1996 PGA of Japan Tour

Golf tour season September 2023 1996 PGA of Japan Tour 1996 3 7 y – 1996 12 8 y 36 JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki (8) Money list JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki 1995 1997 The 1996 PGA of Japan Tour was the 24th season of 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 1996 season.https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=1&year=1996 1996 Tour Tournaments Japan Golf Tour Organization 10 April 2023Williams Michael The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1997 1997 Macmillan 0333672143 112–113 https://archive.org/details/royalancientgolf0000unse_k0c3/ 23 December 2023 Archive.org limited Date Tournament Location Purse(¥) Winnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA of Japan Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA of Japan Tour members. OWGRpoints Othertourstour AGC − Asia Golf Circuit. Notes10 MarToken Corporation CupKagoshima100,000,000JPN 1870 Yoshinori Kaneko (3)2017 MarDydo Drinco Shizuoka OpenShizuoka100,000,000JPN 1870 Yoshikazu Sakamoto (1)1624 MarNovell KSB OpenOkayama70,000,000JPN 1870 Toru Suzuki (3)167 AprDescente Classic Munsingwear CupIbaraki90,000,000JPN 1870 Masanobu Kimura (3)1614 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo100,000,000AUS Peter McWhinney (1)1621 AprKirin OpenIbaraki100,000,000JPN 1870 Yoshinori Kaneko (4)16AGC28 AprThe CrownsAichi120,000,000JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki (75)285 MayFujisankei ClassicShizuoka120,000,000USA Brian Watts (8)2012 MayJapan PGA ChampionshipOkayama100,000,000JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki (76)2219 MayPepsi Ube Kosan OpenYamaguchi80,000,000JPN 1870 Hidemichi Tanaka (2)1826 MayMitsubishi Galant TournamentIbaraki120,000,000JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki (77)222 JunJCB Classic SendaiMiyagi100,000,000JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki (78)189 JunSapporo Tokyu OpenHokkaidō100,000,000JPN 1870 Hajime Meshiai (8)1616 JunPocari Sweat Yomiuri OpenTokyo100,000,000JPN 1870 Kazuhiro Fukunaga (1)1823 JunMizuno OpenIshikawa100,000,000JPN 1870 Yoshinori Kaneko (5)1830 JunPGA Philanthropy TournamentNara100,000,000USA Todd Hamilton (6)167 JulYonex Open HiroshimaHiroshima80,000,000JPN 1870 Hideyuki Sato (1)1614 JulNikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura MemorialIbaraki100,000,000JPN 1870 Hideki Kase (3)1628 JulNST Niigata Open Golf ChampionshipNiigata60,000,000JPN 1870 Masatoshi Horikawa (1)164 AugSanko Grand Summer ChampionshipGunma100,000,000JPN 1870 Kazuhiko Hosokawa (2)1618 AugAcom InternationalFukushima100,000,000JPN 1870 Kazuhiko Hosokawa (3)1625 AugHisamitsu-KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki (79)201 SepJapan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise CupHokkaidō70,000,000JPN 1870 Nobuo Serizawa (4)188 SepSuntory OpenChiba100,000,000JPN 1870 Hajime Meshiai (9)2615 SepANA OpenHokkaidō100,000,000PAR 1990 Carlos Franco (3)1622 SepGene Sarazen Jun ClassicTochigi110,000,000JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki (80)1629 SepJapan Open Golf ChampionshipOsaka120,000,000USA Peter Teravainen (1)32Flagship event6 OctTokai ClassicAichi110,000,000JPN 1870 Masanobu Kimura (4)2213 OctGolf Digest TournamentShizuoka100,000,000JPN 1870 Yoshi Mizumaki (5)1620 OctBridgestone OpenChiba120,000,000JPN 1870 Shigeki Maruyama (3)3427 OctPhilip Morris ChampionshipHyōgo200,000,000JPN 1870 Naomichi Ozaki (23)2210 NovSumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000ENG Lee Westwood (n/a)2417 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki (81)3824 NovCasio World OpenKagoshima150,000,000USA Paul Stankowski (n/a)301 DecGolf Nippon Series Hitachi CupTokyo100,000,000JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki (82)228 DecDaikyo OpenOkinawa120,000,000COL Eduardo Herrera (2)16 Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.https://www.jgto.org/en/stats/tour/money_ranking_all?year=1996 1996 Money Rankings Japan Golf Tour Organization 10 April 2023 Position Player Prize money (¥)1 JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki 209,646,7462 JPN 1870 Yoshinori Kaneko 117,697,4483 USA Brian Watts 89,346,8824 JPN 1870 Kazuhiko Hosokawa 79,510,2955 JPN 1870 Shigeki Maruyama 75,961,133 Japan Challenge Tour 1996 Japan Challenge Tour 1996 3 27 y – 1996 11 16 y 12 JPN 1870 Hitoshi Kato (2)JPN 1870 Nobuhito Sato (2) Money list 1995 1997 The 1996 Japan Challenge Tour was the 12th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the PGA of Japan Tour. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1996 season.https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=2&year=1996 1996 Challenge Schedule Japan Golf Tour Organization 19 September 2023 DateTournamentLocationPurse(¥)Winnertotals2 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 PGA of Japan Tour. 28 Mar Sanko 72 Open Gunma 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Masayuki Okano (1) 18 Apr Korakuen Cup (1st) Tochigi 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Hideyuki Sato (2) 17 May Nishino Cup in Central Ibaraki 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Mitsuhiro Watanabe (1) 23 May Kabaya Ohayo Cup Ibaraki 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Hitoshi Kato (1) 6 Jun Mito Green Open Ibaraki 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Daisuke Serizawa (1) 3 Jul Korakuen Cup (2nd) Hokkaido 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Toshinori Horiki (1) 24 Jul Twin Fields Cup Ishikawa 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Hitoshi Sasaki (1) 5 Sep Kabaya Ohayo Cup Mie 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Nobuhito Sato (1) 26 Sep Matsugamine Open Niigata 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Nobuhito Sato (2) 28 Sep Korakuen Cup (3rd) Oita 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Satoshi Ogawa (1) 5 Oct Daiwa Cup Yamanashi Open Yamanashi 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Taisei Inagaki (1) 16 Nov Korakuen Cup (4th) Ibaraki 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Hitoshi Kato (2) Notes References External links https://www.jgto.org/en Category:Japan Golf Tour seasons PGA of Japan Tour PGA of Japan Tour