2006 Japan Golf Tour
The 2006 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 15 December 2005 to 3 December 2006. The season consisted of 29 official money events in Japan, as well as the four majors and the three World Golf Championships.
| Duration | 15 December 2005 – 3 December 2006 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 29 |
| Most wins | 3: Shingo Katayama |
| Money leader | Shingo Katayama |
← 2005 2007 → | |
Schedule
The following table shows all the official money events in Japan for the 2006 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 | Other tours[lower-alpha 1] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec | Asia Japan Okinawa Open | Okinawa | 100,000,000 | Tadahiro Takayama (2) |
14 | ASA | |
| 16 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Gifu | 110,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wayne Perske (1) |
16 | ||
| 23 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Brendan Jones (5) |
16 | ||
| 30 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (19) |
16 | ||
| 14 May | Japan PGA Championship | Gifu | 110,000,000 | Tomohiro Kondo (1) |
16 | Japan major | |
| 21 May | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Toshinori Muto (1) |
16 | ||
| 28 May | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf | Saitama | 110,000,000 | Kaname Yokoo (5) |
16 | ||
| 4 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (3) |
16 | ||
| 18 Jun | Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Nobuhiro Masuda (1) |
16 | ||
| 25 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 |  Hur Suk-ho (6) |
16 | ||
| 2 Jul | UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Tatsuhiko Takahashi (2) |
16 | Japan major | |
| 9 Jul | Woodone Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 100,000,000 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka (3) |
16 | ||
| 23 Jul | Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 120,000,000 |  Yeh Wei-tze (2) |
16 | ||
| 30 Jul | The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki | Shizuoka | 120,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (11) |
16 | ||
| 6 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (4) |
16 | ||
| 27 Aug | Under Armour KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Taichi Teshima (4) |
16 | ||
| 3 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 150,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (20) |
16 | ||
| 10 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Yang Yong-eun (4) |
16 | ||
| 17 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Tomohiro Kondo (2) |
16 | ||
| 24 Sep | Acom International | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Mamo Osanai (3) |
16 | ||
| 1 Oct | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Hidemasa Hoshino (2) |
16 | ||
| 15 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Saitama | 200,000,000 | Paul Sheehan (3) |
32 | Flagship event; Japan major | |
| 22 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 | Taichi Teshima (5) |
16 | ||
| 29 Oct | ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (21) |
16 | ||
| 5 Nov | Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Tatsuhiko Ichihara (1) |
16 | ||
| 12 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (48) |
24 | ||
| 19 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 |  Pádraig Harrington (n/a) |
38 | ||
| 26 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 140,000,000 |  Jeev Milkha Singh (1) |
18 | ||
| 3 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Jeev Milkha Singh (2) |
20 | Japan major |
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 | Other tours[lower-alpha 1] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,000,000 |  Phil Mickelson |
100 | Major championship | |
| 18 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$6,250,000 | Geoff Ogilvy |
100 | Major championship | |
| 23 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £4,000,000 | Tiger Woods |
100 | Major championship | |
| 20 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$6,800,000 | Tiger Woods |
100 | Major championship |
Money list leaders
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shingo Katayama | 178,402,190 |
| 2 | Hideto Tanihara | 119,888,517 |
| 3 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 113,538,173 |
| 4 | Toru Taniguchi | 113,468,445 |
| 5 | Taichi Teshima | 96,488,270 |
Source:[2]
Notes
- ASA − Asian Tour.
References
- "2006 Tour Tournaments". JGTO.
- "2006 Prize Money List". JGTO.
External links
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