2020 Japan Golf Tour

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2020–21 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration16 January 2020 (2020-01-16) – 5 December 2021 (2021-12-05)
Number of official events30[a]
Most winsJapan Rikuya Hoshino (3)
United States Chan Kim (3)
Money listUnited States Chan Kim
Most Valuable PlayerUnited States Chan Kim
Rookie of the YearJapan Takumi Kanaya
← 2019
2022 →

The 2020–21 Japan Golf Tour was the 48th 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.

In-season changes

The 2020 season was originally scheduled to be played from 16 January to 6 December 2020, consisting of 25 official events. However, most of the scheduled tournaments were cancelled during 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On 25 December 2020, the tour announced the schedule for 2021 and confirmed that it would be merged with the 2020 schedule to form the 2020–21 season.[2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.[3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner[b]OWGR
points		Other
tours[c]		Notes
19 Jan 2020SMBC Singapore OpenSingaporeUS$1,000,000United States Matt Kuchar (n/a)26ASA
19 Apr 2020Token Homemate CupMie–Cancelled[1][4]–
3 May 2020The CrownsAichi–Cancelled[1][5]–
10 May 2020Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup GolfChiba–Cancelled[1][6]–ASA
24 May 2020Kansai Open Golf ChampionshipHyōgo–Cancelled[1][7]–
31 May 2020Gateway to The Open Mizuno OpenIbaraki–Cancelled[1][8]–
7 Jun 2020Japan Golf Tour Championship
Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills		Ibaraki–Cancelled[1][9]–Japan major
28 Jun 2020Dunlop Srixon Fukushima OpenFukushima–Cancelled[1][9]–
5 Jul 2020Japan PGA ChampionshipTochigi–Cancelled[1]–Japan major
12 Jul 2020Golf Partner Pro-Am TournamentIbaraki–Cancelled[1][10]–New Pro-Am tournament
23 Aug 2020Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaido–Cancelled[1][11]–
30 Aug 2020RIZAP KBC AugustaFukuoka–Cancelled[1][12]–
6 Sep 2020Fujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000Japan Rikuya Hoshino (3)16
13 Sep 2020Shinhan Donghae OpenSouth Korea–Removed[d]–ASA, KOR
20 Sep 2020ANA OpenHokkaido–Cancelled[1][14]–
27 Sep 2020Panasonic Open Golf ChampionshipKyoto–Cancelled[15]–ASA
4 Oct 2020Vantelin Tokai ClassicAichi–Cancelled[16]–
11 Oct 2020Bridgestone OpenChiba–Cancelled[17]–
18 Oct 2020Japan Open Golf ChampionshipChiba157,500,000Japan Yuki Inamori (2)32Flagship event[e]
1 Nov 2020The TopTBD–Cancelled[18]–New tournament
8 Nov 2020Mynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo–Cancelled[19]–
15 Nov 2020Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka120,000,000Japan Jinichiro Kozuma (1)16
22 Nov 2020Dunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki100,000,000Japan Takumi Kanaya (2)16
29 Nov 2020Casio World OpenKōchi–Cancelled[20]–
6 Dec 2020Golf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo100,000,000United States Chan Kim (5)16Japan major
18 Apr 2021Token Homemate CupMie130,000,000Japan Takumi Kanaya (3)16
25 Apr 2021Kansai Open Golf ChampionshipHyōgo60,000,000Japan Rikuya Hoshino (4)16
2 May 2021The CrownsAichi100,000,000Japan Hiroshi Iwata (3)16
9 May 2021Japan Players ChampionshipTochigi50,000,000Japan Naoyuki Kataoka (1)16New tournament
16 May 2021Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup GolfKanagawa100,000,000Japan Rikuya Hoshino (5)16
23 May 2021Golf Partner Pro-Am TournamentIbaraki50,000,000South Africa Shaun Norris (5)16New Pro-Am tournament[f]
30 May 2021Gateway to The Open Mizuno OpenOkayama80,000,000Philippines Juvic Pagunsan (1)16
6 Jun 2021Japan Golf Tour Championship
Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills		Ibaraki150,000,000Japan Ryosuke Kinoshita (1)16Japan major
27 Jun 2021Dunlop Srixon Fukushima OpenFukushima50,000,000Japan Ryosuke Kinoshita (2)16
4 Jul 2021Japan PGA ChampionshipTochigi100,000,000South Korea Kim Seong-hyeon (1)16Japan major
22 Aug 2021Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaido120,000,000Japan Kazuki Higa (2)16
29 Aug 2021Sansan KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000Zimbabwe Scott Vincent (1)16
5 Sep 2021Fujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000Japan Shugo Imahira (5)16
12 Sep 2021Shinhan Donghae OpenSouth Korea–Removed[d]–KOR
19 Sep 2021ANA OpenHokkaido100,000,000Zimbabwe Scott Vincent (2)16
26 Sep 2021Panasonic OpenKyoto100,000,000Japan Keita Nakajima (a) (1)16
3 Oct 2021Vantelin Tokai ClassicAichi110,000,000United States Chan Kim (6)16
10 Oct 2021Bridgestone OpenChiba110,000,000Japan Tomoyasu Sugiyama (1)16
17 Oct 2021Japan Open Golf ChampionshipShiga210,000,000South Africa Shaun Norris (6)32Flagship event[e]
31 Oct 2021
25 Jul 2021		ISPS Handa Gatsu-n to tobase Tour tournamentIbaraki83,000,000Japan Tomoyo Ikemura (1)16New tournament
7 Nov 2021Mynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000Japan Yosuke Asaji (3)16
14 Nov 2021Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000Japan Hideto Tanihara (15)16
21 Nov 2021Dunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki150,000,000United States Chan Kim (7)16
28 Nov 2021Casio World OpenKōchi150,000,000Japan Mikumu Horikawa (2)16
5 Dec 2021Golf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000Japan Hideto Tanihara (16)16Japan 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[c]		Notes
19 Jul 2020The Open ChampionshipEngland–Cancelled[21]–Major championship
9 Aug 2020
17 May 2020		PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$11,000,000United States Collin Morikawa100Major championship
20 Sep 2020
21 Jun 2020		U.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$12,500,000United States Bryson DeChambeau100Major championship
25 Oct 2020Zozo ChampionshipUnited States[g]US$8,000,000United States Patrick Cantlay70PGATLimited-field event
15 Nov 2020
12 Apr 2020		Masters TournamentUnited StatesUS$11,500,000United States Dustin Johnson100Major championship
11 Apr 2021Masters TournamentUnited StatesUS$11,500,000Japan Hideki Matsuyama100Major championship
23 May 2021PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$12,000,000United States Phil Mickelson100Major championship
20 Jun 2021U.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$12,500,000Spain Jon Rahm100Major championship
18 Jul 2021The Open ChampionshipEnglandUS$11,500,000United States Collin Morikawa100Major championship
24 Oct 2021Zozo ChampionshipChibaUS$9,950,000Japan Hideki Matsuyama40PGATLimited-field event
12 Dec 2021Hitachi 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.[23][24]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1United States Chan Kim127,599,803
2Japan Takumi Kanaya119,803,605
3Japan Ryosuke Kinoshita115,001,239
4Japan Hideto Tanihara111,599,542
5Japan Rikuya Hoshino107,341,089

