2016 Japan Golf Tour

The 2016 Japan Golf Tour was the 44th 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.

2016 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration28 January 2016 (2016-01-28) – 4 December 2016 (2016-12-04)
Number of official events26
Most winsJapan Yuta Ikeda (3)
South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (3)
Japan Hideto Tanihara (3)
Money listJapan Yuta Ikeda
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Yuta Ikeda
Rookie of the YearSouth Africa Shaun Norris
2015
2017

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[a]OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
1 FebSMBC Singapore OpenSingaporeUS$1,000,000 Song Young-han (1)28ASANew to Japan Golf Tour
7 FebLeopalace21 Myanmar OpenMyanmarUS$750,000 Shaun Norris (1)15ASANew to Japan Golf Tour
17 AprToken Homemate CupMie130,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (11)16
24 AprPanasonic Open Golf ChampionshipChiba150,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (14)16ASA
1 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (12)16
22 MayKansai Open Golf ChampionshipWakayama70,000,000 Cho Byung-min (1)16
29 MayGateway to The Open Mizuno OpenOkayama100,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (13)16
5 JunJapan Golf Tour Championship
Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills
Ibaraki150,000,000 Yosuke Tsukada (1)16Japan major
26 JunISPS Handa Global CupIshikawa100,000,000 Park Jun-won (1)20
3 JulShigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaidō150,000,000 Hideto Tanihara (12)16
10 JulJapan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles CupHokkaidō150,000,000 Hideto Tanihara (13)16Japan major
24 JulDunlop Srixon Fukushima OpenFukushima50,000,000 Ryuko Tokimatsu (1)16
28 AugRIZAP KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (14)16
4 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000 Cho Min-gyu (2)16
18 SepANA OpenHokkaidō110,000,000 Brendan Jones (14)16
25 SepAsia-Pacific Diamond Cup GolfOsaka150,000,000 Chan Shih-chang (1)15ASA
2 OctTop Cup Tokai ClassicAichi110,000,000 Daisuke Kataoka (2)16
9 OctHonma TourWorld CupIbaraki100,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (15)16
16 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipSaitama200,000,000 Hideki Matsuyama (7)32Flagship event[c]
23 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000 Satoshi Kodaira (4)18
30 OctMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000 Shingo Katayama (30)16
6 NovHeiwa PGM ChampionshipChiba200,000,000 Hideto Tanihara (14)16
13 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka200,000,000 Hideki Matsuyama (8)23
20 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000 Brooks Koepka (n/a)26
27 NovCasio World OpenKōchi200,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (16)16
4 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000 Park Sang-hyun (1)18Japan major

Unofficial events

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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[b]
Notes
10 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$10,000,000 Danny Willett100Major championship
8 MayLegend Charity Pro-AmChiba50,000,000 Shingo Katayaman/aPro-Am
19 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$10,000,000 Dustin Johnson100Major championship
17 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£6,500,000 Henrik Stenson100Major championship
31 JulPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$10,000,000 Jimmy Walker100Major championship
11 DecHitachi 3Tours ChampionshipChiba57,000,000Japan Golf Tourn/aTeam event

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2][3]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Yuta Ikeda207,901,567
2 Hideto Tanihara171,902,867
3 Kim Kyung-tae113,714,688
4 Song Young-han91,562,130
5 Daisuke Kataoka86,019,113

Awards

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AwardWinnerRef.
Most Valuable Player Yuta Ikeda[4]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Shaun Norris[4]

Japan Challenge Tour

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2016 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration1 April 2016 (2016-04-01) – 21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)
Number of official events15
Most wins Daisuke Maruyama (2)
Konosuke Nakazato (2)
Yoshinobu Tsukada (2)
Money list Yoshinobu Tsukada
2015
2017

The 2016 Japan Challenge Tour was the 32nd season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[5]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[d]
3 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000 Tatsuya Kodai (1)
29 AprFuji Home Service Challenge CupShiga10,000,000 Yoshinobu Tsukada (1)
20 MayHeiwa PGM Challenge I Road to ChampionshipGifu10,000,000 Kazuhiro Kida (3)
27 MayFIDRA ClassicSaitama10,000,000 Kunihiro Kamii (1)
10 JunISPS Handa Global Challenge CupChiba13,000,000 Konosuke Nakazato (1)
17 JunHimawari Dragon CupChiba10,000,000 Yuta Kawakami (1)
24 JunLandic ChallengeFukuoka10,000,000 Shotaro Wada (1)
1 JulJapan Create ChallengeFukuoka10,000,000 Ryuko Tokimatsu (1)
29 JulMinami Akita Country Club Michinoku Challenge TournamentAkita10,000,000 Tomoyo Ikemura (3)
9 SepSeven Dreamers ChallengeChiba13,000,000 Daisuke Maruyama (2)
23 SepElite Grips ChallengeGunma10,000,000 Jinichiro Kozuma (1)
30 SepHeiwa PGM Challenge II Road to ChampionshipHokkaido10,000,000 Konosuke Nakazato (2)
8 OctEveryone Project ChallengeTochigi10,000,000 Yoshinobu Tsukada (2)
14 OctTaiheiyo Club Challenge TournamentSaitama10,000,000 Daisuke Maruyama (3)
21 OctJGTO Novil FinalChiba10,000,000 Takashi Ogiso (1)

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[6][7] The top seven players on the money list earned status to play on the 2017 Japan Golf Tour.[8]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Yoshinobu Tsukada5,509,115
2 Daisuke Maruyama5,339,822
3 Konosuke Nakazato4,497,278
4 Tatsuya Kodai4,482,357
5 Shotaro Wada3,574,383
6 Takashi Ogiso3,206,641
7 Daijiro Izumida3,143,055

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b ASA − Asian Tour.
  3. ^ Also a Japan major championship.
  4. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "2016 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "2016 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Yuta Ikeda Tops 2016 Japan Golf Tour Money List With N1-CB Forged Irons". The Golf Wire. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b "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. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2023. 最優秀選手賞 池田勇太... 最優秀新人賞 島田トロフィ ショーン・ノリス [Most Valuable Player Award: Yuta Ikeda... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Shaun Norris]
  5. ^ "2016 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  6. ^ "2016 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  7. ^ "戦い終えた塚田と丸山が来シーズンレギュラーツアー復帰を決めた" [After the battle, Tsukada and Maruyama decided to return to the regular tour next season.] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2023. 嬉しいですよ」と笑顔を見せた塚田。4アンダー9位タイで終え、晴れてチャレンジトーナメント賞金王の座を手にした。 [I'm happy," Tsukada said with a smile. He finished in a tie for ninth at 1 under and was crowned the Challenge Tournament money king.]
  8. ^ "レギュラーツアーへの切符を手にした上位陣" [Top players who got their ticket to the regular tour] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
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