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2020–21 Japan Golf Tour

2020–21 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration16 January 2020 (2020-01-16) – 5 December 2021 (2021-12-05)
Number of official events30[a]
Most winsJapan Rikuya Hoshino (3)
United States Chan Kim (3)
Money listUnited States Chan Kim
Most Valuable PlayerUnited States Chan Kim
Rookie of the YearJapan Takumi Kanaya
← 2019
2022 →

The 2020–21 Japan Golf Tour was the 48th season of the Japan Golf Tour (formerly the PGA of Japan Tour), the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

In-season changes

The 2020 season was originally scheduled to be played from 16 January to 6 December 2020, consisting of 25 official events. However, 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 following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.[3]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)		 Winner[b] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[c]		 Notes
19 Jan 2020 SMBC Singapore Open Singapore US$1,000,000 United States Matt Kuchar (n/a) 26 ASA
19 Apr 2020 Token Homemate Cup Mie – Cancelled[1][4] –
3 May 2020 The Crowns Aichi – Cancelled[1][5] –
10 May 2020 Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf Chiba – Cancelled[1][6] – ASA
24 May 2020 Kansai Open Golf Championship Hyōgo – Cancelled[1][7] –
31 May 2020 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Ibaraki – Cancelled[1][8] –
7 Jun 2020 Japan Golf Tour Championship
Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills		 Ibaraki – Cancelled[1][9] – Japan major
28 Jun 2020 Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open Fukushima – Cancelled[1][9] –
5 Jul 2020 Japan PGA Championship Tochigi – Cancelled[1] – Japan major
12 Jul 2020 Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament Ibaraki – Cancelled[1][10] – New Pro-Am tournament
23 Aug 2020 Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaido – Cancelled[1][11] –
30 Aug 2020 RIZAP KBC Augusta Fukuoka – Cancelled[1][12] –
6 Sep 2020 Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 110,000,000 Japan Rikuya Hoshino (3) 16
13 Sep 2020 Shinhan Donghae Open South Korea – Removed[d] – ASA, KOR
20 Sep 2020 ANA Open Hokkaido – Cancelled[1][14] –
27 Sep 2020 Panasonic Open Golf Championship Kyoto – Cancelled[15] – ASA
4 Oct 2020 Vantelin Tokai Classic Aichi – Cancelled[16] –
11 Oct 2020 Bridgestone Open Chiba – Cancelled[17] –
18 Oct 2020 Japan Open Golf Championship Chiba 157,500,000 Japan Yuki Inamori (2) 32 Flagship event[e]
1 Nov 2020 The Top TBD – Cancelled[18] – New tournament
8 Nov 2020 Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo – Cancelled[19] –
15 Nov 2020 Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 120,000,000 Japan Jinichiro Kozuma (1) 16
22 Nov 2020 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 100,000,000 Japan Takumi Kanaya (2) 16
29 Nov 2020 Casio World Open Kōchi – Cancelled[20] –
6 Dec 2020 Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 100,000,000 United States Chan Kim (5) 16 Japan major
18 Apr 2021 Token Homemate Cup Mie 130,000,000 Japan Takumi Kanaya (3) 16
25 Apr 2021 Kansai Open Golf Championship Hyōgo 60,000,000 Japan Rikuya Hoshino (4) 16
2 May 2021 The Crowns Aichi 100,000,000 Japan Hiroshi Iwata (3) 16
9 May 2021 Japan Players Championship Tochigi 50,000,000 Japan Naoyuki Kataoka (1) 16 New tournament
16 May 2021 Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf Kanagawa 100,000,000 Japan Rikuya Hoshino (5) 16
23 May 2021 Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament Ibaraki 50,000,000 South Africa Shaun Norris (5) 16 New Pro-Am tournament[f]
