The 2023 Japan Golf Tour was the 50th 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.
| Duration | 30 March 2023 – 3 December 2023 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 26 |
| Most wins |  Keita Nakajima (3) |
| Money list | Keita Nakajima |
| Most Valuable Player | Keita Nakajima |
| Rookie of the Year | Keita Nakajima |
← 2022 2024 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | 6.93 | |||
| 16 Apr | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Osaka | 80,000,000 | 5.43 | |||
| 23 Apr | ISPS Handa Championship in Japan | Ibaraki | US$2,000,000 | 19.22 | EUR | ||
| 30 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 110,000,000 | 6.30 | |||
| 21 May | Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament | Ibaraki | 60,000,000 | 5.09 | Pro-Am | ||
| 28 May | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 80,000,000 | 6.39 | |||
| 4 Jun | BMW Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | 6.64 | Japan major | ||
| 11 Jun | ASO Iizuka Challenged Golf Tournament | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | 5.67 | |||
| 18 Jun | Hana Bank Invitational | Chiba | 100,000,000 | 7.33 | KOR | New to Japan Golf Tour | |
| 25 Jun | Japan Players Championship | Tochigi | 50,000,000 | 5.63 | |||
| 2 Jul | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | 6.52 | |||
| 30 Jul | Japan PGA Championship | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | 5.89 | Japan major | ||
| 6 Aug | Yokohama Minato Championship | Kanagawa | 100,000,000 | 6.09 | New tournament | ||
| 27 Aug | Sansan KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | 6.07 | |||
| 3 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | 6.07 | |||
| 10 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | South Korea | ₩1,400,000,000 | 8.52 | ASA, KOR | ||
| 17 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | 5.36 | |||
| 24 Sep | Panasonic Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | 5.56 | |||
| 1 Oct | Vantelin Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | 5.88 | |||
| 8 Oct | ACN Championship | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | 4.40 | |||
| 15 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Osaka | 210,000,000 | 6.64 | Japan major | ||
| 5 Nov | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | 5.58 | |||
| 12 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 200,000,000 | 5.48 | |||
| 19 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | 9.97 | |||
| 26 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | 6.57 | |||
| 3 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | 4.11 | Japan major |
Unofficial events
editThe 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[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$18,000,000 | 100 | Major championship | ||
| 21 May | PGA Championship | United States | US$17,500,000 | 100 | Major championship | ||
| 18 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$20,000,000 | 100 | Major championship | ||
| 23 Jul | The Open Championship | England | US$16,500,000 | 100 | Major championship | ||
| 22 Oct | Zozo Championship | Chiba | US$8,500,000 | 30.19 | PGAT | ||
| 10 Dec | Hitachi 3Tours Championship | Chiba | 57,000,000 | LPGA of Japan Tour | n/a | Team event |
Money list
editThe money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3][4] The top three players on the money list earned status to play on the 2024 European Tour (DP World Tour).[5][6]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 184,986,179 | Promoted to European Tour | |
| 2 | 155,819,749 | ||
| 3 | 141,162,332 | ||
| 4 | 110,545,499 | ||
| 5 | 102,043,499 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | [7] | |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | [7] |
Japan Challenge Tour
edit| Duration | 5 April 2023 – 20 October 2023 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 12 |
| Most wins | |
| Money list | |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 Japan Challenge Tour, titled as the 2023 Abema Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 38th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[8]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[c] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | 2.75 | |
| 21 Apr | i Golf Shaper Challenge | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | 2.51 | |
| 12 May | Japan Players Championship Challenge | Fukui | 15,000,000 | 2.51 | |
| 26 May | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Saitama | 15,000,000 | 1.49 | |
| 9 Jun | Landic Challenge 10 | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | 1.68 | |
| 16 Jun | Japan Create Challenge | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | 2.06 | |
| 14 Jul | Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge | Akita | 15,000,000 | 2.09 | |
| 2 Sep | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Challenge | Fukushima | 15,000,000 | 1.53 | |
| 8 Sep | PGM Challenge | Hyōgo | 15,000,000 | 1.75 | |
| 29 Sep | Elite Grips Challenge | Hyōgo | 15,000,000 | 1.33 | |
| 6 Oct | Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | 1.15 | |
| 20 Oct | Delight Works JGTO Final | Ibaraki | 20,000,000 | 1.82 |
Money list
editThe money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[9] The top 20 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2024 Japan Golf Tour.[10]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11,253,106 | |
| 2 | 5,604,835 | |
| 3 | 4,484,230 | |
| 4 | 4,470,755 | |
| 5 | 4,250,833 |
Notes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour.
- ^ 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.
References
edit- ^ "2023 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Japan Golf Tour Organization unveils 2023 season schedule with 26 tournaments". Golf Matters. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "2023 Money list". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Nakajima tops JGTO money ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "JGTO stalwarts spread their wings abroad". Japan Golf Tour Organization. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Yamanishi, Hideki (3 December 2024). "「3位以内は欧州ツアー出場権獲得」じゃないの!? 昨季のMR2位と3位が欧州ツアーに1試合しか出ていない理由とは？" [Isn't it "the top 3 places will qualify for the European Tour"? Why did last season's MR 2nd and 3rd place finishers only play one match on the European Tour?]. egolf.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Nakajima Dominates Season-Ending Awards". Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "2023 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "2023 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "徳元中らが滑り込みで来季の優先出場資格を獲得！" [Tokumoto Naka and others won the priority qualification for next season by sliding in!] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
最終戦で２位、もしくは２位タイに入れば賞金ランキングで20位以内に滑り込む可能性がある状況下で
[Under the situation that if you enter the 2nd place or 2nd place tie in the final game, you may slip within 20th place in the prize money ranking…]