1989 PGA of Japan Tour

The 1989 PGA of Japan Tour was the 17th season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

1989 PGA of Japan Tour season
Duration16 March 1989 (1989-03-16) – 10 December 1989 (1989-12-10)
Number of official events41
Most winsJapan Masashi Ozaki (7)
Money listJapan Masashi Ozaki
1988
1990

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1989 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
19 Mar Shizuoka Open Shizuoka 40,000,000   Koichi Suzuki (2) 8
26 Mar Setonaikai Open Kagawa 50,000,000   Naomichi Ozaki (11) 8
9 Apr Pocari Sweat Open Hiroshima 50,000,000   Yoshikazu Yokoshima (4) 8
16 Apr Bridgestone Aso Open Kumamoto 40,000,000   Craig Parry (n/a) 8
23 Apr Dunlop Open Ibaraki 60,000,000   Terry Gale (2) 18 AGC
30 Apr The Crowns Aichi 100,000,000   Greg Norman (n/a) 38
7 May Fujisankei Classic Shizuoka 60,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (41) 18
14 May Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup Fukushima 50,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (42) 16
21 May Pepsi Ube Kosan Open Yamaguchi 50,000,000   Akihito Yokoyama (2) 12
28 May Mitsubishi Galant Tournament Kumamoto 70,000,000   Tateo Ozaki (12) 16
4 Jun Sendai Classic Miyagi 50,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (43) 16
11 Jun Sapporo Tokyu Open Hokkaidō 50,000,000   Graham Marsh (19) 16
18 Jun Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open Hyōgo 70,000,000   Hajime Meshiai (4) 12
25 Jun Mizuno Open Ishikawa 65,000,000   Akiyoshi Ohmachi (2) 16
2 Jul Kansai Pro Championship Yamaguchi 30,000,000   Hajime Matsui (2) 4
2 Jul Kanto Pro Championship Tochigi 40,000,000   Saburo Fujiki (9) 4
9 Jul Yonex Open Hiroshima Hiroshima 60,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (44) 8
30 Jul NST Niigata Open Niigata 50,000,000   Katsuyoshi Tomori (3) 8
6 Aug Japan PGA Championship Niigata 70,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (45) 32
13 Aug Nikkei Cup Shizuoka 60,000,000   Yoshimi Niizeki (2) 8
20 Aug Maruman Open Saitama 80,000,000   Koichi Suzuki (3) 8
27 Aug Daiwa KBC Augusta Fukuoka 100,000,000   Teruo Sugihara (25) 16
3 Sep Chubu Open Mie 15,000,000   Tadao Nakamura (2) 4
3 Sep Kyusyu Open Kumamoto 20,000,000   Shinji Kuraoka (1) 4
3 Sep Kanto Open Saitama 30,000,000   Yoshi Mizumaki (1) 4
3 Sep Chushikoku Open Hiroshima 20,000,000   Tadami Ueno (6) 4
3 Sep Kansai Open Hyōgo 20,000,000   Yoshitaka Yamamoto (12) 4
3 Sep Hokkaido Open Hokkaidō 10,000,000   Mamoru Takahashi (2) 4
10 Sep Suntory Open Chiba 80,000,000   Larry Nelson (n/a) 18
17 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 70,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (46) 20
24 Sep Gene Sarazen Jun Classic Tochigi 70,000,000   Tateo Ozaki (13) 16
1 Oct Tokai Classic Aichi 60,000,000   Isao Aoki (46) 18
8 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Aichi 60,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (47) 64
15 Oct Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament Shizuoka 70,000,000   Yoshikazu Yokoshima (5) 16
22 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 100,000,000   Roger Mackay (1) 32
29 Oct ABC Lark Cup Hyōgo 160,000,000   Brian Jones (8) 16
12 Nov Visa Taiheiyo Club Masters Shizuoka 120,000,000   José María Olazábal (n/a) 30
19 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 160,000,000   Larry Mize (n/a) 64
26 Nov Casio World Open Kagoshima 100,000,000   Isao Aoki (47) 36
3 Dec Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup Tokyo 60,000,000   Akiyoshi Ohmachi (3) 18
10 Dec Daikyo Open Okinawa 80,000,000   Nobuo Serizawa (2) 8

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   Masashi Ozaki 108,715,733
2   Naomichi Ozaki 79,690,766
3   Brian Jones 70,061,826
4   Isao Aoki 53,125,400
5   Graham Marsh 52,601,000

Japan Challenge Tour

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1989 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration25 May 1989 (1989-05-25) – 1 November 1989 (1989-11-01)
Number of official events6
1988
1990

The 1989 Japan Challenge Tour was the fifth season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the PGA of Japan Tour.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1989 season.[3]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)
Winner[c]
26 May Kanto Kokusai Open Tochigi 16,000,000   Gohei Sato (1)
1 Jun Mito Green Open Ibaraki 15,000,000   Yoshiharu Ota (1)
12 Jul Sports Shinko Open Osaka 13,000,000   Tetsuya Tsuda (1)
20 Sep Inperial Growing Open Kanagawa 13,000,000   Sadao Sakashita (1)
27 Sep Korakuen Cup (1st) Tochigi 15,000,000   Toshiaki Nakagawa (1)
1 Nov Korakuen Cup (2nd) Tochigi 15,000,000   Eduardo Herrera (1)

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.
  3. ^ 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 PGA of Japan Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "1989 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. ^ "1989 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  3. ^ "1989 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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