30 May 2021 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama 80,000,000 Philippines Juvic Pagunsan (1) 16
6 Jun 2021 Japan Golf Tour Championship
Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills		 Ibaraki 150,000,000 Japan Ryosuke Kinoshita (1) 16 Japan major
27 Jun 2021 Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open Fukushima 50,000,000 Japan Ryosuke Kinoshita (2) 16
4 Jul 2021 Japan PGA Championship Tochigi 100,000,000 South Korea Kim Seong-hyeon (1) 16 Japan major
22 Aug 2021 Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaido 120,000,000 Japan Kazuki Higa (2) 16
29 Aug 2021 Sansan KBC Augusta Fukuoka 100,000,000 Zimbabwe Scott Vincent (1) 16
5 Sep 2021 Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 110,000,000 Japan Shugo Imahira (5) 16
12 Sep 2021 Shinhan Donghae Open South Korea – Removed[d] – KOR
19 Sep 2021 ANA Open Hokkaido 100,000,000 Zimbabwe Scott Vincent (2) 16
26 Sep 2021 Panasonic Open Kyoto 100,000,000 Japan Keita Nakajima (a) (1) 16
3 Oct 2021 Vantelin Tokai Classic Aichi 110,000,000 United States Chan Kim (6) 16
10 Oct 2021 Bridgestone Open Chiba 110,000,000 Japan Tomoyasu Sugiyama (1) 16
17 Oct 2021 Japan Open Golf Championship Shiga 210,000,000 South Africa Shaun Norris (6) 32 Flagship event[e]
31 Oct 2021
25 Jul 2021		 ISPS Handa Gatsu-n to tobase Tour tournament Ibaraki 83,000,000 Japan Tomoyo Ikemura (1) 16 New tournament
7 Nov 2021 Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo 150,000,000 Japan Yosuke Asaji (3) 16
14 Nov 2021 Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 150,000,000 Japan Hideto Tanihara (15) 16
21 Nov 2021 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 150,000,000 United States Chan Kim (7) 16
28 Nov 2021 Casio World Open Kōchi 150,000,000 Japan Mikumu Horikawa (2) 16
5 Dec 2021 Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 130,000,000 Japan 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(s) OWGR
points		 Other
tours[c]		 Notes
19 Jul 2020 The Open Championship England – Cancelled[21] – Major championship
9 Aug 2020
17 May 2020		 PGA Championship United States US$11,000,000 United States Collin Morikawa 100 Major championship
20 Sep 2020
21 Jun 2020		 U.S. Open United States US$12,500,000 United States Bryson DeChambeau 100 Major championship
25 Oct 2020 Zozo Championship United States[g] US$8,000,000 United States Patrick Cantlay 70 PGAT Limited-field event
15 Nov 2020
12 Apr 2020		 Masters Tournament United States US$11,500,000 United States Dustin Johnson 100 Major championship
11 Apr 2021 Masters Tournament United States US$11,500,000 Japan Hideki Matsuyama 100 Major championship
23 May 2021 PGA Championship United States US$12,000,000 United States Phil Mickelson 100 Major championship
20 Jun 2021 U.S. Open United States US$12,500,000 Spain Jon Rahm 100 Major championship
18 Jul 2021 The Open Championship England US$11,500,000 United States Collin Morikawa 100 Major championship
24 Oct 2021 Zozo Championship Chiba US$9,950,000 Japan Hideki Matsuyama 40 PGAT Limited-field event
12 Dec 2021 Hitachi 3Tours Championship Chiba 57,000,000 LPGA of Japan Tour n/a Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[23][24]

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1 United States Chan Kim 127,599,803
2 Japan Takumi Kanaya 119,803,605
3 Japan Ryosuke Kinoshita 115,001,239
4 Japan Hideto Tanihara 111,599,542
5 Japan Rikuya Hoshino 107,341,089

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Most Valuable Player United States Chan Kim [25]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) Japan Takumi Kanaya [25][26]

