoshi Kodaira (2)16New tournament
31 AugRZ Everlasting KBC AugustaFukuoka110,000,000Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (17)16
7 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000Japan Hiroshi Iwata (1)16
21 SepANA OpenHokkaidō110,000,000Japan Katsumasa Miyamoto (9)16
28 SepAsia-Pacific Diamond Cup GolfIbaraki150,000,000Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (18)15ASA
5 OctTop Cup Tokai ClassicAichi110,000,000South Korea Kim Seung-hyuk (1)16
12 OctToshin Golf TournamentGifu100,000,000South Korea Hur In-hoi (1)16
19 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipChiba200,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (12)32Flagship event
26 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000Japan Koumei Oda (8)16
2 NovMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000Japan Ryuichi Oda (2)16
9 NovHeiwa PGM ChampionshipIbaraki200,000,000Japan Tomohiro Kondo (6)16
16 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000United States David Oh (1)24
23 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000Japan Hideki Matsuyama (6)26
30 NovCasio World OpenKōchi200,000,000Japan Shingo Katayama (28)16
7 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000Japan Katsumasa Miyamoto (10)17Japan major

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner(s)OWGR
points		Other
tours		Notes
13 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$9,000,000United States Bubba Watson100Major championship
18 MayLegend Charity Pro-AmChiba50,000,000Japan Masahiro Kuramoton/aPro-Am
15 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$9,000,000Germany Martin Kaymer100Major championship
20 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland£5,400,000Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy100Major championship
10 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$10,000,000Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy100Major championship
14 DecHitachi 3Tours ChampionshipChiba57,000,000LPGA of Japan Tourn/aTeam event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Koumei Oda137,318,693
2Japan Hiroyuki Fujita116,275,130
3Japan Tomohiro Kondo107,089,056
4Japan Hiroshi Iwata97,794,191
5Japan Katsumasa Miyamoto91,048,150

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Koumei Oda
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)South Korea Kim Seung-hyuk

Japan Challenge Tour

2014 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration4 April 2014 (2014-04-04) – 24 October 2014 (2014-10-24)
Number of official events16
Most winsJapan Shugo Imahira (2)
Japan Toru Suzuki (2)
Australia Peter Wilson (2)
Money listJapan Shugo Imahira
← 2013
2015 →

The 2014 Japan Challenge Tour was the 30th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2014 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner
6 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000Japan Soushi Tajima (2)
9 MayPlus One Fukuoka Raizan ChallengeFukuoka10,000,000Australia Peter Wilson (1)
23 MayHeiwa PGM Challenge I Road to ChampionshipHyōgo10,000,000Japan Shugo Imahira (1)
13 JunFuji Country Kani Club Challenge CupGifu10,000,000Japan Toru Suzuki (2)
27 JunLandic Golf Tournament Associa Mansion MemorialFukuoka10,000,000Japan Shintaro Kai (1)
10 JulISPS Charity Challenge TournamentShizuoka15,000,000Japan Shota Akiyoshi (1)
25 JulHeiwa PGM Challenge II Road to ChampionshipNiigata10,000,000Japan Kiyoshi Miyazato (1)
1 AugAkita TV Minami Akita CC ChallengeAkita10,000,000Japan Yasunobu Fukunaga (1)
22 AugPGA JGTO Challenge CupChiba13,000,000Japan Taigen Tsumagari (1)
5 SepMadame Shinco Challenge TournamentHyōgo10,000,000Australia Peter Wilson (2)
12 SepHimawari Dragon CupChiba10,000,000Japan Toru Suzuki (3)
19 SepSeven Dreamers ChallengeChiba10,000,000Japan Yuki Inamori (1)
26 SepElite Grips ChallengeMie10,000,000Japan Yuichiro Nishi (1)
4 OctIshikawa Ryo Everyone Project ChallengeTochigi15,000,000Japan Katsufumi Okino (1)
10 OctTaiheiyo Club Challenge TournamentIbaraki10,000,000United States Richard Hattori (1)
24 OctJGTO Novil FinalChiba10,000,000Japan Shugo Imahira (2)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top nine players on the money list earned status to play on the 2015 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Shugo Imahira7,444,288
2Japan Shintaro Kai5,456,058
3Australia Peter Wilson4,796,324
4Japan Katsufumi Okino4,701,020
5Japan Toru Suzuki4,215,230
6Japan Taigen Tsumagari3,794,109
7Japan Ryuji Masaoka3,457,367
8Japan Kiyoshi Miyazato3,311,153
9Japan Shota Akiyoshi3,254,083

Notes

  1. ↑ One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  2. ↑ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.
  3. 1 2 ASA − Asian Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
  4. ↑ Also a Japan major championship.
  5. ↑ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Japan Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Japan Golf Tour.

References

  1. ↑ "2014 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Thailand Open cancelled". News24. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "2014 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Team Honma member Koumei Oda becomes the Order of Merit leader on the Japan Golf Tour for the first time!" (PDF). Honma Golf. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. 1 2 "部門別ランキング賞、受賞者とスポンサー一覧" [Category Ranking Awards, List of Winners and Sponsors] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2023. 最優秀選手賞　小田孔明... 最優秀新人賞　島田トロフィ　Ｓ・Ｈ・キム [Most Valuable Player Award: Komei Oda... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: S. H. Kim]
  6. ↑ "2014 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "2014 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "今平周吾が通算7アンダーで優勝、チャレンジ賞金王に" [Shugo Imahira wins at 7 under overall, becoming the challenge money king.] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "予選落ちの秋吉翔太は、ギリギリで…" [Shota Akiyoshi, who failed to qualify, was at the last minute...] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2023. 2位から9位までの選手に来年のツアー前半戦の出場優先権(第1回リランキングまで)が与えられる。 [Players ranked 2nd to 9th will be given priority for the first half of next year's Tour...]