2017 Japan Golf Tour
The 2017 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 19 January to 3 December. The season consisted of 26 official money events, mostly in Japan, as well as the four majors. One event will be played in Singapore, and one in Myanmar, both co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour.
Schedule
The table below shows the 2017 schedule. 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.Date | Tournament | Location | Prize fund | Winner | OWGR pts | Notes |
22 Jan | SMBC Singapore Open | Singapore | 117,000,000 | ![]() | 26 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
29 Jan | Leopalace21 Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 87,750,000 | ![]() | 19 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
16 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
23 Apr | Panasonic Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | ![]() | 15 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
30 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
14 May | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup | Okinawa | 150,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | Japan major |
21 May | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Kyoto | 70,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
28 May | Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
4 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | Tour Championship; Japan major |
9 Jul | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
30 Jul | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Fukushima | 50,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
27 Aug | RIZAP KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
3 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
10 Sep | ISPS Handa Match Play | Chiba | 210,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | First two rounds played 1–2 August |
17 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 110,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
24 Sep | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Chiba | 150,000,000 | ![]() | 15 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
1 Oct | Top Cup Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
8 Oct | Honma TourWorld Cup | Aichi | 100,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
15 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Gifu | 200,000,000 | ![]() | 32 | Flagship event; Japan major |
22 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | ![]() | 16^ | Shortened to 36 holes |
29 Oct | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | Shortened to 54 holes |
5 Nov | Heiwa PGM Championship | Okinawa | 200,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
12 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 200,000,000 | ![]() | 18 | |
19 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | ![]() | 32 | |
26 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | ![]() | 19 | |
3 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | ![]() | 20 | Japan major |
Source:
^ Points reduced from 20 to 16 due to tournament being shortened to 36 holes because of weather.
Leaders
Money list leadersPosition | Player | Prize money |
1 | ![]() | 182,831,982 |
2 | ![]() | 161,463,405 |
3 | ![]() | 132,326,556 |
4 | ![]() | 126,240,438 |
5 | ![]() | 112,798,464 |
Source:
Scoring average leaders
Position | Player | Scoring average |
1 | ![]() | 70.02 |
2 | ![]() | 70.16 |
3 | ![]() | 70.19 |
4 | ![]() | 70.26 |
5 | ![]() | 70.35 |
Source: