1998 PGA of Japan Tour

Golf tour season September 2023 1998 PGA of Japan Tour 1998 3 12 y – 1998 12 13 y 36 USA Brandt Jobe (3)JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki (3)JPN 1870 Hidemichi Tanaka (3) Money list JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki 1997 1999 The 1998 PGA of Japan Tour was the 26th 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 1998 season.https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=1&year=1998 1998 Tour Tournaments Japan Golf Tour Organization 10 April 2023 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. Notes15 MarToken Corporation CupKagoshima110,000,000JPN 1870 Hajime Meshiai (10)2222 MarDydo Drinco Shizuoka OpenShizuoka100,000,000COL Eduardo Herrera (4)1629 MarJust System KSB OpenKagawa100,000,000PAR 1990 Carlos Franco (4)165 AprDescente Classic Munsingwear CupChiba100,000,000FJI Dinesh Chand (1)1819 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo100,000,000JPN 1870 Katsumasa Miyamoto (1)1626 AprKirin OpenIbaraki100,000,000PHL Frankie Miñoza (5)24AGC3 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000USA Davis Love III (n/a)3410 MayFujisankei ClassicShizuoka120,000,000PAR 1990 Carlos Franco (5)2417 MayJapan PGA ChampionshipNara120,000,000USA Brandt Jobe (4)2424 MayUbe Kosan OpenYamaguchi100,000,000USA Brandt Jobe (5)1631 MayMitsubishi Galant TournamentKōchi100,000,000JPN 1870 Toru Taniguchi (1)167 JunJCB Classic SendaiMiyagi100,000,000JPN 1870 Yoshi Mizumaki (6)1614 JunSapporo Tokyu OpenHokkaidō100,000,000JPN 1870 Toru Suzuki (4)1621 JunYomiuri OpenHyōgo100,000,000USA Brian Watts (11)1628 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno OpenOkayama100,000,000USA Brandt Jobe (6)205 JulPGA Philanthropy TournamentGunma100,000,000JPN 1870 Shigeki Maruyama (8)1612 JulYonex Open HiroshimaHiroshima100,000,000JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki (88)1626 JulAiful CupAomori100,000,000JPN 1870 Hidemichi Tanaka (3)162 AugNST Niigata Open Golf ChampionshipNiigata60,000,000JPN 1870 Masayuki Kawamura (2)169 AugSanko Grand Summer ChampionshipGunma100,000,000JPN 1870 Shingo Katayama (1)1630 AugHisamitsu-KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki (89)166 SepJapan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise CupHokkaidō100,000,000JPN 1870 Katsunori Kuwabara (2)2013 SepSuntory OpenChiba100,000,000JPN 1870 Mamo Osanai (1)2420 SepANA OpenHokkaidō100,000,000JPN 1870 Keiichiro Fukabori (2)2427 SepGene Sarazen Jun ClassicTochigi110,000,000USA Todd Hamilton (7)224 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipIbaraki120,000,000JPN 1870 Hidemichi Tanaka (4)32Flagship event11 OctTokai ClassicAichi110,000,000JPN 1870 Toshimitsu Izawa (2)2018 OctNikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura MemorialIbaraki110,000,000JPN 1870 Mitsutaka Kusakabe (3)2025 OctBridgestone OpenChiba120,000,000JPN 1870 Nobuhito Sato (2)301 NovPhilip Morris ChampionshipHyōgo200,000,000JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki (90)248 NovAcom InternationalFukushima120,000,000JPN 1870 Kaname Yokoo (1)1615 NovSumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000ENG Lee Westwood (n/a)3822 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki250,000,000ENG Lee Westwood (n/a)4029 NovCasio World OpenKagoshima150,000,000USA Brian Watts (12)366 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo100,000,000JPN 1870 Katsumasa Miyamoto (2)2413 DecDDI Group Okinawa OpenOkinawa80,000,000JPN 1870 Hidemichi Tanaka (5)16 Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. Date Tournament Location Purse Winner OWGRpoints Othertourstour Notes12 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$3,200,000USA Mark O'Meara100Major championship21 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$3,000,000USA Lee Janzen100Major championship19 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland£1,700,000USA Mark O'Meara100Major championship16 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$3,000,000FJI Vijay Singh100Major championship 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=1998 1998 Money Rankings Japan Golf Tour Organization 10 April 2023 Position Player Prize money (¥)1 JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki 179,627,4002 USA Brian Watts 132,014,9903 JPN 1870 Hidemichi Tanaka 103,941,4374 USA Brandt Jobe 97,566,4065 JPN 1870 Katsumasa Miyamoto 93,580,618 Japan Challenge Tour 1998 Japan Challenge Tour 1998 3 25 y – 1998 11 19 y 14 JPN 1870 Taisuke Kitajima (2)JPN 1870 Masakazu Noritake (2)JPN 1870 Gohei Sato (2) Money list 1997 1999 The 1998 Japan Challenge Tour was the 14th 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 1998 season.https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=2&year=1998 1998 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. 26 Mar PRGR Cup Tochigi 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Gohei Sato (3) 16 Apr Korakuen Cup (1st) Ibaraki 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Shinsuke Yanagisawa (1) 24 Apr Nishino Cup Open Ibaraki 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Masakazu Noritake (1) 29 Apr Daiwa Cup Kochi Open Kochi 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Naoya Sugiyama (2) 21 May Aiful Challenge Cup Spring Hyōgo 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Hiroshi Ueda (2) 12 Jun Matsugamine Open Niigata 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Taisuke Kitajima (2) 18 Jun Korakuen Cup (2nd) Hokkaido 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Tetsuya Haraguchi (1) 29 Jul Twin Fields Cup Ishikawa 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Kazumasa Sakaitani (1) 20 Aug Daiwa Cup Akita Open Akita 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Takashi Tsutsumi (1) 27 Aug Andersen Consulting Growing Cup Ibaraki 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Masakazu Noritake (2) 11 Sep Aiful Challenge Cup Autumn Chiba 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Taisuke Kitajima (3) 8 Oct Korakuen Cup (3rd) Oita 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Masayuki Tomita (1) 22 Oct Daiwa Cup Yamanashi Open Yamanashi 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Yoshimi Niizeki (1) 19 Nov Korakuen Cup (4th) Tochigi 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Gohei Sato (4) Notes References External links https://www.jgto.org/en Category:Japan Golf Tour seasons PGA of Japan Tour PGA of Japan Tour