1976 PGA of Japan Tour

The 1976 PGA of Japan Tour was the fourth season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

1976 PGA of Japan Tour season
Duration22 April 1976 (1976-04-22) – 5 December 1976 (1976-12-05)
Number of official events31
Most winsJapan Shinsaku Maeda (3)
Australia Graham Marsh (3)
Japan Takashi Murakami (3)
Japan Masashi Ozaki (3)
Japan Norio Suzuki (3)
Money listJapan Isao Aoki
1975
1977

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1976 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)
Winner[a] Other
tours[b]
Notes
25 Apr Sobu International Open Chiba US$75,000   Ben Arda (3) AGC
2 May Chunichi Crowns Aichi 60,000,000   David Graham (n/a)
16 May Fujisankei Classic Saitama 30,000,000   Norio Suzuki (4)
23 May Pepsi-Wilson Tournament Yamaguchi 25,000,000   Peter Thomson (n/a)
30 May Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Kanagawa 30,000,000   Kazuo Yoshikawa (1)
6 Jun Dunlop Tournament Ishikawa 20,000,000   Yoshikazu Yokoshima (1)
13 Jun Sapporo Tokyu Open Hokkaidō 20,000,000   Bill Dunk (2)
20 Jun Tohoku Classic Miyagi 23,000,000   Haruo Yasuda (2)
4 Jul ANA Sapporo Open Hokkaidō 30,000,000   Takashi Murakami (8)
11 Jul Kanto Open Saitama 15,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (13)
16 Jul Chushikoku Open Hiroshima 2,100,000   Tadami Ueno (2)
16 Jul Kyusyu Open Fukuoka 2,200,000   Norio Suzuki (5)
17 Jul Chubu Open Fukui 3,000,000   Chen Chien-chin (1)
18 Jul Kansai Open Shiga 10,000,000   Shinsaku Maeda (2)
25 Jul Shizuoka Open Shizuoka 25,000,000   Norio Suzuki (6)
1 Aug Kansai Pro Championship Kagawa 10,000,000   Shinsaku Maeda (3)
8 Aug Kanto Pro Championship Akita 15,000,000   Takashi Murakami (9)
29 Aug KBC Augusta Fukuoka 20,000,000   Graham Marsh (7)
5 Sep Hiroshima Open Hiroshima 20,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (14)
12 Sep Suntory Open Chiba 35,000,000   Graham Marsh (8)
19 Sep Sanpo Classic Chiba 20,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (15)
26 Sep Japan PGA Championship Kumamoto 20,000,000   Seiichi Kanai (1)
10 Oct Taiheiyo Club Masters Chiba US$300,000   Jerry Pate (n/a)
17 Oct Tokai Classic Aichi 32,000,000   Isao Aoki (12)
24 Oct Golf Digest Tournament Shizuoka 20,000,000   Tsuneyuki Nakajima (1)
31 Oct Bridgestone Tournament Chiba 30,000,000   Takashi Murakami (10)
7 Nov Sony Charity Classic Kanagawa 30,000,000   Yoshitaka Yamamoto (3)
15 Nov Japan Open Golf Championship Ibaraki 65,000,000   Kosaku Shimada (4)
21 Nov Golf Nippon Series Tokyo 15,000,000   Shinsaku Maeda (4)
28 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 60,000,000   Graham Marsh (9)
5 Dec ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches Hyōgo 23,000,000   Tom Watson (n/a)

Money list

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

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1   Isao Aoki 40,985,801
2   Takashi Murakami 36,469,936
3   Masashi Ozaki 24,608,872
4   Kosaku Shimada 21,824,670
5   Yoshitaka Yamamoto 21,816,308

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA of Japan Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA of Japan Tour members.
  2. ^ AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.

References

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  1. ^ "1976 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. ^ "1976 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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