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Most Valuable PlayerUnited States Chan Kim[25]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)Japan Takumi Kanaya[25][26]

Japan Challenge Tour

2020–21 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration16 September 2020 (2020-09-16) – 22 October 2021 (2021-10-22)
Number of official events16[h]
Most winsJapan Ryo Hisatsune (3)
Money listJapan Ryo Hisatsune
← 2019
2022 →

The 2020–21 Japan Challenge Tour, titled as the 2020–21 AbemaTV Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 36th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.[27]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner[i]OWGR
points
5 Apr 2020Novil CupTokushima–Cancelled[28]–
17 Apr 2020i Golf Shaper ChallengeFukuoka–Cancelled[29]–
24 Apr 2020Japan Create ChallengeFukuoka–Cancelled[29]–
15 May 2020PGM Challenge IHyōgo–Cancelled[30]–
29 May 2020Taiheiyo Club Challenge TournamentSaitama–Cancelled[31]–
12 Jun 2020Landic Challenge 8Fukuoka–Cancelled[32]–
19 Jun 2020Minami Akita CC Michinoku ChallengeAkita–Cancelled[9][33]–
27 Jun 2020Daisendori CupTottori–Cancelled[9][34]–
4 Sep 2020Elite Grips ChallengeHyōgo–Cancelled[35]–
18 Sep 2020PGM Challenge IIChiba15,000,000Japan Daichi Sato (1)4
2 Oct 2020TI ChallengeGunma15,000,000Japan Keisuke Otawa (1)4
9 Oct 2020Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project ChallengeTochigi15,000,000Japan Ren Takeuchi (1)4
23 Oct 2020Delight Works ChallengeIbaraki15,000,000Japan Hideto Kobukuro (1)4
16 Apr 2021i Golf Shaper ChallengeFukuoka15,000,000Japan Ayumi Kawamitsu (1)4
28 May 2021Taiheiyo Club Challenge TournamentSaitama15,000,000Japan Shingo Ito (1)4
11 Jun 2021Landic Challenge 8Fukuoka15,000,000Japan Daisuke Yasumoto (1)4
18 Jun 2021Japan Create ChallengeFukuoka15,000,000Japan Ryo Hisatsune (1)4
26 Jun 2021Daisendori CupTottori18,000,000Japan Akihiro Narutomi (1)4
9 Jul 2021Japan Players Championship ChallengeIwate15,000,000Japan Tomoyasu Sugiyama (1)4
30 Jul 2021Minami Akita CC Michinoku ChallengeAkita15,000,000Japan Ryo Hisatsune (2)4
3 Sep 2021Elite Grips ChallengeHyōgo–Cancelled[36]–
17 Sep 2021PGM ChallengeIbaraki15,000,000Japan Konosuke Nakazato (4)4
24 Sep 2021ISPS Handa Hero ni nare! Challenge TournamentTochigi23,000,000Japan Ryo Hisatsune (3)4
1 Oct 2021TI ChallengeGunma15,000,000Japan Riki Kawamoto (a) (1)4
8 Oct 2021Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project ChallengeTochigi15,000,000Japan Yuto Katsuragawa (1)4
22 Oct 2021Delight Works JGTO FinalIbaraki20,000,000Japan Junya Kameshiro (1)4

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[37] The top 20 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2022 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Ryo Hisatsune10,922,467
2Japan Daichi Sato6,132,326
3Japan Yuto Katsuragawa5,938,614
4Japan Taichi Nabetani5,547,031
5Japan Junya Kameshiro5,404,507

Notes

  1. A further 20 tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled or removed from the schedule.
  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. ASA − Asian Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour.
  4. Event proceeded as a sole-sanctioned Korean Tour event.[13]
  5. Also a Japan major championship.
  6. Tournament's debut delayed from 2020.
  7. Moved from Chiba due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22]
  8. A further 10 tournaments were scheduled but were canceled.
  9. 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.

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