The 1987 PGA of Japan Tour was the 15th season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.
| Duration | 19 March 1987 – 13 December 1987 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 40 |
| Most wins |  David Ishii (6) |
| Money list | David Ishii |
← 1986 1988 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 1987 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar | Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 35,000,000 |  Lu Liang-Huan (8) |
10 | ||
| 12 Apr | Pocari Sweat Open | Hiroshima | 40,000,000 |  Kinpachi Yoshimura (3) |
10 | ||
| 19 Apr | Bridgestone Aso Open | Kumamoto | 35,000,000 | Norio Mikami (2) |
10 | ||
| 26 Apr | Dunlop International Open | Ibaraki | 50,000,000 | Isao Aoki (42) |
24 | AGC | |
| 3 May | The Crowns | Ibaraki | 90,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (32) |
42 | ||
| 10 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 60,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (33) |
22 | ||
| 17 May | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup | Ibaraki | 40,000,000 | Katsunari Takahashi (7) |
22 | ||
| 24 May | Pepsi Ube Open | Yamaguchi | 45,000,000 | Chen Tze-ming (5) |
20 | ||
| 31 May | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Hyōgo | 56,000,000 |  Brian Jones (5) |
22 | ||
| 7 Jun | Tohoku Classic | Miyagi | 42,000,000 | Seiichi Kanai (10) |
16 | ||
| 14 Jun | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Hokkaidō | 40,000,000 | David Ishii (4) |
18 | ||
| 21 Jun | Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open | Hyōgo | 50,000,000 | Satoshi Higashi (1) |
16 | ||
| 28 Jun | Mizuno Open | Ishikawa | 50,000,000 | David Ishii (5) |
20 | ||
| 5 Jul | Kanto Pro Championship | Gunma | 30,000,000 | Naomichi Ozaki (6) |
6 | ||
| 5 Jul | Kansai Pro Championship | Kōchi | 25,000,000 | Yoshitaka Yamamoto (11) |
4 | ||
| 12 Jul | Hiroshima Open | Hiroshima | 40,000,000 | Hajime Meshiai (3) |
10 | ||
| 26 Jul | Japan PGA Championship | Chiba | 60,000,000 | David Ishii (6) |
36 | ||
| 2 Aug | NST Niigata Open | Niigata | 40,000,000 | Tadao Nakamura (1) |
10 | ||
| 16 Aug | Nikkei Cup | Gifu | 40,000,000 | Nobuo Serizawa (1) |
10 | ||
| 23 Aug | Maruman Open | Saitama | 60,000,000 | Masahiro Kuramoto (16) |
10 | ||
| 30 Aug | KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 50,000,000 | Saburo Fujiki (7) |
18 | ||
| 6 Sep | Kyusyu Open | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | Katsuyoshi Tomori (1) |
4 | ||
| 6 Sep | Kansai Open | Hyōgo | 20,000,000 | Masanobu Kimura (1) |
4 | ||
| 6 Sep | Kanto Open | Chiba | 30,000,000 | Yoshikazu Yokoshima (3) |
10 | ||
| 6 Sep | Chushikoku Open | Okayama | 15,000,000 | Masahiro Kuramoto (17) |
4 | ||
| 6 Sep | Chubu Open | Gifu | 15,000,000 | Eitaro Deguchi (5) |
4 | ||
| 6 Sep | Hokkaido Open | Hokkaidō | 10,000,000 | Akihiko Kojima (1) |
4 | ||
| 13 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 60,000,000 | Noboru Sugai (1) |
20 | ||
| 20 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 50,000,000 | Isao Aoki (43) |
18 | ||
| 27 Sep | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Tochigi | 56,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (34) |
14 | ||
| 4 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 60,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (31) |
22 | ||
| 11 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | 60,000,000 | Isao Aoki (44) |
36 | ||
| 18 Oct | Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament | Shizuoka | 60,000,000 | Ian Baker-Finch (1) |
20 | ||
| 25 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 80,000,000 | David Ishii (7) |
38 | ||
| 1 Nov | ABC Japan-U.S. Match | Hyōgo | 65,000,000 | Andy Bean (n/a) |
n/a | ||
| 15 Nov | Visa Taiheiyo Club Masters | Shizuoka | 90,000,000 | Graham Marsh (18) |
44 | ||
| 22 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 140,000,000 | Craig Stadler (n/a) |
46 | ||
| 29 Nov | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 90,000,000 | David Ishii (8) |
42 | ||
| 6 Dec | Golf Nippon Series | Tokyo | 30,000,000 | Isao Aoki (45) David Ishii (9) |
20 | Title shared[c] | |
| 13 Dec | Daikyo Open | Okinawa | 70,000,000 | Isamu Sugita (1) |
12 |
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 | David Ishii |
86,554,421 |
| 2 | Masashi Ozaki |
76,981,199 |
| 3 | Hajime Meshiai |
49,854,133 |
| 4 | Masahiro Kuramoto |
49,171,300 |
| 5 | Isao Aoki |
47,939,450 |
Japan Challenge Tour edit
| Duration | 3 June 1987 – 1 October 1987 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 3 |
← 1986 1988 → | |
The 1987 Japan Challenge Tour was the third 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 1987 season.[4]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[d] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun | Mito Green Open | Ibaraki | 13,000,000 | Hiroshi Gohda (1)
|
| 30 Jul | Kanto Kokusai Open | Tochigi | 12,000,000 | Minoru Kawakami (1)
|
| 1 Oct | Sports Shinko Open | Osaka | 13,000,000 | Toshimitsu Kai (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.
- ^ Tournament shortened to 36 holes due to snow; with the final round being cancelled Aoki and Ishii were declared joint winners.
- ^ 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
- ^ "1987 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1988). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1988. Collins Willow. pp. 254–273, 462–496. ISBN 0002182831. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "1987 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "1987 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 19 September 2023.