The 2005 Japan Golf Tour was the 33rd 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 | 16 December 2004 – 4 December 2005 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 29 |
| Most wins |  Keiichiro Fukabori (2) Hur Suk-ho (2) Yasuharu Imano (2) Shingo Katayama (2) Naomichi Ozaki (2) David Smail (2) |
| Money list | Shingo Katayama |
| Most Valuable Player | Shingo Katayama |
| Rookie of the Year | Jang Ik-jae |
← 2004 2006 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec | Asia Japan Okinawa Open | Okinawa | 100,000,000 | Kiyoshi Miyazato (1)
|
12 | ASA | |
| 27 Mar | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 100,000,000 | Tadahiro Takayama (1)
|
16 | ||
| 24 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Naomichi Ozaki (31)
|
16 | ||
| 1 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Naomichi Ozaki (32)
|
16 | ||
| 15 May | Japan PGA Championship | Kumamoto | 110,000,000 | Hur Suk-ho (4)
|
16 | Japan major | |
| 22 May | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (5)
|
16 | ||
| 29 May | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf | Hyōgo | 110,000,000 | Jang Ik-jae (1)
|
16 | ||
| 5 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | Hur Suk-ho (5)
|
16 | ||
| 19 Jun | Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Satoru Hirota (1)
|
16 | ||
| 26 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 |  Chris Campbell (1)
|
16 | ||
| 3 Jul | Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Kazuhiko Hosokawa (8)
|
16 | Japan major | |
| 10 Jul | Woodone Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 100,000,000 | Takao Nogami (1)
|
16 | ||
| 24 Jul | Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 120,000,000 |  Lin Keng-chi (3)
|
16 | New tournament | |
| 31 Jul | Aiful Cup | Tottori | 120,000,000 | Tatsuhiko Takahashi (1)
|
16 | ||
| 7 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Keiichiro Fukabori (7)
|
16 | ||
| 28 Aug | Under Armour KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Toshimitsu Izawa (15)
|
16 | ||
| 4 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 150,000,000 | Daisuke Maruyama (1)
|
16 | ||
| 11 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Yasuharu Imano (5)
|
16 | ||
| 18 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Keiichiro Fukabori (8)
|
16 | ||
| 25 Sep | Acom International | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | David Smail (4)
|
16 | ||
| 9 Oct | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Yang Yong-eun (3)
|
16 | ||
| 16 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (17)
|
32 | Flagship event[c] | |
| 23 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 | David Smail (5)
|
16 | ||
| 30 Oct | ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (18)
|
16 | ||
| 6 Nov | Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Azuma Yano (1)
|
16 | ||
| 13 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 |  Darren Clarke (n/a)
|
20 | ||
| 20 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 |  Tiger Woods (n/a)
|
34 | ||
| 27 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 140,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (10)
|
16 | ||
| 4 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Yasuharu Imano (6)
|
16 | Japan major |
Unofficial events edit
The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,000,000 | Tiger Woods
|
100 | Major championship | |
| 19 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$6,250,000 | Michael Campbell
|
100 | Major championship | |
| 17 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £4,000,000 | Tiger Woods
|
100 | Major championship | |
| 15 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$6,500,000 | Phil Mickelson
|
100 | Major championship |
Money list edit
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shingo Katayama |
134,075,280 |
| 2 | Yasuharu Imano |
118,543,753 |
| 3 | Keiichiro Fukabori |
93,595,937 |
| 4 | Hur Suk-ho |
91,548,268 |
| 5 | David Smail |
78,870,984 |
Awards edit
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Shingo Katayama |
[4] |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Jang Ik-jae |
[4] |
Japan Challenge Tour edit
| Duration | 14 April 2005 – 20 October 2005 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 13 |
| Most wins | Shoichi Ideguchi (2) Takeshi Kajikawa (2) Akinori Tani (2) |
| Money list | Shoichi Ideguchi |
← 2004 2006 → | |
The 2005 Japan Challenge Tour was the 21st season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[5]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[d] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr | PRGR Cup (Kanto) | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Masaya Tomida (1)
|
| 3 Jun | PGA JGTO Challenge I | Okayama | 10,000,000 | Tsutomu Higa (1)
|
| 17 Jun | Sega Sammy Challenge | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Tomonori Takahashi (2)
|
| 24 Jun | PGA JGTO Challenge II | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | C. K. Choi (1)
|
| 8 Jul | 1st PGM Series World Challenge | Kumamoto | 10,000,000 | Takeshi Kajikawa (2)
|
| 22 Jul | 2nd PGM Series Kasagi Challenge | Kyoto | 10,000,000 | Shoichi Ideguchi (1)
|
| 5 Aug | 3rd PGM Series Daitakarazuka Challenge | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Nam Young-woo (1)
|
| 26 Aug | 4th PGM Series Ami Challenge | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Kazuhiro Shimizu (1)
|
| 9 Sep | GDO Challenge Cup | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Akinori Tani (1)
|
| 16 Sep | 5th PGM Series Matsushima Chisan Challenge | Miyagi | 10,000,000 | Takeshi Kajikawa (3)
|
| 1 Oct | Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament | Miyagi | 20,000,000 | Taichiro Kiyota (2)
|
| 7 Oct | PRGR Cup (Kansai) | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Shoichi Ideguchi (2)
|
| 20 Oct | Tokyo Dome Cup | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Akinori Tani (2)
|
Money list edit
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[6] The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 2006 Japan Golf Tour.[7]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shoichi Ideguchi |
5,070,263 |
| 2 | Taichiro Kiyota |
4,500,000 |
| 3 | Takeshi Kajikawa |
4,456,028 |
| 4 | Akinori Tani |
4,370,189 |
| 5 | Kazuhiro Shimizu |
3,381,377 |
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.
- ^ Also a Japan major championship.
- ^ 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
- ^ "2005 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "2005 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "片山晋呉賞金ランキング賞 受賞" [Shingo Katayama Prize Money Ranking Award] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ a b "２００５年度の各部門別の受賞者と、賞贈呈内容一覧" [List of 2005 winners by category and award presentation details] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
最優秀選手賞 片山晋呉... 最優秀新人賞・島田トロフィ Ｉ・Ｊ・ジャン
[Most Valuable Player Award: Shingo Katayama... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: I.J. Jang] - ^ "2005 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "2005 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "賞金ランキング上位5名が決定！" [The top 5 winners in the prize money ranking will be decided!] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 21 October 2005. Retrieved 21 October 2005.