2010 Japan Golf Tour

The 2010 Japan Golf Tour was the 38th season of the Japan Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

2010 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration15 April 2010 (2010-04-15) – 5 December 2010 (2010-12-05)
Number of official events25
Most winsJapan Yuta Ikeda (4)
Money listSouth Korea Kim Kyung-tae
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Hiroyuki Fujita
Rookie of the YearJapan Shunsuke Sonoda
2009
2011

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
18 AprToken Homemate CupMie130,000,000Japan Koumei Oda (4)18
25 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo120,000,000Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (9)18
2 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000Japan Ryo Ishikawa (7)20
16 MayJapan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle CupNagasaki140,000,000Japan Toru Taniguchi (16)20Japan major
30 MayDiamond Cup GolfSaitama120,000,000South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (1)20
6 JunJapan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido HillsIbaraki120,000,000Japan Katsumasa Miyamoto (8)22Japan major
27 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri ClassicHyōgo130,000,000Japan Shunsuke Sonoda (1)22
4 JulToshin Golf Tournament in LakeWoodMie60,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (5)18New tournament
11 JulThe Championship by LexusIbaraki150,000,000Japan Takashi Kanemoto (2)16
25 JulNagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaidō130,000,000Japan Mamo Osanai (4)18
1 AugSun Chlorella ClassicHokkaidō150,000,000Japan Tadahiro Takayama (3)20
22 AugKansai Open Golf ChampionshipKyoto50,000,000Japan Shigeru Nonaka (1)16
29 AugVana H Cup KBC AugustaFukuoka110,000,000Japan Hideto Tanihara (9)18
5 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000Japan Ryo Ishikawa (8)18
19 SepANA OpenHokkaidō110,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (6)18
26 SepAsia-Pacific Panasonic OpenHyōgo150,000,000Australia Brendan Jones (9)22ASA
3 OctCoca-Cola Tokai ClassicAichi120,000,000Japan Michio Matsumura (1)18
10 OctCanon OpenKanagawa150,000,000Japan Shinichi Yokota (2)18
17 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipAichi200,000,000South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (2)32Flagship event; Japan major
24 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (7)22
31 OctMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (3)20
14 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000Japan Ryo Ishikawa (9)20
21 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (8)30
28 NovCasio World OpenKōchi200,000,000Japan Michio Matsumura (2)24
5 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (10)26Japan 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
11 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$7,500,000United States Phil Mickelson100Major championship
20 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$7,500,000Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell100Major championship
18 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£4,800,000South Africa Louis Oosthuizen100Major championship
12 AugHanda Cup Promising Golfers Tournament Under 30Chiba20,000,000Japan Shogo Kimuran/a
15 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$7,500,000Germany Martin Kaymer100Major championship
12 SepHyundai Capital Korea-Japan Team ChampionshipSouth KoreaUS$700,000 Team Japann/aTeam event
12 DecHitachi 3Tours ChampionshipChiba57,000,000Japan Golf 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 (¥)
1South Korea Kim Kyung-tae181,103,799
2Japan Hiroyuki Fujita157,932,927
3Japan Ryo Ishikawa151,461,479
4Japan Yuta Ikeda145,043,030
5Japan Michio Matsumura108,908,063

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Hiroyuki Fujita[4]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)Japan Shunsuke Sonoda[5]

Japan Challenge Tour

2010 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration9 April 2010 (2010-04-09) – 22 October 2010 (2010-10-22)
Number of official events11
Most winsFiji Dinesh Chand (2)
Money listFiji Dinesh Chand
2009
2011

The 2010 Japan Challenge Tour was the 26th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[6]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 3]
11 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000Japan Soushi Tajima (1)
21 MayToshin ChallengeGifu10,000,000Japan Akira Endo (1)
28 MayFuji Country Kanai Club Challenge CupGifu10,000,000Fiji Dinesh Chand (1)
11 JunTohoku Yakurai CupMiyagi10,000,000Fiji Dinesh Chand (2)
19 JunShizu Hills Tommy CupIbaraki15,000,000Japan Sushi Ishigaki (2)
25 JunTokyu Resort Nasu JGTO ChallengeTochigi10,000,000Taiwan Chiang Chen-chih (1)
15 JulBoso Country CupChiba10,000,000Japan Masayoshi Nakayama (1)
20 AugHatoyama Country Club GMA Challenge TournamentSaitama10,000,000Japan Satoshi Kodaira (a) (1)
10 SepSrixon ChallengeMiyagi10,000,000Japan Shunta Maeawakura (1)
17 SepItsuurateien JGTO Challenge 2Fukushima10,000,000Japan Hirohito Koizumi (1)
22 OctJGTO Novil FinalChiba10,000,000South Korea Park Sung-joon (1)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[7][8] The top seven players on the tour earned status to play on the 2011 Japan Golf Tour.[8]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Fiji Dinesh Chand4,780,625
2Japan Sushi Ishigaki4,350,520
3Japan Masanori Kobayashi3,258,022
4Japan Shunta Maeawakura3,157,313
5Japan Soushi Tajima3,090,963
6Japan Hirohito Koizumi2,966,274
7South Korea Park Sung-joon2,864,850

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. "2010 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. "2010 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. "金庚泰(キムキョンテ)が2010年の賞金王に" [Kim Kyung-tae is the 2010 prize winner] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. "藤田寛之が最優秀選手賞受賞" [Hiroyuki Fujita wins the Most Valuable Player Award] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 26 December 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. "今年の最優秀新人賞島田トロフィは薗田峻輔" [This year's Best Newcomer Shimada Trophy goes to Shunsuke Sonoda] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  6. "2010 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  7. "2010 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  8. "朴星俊が逆転優勝!来年のツアー前期の出場優先権を獲得" [Park Sung-joon wins the come-from-behind victory! Priority for next year's first half of the Tour] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023. ...チャレンジ賞金王のデッネッシュ・チャンド(今大会は欠場)が来年のツアーシード権、チャレンジ賞金ランキング2位から7位までのすし石垣、小林正則、前粟蔵俊太、田島創志、小泉洋人、朴星俊の6人が来年前期のツアー出場優先権を獲得した。 [...and the Challenge Prize King Dinesh Chand (who will not participate in this tournament) has been seeded for next year's tour, and the six players ranked 2nd to 7th in the Challenge Prize Money Rankings: Sushi Ishigaki, Masanori Kobayashi, Shunta Maeawakura, Soji Tajima, Hiroto Koizumi, and Sung Joon Park have been given priority to participate in the Tour in the first half of next year.]
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