The 1991 PGA of Japan Tour was the 19th season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.
| Duration | 7 March 1991 – 15 December 1991 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 43 |
| Most wins |  Naomichi Ozaki (4) |
| Money list | Naomichi Ozaki |
← 1990 1992 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 1991 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar | Daiichi Fudosan Cup | Miyazaki | 100,000,000 | Saburo Fujiki (12) |
12 | ||
| 17 Mar | Imperial Open | Ibaraki | 65,000,000 | Yutaka Hagawa (4) |
12 | ||
| 24 Mar | Dydo Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 80,000,000 | Yutaka Hagawa (5) |
12 | ||
| 31 Mar | KSB Open | Kagawa | 60,000,000 | Masanobu Kimura (2) |
12 | ||
| 14 Apr | Pocari Sweat Open | Hiroshima | 60,000,000 | Ryoken Kawagishi (4) |
10 | ||
| 21 Apr | Bridgestone Aso Open | Kumamoto | 50,000,000 | Kiyoshi Murota (1) |
10 | ||
| 28 Apr | Dunlop Open | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 |  Roger Mackay (3) |
20 | AGC | |
| 5 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 |  Seve Ballesteros (n/a) |
20 | ||
| 12 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 87,500,000 | Saburo Fujiki (13) |
14 | ||
| 19 May | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup | Gifu | 50,000,000 | Satoshi Higashi (3) |
12 | ||
| 26 May | Ube Kosan Open | Yamaguchi | 80,000,000 |  Chen Tze-chung (3) |
12 | ||
| 2 Jun | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Ishikawa | 85,000,000 | Koichi Suzuki (4) |
12 | ||
| 9 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 70,000,000 | Tadami Ueno (7) |
12 | ||
| 16 Jun | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Hokkaidō | 60,000,000 |  Rick Gibson (1) |
12 | ||
| 23 Jun | Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open | Hyōgo | 80,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (35) |
12 | ||
| 30 Jun | Mizuno Open | Ishikawa | 65,000,000 | Roger Mackay (4) |
10 | ||
| 7 Jul | PGA Philanthropy Tournament | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Harumitsu Hamano (1) |
12 | New tournament | |
| 14 Jul | Yonex Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 70,000,000 | Eiichi Itai (1) |
12 | ||
| 28 Jul | Nikkei Cup | Fukuoka | 80,000,000 | Naomichi Ozaki (15) |
10 | ||
| 4 Aug | NST Niigata Open | Niigata | 60,000,000 | Akihito Yokoyama (3) |
12 | ||
| 18 Aug | Japan PGA Championship | Tochigi | 100,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (52) |
12 | ||
| 25 Aug | Maruman Open | Saitama | 100,000,000 | Tetsu Nishikawa (1) |
24 | ||
| 1 Sep | Daiwa KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 |  Raymond Floyd (n/a) |
12 | ||
| 8 Sep | Kansai Open | Hyōgo | 20,000,000 | Toshikazu Sugihara (1) |
4 | ||
| 8 Sep | Kanto Open | Kanagawa | 30,000,000 | Yoshinori Kaneko (1) |
4 | ||
| 8 Sep | Chubu Open | Aichi | 20,000,000 | Teruo Nakamura (3) |
4 | ||
| 8 Sep | Chushikoku Open | Ehime | 20,000,000 | Kosei Miyata (1) |
4 | ||
| 8 Sep | Kyusyu Open | Kagoshima | 20,000,000 | Kinpachi Yoshimura (4) |
4 | ||
| 8 Sep | Hokkaido Open | Hokkaidō | 10,000,000 | Katsunari Takahashi (10) |
4 | ||
| 15 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Naomichi Ozaki (16) |
14 | ||
| 22 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Akiyoshi Ohmachi (4) |
20 | ||
| 29 Sep | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Tochigi | 110,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (53) |
12 | ||
| 6 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 100,000,000 | Eiichi Itai (2) |
12 | ||
| 13 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Yamaguchi | 100,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (36) |
12 | ||
| 20 Oct | Asahi Beer Golf Digest Tournament | Shizuoka | 120,000,000 | Harumitsu Hamano (2) |
24 | ||
| 27 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 120,000,000 | Isao Aoki (49) |
8 | ||
| 3 Nov | ABC Lark Cup | Hyōgo | 190,000,000 | Yoshikazu Yokoshima (6) |
12 | ||
| 10 Nov | Acom International | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Masahiro Kuramoto (24) |
12 | ||
| 17 Nov | Visa Taiheiyo Club Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Roger Mackay (5) |
42 | ||
| 24 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Larry Nelson (n/a) |
42 | ||
| 1 Dec | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 140,000,000 | Naomichi Ozaki (17) |
20 | ||
| 8 Dec | Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup | Tokyo | 60,000,000 | Naomichi Ozaki (18) |
12 | ||
| 15 Dec | Daikyo Open | Okinawa | 120,000,000 | Hiroshi Makino (2) |
12 |
Money list edit
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3][2]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naomichi Ozaki |
119,507,974 |
| 2 | Roger Mackay |
113,137,135 |
| 3 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
111,639,213 |
| 4 | Masashi Ozaki |
99,060,539 |
| 5 | Isao Aoki |
74,237,850 |
Japan Challenge Tour edit
| Duration | 11 April 1991 – 21 November 1991 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10 |
| Most wins | Minoru Hatsumi (2) |
← 1990 1992 → | |
The 1991 Japan Challenge Tour was the seventh season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the PGA of Japan Tour.
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 1991 season.[4]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[c] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr | Korakuen Cup (1st) | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Takeshi Matsukawa (1)
|
| 30 May | Kanto Kokusai Open | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Hisayuki Sasaki (1)
|
| 6 Jun | Mito Green Open | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Kazunari Matsunaga (1)
|
| 20 Jun | Korakuen Cup (2nd) | Hokkaido | 15,000,000 | Satoshi Furuyama (1)
|
| 3 Jul | Kanto PGA Philanthropy Takeda Cup | Shizuoka | 15,000,000 | Kazushige Kono (1)
|
| 3 Jul | Kansai PGA Philanthropy Takeda Cup | Hyōgo | 15,000,000 | Hisashi Terada (1)
|
| 10 Jul | Sports Shinko Open | Osaka | 15,000,000 | Minoru Hatsumi (1)
|
| 26 Jul | Korakuen Cup (3rd) | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Minoru Hatsumi (2)
|
| 3 Oct | Korakuen Cup (4th) | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Fujio Kobayashi (1)
|
| 21 Nov | Korakuen Cup (5th) | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Osamu Machino (1)
|
Notes edit
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA of Japan Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA of Japan Tour members.
- ^ AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.
- ^ 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 PGA of Japan Tour.
References edit
- ^ "1991 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ a b Wilson, Mark (1992). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1992. Macmillan. pp. 87–88. ISBN 0333573765. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "1991 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "1991 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 19 September 2023.