2008 Japan Golf Tour
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The 2008 Japan Golf Tour
season was played from April 17 to December 7. 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
.
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Scoring Average leaders
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Japan Golf Tour
The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the European Tour. However since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with...
season was played from April 17 to December 7. The season consisted of 24 official money events in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, one in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, as well as the four majors
Men's major golf championships
The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf...
and the three World Golf Championships
World Golf Championships
The World Golf Championships are a group of four annual events for male professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours, with a fifth to be added in 2012...
.
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.| Dates | Tournament | Prize fund (¥ Japanese yen The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling... ) | Winner | OWGR Official World Golf Rankings The Official World Golf Ranking is a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers... pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17-20 | Token Homemate Cup Token Homemate Cup The is a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It has been played annually since 1990. It is usually the first event played on the Japan Golf Tour season. The tournament record is 267 . It was set by Wayne Perske in 2006. The course measures 7,081 yards and the par is 71... |
110,000,000 |  Katsumasa MiyamotoKatsumasa Miyamoto Katsumasa Miyamoto is a Japanese professional golfer.Miyamoto was born in Shizuoka Prefecture. After turning professional, he joined the Japan Golf Tour, where he has won eight times. He won his first event in 1998, adding another later that year... (7) |
16 |
| Apr 24-27 | Tsuruya Open Tsuruya Open The is a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It has been played annually since 1994. The tournament's to-par record is -17 set by Katsumasa Miyamoto in 1998. The aggregate record is 268 set by Brendan Jones in 2007. The course measures 6,770 yards and the par is 71... |
120,000,000 |  SK Ho (7) |
16 |
| May 1-4 | The Crowns The Crowns is a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. The official Japanese name of this competition is "".The tournament record is 260 . It was set by Masashi Ozaki in 1995. The tournament has been played at the Wago Course at the Nagoya Golf Club since the tournament's inception in 1960. The course... |
120,000,000 | Tomohiro Kondo Tomohiro Kondo Tomohiro Kondo is a Japanese professional golfer.Kondo was born in Aichi Prefecture. He won the gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games.After turning professional, Kondo joined the Japan Golf Tour... (4) |
16 |
| May 8-11 | Pine Valley Beijing Open | 110,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita Hiroyuki Fujita Hiroyuki Fujita is a Japanese professional golfer.Fujita has won ten tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings... (6) |
16 |
| May 15-18 | Japan PGA Championship Japan PGA Championship The is an annual golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It has been played since 1926. It is played at a variety of courses throughout Japan. The purse for the 2011 event was ¥150,000,000, with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner... |
130,000,000 | Shingo Katayama Shingo Katayama Shingo Katayama is a Japanese golfer.Katayama was born in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture. He turned professional in 1995 and has played full time on the Japan Golf Tour since 1997. He topped the Japan Golf Tour money list five times: 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008... (24) |
16 |
| May 22-25 | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup Munsingwear Open KSB Cup The Munsingwear Open KSB Cup is an annual professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was created in 2000 as a result of the merger of two previous tournaments, the Georgia KSB Open and the Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup.... |
100,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara Hideto Tanihara is a Japanese professional golfer.Tanihara was born in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan. He has won nine tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings with his highest ranking coming in December 2007 when he reached 68th... (7) |
16 |
| May 29-Jun 1 | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf is an annual golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. The tournament is played in May. Since its founding in 1973 the event has traveled throughout Japan; different courses have hosted the event on all four major islands... |
110,000,000 |  Prayad MarksaengPrayad Marksaeng Prayad Marksaeng is a Thai professional golfer.Prayad was a member of Thailand's winning golf team at the 1987 South East Asian Games and turned professional in 1991. He has been a member of the Asian Tour since it began in its modern form in 1995. He was won six events on the tour, becoming one... (1) |
18 |
| Jun 19-22 | Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic The Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was formed in 2007 from the merger of two long-standing JGT events, the Mizuno Open and the Yomiuri Open. It is played at the Yomiuri Country Club in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo. The purse for the 2010 event... |
130,000,000 | Prayad Marksaeng Prayad Marksaeng Prayad Marksaeng is a Thai professional golfer.Prayad was a member of Thailand's winning golf team at the 1987 South East Asian Games and turned professional in 1991. He has been a member of the Asian Tour since it began in its modern form in 1995. He was won six events on the tour, becoming one... (2) |
16 |
