2020–21 Japan Golf Tour
The 2020–21 Japan Golf Tour was a series of professional golf tournaments organised by the Japan Golf Tour Organization.
| Duration | 16 January 2020 – 5 December 2021 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 30[lower-alpha 1] |
| Most wins | 3: Rikuya Hoshino Chan Kim |
| Money leader | Chan Kim |
← 2019 2022 → | |
The 2020 season was originally scheduled to be played from 16 January to 6 December 2020, and comprised 25 official money events, mostly in Japan. Other than the four majors, which are played outside Japan, there was one event in Singapore and one event in South Korea; the SMBC Singapore Open which is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour, and the Shinhan Donghae Open which is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour.
Most of the scheduled tournaments were cancelled during 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On 25 December 2020, the tour announced the schedule for 2021 and confirmed that it would be merged with the 2020 schedule to form the 2020–21 season.[2]
Schedule
The table below shows the schedule.[3] 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 (does not include the four major golf championships).
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2020 | SMBC Singapore Open | Singapore | US$1,000,000 | Matt Kuchar (n/a) | 26 | ASA | |
| Token Homemate Cup | Mie | – | Cancelled[1] | – | |||
| The Crowns | Aichi | – | Cancelled[1] | – | |||
| Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Chiba | – | Cancelled[1] | – | ASA | ||
| Kansai Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | – | Cancelled[1] | – | |||
| Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Ibaraki | – | Cancelled | – | |||
| Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | – | Cancelled | – | Japan major | ||
| Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Fukushima | – | Cancelled | – | |||
| Japan PGA Championship | Tochigi | – | Cancelled | – | Japan major | ||
| Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament | Ibaraki | – | Cancelled | – | New tournament | ||
| Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaido | – | Cancelled | – | |||
| RIZAP KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | – | Cancelled | – | |||
| 6 Sep 2020 | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Rikuya Hoshino (3) | 16 | ||
| Shinhan Donghae Open | South Korea | – | Removed[lower-alpha 3] | – | |||
| ANA Open | Hokkaido | – | Cancelled | – | |||
| Panasonic Open Golf Championship | Kyoto | – | Cancelled[5] | – | ASA | ||
| Vantelin Tokai Classic | Aichi | – | Cancelled | – | |||
| Bridgestone Open | Chiba | – | Cancelled | – | |||
| 18 Oct 2020 | Japan Open Golf Championship | Chiba | 157,500,000 | Yuki Inamori (2) | 32 | Flagship event; Japan major | |
| Zozo Championship | United States | – | Removed[lower-alpha 4] | – | |||
| The Top | TBD | – | Cancelled | – | New tournament | ||
| Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | – | Cancelled | – | |||
| 15 Nov 2020 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 120,000,000 | Jinichiro Kozuma (1) | 16 | ||
| 22 Nov 2020 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 100,000,000 | Takumi Kanaya (2) | 16 | ||
| Casio World Open | Kōchi | – | Cancelled | – | |||
| 6 Dec 2020 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Chan Kim (5) | 16 | Japan major | |
| 18 Apr 2021 | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | Takumi Kanaya (3) | 16 | ||
| 25 Apr 2021 | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | 60,000,000 | Rikuya Hoshino (4) | 16 | ||
| 2 May 2021 | The Crowns | Aichi | 100,000,000 | Hiroshi Iwata (3) | 16 | ||
| 9 May 2021 | Japan Players Championship | Tochigi | 50,000,000 | Naoyuki Kataoka (1) | 16 | New tournament | |
| 16 May 2021 | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Kanagawa | 100,000,000 | Rikuya Hoshino (5) | 16 | ||
| 23 May 2021 | Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament | Ibaraki | 50,000,000 |  Shaun Norris (5) | 16 | ||
| 30 May 2021 | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 80,000,000 |  Juvic Pagunsan (1) | 16 | ||
| 6 Jun 2021 | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Ryosuke Kinoshita (1) | 16 | Japan major | |
