The 2009 Japan Golf Tour was the 37th 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 April 2009 – 6 December 2009 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 24 |
| Most wins |  Yuta Ikeda (4) Ryo Ishikawa (4) |
| Money list | Ryo Ishikawa |
| Most Valuable Player | Ryo Ishikawa |
| Rookie of the Year | Yuta Ikeda |
← 2008 2010 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | Koumei Oda (2) |
16 | ||
| 26 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Masaya Tomida (1) |
18 | ||
| 3 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka (5) |
20 | ||
| 31 May | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Takashi Kanemoto (1) |
20 | ||
| 7 Jun | UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Yuji Igarashi (1) |
20 | Japan major | |
| 14 Jun | Japan PGA Championship | Hokkaidō | 130,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (1) |
16 | Japan major | |
| 28 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic | Hyōgo | 130,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (3) |
18 | ||
| 26 Jul | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 130,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (7) |
18 | ||
| 2 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (4) |
16 | ||
| 23 Aug | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | 50,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (8) |
16 | ||
| 30 Aug | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 110,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (2) |
18 | ||
| 6 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (5) |
18 | ||
| 20 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 130,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (15) |
16 | ||
| 27 Sep | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open | Kyoto | 150,000,000 | Daisuke Maruyama (2) |
20 | ASA | |
| 4 Oct | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (6) |
18 | ||
| 11 Oct | Canon Open | Kanagawa | 150,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (3) |
18 | ||
| 18 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Saitama | 200,000,000 | Ryuichi Oda (1) |
32 | Flagship event[c] | |
| 25 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (4) |
20 | ||
| 1 Nov | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Toru Suzuki (8) |
16 | ||
| 8 Nov | The Championship by Lexus | Ibaraki | 200,000,000 | Toshinori Muto (3) |
16 | ||
| 15 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 200,000,000 | Yasuharu Imano (7) |
20 | ||
| 22 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 |  Edoardo Molinari (n/a) |
28 | ||
| 29 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Koumei Oda (3) |
22 | ||
| 6 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Shigeki Maruyama (10) |
24 | 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(s) | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,500,000 |  Ángel Cabrera |
100 | Major championship | |
| 22 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$7,500,000 |  Lucas Glover |
100 | Major championship | |
| 19 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £4,200,000 | Stewart Cink |
100 | Major championship | |
| 16 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$7,500,000 |  Yang Yong-eun |
100 | Major championship | |
| 14 Sep | Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf | Chiba | 18,000,000 | Kaname Yokoo |
n/a | ||
| 13 Dec | Hitachi 3Tours Championship | Chiba | 50,000,000 | Japan PGA Senior Tour | n/a | Team event |
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 | Ryo Ishikawa |
183,524,051 |
| 2 | Yuta Ikeda |
158,556,695 |
| 3 | Koumei Oda |
118,774,176 |
| 4 | Shingo Katayama |
113,678,535 |
| 5 | Hiroyuki Fujita |
91,244,625 |
Awards edit
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Ryo Ishikawa |
[4] |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Yuta Ikeda |
[4] |
Japan Challenge Tour edit
| Duration | 10 April 2009 – 23 October 2009 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 11 |
| Most wins |  Chris Campbell (2) Kazuhiro Kida (2) Achi Sato (2) |
| Money list | 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 edit
The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[5]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[d] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 20,000,000 | Achi Sato (2)
|
| 22 May | Sashima JGTO Challenge I | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Chris Campbell (1)
|
| 20 Jun | Shizu Hills Tommy Cup | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Chris Campbell (2)
|
| 26 Jun | Mochizuki Tokyu JGTO Challenge II | Nagano | 10,000,000 | Junpei Takayama (1)
|
| 10 Jul | Boso Country Cup | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Katsumi Kubo (1)
|
| 16 Jul | Everlife Cup Challenge Tournament | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Kazuhiro Kida (1)
|
| 11 Sep | Srixon Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Toru Morita (1)
|
| 18 Sep | Asakura JGTO Challenge III | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Kazuhiro Kida (2)
|
| 25 Sep | Toshin Challenge Tournament | Mie | 10,000,000 | Yuta Kinoshita (1)
|
| 9 Oct | Sunroyal GC Cup | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Achi Sato (3)
|
| 23 Oct | PRGR Novil Cup Final | Ibaraki | 13,000,000 |  Lu Wei-chih (1)
|
Money list edit
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[6][7] The top seven players on the money list earned status to play on the 2010 Japan Golf Tour.[8]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Campbell |
6,136,154 |
| 2 | Achi Sato |
6,119,944 |
| 3 | Lu Wei-chih |
4,890,916 |
| 4 | Kazuhiro Kida |
4,491,550 |
| 5 | Kodai Ichihara |
4,259,750 |
| 6 | Yoshikazu Haku |
3,594,500 |
| 7 | Junpei Takayama |
3,395,371 |
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
- ^ "2009 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "2009 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Golf-Ishikawa becomes youngest Japanese Tour money list winner". Reuters. 6 December 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ a b "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] - ^ "2009 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "2009 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.