Japan Golf Association
Encyclopedia
The , also known as the JGA, is Japan
ese national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf
for 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...
ese national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
for Japan.
Competitions organized by JGA
- Japan Open Golf ChampionshipJapan Open Golf ChampionshipThe 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...
- Japan Women's Open Golf ChampionshipJapan Women's Open Golf ChampionshipThe is Japan's national women's open golf championship. From 2006 it is one of the two richest tournaments on the LPGA of Japan Tour, with a prize fund of 140 million Yen.Tournament names through the years:*1968-1970: TBS Women's Open...
- Japan Senior Open Golf ChampionshipJapan Senior Open Golf ChampionshipThe Japan Senior Open Golf Championship is one of the major championships in Japanese men's senior golf. It is administered by the Japan Golf Association and is recognised as a major championship by the PGA of Japan Senior Tour...
- Japan Amateur Golf Championship
- Japan Women's Amateur Golf Championship
- Japan Junior Golf Championship