The 2000 Japan Golf Tour, titled as the 2000 iiyama Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th 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 | 9 March 2000 – 10 December 2000 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 33 |
| Most wins |  Shingo Katayama (5) |
| Money list | Shingo Katayama |
| Most Valuable Player | Shingo Katayama |
| Rookie of the Year |  Dean Wilson |
← 1999 2001 → | |
Iiyama title sponsorship edit
It was the first season in which the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Iiyama, being renamed as the iiyama Tour. The agreement was reported to be worth ¥1,500,000,000 over three years.[1]
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar | Token Corporation Cup | Kagoshima | 100,000,000 | Nobuo Serizawa (5)
|
16 | |
| 19 Mar | Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 | Hidemichi Tanaka (7)
|
16 | |
| 16 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 |  Richard Backwell (1)
|
16 | |
| 23 Apr | Asia Pacific Open Golf Championship Kirin Open | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (3)
|
16 | |
| 30 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Hidemichi Tanaka (8)
|
24 | |
| 7 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 110,000,000 | Tateo Ozaki (15)
|
16 | |
| 14 May | Japan PGA Championship | Chiba | 110,000,000 | Nobuhito Sato (3)
|
16 | Japan major |
| 21 May | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | Okayama | 120,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (4)
|
16 | New tournament |
| 28 May | Mitsubishi Motors Tournament | Shiga | 100,000,000 | Hirofumi Miyase (3)
|
16 | |
| 4 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | Nobuhito Sato (4)
|
16 | |
| 11 Jun | PGA Philanthropy Tournament | Nara | 50,000,000 | Masashi Shimada (1)
|
16 | |
| 18 Jun | Tamanoi Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 90,000,000 | Yoshi Mizumaki (7)
|
16 | |
| 25 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 90,000,000 | Yasuharu Imano (2)
|
16 | |
| 2 Jul | JGTO TPC iiyama Cup | Tochigi | 120,000,000 | Toshimitsu Izawa (5)
|
16 | New tournament Japan major |
| 9 Jul | Juken Sangyo Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 90,000,000 | Keiichiro Fukabori (3)
|
16 | |
| 16 Jul | Aiful Cup | Aomori | 90,000,000 | Dean Wilson (1)
|
16 | |
| 30 Jul | NST Niigata Open Golf Championship | Niigata | 50,000,000 | Hidezumi Shirakata (1)
|
16 | |
| 6 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (93)
|
16 | |
| 27 Aug | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 90,000,000 | Toshimitsu Izawa (6)
|
16 | |
| 3 Sep | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | Hokkaidō | 80,000,000 | Kaname Yokoo (3)
|
16 | |
| 10 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 90,000,000 | Kiyoshi Maita (1)
|
16 | |
| 17 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Nobuhito Sato (5)
|
16 | |
| 24 Sep | Acom International | Ibaraki | 110,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (2)
|
16 | |
| 8 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 100,000,000 | Hirofumi Miyase (4)
|
16 | |
| 15 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Chiba | 120,000,000 | Naomichi Ozaki (29)
|
32 | Flagship event[b] |
| 22 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 | Nobuhito Sato (6)
|
16 | |
| 29 Oct | Philip Morris Championship | Hyōgo | 200,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (3)
|
16 | |
| 5 Nov | Ube Kosan Open | Yamaguchi | 140,000,000 | Keiichiro Fukabori (4)
|
16 | |
| 12 Nov | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 140,000,000 | Toshimitsu Izawa (7)
|
16 | |
| 19 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (5)
|
34 | |
| 26 Nov | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 140,000,000 | Toru Suzuki (5)
|
22 | |
| 3 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 90,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (6)
|
16 | Japan major |
| 10 Dec | Fancl Open in Okinawa | Okinawa | 90,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (7)
|
16 |
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 |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$4,600,000 |  Vijay Singh
|
100 | Major championship |
| 18 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$4,500,000 | Tiger Woods
|
100 | Major championship |
| 23 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £2,800,000 | Tiger Woods
|
100 | Major championship |
| 20 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$5,000,000 | Tiger Woods
|
100 | Major championship |
Money list edit
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shingo Katayama |
177,116,489 |
| 2 | Toru Taniguchi |
175,829,742 |
| 3 | Nobuhito Sato |
155,246,900 |
| 4 | Toshimitsu Izawa |
120,316,633 |
| 5 | Hidemichi Tanaka |
108,807,851 |
Awards edit
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Shingo Katayama |
[5] |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Dean Wilson |
[6][7] |
Japan Challenge Tour edit
| Duration | 13 April 2000 – 2 November 2000 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 13 |
| Most wins | Masanori Kobayashi (2) |
| Money list | Masanori Kobayashi |
← 1999 2001 → | |
The 2000 Japan Challenge Tour was the 16th 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 2000 season.[8]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[c] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr | PRGR Cup (East) | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Naoki Hattori (1)
|
| 20 Apr | Kourakuen Cup (1st) | Oita | 10,000,000 | Mitsuhiro Tateyama (1)
|
| 27 Apr | Nishino Cup Open | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Koichi Nogami (1)
|
| 12 May | Hisamitsu Seiyaku KBC Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Masanori Kobayashi (1)
|
| 2 Jun | Aiful Challenge Cup Spring | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Yukiharu Morita (1)
|
| 6 Jul | Kourakuen Cup (2nd) | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Hajime Tanaka (1)
|
| 19 Jul | PRGR Cup (West) | Shiga | 10,000,000 | Masanori Kobayashi (2)
|
| 3 Aug | JGTO iiyama Challenge 1 | Shiga | 10,000,000 | Taisuke Kitajima (4)
|
| 21 Sep | Aiful Challenge Cup Autumn | Fukushima | 10,000,000 | Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa (1)
|
| 5 Oct | JGTO iiyama Challenge 2 | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Takeshi Ohyama (1)
|
| 21 Oct | Shinwa Golf Classic | Shiga | 10,000,000 | Tatsuo Takasaki (1)
|
| 2 Nov | Kourakuen Cup (3rd) | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Yui Ueda (1)
|
Money list edit
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[9] The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 2001 Japan Golf Tour (iiyama Tour).
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masanori Kobayashi |
3,851,250 |
| 2 | Tatsuo Takasaki |
3,838,130 |
| 3 | Naoki Hattori |
3,477,724 |
| 4 | Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa |
3,414,967 |
| 5 | Taisuke Kitajima |
3,058,938 |
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.
- ^ 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
- ^ "年間スポンサーのイーヤマ撤退を正式発表" [Official announcement of the withdrawal of annual sponsor iiyama]. Golf Digest Japan (in Japanese). 11 May 2002. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "2000 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "2000 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "片山晋呉が、今季５勝目で逆転賞金王に！！" [Shingo Katayama comes from behind to become the prize money champion with his 5th win of the season!!] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 11 December 2000. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Katayama picks up MVP title". The Japan Times. 6 December 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
Katayama, who claimed the money rankings crown for the third time overall, won the MVP title for the first time in five years and second time in his career.
- ^ "Short putts". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. 17 January 2001. p. 13 (C6 in paper). Retrieved 6 March 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2004 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. 2004. p. 170 (2-156 in document). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
Dean Wilson | 2000: JPGA rookie of the year.
- ^ "2000 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "2000 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 30 December 2022.