1998 PGA of Japan Tour


The 1998 PGA of Japan Tour season was played from 12 March to 13 December. The season consisted of 36 official money events in Japan, as well as the four majors.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events in Japan for the 1998 season. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.
DateTournamentPrize fund
WinnerOWGR
points
15 MarToken Corporation Cup110,000,000 Hajime Meshiai 22
22 MarDydo Drinco Shizuoka Open100,000,000 Eduardo Herrera 16
29 MarJust System KSB Open100,000,000 Carlos Franco 16
5 AprDescente Classic Munsingwear Cup100,000,000 Dinesh Chand 18
19 AprTsuruya Open100,000,000 Katsumasa Miyamoto 16
26 AprKirin Open100,000,000 Frankie Miñoza 24
3 MayThe Crowns120,000,000 Davis Love III 34
10 MayFujisankei Classic120,000,000 Carlos Franco 24
17 MayJapan PGA Championship120,000,000 Brandt Jobe 24
24 MayUbe Kosan Open100,000,000 Brandt Jobe 16
31 MayMitsubishi Galant Tournament100,000,000 Toru Taniguchi 16
7 JunJCB Classic Sendai100,000,000 Yoshi Mizumaki 16
14 JunSapporo Tokyu Open100,000,000 Toru Suzuki 16
21 JunYomiuri Open100,000,000 Brian Watts 16
28 JunGateway to the Open Mizuno Open100,000,000 Brandt Jobe 20
5 JulPGA Philanthropy Tournament100,000,000 Shigeki Maruyama 16
12 JulYonex Open Hiroshima100,000,000 Masashi Ozaki 16
26 JulAiful Cup100,000,000 Hidemichi Tanaka 16
2 AugNST Niigata Open Golf Championship60,000,000 Masayuki Kawamura 16
9 AugSanko Grand Summer Championship100,000,000 Shingo Katayama 16
30 AugHisamitsu-KBC Augusta100,000,000 Masashi Ozaki 16
6 SepJapan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup100,000,000 Katsunori Kuwabara 20
13 SepSuntory Open100,000,000 Mamo Osanai 24
20 SepANA Open100,000,000 Keiichiro Fukabori 24
27 SepGene Sarazen Jun Classic110,000,000 Todd Hamilton 22
4 OctJapan Open Golf Championship120,000,000 Hidemichi Tanaka 32
11 OctTokai Classic110,000,000 Toshimitsu Izawa 20
18 OctNikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial110,000,000 Mitsutaka Kusakabe 20
25 OctBridgestone Open120,000,000 Nobuhito Sato 30
1 NovPhilip Morris Championship200,000,000 Masashi Ozaki 24
8 NovAcom International120,000,000 Kaname Yokoo 16
15 NovSumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters150,000,000 Lee Westwood 38
22 NovDunlop Phoenix Tournament250,000,000 Lee Westwood 40
29 NovCasio World Open150,000,000 Brian Watts 36
6 DecGolf Nippon Series JT Cup100,000,000 Katsumasa Miyamoto 24
13 DecDDI Group Okinawa Open80,000,000 Hidemichi Tanaka 16

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