The 2002 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 14 March to 8 December. The season consisted of 29 official money events in Japan, as well as the four majors and the three World Golf Championships.
| Duration | 14 March 2002 – 8 December 2002 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 29 |
| Most wins | 4: Toru Taniguchi |
| Money leader | Toru Taniguchi |
← 2001 2003 → | |
ScheduleEdit
The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar | Token Corporation Cup | Kagoshima | 100,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (4)
|
16 | |
| 24 Mar | Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 | Kiyoshi Murota (5)
|
16 | |
| 28 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 |  Dean Wilson (5)
|
16 | |
| 5 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 |  Justin Rose (n/a)
|
16 | |
| 12 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 140,000,000 | Nobuhito Sato (7)
|
16 | |
| 19 May | Japan PGA Championship | Nara | 110,000,000 | Kenichi Kuboya (3)
|
16 | Japan major |
| 26 May | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | Kagawa | 120,000,000 | Kenichi Kuboya (4)
|
16 | |
| 2 Jun | Diamond Cup Tournament | Saitama | 100,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (46)
|
16 | |
| 9 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | Toru Suzuki (6)
|
16 | |
| 23 Jun | Tamanoi Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 90,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (5)
|
16 | |
| 30 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Dean Wilson (6)
|
16 | |
| 7 Jul | Japan Golf Tour Championship iiyama Cup | Tochigi | 120,000,000 | Nobuhito Sato (8)
|
16 | Japan major |
| 14 Jul | Juken Sangyo Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 90,000,000 |  Hur Suk-ho (1)
|
16 | |
| 28 Jul | Sato Foods NST Niigata Open Golf Championship | Niigata | 50,000,000 | Yasuharu Imano (3)
|
16 | |
| 4 Aug | Aiful Cup | Ishikawa | 120,000,000 | Yasuharu Imano (4)
|
16 | |
| 11 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 120,000,000 | Christian Pena (1)
|
16 | |
| 1 Sep | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Nobumitsu Yuhara (7)
|
16 | |
| 8 Sep | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | Hokkaidō | 80,000,000 | Nobuhito Sato (9)
|
16 | |
| 15 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (11)
|
16 | |
| 22 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (94)
|
16 | |
| 29 Sep | Acom International | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (6)
|
16 | |
| 13 Oct | Georgia Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (7)
|
16 | |
| 20 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Yamaguchi | 120,000,000 |  David Smail (1)
|
32 | Flagship event; Japan major |
| 27 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 |  Scott Laycock (1)
|
16 | |
| 3 Nov | Philip Morris K.K. Championship | Hyōgo | 200,000,000 | Brendan Jones (1)
|
16 | |
| 17 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (47)
|
16 | |
| 24 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Kaname Yokoo (4)
|
44 | |
| 1 Dec | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 140,000,000 | David Smail (2)
|
16 | |
| 8 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (12)
|
16 | Japan major |
Unofficial eventsEdit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$5,600,000 | Tiger Woods
|
100 | Major championship |
| 16 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$6,250,000 | Tiger Woods
|
100 | Major championship |
| 21 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £3,800,000 |  Ernie Els
|
100 | Major championship |
| 18 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$5,500,000 | Rich Beem
|
100 | Major championship |
Money listEdit
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toru Taniguchi |
145,440,341 |
| 2 | Nobuhito Sato |
130,825,969 |
| 3 | Shingo Katayama |
129,258,019 |
| 4 | Dean Wilson |
97,116,100 |
| 5 | David Smail |
94,103,576 |
NotesEdit
- ^ 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.