Japan Challenge Tour

The Japan Challenge Tour, currently titled as the Abema Tour for sponsorships reasons, is a series of developmental golf tournaments run by the Japan Golf Tour Organization. It has been in operation since 1985.

Japan Challenge Tour
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023 Japan Challenge Tour
FormerlyAbemaTV Tour
SportGolf
Founded1985
Inaugural season1985
CountriesBased in Japan
Most titlesTournament wins:
Japan Gohei Sato (5)
Japan Masamichi Uehira (5)
Related
competitions		Japan Golf Tour

In 2023, the schedule featured 12 tournaments, with prize funds of mostly ¥15,000,000.[1] This is about a tenth of the level of prize money per event on offer on the main Japan Golf Tour, with the main tour also having a longer season.

In January 2018, the tour signed a sponsor title agreement with AbemaTV, being renamed as the AbemaTV Tour for the 2018 season onwards.[2]

In July 2018, it was also announced that the tour would be included into the Official World Golf Ranking starting in 2019, with the winner receiving a minimum of 4 points for a 54-hole event.[3]

Money list winners
SeasonWinnerPrize money (¥)
2023Japan Tatsunori Shogenji11,253,106
2022Japan Yujiro Ohori7,798,551
2020–21Japan Ryo Hisatsune10,922,467
2019Japan Yoshikazu Haku6,797,444
2018Japan Taihei Sato7,256,163
2017Japan Tomoharu Otsuki3,787,591
2016Japan Yoshinobu Tsukada5,509,115
2015Japan Yu Morimoto4,479,531
2014Japan Shugo Imahira7,444,288
2013South Korea Kwon Ki-taek5,326,885
2012Japan Yuki Koko4,607,237
2011Japan Tatsunori Nukaga5,846,275
2010Fiji Dinesh Chand4,780,625
2009Australia Chris Campbell6,136,154
2008Japan Masamichi Uehira6,329,033
2007Japan Michio Matsumura6,685,183
2006Japan Takaki Ono7,710,069
2005Japan Shoichi Ideguchi5,070,263
2004Japan Yoshiaki Kimura4,199,650
2003Japan Masamichi Uehira3,082,833
2002Japan Tatsuhiko Ichihara4,124,935
2001South Korea Hur Suk-ho5,150,264
2000Japan Masanori Kobayashi3,851,250
1999Japan Kosaku Makisaka3,461,294
1985–1998: No information known

References
  1. "2023 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. "ス 「AbemaTV」がJGTO主催「チャレンジトーナメント」との年間特別スポンサー契約を締結 　現「チャレンジトーナメント」から「AbemaTVツアー」へ名称を変更" ["AbemaTV" signs annual special sponsorship agreement with "Challenge Tournament" sponsored by JGTO Changed name from "Challenge Tournament" to "AbemaTV Tour"] (in Japanese). Abema. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  3. "Board Announcement". Official World Golf Ranking. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2022. The Abema TV Tour will be introduced to the OWGR at minimum points levels of 4 first place points for its tournaments that are played over 54 holes.
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