2000 Japan Golf Tour
The 2000 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 9 March to 10 December. The season consisted of 33 official money events in Japan, as well as the four majors and the three World Golf Championships.
| Duration | 9 March 2000 – 10 December 2000 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 33 |
| Most wins | 5: Shingo Katayama |
| Money leader | Shingo Katayama |
← 1999 2001 → | |
Schedule
The following table shows all the official money events in Japan for the 2000 season. 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 | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar | Token Corporation Cup | Kagoshima | 100,000,000 | Nobuo Serizawa (5) |
16 | |
| 19 Mar | Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 | Hidemichi Tanaka (7) |
16 | |
| 16 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Richard Backwell (1) |
16 | |
| 23 Apr | Asia Pacific Open Golf Championship Kirin Open | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (3) |
16 | |
| 30 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Hidemichi Tanaka (8) |
24 | |
| 7 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 110,000,000 | Tateo Ozaki (15) |
16 | |
| 14 May | Japan PGA Championship | Chiba | 110,000,000 | Nobuhito Sato (3) |
16 | Japan major |
| 21 May | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | Okayama | 120,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (4) |
16 | New tournament |
| 28 May | Mitsubishi Motors Tournament | Shiga | 100,000,000 | Hirofumi Miyase (3) |
16 | |
| 4 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | Nobuhito Sato (4) |
16 | |
| 11 Jun | PGA Philanthropy Tournament | Nara | 50,000,000 | Masashi Shimada (1) |
16 | |
| 18 Jun | Tamanoi Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 90,000,000 | Yoshi Mizumaki (7) |
16 | |
| 25 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 90,000,000 | Yasuharu Imano (2) |
16 | |
| 2 Jul | JGTO TPC iiyama Cup | Tochigi | 120,000,000 | Toshimitsu Izawa (5) |
16 | New tournament Japan major |
| 9 Jul | Juken Sangyo Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 90,000,000 | Keiichiro Fukabori (3) |
16 | |
| 16 Jul | Aiful Cup | Aomori | 90,000,000 |  Dean Wilson (1) |
16 | |
| 30 Jul | NST Niigata Open Golf Championship | Niigata | 50,000,000 | Hidezumi Shirakata (1) |
16 | |
| 6 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (93) |
16 | |
| 27 Aug | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 90,000,000 | Toshimitsu Izawa (6) |
16 | |
| 3 Sep | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | Hokkaidō | 80,000,000 | Kaname Yokoo (3) |
16 | |
| 10 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 90,000,000 | Kiyoshi Maita (1) |
16 | |
| 17 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Nobuhito Sato (5) |
16 | |
| 24 Sep | Acom International | Ibaraki | 110,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (2) |
16 | |
| 8 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 100,000,000 | Hirofumi Miyase (4) |
16 | |
| 15 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Chiba | 120,000,000 | Naomichi Ozaki (29) |
32 | Flagship event; Japan major |
| 22 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 | Nobuhito Sato (6) |
16 | |
| 29 Oct | Philip Morris Championship | Hyōgo | 200,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (3) |
16 | |
| 5 Nov | Ube Kosan Open | Yamaguchi | 140,000,000 | Keiichiro Fukabori (4) |
16 | |
| 12 Nov | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 140,000,000 | Toshimitsu Izawa (7) |
16 | |
| 19 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (5) |
34 | |
| 26 Nov | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 140,000,000 | Toru Suzuki (5) |
22 | |
| 3 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 90,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (6) |
16 | Japan major |
| 10 Dec | Fancl Open in Okinawa | Okinawa | 90,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (7) |
16 |
Source:[1]
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$4,600,000 |  Vijay Singh |
100 | Major championship |
| 18 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$4,500,000 | Tiger Woods |
100 | Major championship |
| 23 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £2,800,000 | Tiger Woods |
100 | Major championship |
| 20 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$5,000,000 | Tiger Woods |
100 | Major championship |
Money list leaders
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shingo Katayama | 177,116,489 |
| 2 | Toru Taniguchi | 175,829,742 |
| 3 | Nobuhito Sato | 155,246,900 |
| 4 | Toshimitsu Izawa | 120,316,633 |
| 5 | Hidemichi Tanaka | 108,807,851 |
Source:[2]
References
- "Tour Schedule – 2000". JGTO. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- "2000 Prize Money List". JGTO.
External links
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