| Jul 3-6 | UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills | 150,000,000 | Hidemasa Hoshino Hidemasa Hoshino is a Japanse golfer.Hoshino was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. He has won three times on the Japan Golf Tour. He has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.-Japan Golf Tour wins :*2003 The Crowns*2006 Coca-Cola Tokai Classic... (3) |
16 |
| Jul 24-27 | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup The is a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It has been played annually at The North Country Golf Club near Chitose, Hokkaido since 2005.The tournament record is -16 . It was set by Hiroyuki Fujita in 2009.... |
150,000,000 |  Jeev Milkha SinghJeev Milkha Singh Jeev Milkha Singh is the first Indian professional golfer to become a member of the European Tour. He is the highest ranked Indian golfer in the world and first broke into the top 100 in October 2006.-Early life:... (3) |
16 |
| Jul 31-Aug 3 | Sun Chlorella Classic Sun Chlorella Classic The is a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It has been played annually since 2000. The tournament record is −19 . It was set by Christian Pena in 2002. In 2011, it was played from 28–31 July... |
150,000,000 | Takuya Taniguchi Takuya Taniguchi is a Japanese professional golfer.Taniguchi plays on the Japan Golf Tour. He has won twice on tour and once on the Japan Challenge Tour.-External links:... (2) |
16 |
| Aug 28-31 | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | 100,000,000 | Shintaro Kai Shintaro Kai Shintaro Kai is a Japanese professional golfer.Kai has won one tournament on the Japan Golf Tour and has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.-Results in major championships:DNP = Did not play... (1) |
16 |
| Sep 4-7 | Fujisankei Classic Fujisankei Classic The is an annual golf event on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1973 on the Takasaka Country Club - Yoneyama Course. The tournament moved to the Higashi-Matsuyama Golf Club in 1979 and to the Kawana Hotel's Fuji course in 1981. The tournament has been held at the Fujizakura Country Club... |
150,000,000 | Toyokazu Fujishima Toyokazu Fujishima Toyokazu Fujishima is a Japanese professional golfer.Fujishima plays on the Japan Golf Tour, where he has won once.-External links:... (1) |
16 |
| Sep 18-21 | ANA Open ANA Open The is a Japan Golf Tour event. ANA is an acronym for All Nippon Airways, the tournament's sponsor. First played in 1973, it is usually held in September each year. The host venues are the Sapporo golf club Wattsu and Yuni courses. The tournament record is 268 , set by Masashi Ozaki in 1994... |
130,000,000 | Azuma Yano Azuma Yano is a Japanese professional golfer.Yano has won three tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.-Japan Golf Tour wins :*2005 Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial... (2) |
16 |
| Sep 25-28 | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open The is a golf tournament for male golfers on the Japan Golf Tour and Asian Tour. Hosted by Panasonic, Asia Pacific Golf Confederation and Japan Golf Association, the event took place for the first time in September 2008 at Ibaraki Country Club in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan.-Winners:Note: 2010... |
200,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara Hideto Tanihara is a Japanese professional golfer.Tanihara was born in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan. He has won nine tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings with his highest ranking coming in December 2007 when he reached 68th... (8) |
20 |
| Oct 2-5 | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic Coca-Cola Tokai Classic The is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. It is usually played in October and in recent years at the Miyoshi Country Club West Course, Miyoshi, Aichi. It was founded in 1970. In 2011, it was played September 29 to October 2. The course measured 7,310 yards and the par was 72... |
120,000,000 | Toshinori Muto Toshinori Muto Toshinori Muto is a Japanese professional golfer.Muto was born in Gunma Prefecture. He currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour where he has won four times between 2006 and 2011.-Japan Golf Tour wins :*2006 Munsingwear Open KSB Cup... (2) |
20 |
| Oct 9-12 | Canon Open Canon Open The is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. It was played for the first time in October 2008. It is played at the Totsuka Country Club in Totsuka-ku, Yokohama. The 2011 purse was ¥150,000,000 with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner.-Winners:-External links:*... |
200,000,000 | Makoto Inoue Makoto Inoue is a Japanese professional golfer.Inoue plays on the Japan Golf Tour, and has won twice.-External links:... (2) |
16 |
| Oct 16-19 | Japan Open Golf Championship Japan Open Golf Championship The is Japan's national open golf championship. As of 2011, it is one of the three richest tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, with a prize fund of ¥200 million... |
200,000,000 | Shingo Katayama Shingo Katayama Shingo Katayama is a Japanese golfer.Katayama was born in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture. He turned professional in 1995 and has played full time on the Japan Golf Tour since 1997. He topped the Japan Golf Tour money list five times: 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008... (25) |
32 |
| Oct 23-26 | Bridgestone Open Bridgestone Open The is a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1972 at the Mitsukaido Golf Club. In 1973, the event moved to the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club. Since 1974 it has held at the Sodegaura Country Club. The tournament record is 266 , set by Taichi Teshima in 2006... |
150,000,000 | Azuma Yano Azuma Yano is a Japanese professional golfer.Yano has won three tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.-Japan Golf Tour wins :*2005 Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial... (3) |
16 |
| Oct 30-Nov 2 | mynavi ABC Championship Mynavi ABC Championship The is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. It is played at the ABC Golf Club in Katō, Hyōgo, usually in October. It was founded in 1973 as a Japan vs. United States team match . In 1988, it became a full-field individual event... |
