2004 Japan Golf Tour
Year2004
TourJapan Golf Tour
Regular season18 December 2003 – 5 December 2004
No of events29
Most winsHur Suk-ho (2)
Brendan Jones (2)
Shingo Katayama (2)
Paul Sheehan (2)
Toru Taniguchi (2)
Yang Yong-eun (2)
Honor 1Money list
Honoree 1Shingo Katayama
Honor 2Most Valuable Player
Honoree 2Toru Taniguchi
Honor 3Rookie of the Year
Honoree 3Takuya Taniguchi
Prevseason2003
Nextseason2005

The 2004 Japan Golf Tour was the 32nd 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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner[a]OWGR
points		Other
tours[b]		Notes
21 DecAsia Japan Okinawa OpenOkinawa100,000,000Hideto Tanihara (2)12ASA
28 MarToken Homemate CupMie100,000,000Hiroyuki Fujita (4)16
25 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo100,000,000Brendan Jones (3)16
2 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000Shingo Katayama (15)16
9 MayFujisankei ClassicShizuoka110,000,000Paul Sheehan (1)16
16 MayJapan PGA ChampionshipKōchi110,000,000Hur Suk-ho (2)16Japan major
23 MayMunsingwear Open KSB CupOkayama100,000,000Tatsuya Mitsuhashi (1)16
30 MayMitsubishi Diamond Cup GolfIbaraki110,000,000Tetsuji Hiratsuka (2)16
6 JunJCB Classic SendaiMiyagi100,000,000Takashi Kamiyama (1)16
20 JunMandom Lucido Yomiuri OpenHyōgo100,000,000Dinesh Chand (3)16
27 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno OpenOkayama100,000,000Brendan Jones (4)16
4 JulJapan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills CupIbaraki120,000,000Hur Suk-ho (3)16Japan major
11 JulWoodone Open HiroshimaHiroshima100,000,000Shingo Katayama (16)16
25 JulSato Foods NST Niigata OpenNiigata50,000,000Kim Jong-duck (4)16
1 AugAiful CupTottori120,000,000Takuya Taniguchi (1)16
8 AugSun Chlorella ClassicHokkaidō150,000,000Yang Yong-eun (1)16
29 AugHisamitsu-KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000Steven Conran (1)16
12 SepSuntory OpenChiba100,000,000Hideki Kase (4)16
19 SepANA OpenHokkaidō100,000,000Chawalit Plaphol (1)16
3 OctAcom InternationalIbaraki120,000,000Toru Suzuki (7)16
10 OctCoca-Cola Tokai ClassicAichi120,000,000Katsumune Imai (2)16
17 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipIshikawa120,000,000Toru Taniguchi (8)32Flagship event[c]
24 OctBridgestone OpenChiba110,000,000Toru Taniguchi (9)16
31 OctABC ChampionshipHyōgo120,000,000Makoto Inoue (1)16
7 NovAsahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri MemorialFukuoka100,000,000Yang Yong-eun (2)16New tournament
14 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000Darren Clarke (n/a)18
21 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000Tiger Woods (n/a)40
28 NovCasio World OpenKagoshima140,000,000David Smail (3)16
5 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo100,000,000Paul Sheehan (2)16Japan major

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurseWinnerOWGR
points		Other
tours[b]		Notes
11 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$6,000,000Phil Mickelson100Major championship
20 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$6,250,000Retief Goosen100Major championship
18 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£4,000,000Todd Hamilton100Major championship
15 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$6,250,000Vijay Singh100Major championship

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2][3]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Shingo Katayama119,512,374
2Toru Taniguchi101,773,301
3Yang Yong-eun99,540,333
4Hur Suk-ho90,176,104
5Paul Sheehan85,020,125

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Most Valuable PlayerToru Taniguchi[4]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)Takuya Taniguchi[5]

Japan Challenge Tour

2004 Japan Golf Tour
Year2004
TourJapan Challenge Tour
Regular season15 April 2004 – 21 October 2004
No of events10
Honor 1Money list
Honoree 1Yoshiaki Kimura
Prevseason2003
Nextseason2005

The 2004 Japan Challenge Tour was the 20th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.[6]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner[d]
16 AprPRGR Cup (Kanto)Ibaraki10,000,000Isao Narukawa (1)
25 JunPGA Cup Challenge TournamentIbaraki10,000,000Mitsuo Harada (1)
9 Jul1st PGM Series Wakagi ChallengeSaga10,000,000Yutaka Horinouchi (1)
30 Jul2nd PGM Series Lions ChallengeHyōgo10,000,000Toshihiro Aizawa (1)
6 Aug3rd PGM Series Segovia ChallengeIbaraki10,000,000Toshio Ozaki (1)
27 Aug4th PGM Series Matsushima Chisan ChallengeIbaraki10,000,000Taichiro Kiyota (1)
10 Sep4th PGM Series Ohinata ChallengeTochigi10,000,000Takeshi Kajikawa (1)
2 OctKanitop Cup Challenge TournamentMiyagi20,000,000Yoshiaki Kimura (1)
8 OctPRGR Cup (Kansai)Hyōgo10,000,000Masanori Ushiyama (1)
21 OctTokyo Dome CupTochigi10,000,000Gohei Sato (5)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[7] The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 2005 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Yoshiaki Kimura4,199,650
2Mitsuo Harada3,596,022
3Yutaka Horinouchi2,789,508
4Toshihiro Aizawa2,767,949
5Taichiro Kiyota2,635,826

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ ASA − Asian Tour.
  3. ^ Also a Japan major championship.
  4. ^ 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

  1. ^ "2004 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "2004 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "2004年のキング誕生！！" [King was born in 2004!!] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 6 December 2004. Retrieved 18 September 2023. しかし2000年以来、自身2度目の賞金王は、昨年の今大会終了時から掲げていた目標のひとつ。
  4. ^ "Taniguchi nails second MVP award". The Japan Times. 7 December 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. ^ "2004年度ジャパンゴルフツアー表彰式今年の最優秀新人賞・島田トロフィは、底抜けに明るい25歳・谷口拓也が受賞" [The 2004 Japan Golf Tour Awards Ceremony Best Rookie of the Year award, the Shimada Trophy, was won by 25-year-old Takuya Taniguchi, who was extremely cheerful.] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 8 December 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. ^ "2004 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. ^ "2004 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 30 December 2022.