2015 Japan Golf Tour

The 2015 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 16 April to 6 December. The season consisted of 25 official money events, mostly in Japan, as well as the four majors. One event was played in Thailand.

2015 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration16 April 2015 (2015-04-16) – 6 December 2015 (2015-12-06)
Number of official events25
Most wins5:
Kim Kyung-tae
Money leader Kim Kyung-tae
2014
2016

Schedule

The table below shows the 2015 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). Most tournaments are played in Japan.

DateTournamentLocationPurse (¥)WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 1]
Notes
19 AprToken Homemate CupMie130,000,000 Michael Hendry (1)16
3 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000 Jang Ik-jae (3)16
17 MayJapan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles CupSaitama150,000,000 Adam Bland (1)16Japan major
24 MayKansai Open Golf ChampionshipShiga70,000,000 Daisuke Kataoka (1)16
31 MayGateway to The Open Mizuno OpenOkayama100,000,000 Taichi Teshima (8)16
7 JunJapan Golf Tour Championship
Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills
Ibaraki150,000,000 Liang Wenchong (1)16Japan major
14 JunSingha Corporation Thailand OpenThailandUS$1,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (6)11ONE
28 JunISPS Handa Global CupYamanashi100,000,000 Toshinori Muto (6)24New tournament
5 JulShigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaidō150,000,000 Hiroshi Iwata (2)16
12 JulMusee Platinum OpenHyōgo100,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (7)16New tournament
26 JulDunlop Srixon Fukushima OpenFukushima50,000,000 Prayad Marksaeng (5)16
30 AugRIZAP KBC AugustaFukuoka110,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (13)16
6 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (8)16
20 SepANA OpenHokkaidō110,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (12)16
27 SepAsia-Pacific Diamond Cup GolfIbaraki150,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (9)15ASA
4 OctTop Cup Tokai ClassicAichi110,000,000 Kim Hyung-sung (4)16
11 OctHonma TourWorld Cup at Trophia GolfIbaraki100,000,000 Lee Kyoung-hoon (2)16New tournament
18 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipHyōgo200,000,000 Satoshi Kodaira (3)32Flagship event; Japan major
25 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000 Michio Matsumura (5)16
1 NovMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (10)16
8 NovHeiwa PGM ChampionshipChiba200,000,000 Hideto Tanihara (11)16
15 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000 Shingo Katayama (29)22
22 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000 Yūsaku Miyazato (3)24
29 NovCasio World OpenKōchi200,000,000 Hwang Jung-gon (3)16
6 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (13)17Japan 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$10,000,000 Jordan Spieth100Major championship
21 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$10,000,000 Jordan Spieth100Major championship
20 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£6,300,000 Zach Johnson100Major championship
16 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$10,000,000 Jason Day100Major championship

Leaders

Money list leaders

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Kim Kyung-tae165,981,625
2 Yūsaku Miyazato103,999,119
3 Yuta Ikeda99,380,317
4 Yoshinori Fujimoto98,642,449
5 Shingo Katayama90,577,641

Source:[2]

Scoring average leaders

PositionPlayerScoring average
1 Kim Kyung-tae69.83
2 Yūsaku Miyazato70.35
3 Yoshinori Fujimoto70.37
4 Shingo Katayama70.60
5 Hideto Tanihara70.62

Source:[3]

Notes

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

References

  1. "2015 Tour Tournaments". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
  2. "2015 Prize Money List". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  3. "2015 Scoring Average". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
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