Japan Challenge Tour

2020–21 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration16 September 2020 (2020-09-16) – 22 October 2021 (2021-10-22)
Number of official events16[h]
Most winsJapan Ryo Hisatsune (3)
Money listJapan Ryo Hisatsune
← 2019
2022 →

The 2020–21 Japan Challenge Tour, titled as the 2020–21 AbemaTV Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 36th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.[27]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)		 Winner[i] OWGR
points
5 Apr 2020 Novil Cup Tokushima – Cancelled[28] –
17 Apr 2020 i Golf Shaper Challenge Fukuoka – Cancelled[29] –
24 Apr 2020 Japan Create Challenge Fukuoka – Cancelled[29] –
15 May 2020 PGM Challenge I Hyōgo – Cancelled[30] –
29 May 2020 Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament Saitama – Cancelled[31] –
12 Jun 2020 Landic Challenge 8 Fukuoka – Cancelled[32] –
19 Jun 2020 Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge Akita – Cancelled[9][33] –
27 Jun 2020 Daisendori Cup Tottori – Cancelled[9][34] –
4 Sep 2020 Elite Grips Challenge Hyōgo – Cancelled[35] –
18 Sep 2020 PGM Challenge II Chiba 15,000,000 Japan Daichi Sato (1) 4
2 Oct 2020 TI Challenge Gunma 15,000,000 Japan Keisuke Otawa (1) 4
9 Oct 2020 Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge Tochigi 15,000,000 Japan Ren Takeuchi (1) 4
23 Oct 2020 Delight Works Challenge Ibaraki 15,000,000 Japan Hideto Kobukuro (1) 4
16 Apr 2021 i Golf Shaper Challenge Fukuoka 15,000,000 Japan Ayumi Kawamitsu (1) 4
28 May 2021 Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament Saitama 15,000,000 Japan Shingo Ito (1) 4
11 Jun 2021 Landic Challenge 8 Fukuoka 15,000,000 Japan Daisuke Yasumoto (1) 4
18 Jun 2021 Japan Create Challenge Fukuoka 15,000,000 Japan Ryo Hisatsune (1) 4
26 Jun 2021 Daisendori Cup Tottori 18,000,000 Japan Akihiro Narutomi (1) 4
9 Jul 2021 Japan Players Championship Challenge Iwate 15,000,000 Japan Tomoyasu Sugiyama (1) 4
30 Jul 2021 Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge Akita 15,000,000 Japan Ryo Hisatsune (2) 4
3 Sep 2021 Elite Grips Challenge Hyōgo – Cancelled[36] –
17 Sep 2021 PGM Challenge Ibaraki 15,000,000 Japan Konosuke Nakazato (4) 4
24 Sep 2021 ISPS Handa Hero ni nare! Challenge Tournament Tochigi 23,000,000 Japan Ryo Hisatsune (3) 4
1 Oct 2021 TI Challenge Gunma 15,000,000 Japan Riki Kawamoto (a) (1) 4
8 Oct 2021 Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge Tochigi 15,000,000 Japan Yuto Katsuragawa (1) 4
22 Oct 2021 Delight Works JGTO Final Ibaraki 20,000,000 Japan Junya Kameshiro (1) 4

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[37] The top 20 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2022 Japan Golf Tour.

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1 Japan Ryo Hisatsune 10,922,467
2 Japan Daichi Sato 6,132,326
3 Japan Yuto Katsuragawa 5,938,614
4 Japan Taichi Nabetani 5,547,031
5 Japan Junya Kameshiro 5,404,507

Notes

  1. ^ A further 20 tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled or removed from the schedule.
  2. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.
  3. ^ a b ASA − Asian Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour.
  4. ^ a b Event proceeded as a sole-sanctioned Korean Tour event.[13]
  5. ^ a b Also a Japan major championship.
  6. ^ Tournament's debut delayed from 2020.
  7. ^ Moved from Chiba due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22]
  8. ^ A further 10 tournaments were scheduled but were canceled.
  9. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Japan Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Japan Golf Tour.

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