The 1989 PGA of Japan Tour was the 17th season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.
| Duration | 16 March 1989 – 10 December 1989 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 41 |
| Most wins |  Masashi Ozaki (7) |
| Money list | Masashi Ozaki |
← 1988 1990 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 1989 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar | Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 40,000,000 | Koichi Suzuki (2) |
8 | ||
| 26 Mar | Setonaikai Open | Kagawa | 50,000,000 | Naomichi Ozaki (11) |
8 | ||
| 9 Apr | Pocari Sweat Open | Hiroshima | 50,000,000 | Yoshikazu Yokoshima (4) |
8 | ||
| 16 Apr | Bridgestone Aso Open | Kumamoto | 40,000,000 |  Craig Parry (n/a) |
8 | ||
| 23 Apr | Dunlop Open | Ibaraki | 60,000,000 | Terry Gale (2) |
18 | AGC | |
| 30 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 100,000,000 | Greg Norman (n/a) |
38 | ||
| 7 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 60,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (41) |
18 | ||
| 14 May | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup | Fukushima | 50,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (42) |
16 | ||
| 21 May | Pepsi Ube Kosan Open | Yamaguchi | 50,000,000 | Akihito Yokoyama (2) |
12 | ||
| 28 May | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Kumamoto | 70,000,000 | Tateo Ozaki (12) |
16 | ||
| 4 Jun | Sendai Classic | Miyagi | 50,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (43) |
16 | ||
| 11 Jun | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Hokkaidō | 50,000,000 | Graham Marsh (19) |
16 | ||
| 18 Jun | Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open | Hyōgo | 70,000,000 | Hajime Meshiai (4) |
12 | ||
| 25 Jun | Mizuno Open | Ishikawa | 65,000,000 | Akiyoshi Ohmachi (2) |
16 | ||
| 2 Jul | Kansai Pro Championship | Yamaguchi | 30,000,000 | Hajime Matsui (2) |
4 | ||
| 2 Jul | Kanto Pro Championship | Tochigi | 40,000,000 | Saburo Fujiki (9) |
4 | ||
| 9 Jul | Yonex Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 60,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (44) |
8 | ||
| 30 Jul | NST Niigata Open | Niigata | 50,000,000 | Katsuyoshi Tomori (3) |
8 | ||
| 6 Aug | Japan PGA Championship | Niigata | 70,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (45) |
32 | ||
| 13 Aug | Nikkei Cup | Shizuoka | 60,000,000 | Yoshimi Niizeki (2) |
8 | ||
| 20 Aug | Maruman Open | Saitama | 80,000,000 | Koichi Suzuki (3) |
8 | ||
| 27 Aug | Daiwa KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Teruo Sugihara (25) |
16 | ||
| 3 Sep | Chubu Open | Mie | 15,000,000 | Tadao Nakamura (2) |
4 | ||
| 3 Sep | Kyusyu Open | Kumamoto | 20,000,000 | Shinji Kuraoka (1) |
4 | ||
| 3 Sep | Kanto Open | Saitama | 30,000,000 | Yoshi Mizumaki (1) |
4 | ||
| 3 Sep | Chushikoku Open | Hiroshima | 20,000,000 | Tadami Ueno (6) |
4 | ||
| 3 Sep | Kansai Open | Hyōgo | 20,000,000 | Yoshitaka Yamamoto (12) |
4 | ||
| 3 Sep | Hokkaido Open | Hokkaidō | 10,000,000 | Mamoru Takahashi (2) |
4 | ||
| 10 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 80,000,000 |  Larry Nelson (n/a) |
18 | ||
| 17 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 70,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (46) |
20 | ||
| 24 Sep | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Tochigi | 70,000,000 | Tateo Ozaki (13) |
16 | ||
| 1 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 60,000,000 | Isao Aoki (46) |
18 | ||
| 8 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Aichi | 60,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (47) |
64 | ||
| 15 Oct | Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament | Shizuoka | 70,000,000 | Yoshikazu Yokoshima (5) |
16 | ||
| 22 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Roger Mackay (1) |
32 | ||
| 29 Oct | ABC Lark Cup | Hyōgo | 160,000,000 | Brian Jones (8) |
16 | ||
| 12 Nov | Visa Taiheiyo Club Masters | Shizuoka | 120,000,000 |  José María Olazábal (n/a) |
30 | ||
| 19 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 160,000,000 | Larry Mize (n/a) |
64 | ||
| 26 Nov | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 100,000,000 | Isao Aoki (47) |
36 | ||
| 3 Dec | Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup | Tokyo | 60,000,000 | Akiyoshi Ohmachi (3) |
18 | ||
| 10 Dec | Daikyo Open | Okinawa | 80,000,000 | Nobuo Serizawa (2) |
8 |
Money list edit
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masashi Ozaki |
108,715,733 |
| 2 | Naomichi Ozaki |
79,690,766 |
| 3 | Brian Jones |
70,061,826 |
| 4 | Isao Aoki |
53,125,400 |
| 5 | Graham Marsh |
52,601,000 |
Japan Challenge Tour edit
| Duration | 25 May 1989 – 1 November 1989 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 6 |
← 1988 1990 → | |
The 1989 Japan Challenge Tour was the fifth 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 1989 season.[3]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[c] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May | Kanto Kokusai Open | Tochigi | 16,000,000 | Gohei Sato (1)
|
| 1 Jun | Mito Green Open | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Yoshiharu Ota (1)
|
| 12 Jul | Sports Shinko Open | Osaka | 13,000,000 | Tetsuya Tsuda (1)
|
| 20 Sep | Inperial Growing Open | Kanagawa | 13,000,000 | Sadao Sakashita (1)
|
| 27 Sep | Korakuen Cup (1st) | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Toshiaki Nakagawa (1)
|
| 1 Nov | Korakuen Cup (2nd) | Tochigi | 15,000,000 |  Eduardo Herrera (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
- ^ "1989 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "1989 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "1989 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 19 September 2023.