| Duration | 28 March 2024 (2024-03-28) – 1 December 2024 (2024-12-01) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 24 |
| Most wins |  Kensei Hirata (4) |
| Money list | Takumi Kanaya |
| Most Valuable Player | Takumi Kanaya |
| Rookie of the Year | Kensei Hirata |
← 2023 2025 → | |
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.[1][2]
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) | OWGR points | Other tours[b] | 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.[3][4] The top three players on the money list earned status to play on the 2025 European Tour (DP World Tour).[5][6]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takumi Kanaya | 119,551,222 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 2 | Kensei Hirata | 114,388,472 | |
| 3 |  Shaun Norris | 99,063,677 | Forfeited exemption[c] |
| 4 | Hiroshi Iwata | 95,988,495 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 5 | Shugo Imahira | 95,044,299 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Takumi Kanaya | [8][9] |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Kensei Hirata | [8][10] |
Japan Challenge Tour
| Duration | 3 April 2024 (2024-04-03) – 18 October 2024 (2024-10-18) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 12 |
| Money list | Taisei Yamada |
← 2023 2025 → | |
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.[11]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner[d] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[12][13] The top 20 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2025 Japan Golf Tour.[14]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taisei Yamada | 5,259,789 |
| 2 | Hirotaro Naito | 5,232,920 |
| 3 | Takara Oshima | 4,671,424 |
| 4 | Minato Oshima | 4,525,639 |
| 5 | Koichi Kitamura | 4,033,433 |
Notes
- 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.
- ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour.
- Norris initially forfeited his exemption, but earned status for the 2025 European Tour season by winning the Alfred Dunhill Championship later in December 2024.[7]
- 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
- "2024 Tournament schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- "2024年のジャパンゴルフツアートーナメント日程を発表しました" [2024 Japan Golf Tour Tournament Dates Announced] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- "2024 Money list". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- "三度目の正直への軌跡 金谷拓実が怒涛の追い上げで逆転初戴冠" [The trajectory to honesty for the third time Takumi Kanaya was crowned for the first time with a reversal with a catch-up of anger]. Golf Digest Japan (in Japanese). 1 December 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- Yamanishi, Hideki (3 December 2024). "「3位以内は欧州ツアー出場権獲得」じゃないの!? 昨季のMR2位と3位が欧州ツアーに1試合しか出ていない理由とは？" [Isn't it "the top 3 places will qualify for the European Tour"? Why did last season's MR 2nd and 3rd place finishers only play one match on the European Tour?]. egolf.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- "Kota Kaneko joins Japan's global stars after capitalising on pathway onto DP World Tour". European Tour. 1 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- "Shaun Norris wins at Leopard Creek to take second DP World Tour title". The Irish Times. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- "Kanaya clinches top gong as award winners get recognised at 2024 JGTO Awards ceremony". Japan Golf Tour Organization. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- "Kanaya Named Japan Tour's Most Valuable Player". Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- "新人賞とゴルフ記者賞受賞。平田憲聖の幸せな2024" [Winner of the Rookie of the Year Award and the Golf Reporter Award. Kensei Hirata's Happy 2024] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- "2024 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- "2024 Abema Tour money list". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- "26,869円差で山田大晟が逆転賞金王！Abemaツアー最終戦を制す" [Taisei Yamada becomes the winner of the prize money title by 26,869 yen! He wins the final round of the Abema Tour.] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- "日本オープンでの経験がプラス材料に！1発逆転滑り込みを狙う中道洋平が好発進" [The experience at the Japan Open is a plus! Yohei Nakamichi, who aims for a one-shot comeback slide, gets off to a good start] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.