| Duration | 5 March 2026 (2026-03-05) – 6 December 2026 (2026-12-06) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 22 |
← 2025 2027 → | |
The 2026 Japan Golf Tour is the 53rd 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.
Changes for 2026
The season marked a switch of format from the traditional money list to a points list.[1]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2026 season.[2][3]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner[a] | OWGR points | Other tours[b] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar | ISPS Handa Japan-Australasia Championship | New Zealand | A$1,200,000 |  Travis Smyth (n/a) | 9.50 | ANZ | New tournament |
| 12 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 |  Tomohiro Ishizaka (1) | 5.81 | ||
| 26 Apr | Maezawa Cup | Chiba | 200,000,000 | Ren Yonezawa (3) | 5.52 | ||
| 3 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Mikumu Horikawa (5) | 6.68 | ||
| 17 May | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Osaka | 80,000,000 | Yoshinori Fujimoto (3) | 8.13 | ||
| 24 May | Japan PGA Championship Senko Group Cup | Shiga | 150,000,000 | Yusaku Hosono (1) | 7.88 | Japan major | |
| 31 May | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 |  Shaun Norris (9) | 7.99 | ||
| 7 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Hiroshi Iwata (8) | 8.02 | Japan major | |
| 5 Jul | Japan Players Championship | Tochigi | 50,000,000 |  | |||
| 23 Aug | Jumbo Ozaki Memorial Tournament | Gunma | 100,000,000 | | New tournament | ||
| 30 Aug | Sansan KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | | |||
| 13 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | South Korea | ₩1,500,000,000 | | KOR | ||
| 20 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | | |||
| 27 Sep | Richard Mille Charity Tournament | Ishikawa | 100,000,000 | | |||
| 18 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Shiga | 210,000,000 | | Japan major | ||
| 25 Oct | Fortinet Players Cup | Chiba | 150,000,000 | | |||
| 1 Nov | Vantelin Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | | |||
| 8 Nov | ACN Championship | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | | |||
| 15 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 200,000,000 | | |||
| 22 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | | |||
| 29 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 180,000,000 | | |||
| 6 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | | 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) | OWGR points | Other tours[b] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$22,500,000 |  Rory McIlroy | 100 | Major championship | |
| 17 May | PGA Championship | United States | US$20,500,000 |  Aaron Rai | 100 | Major championship | |
| 21 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$22,500,000 |  Wyndham Clark | 100 | Major championship | |
| 19 Jul | The Open Championship | England | | 100 | Major championship | ||
| 11 Oct | Baycurrent Classic | Kanagawa | US$8,000,000 | | PGAT | Limited-field event | |
| 13 Dec | Hitachi 3Tours Championship | Chiba | 57,000,000 | n/a | Team event |
Japan Challenge Tour
| Duration | 1 April 2026 (2026-04-01) – 30 October 2026 (2026-10-30) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 13 |
← 2025 2027 → | |
The 2026 Japan Challenge Tour, titled as the 2026 ACN Tour, is the 41st season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2026 season.[4]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner[c] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Tomofumi Ouchi (1) | 2.05 |
| 17 Apr | Newtus Cup | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Taiga Sugihara (3) | 2.61 |
| 9 May | Japan Players Championship Challenge | Fukui | 15,000,000 | Tsubasa Ukita (1) | 2.06 |
| 29 May | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Saitama | 15,000,000 | Taichi Kimura (2) | 1.23 |
| 12 Jun | Landic Challenge 13 | Fukuoka | 18,000,000 | Shotaro Ban (1) | 1.98 |
| 19 Jun | i Golf Shaper Challenge | Fukuoka | 18,000,000 | Kinjiro Kato (1) | 2.12 |
| 26 Jun | Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge | Akita | 15,000,000 | Shota Ueki (1) | 1.96 |
| 10 Jul | Juchi Golf Challenge Tournament | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | | |
| 29 Aug | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Challenge | Fukushima | 15,000,000 | | |
| 11 Sep | K'2nd Challenge Cup | 20,000,000 | | ||
| 9 Oct | Elite Grips Challenge | Hyōgo | 15,000,000 | | |
| 23 Oct | Japan Create Challenge | Fukuoka | 20,000,000 | | |
| 30 Oct | Delight Works JGTO Final | Ibaraki | 20,000,000 | |
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.
- ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; KOR − Korean Tour.
- 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
- "2026年ツアー日程を発表。来季よりレギュラーツアーでもポイント制導入へ" [Announced 2026 tour dates. From next season, a point system will be introduced on regular tours] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- "2026 Tournament schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- "2026年ジャパンゴルフツアートーナメントの日程を発表しました" [The dates for the 2026 Japan Golf Tour Tournament have been announced] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 24 December 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- "2026 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 24 December 2025.