2009 Japan Golf Tour

The 2009 Japan Golf Tour was the 37th season of the Japan Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

2009 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration16 April 2009 (2009-04-16) – 6 December 2009 (2009-12-06)
Number of official events24
Most winsJapan Yuta Ikeda (4)
Japan Ryo Ishikawa (4)
Money listJapan Ryo Ishikawa
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Ryo Ishikawa
Rookie of the YearJapan Yuta Ikeda
2008
2010

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
19 AprToken Homemate CupMie130,000,000Japan Koumei Oda (2)16
26 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo120,000,000Japan Masaya Tomida (1)18
3 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000Japan Tetsuji Hiratsuka (5)20
31 MayMitsubishi Diamond Cup GolfIbaraki150,000,000Japan Takashi Kanemoto (1)20
7 JunUBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHillsIbaraki150,000,000Japan Yuji Igarashi (1)20Japan major
14 JunJapan PGA ChampionshipHokkaidō130,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (1)16Japan major
28 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri ClassicHyōgo130,000,000Japan Ryo Ishikawa (3)18
26 JulNagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaidō130,000,000Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (7)18
2 AugSun Chlorella ClassicHokkaidō150,000,000Japan Ryo Ishikawa (4)16
23 AugKansai Open Golf ChampionshipHyōgo50,000,000Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (8)16
30 AugVana H Cup KBC AugustaFukuoka110,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (2)18
6 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000Japan Ryo Ishikawa (5)18
20 SepANA OpenHokkaidō130,000,000Japan Toru Taniguchi (15)16
27 SepAsia-Pacific Panasonic OpenKyoto150,000,000Japan Daisuke Maruyama (2)20ASA
4 OctCoca-Cola Tokai ClassicAichi120,000,000Japan Ryo Ishikawa (6)18
11 OctCanon OpenKanagawa150,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (3)18
18 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipSaitama200,000,000Japan Ryuichi Oda (1)32Flagship event; Japan major
25 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (4)20
1 NovMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000Japan Toru Suzuki (8)16
8 NovThe Championship by LexusIbaraki200,000,000Japan Toshinori Muto (3)16
15 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka200,000,000Japan Yasuharu Imano (7)20
22 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000Italy Edoardo Molinari (n/a)28
29 NovCasio World OpenKōchi200,000,000Japan Koumei Oda (3)22
6 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000Japan Shigeki Maruyama (10)24Japan major

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner(s)OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
12 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$7,500,000Argentina Ángel Cabrera100Major championship
22 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$7,500,000United States Lucas Glover100Major championship
19 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£4,200,000United States Stewart Cink100Major championship
16 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$7,500,000South Korea Yang Yong-eun100Major championship
14 SepHirao Masaaki Charity GolfChiba18,000,000Japan Kaname Yokoon/a
13 DecHitachi 3Tours ChampionshipChiba50,000,000Japan PGA Senior Tourn/aTeam event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2][3]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Ryo Ishikawa183,524,051
2Japan Yuta Ikeda158,556,695
3Japan Koumei Oda118,774,176
4Japan Shingo Katayama113,678,535
5Japan Hiroyuki Fujita91,244,625

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Ryo Ishikawa[4]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)Japan Yuta Ikeda[4]

Japan Challenge Tour

2009 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration10 April 2009 (2009-04-10) – 23 October 2009 (2009-10-23)
Number of official events11
Most winsAustralia Chris Campbell (2)
Japan Kazuhiro Kida (2)
Japan Achi Sato (2)
Money listAustralia Chris Campbell
2008
2010

The 2009 Japan Challenge Tour was the 25th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[5]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 3]
12 AprNovil CupTokushima20,000,000Japan Achi Sato (2)
22 MaySashima JGTO Challenge IIbaraki10,000,000Australia Chris Campbell (1)
20 JunShizu Hills Tommy CupIbaraki15,000,000Australia Chris Campbell (2)
26 JunMochizuki Tokyu JGTO Challenge IINagano10,000,000Japan Junpei Takayama (1)
10 JulBoso Country CupChiba10,000,000Japan Katsumi Kubo (1)
16 JulEverlife Cup Challenge TournamentFukuoka10,000,000Japan Kazuhiro Kida (1)
11 SepSrixon ChallengeFukuoka10,000,000Japan Toru Morita (1)
18 SepAsakura JGTO Challenge IIIChiba10,000,000Japan Kazuhiro Kida (2)
25 SepToshin Challenge TournamentMie10,000,000Japan Yuta Kinoshita (1)
9 OctSunroyal GC CupHyōgo10,000,000Japan Achi Sato (3)
23 OctPRGR Novil Cup FinalIbaraki13,000,000Taiwan Lu Wei-chih (1)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[6][7] The top seven players on the tour earned status to play on the 2010 Japan Golf Tour.[8]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Australia Chris Campbell6,136,154
2Japan Achi Sato6,119,944
3Taiwan Lu Wei-chih4,890,916
4Japan Kazuhiro Kida4,491,550
5Japan Kodai Ichihara4,259,750
6Japan Yoshikazu Haku3,594,500
7Japan Junpei Takayama3,395,371

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. ASA − Asian Tour.
  3. 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

  1. "2009 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. "2009 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. "Golf-Ishikawa becomes youngest Japanese Tour money list winner". Reuters. 6 December 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. "各部門別ランキング受賞者と全表彰一覧" [List of Ranking Winners and All Awards by Category] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2023. 最優秀選手賞 石川遼... 最優秀新人賞 島田トロフィ 池田勇太 [Most Valuable Player Award: Ryo Ishikawa... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Yuta Ikeda]
  5. "2009 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  6. "2009 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  7. "C・キャンベル / 2010年、1年間の優先出場権を獲得 賞金ランキング1位" [C. Campbell / 2010, 1st place in the prize money ranking, 1 place in the prize money ranking] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  8. "2009年チャレンジ賞金ランキング1位はC・キャンベルが。佐藤、呂、貴田、市原、白、高山が第1回リランキングまでのツアー優先出場権を獲得" [The first place in the 2009 Challenge prize money ranking is C. Campbell. Sato, Lu, Kida, Ichihara, Haku, and Takayama earn priority berth on the tour until the first reranking] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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