2013 Japan Golf Tour
Year2013
TourJapan Golf Tour
Regular season14 March 2013 – 8 December 2013
No of events25
Most winsHideki Matsuyama (4)
Honor 1Money list
Honoree 1Hideki Matsuyama
Honor 2Most Valuable Player
Honoree 2Hideki Matsuyama
Honor 3Rookie of the Year
Honoree 3Hideki Matsuyama
Prevseason2012
Nextseason2014

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.

Changes for 2013

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

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner[a]OWGR
points		Other
tours[b]		Notes
17 MarThailand OpenThailandUS$1,000,000Prayad Marksaeng (4)18ONENew to Japan Golf Tour
31 MarEnjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA ChampionshipIndonesiaUS$1,000,000Choi Ho-sung (1)12ONENew to Japan Golf Tour
21 AprToken Homemate CupMie130,000,000Yoshinobu Tsukada (1)16
28 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo120,000,000Hideki Matsuyama (2)16
5 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000Michio Matsumura (3)16
19 MayJapan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles CupChiba150,000,000Kim Hyung-sung (2)16Japan major
2 JunDiamond Cup GolfIbaraki120,000,000Hideki Matsuyama (3)16
23 JunJapan Golf Tour Championship Shishido HillsIbaraki150,000,000Satoshi Kodaira (1)18Japan major
30 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno OpenOkayama110,000,000Brendan Jones (13)16
7 JulNagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaidō150,000,000Shunsuke Sonoda (2)16
25 AugKansai Open Golf ChampionshipHyōgo60,000,000Brad Kennedy (2)16
1 SepVana H Cup KBC AugustaFukuoka110,000,000Park Sung-joon (1)16
8 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000Hideki Matsuyama (4)16
22 SepANA OpenHokkaidō110,000,000Koumei Oda (6)16
29 SepAsia-Pacific Panasonic OpenOsaka150,000,000Masahiro Kawamura (1)16ASA
6 OctCoca-Cola Tokai ClassicAichi120,000,000Shingo Katayama (27)16
13 OctToshin Golf TournamentGifu90,000,000Yoshinori Fujimoto (2)16
20 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipIbaraki200,000,000Masanori Kobayashi (3)32Flagship event[c]
27 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000Daisuke Maruyama (3)16
3 NovMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000Yuta Ikeda (11)16
10 NovHeiwa PGM ChampionshipIbaraki200,000,000Wu Ashun (2)16New tournament
17 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000Hideto Tanihara (10)16
24 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000Luke Donald (n/a)26
1 DecCasio World OpenKōchi200,000,000Hideki Matsuyama (5)18
8 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000Yūsaku Miyazato (1)18Japan major

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner(s)OWGR
points		Other
tours[b]		Notes
14 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$8,000,000Adam Scott100Major championship
12 MayLegend Charity Pro-AmChiba50,000,000Yuta Ikedan/aPro-Am
16 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$8,000,000Justin Rose100Major championship
21 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£5,250,000Phil Mickelson100Major championship
11 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,000,000Jason Dufner100Major championship
15 DecHitachi 3Tours ChampionshipChiba57,000,000Japan Golf Tourn/aTeam event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[4][5]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Hideki Matsuyama201,076,781
2Kim Hyung-sung125,824,405
3Shingo Katayama112,557,810
4Koumei Oda112,506,906
5Park Sung-joon93,402,445

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Most Valuable PlayerHideki Matsuyama[6]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)Hideki Matsuyama[6]

Japan Challenge Tour

2013 Japan Golf Tour
Year2013
TourJapan Challenge Tour
Regular season5 April 2013 – 25 October 2013
No of events15
Most winsKwon Ki-taek (2)
Honor 1Money list
Honoree 1Kwon Ki-taek
Prevseason2012
Nextseason2014

The 2013 Japan Challenge Tour was the 29th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[7]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner[d]
7 AprNovil CupTokushima15,000,000Jang Dong-kyu (1)
19 AprHeiwa PGM Challenge I Road to ChampionshipKyoto10,000,000Paul Sheehan (2)
24 MayFuji Country Kani Club Challenge CupGifu10,000,000Ryuichi Kondo (1)
7 JunISPS Charity Challenge TournamentChiba15,000,000Hiroyuki Nagamatsu (1)
14 JunAkita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge IAkita10,000,000Sachio Sugiyama (1)
5 JulLandic VanaH Cup KBC Augusta ChallengeFukuoka10,000,000Kwon Ki-taek (1)
26 JulHeiwa PGM Challenge II Road to ChampionshipSaga10,000,000Genki Yanase (1)
2 AugDaisen GC JGTO Challenge IITottori10,000,000Masayuki Kawamura (1)
16 AugROYZE Corporation Cup in FukuokaRaizanFukuoka10,000,000Kwon Ki-taek (2)
6 SepPGA JGTO Challenge Cup in BosoChiba10,000,000Masamichi Ito (1)
13 SepDragon CupChiba10,000,000Toru Suzuki (1)
22 SepEveryone Project Challenge Golf TournamentTochigi15,000,000Shinji Tomimura (1)
28 SepElite Grips JGTO Challenge IIIMie10,000,000Hirotaro Naito (2)
11 OctHeiwa PGM Challenge III Road to ChampionshipIbaraki10,000,000Katsunori Kuwabara (2)
25 OctJGTO Novil FinalChiba10,000,000Yoshitaka Takeya (1)

Money list

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]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Kwon Ki-taek5,326,885
2Yoshitaka Takeya4,624,751
3Richard Tate4,317,268
4Shinji Tomimura3,906,859
5Jang Dong-kyu3,826,416
6Masayuki Kawamura3,577,208
7Toru Suzuki3,521,648
8Ryuji Masaoka3,190,528
9Ryuichi Kondo3,097,840

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; ONE − OneAsia 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. ^ "Japan Tour expands OneAsia link". The Sporting News. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ Thongsombat, Kittipong (13 December 2012). "Japanese addition for Thai Open". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "2013 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ^ "2013 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Hideki Matsuyama wins Casio World Open and Japan Tour money list". Sky Sports. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  6. ^ "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
  7. ^ "2013 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  8. ^ "2013 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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