The 1986 PGA of Japan Tour was the 14th season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.
| Duration | 20 March 1986 – 14 December 1986 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 40 |
| Most wins |  Tsuneyuki Nakajima (6) |
| Money list | Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
← 1985 1987 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 1986 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar | Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 35,000,000 | Akiyoshi Ohmachi (1) |
10 | ||
| 13 Apr | Pocari Sweat Open | Hiroshima | 40,000,000 | Hajime Meshiai (2) |
10 | ||
| 20 Apr | Bridgestone Aso Open | Kumamoto | 35,000,000 |  Brian Jones (4) |
10 | ||
| 27 Apr | Dunlop International Open | Ibaraki | 50,000,000 | Hideto Shigenobu (5) |
20 | AGC | |
| 4 May | Chunichi Crowns | Aichi | 90,000,000 |  David Ishii (2) |
40 | ||
| 11 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 40,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (28) |
20 | ||
| 18 May | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship | Ibaraki | 40,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (25) |
20 | ||
| 24 May | Pepsi Ube Open | Yamaguchi | 40,000,000 | Naomichi Ozaki (5) |
20 | ||
| 1 Jun | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Ibaraki | 56,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (26) |
20 | ||
| 8 Jun | Tohoku Classic | Miyagi | 40,000,000 | Teruo Sugihara (23) |
20 | ||
| 15 Jun | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Hokkaidō | 40,000,000 | Isao Aoki (38) |
20 | ||
| 22 Jun | Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open | Hyōgo | 50,000,000 | Koichi Suzuki (1) |
20 | ||
| 29 Jun | Mizuno Open | Ishikawa | 50,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (27) |
20 | ||
| 6 Jul | Kansai Pro Championship | Okayama | 25,000,000 | Teruo Sugihara (24) |
4 | ||
| 6 Jul | Kanto Pro Championship | Miyagi | 30,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (28) |
10 | ||
| 27 Jul | Japan PGA Championship | Gifu | 50,000,000 | Isao Aoki (39) |
40 | ||
| 3 Aug | NST Niigata Open | Niigata | 35,000,000 | David Ishii (3) |
20 | ||
| 17 Aug | Nikkei Cup | Shiga | 40,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (29) |
20 | ||
| 24 Aug | Maruman Open | Ishikawa | 50,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (30) |
20 | ||
| 31 Aug | KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 42,000,000 | Isao Aoki (40) |
20 | ||
| 7 Sep | Chushikoku Open | Yamaguchi | 15,000,000 | Tadami Ueno (5) |
4 | ||
| 7 Sep | Kansai Open | Hyōgo | 20,000,000 | Yoshiyuki Isomura (1) |
4 | ||
| 7 Sep | Kanto Open | Ibaraki | 30,000,000 | Isao Aoki (41) |
10 | ||
| 7 Sep | Kyusyu Open | Kagoshima | 15,000,000 | Kinpachi Yoshimura (2) |
4 | ||
| 7 Sep | Chubu Open | Aichi | 15,000,000 | Eitaro Deguchi (4) |
4 | ||
| 7 Sep | Hokkaido Open | Hokkaidō | 7,000,000 | Katsunari Takahashi (6) |
4 | ||
| 14 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 60,000,000 | Graham Marsh (17) |
20 | ||
| 21 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 50,000,000 | Masahiro Kuramoto (14) |
20 | ||
| 28 Sep | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Tochigi | 56,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (31) |
20 | ||
| 5 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 50,000,000 | Masahiro Kuramoto (15) |
20 | ||
| 12 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Kanagawa | 60,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (29) |
40 | ||
| 19 Oct | Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament | Shizuoka | 60,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (30) |
20 | ||
| 26 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 70,000,000 | Tateo Ozaki (8) |
40 | ||
| 2 Nov | ABC Japan-U.S. Match | Hyōgo | 44,300,000 | Curtis Strange (n/a) |
n/a | ||
| 9 Nov | Hiroshima Open | Hiroshima | 40,000,000 | Tōru Nakamura (15) |
10 | ||
| 16 Nov | Visa Taiheiyo Club Masters | Shizuoka | 80,000,000 | Yasuhiro Funatogawa (4) |
40 | ||
| 23 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Shizuoka | 130,000,000 | Bobby Wadkins (n/a) |
46 | ||
| 30 Nov | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 85,000,000 | Scott Hoch (n/a) |
40 | ||
| 7 Dec | Golf Nippon Series | Tokyo | 30,000,000 | Tōru Nakamura (16) |
20 | ||
| 14 Dec | Daikyo Open | Okinawa | 60,000,000 | Tateo Ozaki (9) |
10 |
Money list edit
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
90,202,066 |
| 2 | Masashi Ozaki |
80,356,632 |
| 3 | Isao Aoki |
78,341,666 |
| 4 | Masahiro Kuramoto |
53,812,650 |
| 5 | David Ishii |
52,454,085 |
Japan Challenge Tour edit
| Duration | 4 June 1986 – 31 July 1986 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 2 |
← 1985 1987 → | |
The 1986 Japan Challenge Tour was the second 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 1986 season.[4]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[c] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun | Mito Green Open | Ibaraki | 12,000,000 | Katsuyoshi Tomori (1)
|
| 31 Jul | Kanto Kokusai Open | Tochigi | 12,000,000 | Kiyoshi Nomura (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
- ^ "1986 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1987). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1987. Collins Willow. pp. 262–282, 473–505. ISBN 0002182572. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "1986 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "1986 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 19 September 2023.