2013 Japan Golf Tour

The 2013 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 14 March to 8 December. The season consisted of 25 official money events, mostly in Japan, as well as the four majors and the four World Golf Championships. The first two events of the year, played in Thailand and Indonesia, were co-sanctioned with the OneAsia Tour, the first time this has happened with the Japan Golf Tour.

2013 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration14 March 2013 (2013-03-14) – 8 December 2013 (2013-12-08)
Number of official events25
Most wins4:
Hideki Matsuyama
Money leader Hideki Matsuyama
2012
2014

Schedule

The table below shows the 2013 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 (does not include the four major golf championships and the World Golf Championships). Most tournaments are played in Japan.

DateTournamentLocationPurse (¥)WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 1]
Notes
17 MarThailand OpenThailandUS$1,000,000 Prayad Marksaeng (4)18ONENew to Japan Golf Tour
31 MarEnjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA ChampionshipIndonesiaUS$1,000,000 Choi Ho-sung (1)12ONENew to Japan Golf Tour
21 AprToken Homemate CupMie130,000,000 Yoshinobu Tsukada (1)16
28 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo120,000,000 Hideki Matsuyama (2)16
5 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000 Michio Matsumura (3)16
19 MayJapan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles CupChiba150,000,000 Kim Hyung-sung (2)16Japan major
2 JunDiamond Cup GolfIbaraki120,000,000 Hideki Matsuyama (3)16
23 JunJapan Golf Tour Championship Shishido HillsIbaraki150,000,000 Satoshi Kodaira (1)18Japan major
30 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno OpenOkayama110,000,000 Brendan Jones (13)16
7 JulNagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaidō150,000,000 Shunsuke Sonoda (2)16
25 AugKansai Open Golf ChampionshipHyōgo60,000,000 Brad Kennedy (2)16
1 SepVana H Cup KBC AugustaFukuoka110,000,000 Park Sung-joon (1)16
8 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000 Hideki Matsuyama (4)16
22 SepANA OpenHokkaidō110,000,000 Koumei Oda (6)16
29 SepAsia-Pacific Panasonic OpenOsaka150,000,000 Masahiro Kawamura (1)16ASA
6 OctCoca-Cola Tokai ClassicAichi120,000,000 Shingo Katayama (27)16
13 OctToshin Golf TournamentGifu90,000,000 Yoshinori Fujimoto (2)16
20 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipIbaraki200,000,000 Masanori Kobayashi (3)32Flagship event; Japan major
27 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000 Daisuke Maruyama (3)16
3 NovMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (11)16
10 NovHeiwa PGM ChampionshipIbaraki200,000,000 Wu Ashun (2)16New tournament
17 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000 Hideto Tanihara (10)16
24 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000 Luke Donald (n/a)26
1 DecCasio World OpenKōchi200,000,000 Hideki Matsuyama (5)18
8 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000 Yūsaku Miyazato (1)18Japan 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
14 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$8,000,000 Adam Scott100Major championship
16 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$8,000,000 Justin Rose100Major championship
21 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£5,250,000 Phil Mickelson100Major championship
11 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,000,000 Jason Dufner100Major championship

Leaders

Money list leaders

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Hideki Matsuyama201,076,781
2 Kim Hyung-sung125,824,405
3 Shingo Katayama112,557,810
4 Koumei Oda112,506,906
5 Park Sung-joon93,402,445

Source:[2]

Scoring average leaders

PositionPlayerScoring average
1 Hideki Matsuyama69.32
2 Shingo Katayama69.91
3 Kim Hyung-sung70.21
4 Park Sung-joon70.23
5 Hideto Tanihara70.37

Source:[3]

Notes

  1. ASA − Asian Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.

References

  1. "2013 Tour Tournaments". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  2. "2013 Prize Money List". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
  3. "2013 Scoring Average". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
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