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.Date | Tournament | Location | Prize fund | Winner | OWGR pts | Notes |
20 Jan | SMBC Singapore Open | Singapore | 113,000,000 | ![]() | 24 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
21 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
5 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
12 May | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Chiba | 150,000,000 | ![]() | 15 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
26 May | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Nara | 70,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
2 Jun | Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
9 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | Tour Championship; Japan major |
30 Jun | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Fukushima | 50,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | Shortened to 54 holes |
7 Jul | Japan PGA Championship | Kagoshima | 150,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | Japan major |
25 Aug | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaido | 150,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
1 Sep | RIZAP KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
8 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
15 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaido | 110,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
22 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | South Korea | 114,240,000 | ![]() | 14 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour and Korean Tour |
29 Sep | Panasonic Open | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | ![]() | 15 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
6 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
13 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | Shortened to 36 holes due to Typhoon Hagibis |
20 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Fukuoka | 210,000,000 | ![]() | 32 | Flagship event; Japan major |
28 Oct | Zozo Championship | Chiba | 1,101,750,000 US$9,750,000 | ![]() | 64 | New tournament Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour |
3 Nov | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
10 Nov | Heiwa PGM Championship | Okinawa | 200,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
17 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 200,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
24 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | ![]() | 26 | |
1 Dec | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | ![]() | 19 | |
8 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | ![]() | 19 | Japan major |
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Leaders
Money list leadersPosition | Player | Prize money |
1 | ![]() | 168,049,312 |
2 | ![]() | 145,044,149 |
3 | ![]() | 132,812,990 |
4 | ![]() | 95,880,318 |
5 | ![]() | 94,985,827 |
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Scoring average leaders
Position | Player | Scoring average |
1 | ![]() | 69.73 |
2 | ![]() | 70.12 |
3 | ![]() | 70.39 |
4 | ![]() | 70.44 |
5 | ![]() | 70.47 |
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