The 2010 Japan Golf Tour was the 38th 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 | 15 April 2010 – 5 December 2010 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 25 |
| Most wins |  Yuta Ikeda (4) |
| Money list |  Kim Kyung-tae |
| Most Valuable Player | Hiroyuki Fujita |
| Rookie of the Year | Shunsuke Sonoda |
← 2009 2011 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | Koumei Oda (4) |
18 | ||
| 25 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (9) |
18 | ||
| 2 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (7) |
20 | ||
| 16 May | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup | Nagasaki | 140,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (16) |
20 | Japan major | |
| 30 May | Diamond Cup Golf | Saitama | 120,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (1) |
20 | ||
| 6 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Katsumasa Miyamoto (8) |
22 | Japan major | |
| 27 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic | Hyōgo | 130,000,000 | Shunsuke Sonoda (1) |
22 | ||
| 4 Jul | Toshin Golf Tournament in LakeWood | Mie | 60,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (5) |
18 | New tournament | |
| 11 Jul | The Championship by Lexus | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Takashi Kanemoto (2) |
16 | ||
| 25 Jul | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 130,000,000 | Mamo Osanai (4) |
18 | ||
| 1 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Tadahiro Takayama (3) |
20 | ||
| 22 Aug | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Kyoto | 50,000,000 | Shigeru Nonaka (1) |
16 | ||
| 29 Aug | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 110,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (9) |
18 | ||
| 5 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (8) |
18 | ||
| 19 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 110,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (6) |
18 | ||
| 26 Sep | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 |  Brendan Jones (9) |
22 | ASA | |
| 3 Oct | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Michio Matsumura (1) |
18 | ||
| 10 Oct | Canon Open | Kanagawa | 150,000,000 | Shinichi Yokota (2) |
18 | ||
| 17 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Aichi | 200,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (2) |
32 | Flagship event[c] | |
| 24 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (7) |
22 | ||
| 31 Oct | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (3) |
20 | ||
| 14 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (9) |
20 | ||
| 21 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (8) |
30 | ||
| 28 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Michio Matsumura (2) |
24 | ||
| 5 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (10) |
26 | Japan major |
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(s) | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,500,000 |  Phil Mickelson |
100 | Major championship | |
| 20 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$7,500,000 |  Graeme McDowell |
100 | Major championship | |
| 18 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £4,800,000 |  Louis Oosthuizen |
100 | Major championship | |
| 12 Aug | Handa Cup Promising Golfers Tournament Under 30 | Chiba | 20,000,000 | Shogo Kimura |
n/a | ||
| 15 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$7,500,000 |  Martin Kaymer |
100 | Major championship | |
| 12 Sep | Hyundai Capital Korea-Japan Team Championship | South Korea | US$700,000 | Team Japan |
n/a | Team event | |
| 12 Dec | Hitachi 3Tours Championship | Chiba | 57,000,000 | Japan Golf Tour | n/a | Team event |
Money list edit
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Kyung-tae |
181,103,799 |
| 2 | Hiroyuki Fujita |
157,932,927 |
| 3 | Ryo Ishikawa |
151,461,479 |
| 4 | Yuta Ikeda |
145,043,030 |
| 5 | Michio Matsumura |
108,908,063 |
Awards edit
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Hiroyuki Fujita |
[4] |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Shunsuke Sonoda |
[5] |
Japan Challenge Tour edit
| Duration | 9 April 2010 – 22 October 2010 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 11 |
| Most wins |  Dinesh Chand (2) |
| Money list | Dinesh Chand |
← 2009 2011 → | |
The 2010 Japan Challenge Tour was the 26th 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 2010 season.[6]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[d] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Soushi Tajima (1)
|
| 21 May | Toshin Challenge | Gifu | 10,000,000 | Akira Endo (1)
|
| 28 May | Fuji Country Kanai Club Challenge Cup | Gifu | 10,000,000 | Dinesh Chand (1)
|
| 11 Jun | Tohoku Yakurai Cup | Miyagi | 10,000,000 | Dinesh Chand (2)
|
| 19 Jun | Shizu Hills Tommy Cup | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Sushi Ishigaki (2)
|
| 25 Jun | Tokyu Resort Nasu JGTO Challenge | Tochigi | 10,000,000 |  Chiang Chen-chih (1)
|
| 15 Jul | Boso Country Cup | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Masayoshi Nakayama (1)
|
| 20 Aug | Hatoyama Country Club GMA Challenge Tournament | Saitama | 10,000,000 | Satoshi Kodaira (a) (1)
|
| 10 Sep | Srixon Challenge | Miyagi | 10,000,000 | Shunta Maeawakura (1)
|
| 17 Sep | Itsuurateien JGTO Challenge 2 | Fukushima | 10,000,000 | Hirohito Koizumi (1)
|
| 22 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Park Sung-joon (1)
|
Money list edit
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[7][8] The top seven players on the money list earned status to play on the 2011 Japan Golf Tour.[8]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinesh Chand |
4,780,625 |
| 2 | Sushi Ishigaki |
4,350,520 |
| 3 | Masanori Kobayashi |
3,258,022 |
| 4 | Shunta Maeawakura |
3,157,313 |
| 5 | Soushi Tajima |
3,090,963 |
| 6 | Hirohito Koizumi |
2,966,274 |
| 7 | Park Sung-joon |
2,864,850 |
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.
- ^ a b ASA − Asian Tour.
- ^ 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
- ^ "2010 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "2010 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "金庚泰（キムキョンテ）が２０１０年の賞金王に" [Kim Kyung-tae is the 2010 prize winner] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "藤田寛之が最優秀選手賞受賞" [Hiroyuki Fujita wins the Most Valuable Player Award] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 26 December 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "今年の最優秀新人賞島田トロフィは薗田峻輔" [This year's Best Newcomer Shimada Trophy goes to Shunsuke Sonoda] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "2010 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "2010 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ a b "朴星俊が逆転優勝！来年のツアー前期の出場優先権を獲得" [Park Sung-joon wins the come-from-behind victory! Priority for next year's first half of the Tour] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
...チャレンジ賞金王のデッネッシュ･チャンド（今大会は欠場）が来年のツアーシード権、チャレンジ賞金ランキング２位から７位までのすし石垣、小林正則、前粟蔵俊太、田島創志、小泉洋人、朴星俊の6人が来年前期のツアー出場優先権を獲得した。
[...and the Challenge Prize King Dinesh Chand (who will not participate in this tournament) has been seeded for next year's tour, and the six players ranked 2nd to 7th in the Challenge Prize Money Rankings: Sushi Ishigaki, Masanori Kobayashi, Shunta Maeawakura, Soji Tajima, Hiroto Koizumi, and Sung Joon Park have been given priority to participate in the Tour in the first half of next year.]