150,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa Ryo Ishikawa , also known by the nickname "Hanikami Ōji" , is a Japanese professional golfer.On 20 May 2007, Ishikawa became the youngest winner ever of a men's regular tournament on the Japan Golf Tour by winning the Munsingwear Open KSB Cup at the age 15 years and 8 months. He competed as an amateur and it... (2) |
16 |
| Nov 6-9 | The Championship by Lexus The Championship by Lexus The Championship by Lexus is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 2008. It is played at the Otone Country Club in Bandō, Ibaraki. The 2010 purse was ¥150,000,000 with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner. The main sponsor is Lexus.... |
200,000,000 | SK Ho (8) |
18 |
| Nov 13-16 | Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters is an annual golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It is played in November and in recent years at the Taiheiyo Club, Gotenba Course, Gotenba, Shizuoka and attracts some of the leading international golfers. It was founded in 1972... |
150,000,000 | Shingo Katayama Shingo Katayama Shingo Katayama is a Japanese golfer.Katayama was born in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture. He turned professional in 1995 and has played full time on the Japan Golf Tour since 1997. He topped the Japan Golf Tour money list five times: 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008... (26) |
22 |
| Nov 20-23 | Dunlop Phoenix | 200,000,000 | Prayad Marksaeng Prayad Marksaeng Prayad Marksaeng is a Thai professional golfer.Prayad was a member of Thailand's winning golf team at the 1987 South East Asian Games and turned professional in 1991. He has been a member of the Asian Tour since it began in its modern form in 1995. He was won six events on the tour, becoming one... (3) |
36 |
| Nov 27-30 | Casio World Open Casio World Open The is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. It is played in November and attracts some of the leading international golfers. It was founded in 1981... |
140,000,000 | Koumei Oda Koumei Oda is a Japanese professional golfer.Oda was born in Tagawa, Fukuoka. He turned professional in 2000.Oda won the 2008 Casio World Open and the 2009 Token Homemate Cup. He competed in the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry, but failed to make the cut, finishing day two at 14 over par. He retained the... (1) |
18 |
| Dec 4-7 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Golf Nippon Series JT Cup The is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. It has been played since 1963. It has been played since at least 1985 at the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club. The purse for the 2011 event was ¥130,000,000, with ¥40,000,000 going to the winner. It has recently been one of the last events of the season... |
100,000,000 | Jeev Milkha Singh Jeev Milkha Singh Jeev Milkha Singh is the first Indian professional golfer to become a member of the European Tour. He is the highest ranked Indian golfer in the world and first broke into the top 100 in October 2006.-Early life:... (4) |
24 |
Leaders
Money List leaders| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) Japanese yen The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling... |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shingo Katayama Shingo Katayama Shingo Katayama is a Japanese golfer.Katayama was born in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture. He turned professional in 1995 and has played full time on the Japan Golf Tour since 1997. He topped the Japan Golf Tour money list five times: 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008... |
180,094,895 |
| 2 | Azuma Yano Azuma Yano is a Japanese professional golfer.Yano has won three tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.-Japan Golf Tour wins :*2005 Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial... |
137,064,052 |
| 3 | Prayad Marksaeng Prayad Marksaeng Prayad Marksaeng is a Thai professional golfer.Prayad was a member of Thailand's winning golf team at the 1987 South East Asian Games and turned professional in 1991. He has been a member of the Asian Tour since it began in its modern form in 1995. He was won six events on the tour, becoming one... |
126,430,825 |
| 4 | Hideto Tanihara Hideto Tanihara is a Japanese professional golfer.Tanihara was born in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan. He has won nine tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings with his highest ranking coming in December 2007 when he reached 68th... |
110,414,719 |
| 5 | Ryo Ishikawa Ryo Ishikawa , also known by the nickname "Hanikami Ōji" , is a Japanese professional golfer.On 20 May 2007, Ishikawa became the youngest winner ever of a men's regular tournament on the Japan Golf Tour by winning the Munsingwear Open KSB Cup at the age 15 years and 8 months. He competed as an amateur and it... |
106,318,166 |
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Scoring Average leaders
| Position | Player | Scoring Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shingo Katayama Shingo Katayama Shingo Katayama is a Japanese golfer.Katayama was born in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture. He turned professional in 1995 and has played full time on the Japan Golf Tour since 1997. He topped the Japan Golf Tour money list five times: 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008... |
69.57 |
| 2 |  Brendan Jones |
69.82 |
| 3 | SK Ho |
70.22 |
| 4 |  David SmailDavid Smail (golfer) David Smail is a professional golfer from New Zealand.He was born in and resides in Hamilton, New Zealand. He won the New Zealand Open in 2001. He has won five titles on the Japan Golf Tour and has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings... |
70.35 |
| 5 | Azuma Yano Azuma Yano is a Japanese professional golfer.Yano has won three tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.-Japan Golf Tour wins :*2005 Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial... |
70.42 |
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