2009 Japan Golf Tour

The 2009 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 16 April to 6 December. The season consisted of 24 official money events in Japan as well as the four majors and the four World Golf Championships.

2009 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration16 April 2009 (2009-04-16) – 6 December 2009 (2009-12-06)
Number of official events24
Most wins4:
Yuta Ikeda
Ryo Ishikawa
Money leader Ryo Ishikawa
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2010 →

Schedule

The following table shows the 2009 schedule. 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. All tournaments are played in Japan (does not include the major golf championships and the World Golf Championships).

DateTournamentLocationPurse (¥)WinnerOWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 1]		Notes
19 AprToken Homemate CupMie130,000,000 Koumei Oda (2)16
26 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo120,000,000 Masaya Tomida (1)18
3 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000 Tetsuji Hiratsuka (5)20
31 MayMitsubishi Diamond Cup GolfIbaraki150,000,000 Takashi Kanemoto (1)20
7 JunUBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHillsIbaraki150,000,000 Yuji Igarashi (1)20Japan major
14 JunJapan PGA ChampionshipHokkaidō130,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (1)16Japan major
28 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri ClassicHyōgo130,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (3)18
26 JulNagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaidō130,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (7)18
2 AugSun Chlorella ClassicHokkaidō150,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (4)16
23 AugKansai Open Golf ChampionshipHyōgo50,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (8)16
30 AugVana H Cup KBC AugustaFukuoka110,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (2)18
6 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (5)18
20 SepANA OpenHokkaidō130,000,000 Toru Taniguchi (15)16
27 SepAsia-Pacific Panasonic OpenKyoto150,000,000 Daisuke Maruyama (2)20ASA
4 OctCoca-Cola Tokai ClassicAichi120,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (6)18
11 OctCanon OpenKanagawa150,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (3)18
18 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipSaitama200,000,000 Ryuichi Oda (1)32Flagship event; Japan major
25 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (4)20
1 NovMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000 Toru Suzuki (8)16
8 NovThe Championship by LexusIbaraki200,000,000 Toshinori Muto (3)16
15 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka200,000,000 Yasuharu Imano (7)20
22 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000 Edoardo Molinari (n/a)28
29 NovCasio World OpenKōchi200,000,000 Koumei Oda (3)22
6 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000 Shigeki Maruyama (10)24Japan 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.

DateTournamentLocationPurseWinnerOWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 1]		Notes
12 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$7,500,000 Ángel Cabrera100Major championship
22 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$7,500,000 Lucas Glover100Major championship
19 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£4,200,000 Stewart Cink100Major championship
16 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$7,500,000 Yang Yong-eun100Major championship

Leaders

Money list leaders

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Ryo Ishikawa183,524,051
2 Yuta Ikeda158,556,695
3 Koumei Oda118,774,176
4 Shingo Katayama113,678,535
5 Hiroyuki Fujita91,244,625

Source:[2]

Scoring average leaders

PositionPlayerScoring average
1 Ryo Ishikawa69.93
2 Yuta Ikeda70.03
3 Brendan Jones70.18
4 Koumei Oda70.27
5 Hiroyuki Fujita70.31

Source:[3]

Notes
  1. ASA − Asian Tour.

References
  1. "2009 Tour Tournaments". JGTO.
  2. "2009 Prize Money List". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
  3. "2009 Scoring Average". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
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