The 2013 Japan Golf Tour was the 41st 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 | 14 March 2013 – 8 December 2013 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 25 |
| Most wins |  Hideki Matsuyama (4) |
| Money list | Hideki Matsuyama |
| Most Valuable Player | Hideki Matsuyama |
| Rookie of the Year | Hideki Matsuyama |
← 2012 2014 → | |
Changes for 2013 edit
The first two tournaments of the year were new to the Japan Golf Tour and were played in Thailand and Indonesia; both being co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour.[1][2]
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[3]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar | Thailand Open | Thailand | US$1,000,000 |  Prayad Marksaeng (4) |
18 | ONE | New to Japan Golf Tour |
| 31 Mar | Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship | Indonesia | US$1,000,000 |  Choi Ho-sung (1) |
12 | ONE | New to Japan Golf Tour |
| 21 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | Yoshinobu Tsukada (1) |
16 | ||
| 28 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Hideki Matsuyama (2) |
16 | ||
| 5 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Michio Matsumura (3) |
16 | ||
| 19 May | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Kim Hyung-sung (2) |
16 | Japan major | |
| 2 Jun | Diamond Cup Golf | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Hideki Matsuyama (3) |
16 | ||
| 23 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Satoshi Kodaira (1) |
18 | Japan major | |
| 30 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 110,000,000 |  Brendan Jones (13) |
16 | ||
| 7 Jul | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Shunsuke Sonoda (2) |
16 | ||
| 25 Aug | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | 60,000,000 | Brad Kennedy (2) |
16 | ||
| 1 Sep | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 110,000,000 | Park Sung-joon (1) |
16 | ||
| 8 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Hideki Matsuyama (4) |
16 | ||
| 22 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 110,000,000 | Koumei Oda (6) |
16 | ||
| 29 Sep | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open | Osaka | 150,000,000 | Masahiro Kawamura (1) |
16 | ASA | |
| 6 Oct | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (27) |
16 | ||
| 13 Oct | Toshin Golf Tournament | Gifu | 90,000,000 | Yoshinori Fujimoto (2) |
16 | ||
| 20 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Ibaraki | 200,000,000 | Masanori Kobayashi (3) |
32 | Flagship event[c] | |
| 27 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Daisuke Maruyama (3) |
16 | ||
| 3 Nov | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (11) |
16 | ||
| 10 Nov | Heiwa PGM Championship | Ibaraki | 200,000,000 |  Wu Ashun (2) |
16 | New tournament | |
| 17 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (10) |
16 | ||
| 24 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 |  Luke Donald (n/a) |
26 | ||
| 1 Dec | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Hideki Matsuyama (5) |
18 | ||
| 8 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Yūsaku Miyazato (1) |
18 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$8,000,000 | Adam Scott |
100 | Major championship | |
| 12 May | Legend Charity Pro-Am | Chiba | 50,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda |
n/a | Pro-Am | |
| 16 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$8,000,000 | Justin Rose |
100 | Major championship | |
| 21 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £5,250,000 |  Phil Mickelson |
100 | Major championship | |
| 11 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$8,000,000 | Jason Dufner |
100 | Major championship | |
| 15 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.[4][5]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hideki Matsuyama |
201,076,781 |
| 2 | Kim Hyung-sung |
125,824,405 |
| 3 | Shingo Katayama |
112,557,810 |
| 4 | Koumei Oda |
112,506,906 |
| 5 | Park Sung-joon |
93,402,445 |
Awards edit
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Hideki Matsuyama |
[6] |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Hideki Matsuyama |
[6] |
Japan Challenge Tour edit
| Duration | 5 April 2013 – 25 October 2013 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 15 |
| Most wins | Kwon Ki-taek (2) |
| Money list | Kwon Ki-taek |
← 2012 2014 → | |
The 2013 Japan Challenge Tour was the 29th 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 2013 season.[7]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[d] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Jang Dong-kyu (1)
|
| 19 Apr | Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship | Kyoto | 10,000,000 | Paul Sheehan (2)
|
| 24 May | Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup | Gifu | 10,000,000 | Ryuichi Kondo (1)
|
| 7 Jun | ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament | Chiba | 15,000,000 | Hiroyuki Nagamatsu (1)
|
| 14 Jun | Akita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge I | Akita | 10,000,000 | Sachio Sugiyama (1)
|
| 5 Jul | Landic VanaH Cup KBC Augusta Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Kwon Ki-taek (1)
|
| 26 Jul | Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship | Saga | 10,000,000 | Genki Yanase (1)
|
| 2 Aug | Daisen GC JGTO Challenge II | Tottori | 10,000,000 | Masayuki Kawamura (1)
|
| 16 Aug | ROYZE Corporation Cup in FukuokaRaizan | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Kwon Ki-taek (2)
|
| 6 Sep | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup in Boso | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Masamichi Ito (1)
|
| 13 Sep | Dragon Cup | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Toru Suzuki (1)
|
| 22 Sep | Everyone Project Challenge Golf Tournament | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Shinji Tomimura (1)
|
| 28 Sep | Elite Grips JGTO Challenge III | Mie | 10,000,000 | Hirotaro Naito (2)
|
| 11 Oct | Heiwa PGM Challenge III Road to Championship | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Katsunori Kuwabara (2)
|
| 25 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Yoshitaka Takeya (1)
|
Money list edit
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[8][9] The top nine players on the money list earned status to play on the 2014 Japan Golf Tour.[10]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kwon Ki-taek |
5,326,885 |
| 2 | Yoshitaka Takeya |
4,624,751 |
| 3 | Richard Tate |
4,317,268 |
| 4 | Shinji Tomimura |
3,906,859 |
| 5 | Jang Dong-kyu |
3,826,416 |
| 6 | Masayuki Kawamura |
3,577,208 |
| 7 | Toru Suzuki |
3,521,648 |
| 8 | Ryuji Masaoka |
3,190,528 |
| 9 | Ryuichi Kondo |
3,097,840 |
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; ONE − OneAsia 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
- ^ "Japan Tour expands OneAsia link". The Sporting News. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ Thongsombat, Kittipong (13 December 2012). "Japanese addition for Thai Open". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "2013 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "2013 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Hideki Matsuyama wins Casio World Open and Japan Tour money list". Sky Sports. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ a b "部門別ランキング賞、受賞者とスポンサー一覧" [Category Ranking Awards, List of Winners and Sponsors] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
最優秀選手賞 松山英樹... 最優秀新人賞 島田トロフィ 松山英樹
[Most Valuable Player Award: Hideki Matsuyama... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Hideki Matsuyama] - ^ "2013 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "2013 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Ｋ・Ｔ・ゴンがチャレンジ賞金王に" [K.T. Kim becomes Challenge Prize King] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "わずか841円の差が大きな分かれ道に" [A difference of only 841 yen is a big turning point] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
なお、チャレンジ賞金ランキング2位から9位までの選手に来年の第1回リランキングまでの出場優先権が与えられるが
[Players ranked 2nd to 9th in the Challenge Prize Ranking will be given priority until the first reranking next year.]