2019 Japan Golf Tour


The 2019 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 17 January to 8 December. The season consisted of 25 official money events, mostly in Japan. Other than the four majors, which are played outside Japan, there was one event played in Singapore and one event in South Korea. The SMBC Singapore Open was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour. The Shinhan Donghae Open was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour. The Zozo Championship was co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour, the first ever such co-sanctioning.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2019 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.
DateTournamentLocationPrize fund
WinnerOWGR
pts
Notes
20 JanSMBC Singapore OpenSingapore113,000,000 Jazz Janewattananond 24Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
21 AprToken Homemate CupMie130,000,000 Brendan Jones 16
5 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000 Katsumasa Miyamoto 16
12 MayAsia-Pacific Diamond Cup GolfChiba150,000,000 Yosuke Asaji 15Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
26 MayKansai Open Golf ChampionshipNara70,000,000 Tomoharu Otsuki 16
2 JunGateway to the Open Mizuno OpenIbaraki100,000,000 Yuta Ikeda 16
9 JunJapan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido HillsIbaraki150,000,000 Mikumu Horikawa 16Tour Championship; Japan major
30 JunDunlop Srixon Fukushima OpenFukushima50,000,000 Rikuya Hoshino 16Shortened to 54 holes
7 JulJapan PGA ChampionshipKagoshima150,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa 16Japan major
25 AugShigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaido150,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa 16
1 SepRIZAP KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000 Kazuki Higa 16
8 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000 Park Sang-hyun 16
15 SepANA OpenHokkaido110,000,000 Yosuke Asaji 16
22 SepShinhan Donghae OpenSouth Korea114,240,000 Jbe' Kruger 14Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
and Korean Tour
29 SepPanasonic OpenHyōgo150,000,000 Toshinori Muto 15Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
6 OctTokai ClassicAichi110,000,000 Shaun Norris 16
13 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000 Shugo Imahira 16Shortened to 36 holes due to Typhoon Hagibis
20 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipFukuoka210,000,000 Chan Kim 32Flagship event; Japan major
28 OctZozo ChampionshipChiba1,101,750,000
US$9,750,000
Tiger Woods 64New tournament
Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour
3 NovMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000 Hwang Jung-gon 16
10 NovHeiwa PGM ChampionshipOkinawa200,000,000 Choi Ho-sung 16
17 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka200,000,000 Takumi Kanaya 16
24 NovDunlop PhoenixMiyazaki200,000,000 Shugo Imahira 26
1 DecCasio World OpenKōchi200,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae 19
8 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa 19Japan major

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Leaders

Money list leaders
PositionPlayerPrize money
1 Shugo Imahira168,049,312
2 Shaun Norris145,044,149
3 Ryo Ishikawa132,812,990
4 Chan Kim95,880,318
5 Hwang Jung-gon94,985,827

Source:
Scoring average leaders
PositionPlayerScoring average
1 Shugo Imahira69.73
2 Gunn Charoenkul70.12
3 Hwang Jung-gon70.39
4 Shaun Norris70.44
5 Jazz Janewattananond70.47

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