2012 Japan Golf Tour

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The 2012 Japan Golf Tour was the 40th 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.

2012 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration12 April 2012 (2012-04-12) – 2 December 2012 (2012-12-02)
Number of official events25
Most winsJapan Hiroyuki Fujita (4)
Money listJapan Hiroyuki Fujita
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Hiroyuki Fujita
Rookie of the YearJapan Yoshinori Fujimoto
2011
2013

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
15 Apr Token Homemate Cup Mie 130,000,000   Brendan Jones (11) 18
22 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo 110,000,000   Hiroyuki Fujita (12) 18
29 Apr The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000   Jang Ik-jae (2) 16
13 May Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup Tochigi 150,000,000   Toru Taniguchi (18) 16 Japan major
20 May Totoumi Hamamatsu Open Shizuoka 100,000,000   Jay Choi (1) 18
27 May Diamond Cup Golf Chiba 120,000,000   Hiroyuki Fujita (13) 16
3 Jun Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills Ibaraki 150,000,000   Yoshinori Fujimoto (1) 16 Japan major
24 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama 110,000,000   Brad Kennedy (1) 16
8 Jul Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō 150,000,000   Lee Kyoung-hoon (1) 16
29 Jul Sun Chlorella Classic Hokkaidō 150,000,000   Brendan Jones (12) 16
19 Aug Kansai Open Golf Championship Osaka 60,000,000   Toshinori Muto (5) 16
26 Aug Vana H Cup KBC Augusta Fukuoka 110,000,000   Kim Hyung-sung (1) 16
2 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 110,000,000   Kim Kyung-tae (5) 16
9 Sep Toshin Golf Tournament in Ryosen Mie 80,000,000   Wu Ashun (1) 16
16 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 110,000,000   Hiroyuki Fujita (14) 16
23 Sep Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Hyōgo 150,000,000   Masanori Kobayashi (2) 20 ASA
30 Sep Coca-Cola Tokai Classic Aichi 120,000,000   Ryu Hyun-woo (1) 16
7 Oct Canon Open Kanagawa 150,000,000   Yuta Ikeda (10) 16
14 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Okinawa 200,000,000   Kenichi Kuboya (6) 32 Flagship event[c]
21 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 150,000,000   Toru Taniguchi (19) 16
28 Oct Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo 150,000,000   Han Lee (1) 18
11 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 150,000,000   Ryo Ishikawa (10) 18
18 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000   Luke Donald (n/a) 32
25 Nov Casio World Open Kōchi 200,000,000   Hwang Jung-gon (2) 18
2 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 130,000,000   Hiroyuki Fujita (15) 18 Japan major

Unofficial events

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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
8 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$8,000,000   Bubba Watson 100 Major championship
6 May Legend Charity Pro-Am Chiba 38,000,000   Yuta Ikeda n/a Pro-Am
17 Jun U.S. Open United States US$8,000,000   Webb Simpson 100 Major championship
1 Jul Million Yard Cup Nagasaki n/a   Team South Korea n/a Team event
22 Jul The Open Championship England £5,000,000   Ernie Els 100 Major championship
2 Aug PGA Championship United States US$8,000,000   Rory McIlroy 100 Major championship
9 Dec Hitachi 3Tours Championship Chiba 57,000,000 Japan PGA Senior Tour n/a Team event

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1   Hiroyuki Fujita 175,159,972
2   Toru Taniguchi 102,686,994
3   Brendan Jones 92,078,892
4   Yuta Ikeda 88,948,069
5   Yoshinori Fujimoto 88,659,122

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Most Valuable Player   Hiroyuki Fujita [4]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)   Yoshinori Fujimoto [4]

Japan Challenge Tour

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2012 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration29 March 2012 (2012-03-29) – 19 October 2012 (2012-10-19)
Number of official events13
Most wins  Yuki Kono (2)
Money list  Yuki Kono
2011
2013

The 2012 Japan Challenge Tour was the 28th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[5]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)
Winner[d]
1 Apr Novil Cup Tokushima 15,000,000   Yang Ji-ho (1)
20 Apr Kimisarazu GL GMA Challenge Tournament Chiba 10,000,000   Daijiro Izumida (1)
25 May Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup Gifu 10,000,000   Naomi Ohta (2)
1 Jun Murasaki CC Sumire GMA Challenge Tournament Chiba 10,000,000   Akio Sadakata (1)
7 Jun ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament Chiba 15,000,000   Yosuke Asaji (1)
15 Jun Akita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge I Akita 10,000,000   Yuki Kono (1)
29 Jun Tokyu Nasu Resort JGTO Challenge II Tochigi 10,000,000   Yuki Kono (2)
14 Jul Shizu Hills Tommy Cup Ibaraki 15,000,000   Koichi Sugimoto (2)
27 Jul Daisen GC JGTO Challenge III Tottori 10,000,000   Masashi Nishimura (1)
13 Sep PGA JGTO Challenge Cup I in Onotoyo Hyōgo 10,000,000   Achi Sato (4)
21 Sep PGA JGTO Challenge Cup II in Boso Chiba 10,000,000   Satoshi Kodaira (2)
228 Sep Elite Grips JGTO Challenge IV Mie 10,000,000   Toru Morita (2)
19 Oct JGTO Novil Final Chiba 10,000,000   Hur In-hoi (1)

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[6][7] The top eight players on the money list earned status to play on the 2013 Japan Golf Tour.[8]

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1   Yuki Kono 4,607,237
2   Hur In-hoi 4,369,211
3   Yang Ji-ho 4,365,325
4   Akio Sadakata 3,906,933
5   Yosuke Tsukada 3,376,983
6   Yosuke Asaji 3,347,000
7   Makoto Inoue 3,213,055
8   Koichi Sugimoto 3,039,870

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b ASA − Asian Tour.
  3. ^ Also a Japan major championship.
  4. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "2012 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "2012 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "藤田寛之が完全優勝の3連覇を達成、2012年の賞金王に" [Hiroyuki Fujita wins outright for the third time in a row and becomes the 2012 prize money king.] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b "部門別ランキング賞、受賞者一覧" [Category Ranking Awards and List of Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2023. 最優秀選手賞 藤田寛之... 最優秀新人賞 島田トロフィ 藤本佳則 [Most Valuable Player Award: Hiroyuki Fujita... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Yoshinori Fujimoto]
  5. ^ "2012 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  6. ^ "2012 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  7. ^ "チャレンジ賞金王は河野祐輝" [The challenge prize winner is Yuki Kono] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  8. ^ "I・H・ホが逆転優勝、来年前半のツアー出場優先権も獲得!" [I.H. Ho comes from behind to win the championship and also wins the priority spot to participate in the tour in the first half of next year!] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2023. 年間のツアー出場権を、2位から8位までのホ、ヤン・ジホ(韓国)、貞方章男、塚田陽亮、浅地洋佑、井上信、杦本晃一の7人が来年前期のツアー出場優先権を獲得した。 [...while the seven finishers from 2nd to 8th place, namely Ho, Yang Ji-ho (Korea), Akio Sadakata, Yosuke Tsukada, Yosuke Asaji, Shin Inoue and Koichi Sugimoto, have been given priority to participate in the first half of next year's tour.]
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