2008 Japan Golf Tour


The 2008 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 17 April to 7 December. The season consisted of 24 official money events in Japan, one in China, as well as the four majors and the three World Golf Championships.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events in Japan and Asia for the 2008 season. The number in brackets 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
pts
20 AprToken Homemate Cup110,000,000 Katsumasa Miyamoto 16
27 AprTsuruya Open120,000,000 Hur Suk-ho 16
4 MayThe Crowns120,000,000 Tomohiro Kondo 16
11 MayPine Valley Beijing Open110,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita 16
18 MayJapan PGA Championship130,000,000 Shingo Katayama 16
25 MayMunsingwear Open KSB Cup100,000,000 Hideto Tanihara 16
1 JunMitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf110,000,000 Prayad Marksaeng 18
22 JunGateway to the Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic130,000,000 Prayad Marksaeng 16
6 JulUBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills150,000,000 Hidemasa Hoshino 16
27 JulNagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup150,000,000 Jeev Milkha Singh 16
3 AugSun Chlorella Classic150,000,000 Takuya Taniguchi 16
31 AugVana H Cup KBC Augusta100,000,000 Shintaro Kai 16
7 SepFujisankei Classic150,000,000 Toyokazu Fujishima 16
21 SepANA Open130,000,000 Azuma Yano 16
28 SepAsia-Pacific Panasonic Open200,000,000 Hideto Tanihara 20
5 OctCoca-Cola Tokai Classic120,000,000 Toshinori Muto 20
12 OctCanon Open200,000,000 Makoto Inoue 16
19 OctJapan Open Golf Championship200,000,000 Shingo Katayama 32
26 OctBridgestone Open150,000,000 Azuma Yano 16
2 Novmynavi ABC Championship150,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa 16
9 NovThe Championship by Lexus200,000,000 Hur Suk-ho 18
16 NovMitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters150,000,000 Shingo Katayama 22
23 NovDunlop Phoenix200,000,000 Prayad Marksaeng 36
30 NovCasio World Open140,000,000 Koumei Oda 18
7 DecGolf Nippon Series JT Cup100,000,000 Jeev Milkha Singh 24

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Leaders

Money list leaders
PositionPlayerPrize money
1 Shingo Katayama180,094,895
2 Azuma Yano137,064,052
3 Prayad Marksaeng126,430,825
4 Hideto Tanihara110,414,719
5 Ryo Ishikawa106,318,166

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Scoring average leaders
PositionPlayerScoring average
1 Shingo Katayama69.57
2 Brendan Jones69.82
3 Hur Suk-ho70.22
4 David Smail70.35
5 Azuma Yano70.42

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