| 27 Jun 2021 | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Fukushima | 50,000,000 | Ryosuke Kinoshita (2) | 16 | ||
| 4 Jul 2021 | Japan PGA Championship | Tochigi | 100,000,000 |  Kim Seong-hyeon (1) | 16 | Japan major | |
| 22 Aug 2021 | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaido | 120,000,000 | Kazuki Higa (2) | 16 | ||
| 29 Aug 2021 | Sansan KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 |  Scott Vincent (1) | 16 | ||
| 5 Sep 2021 | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Shugo Imahira (5) | 16 | ||
| Shinhan Donghae Open | South Korea | – | Removed[lower-alpha 3] | – | |||
| 19 Sep 2021 | ANA Open | Hokkaido | 100,000,000 | Scott Vincent (2) | 16 | ||
| 26 Sep 2021 | Panasonic Open | Kyoto | 100,000,000 | Keita Nakajima (a) (1) | 16 | ||
| 3 Oct 2021 | Vantelin Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Chan Kim (6) | 16 | ||
| 10 Oct 2021 | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 | Tomoyasu Sugiyama (1) | 16 | ||
| 17 Oct 2021 | Japan Open Golf Championship | Shiga | 210,000,000 | Shaun Norris (6) | 32 | Flagship event; Japan major | |
| 31 Oct 2021 | ISPS Handa Gatsu-n to tobase Tour tournament | Ibaraki | 83,000,000 | Tomoyo Ikemura (1) | 16 | New tournament | |
| 7 Nov 2021 | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Yosuke Asaji (3) | 16 | ||
| 14 Nov 2021 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (15) | 16 | ||
| 21 Nov 2021 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 150,000,000 | Chan Kim (7) | 16 | ||
| 28 Nov 2021 | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 150,000,000 | Mikumu Horikawa (2) | 16 | ||
| 5 Dec 2021 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (16) | 16 | Japan major |
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 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 2020 | PGA Championship | United States | US$11,000,000 | Collin Morikawa | 100 | Major championship | |
| 20 Sep 2020 | U.S. Open | United States | US$12,500,000 | Bryson DeChambeau | 100 | Major championship | |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Masters Tournament | United States | US$11,500,000 | Dustin Johnson | 100 | Major championship | |
| 11 Apr 2021 | Masters Tournament | United States | US$11,500,000 | Hideki Matsuyama | 100 | Major championship | |
| 23 May 2021 | PGA Championship | United States | US$12,000,000 | Phil Mickelson | 100 | Major championship | |
| 20 Jun 2021 | U.S. Open | United States | US$12,500,000 |  Jon Rahm | 100 | Major championship | |
| 18 Jul 2021 | The Open Championship | England | US$11,500,000 | Collin Morikawa | 100 | Major championship | |
| 24 Oct 2021 | Zozo Championship | Chiba | US$9,950,000 | Hideki Matsuyama | 40 | PGAT |
Leaders
Money list leaders
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chan Kim | 127,599,803 |
| 2 | Takumi Kanaya | 119,803,605 |
| 3 | Ryosuke Kinoshita | 115,001,239 |
| 4 | Hideto Tanihara | 111,599,542 |
| 5 | Rikuya Hoshino | 107,341,089 |
Source:[7]
Scoring average leaders
| Position | Player | Scoring average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takumi Kanaya | 69.73 |
| 2 | Rikuya Hoshino | 70.24 |
| 3 | Scott Vincent | 70.31 |
| 4 | Ryosuke Kinoshita | 70.42 |
| 5 | Tomoharu Otsuki | 70.47 |
Source:[8]
Notes
- A further twenty-one tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled or removed from the schedule.
- ASA − Asian Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour.
- Event proceeded as a sole-sanctioned Korean Tour event.[4]
- Event moved to the United States and held as a sole-sanctioned PGA Tour event.[6]
References
- "Japan Golf Tour Status (Latest April 6)" (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- "2021 JGTO Tour Tournament Schedule Announcement" (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "2020 Tour Tournaments". JGTO.
- "Shinhan Donghae Open to proceed as domestic KPGA event in September". Asian Tour. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- "Panasonic Open Golf Championship cancelled". Asian Tour. 31 July 2020.
- Leonard, Tod (31 August 2020). "Tour moves Zozo Championship from Japan to site of six Tiger Woods wins, Sherwood CC". Golf Digest. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- "2020-21 Prize Money List". JGTO.
- "2020-21 Scoring Average". JGTO.
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