2012 Japan Golf Tour

Golf tour season September 2023 2012 Japan Golf Tour 2012 4 12 y – 2012 12 2 y 25 JPN Hiroyuki Fujita (4) Money list JPN Hiroyuki Fujita Most Valuable Player JPN Hiroyuki Fujita Rookie of the Year JPN Yoshinori Fujimoto 2011 2013 The 2012 Japan Golf Tour was the 40th 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 2012 season.https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=1&year=2012 2012 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 Japan Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members. OWGRpoints Othertourstour ASA − Asian Tour. Notes 15 Apr Token Homemate Cup Mie 130,000,000 AUS Brendan Jones (11) 18 22 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo 110,000,000 JPN Hiroyuki Fujita (12) 18 29 Apr The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000 KOR Jang Ik-jae (2) 16 13 May Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup Tochigi 150,000,000 JPN Toru Taniguchi (18) 16 Japan major 20 May Totoumi Hamamatsu Open Shizuoka 100,000,000 USA Jay Choi (1) 18 27 May Diamond Cup Golf Chiba 120,000,000 JPN Hiroyuki Fujita (13) 16 3 Jun Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills Ibaraki 150,000,000 JPN Yoshinori Fujimoto (1) 16 Japan major 24 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama 110,000,000 AUS Brad Kennedy (1) 16 8 Jul Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō 150,000,000 KOR Lee Kyoung-hoon (1) 16 29 Jul Sun Chlorella Classic Hokkaidō 150,000,000 AUS Brendan Jones (12) 16 19 Aug Kansai Open Golf Championship Osaka 60,000,000 JPN Toshinori Muto (5) 16 26 Aug Vana H Cup KBC Augusta Fukuoka 110,000,000 KOR Kim Hyung-sung (1) 16 2 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 110,000,000 KOR Kim Kyung-tae (5) 16 9 Sep Toshin Golf Tournament Mie 80,000,000 CHN Wu Ashun (1) 16 16 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 110,000,000 JPN Hiroyuki Fujita (14) 16 23 Sep Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Hyōgo 150,000,000 JPN Masanori Kobayashi (2) 20 ASA 30 Sep Coca-Cola Tokai Classic Aichi 120,000,000 KOR Ryu Hyun-woo (1) 16 7 Oct Canon Open Kanagawa 150,000,000 JPN Yuta Ikeda (10) 16 14 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Okinawa 200,000,000 JPN Kenichi Kuboya (6) 32 Flagship eventjpnmaj Also a Japan major championship. 21 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 150,000,000 JPN Toru Taniguchi (19) 16 28 Oct Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo 150,000,000 USA Han Lee (1) 18 11 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 150,000,000 JPN Ryo Ishikawa (10) 18 18 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000 ENG Luke Donald (n/a) 32 25 Nov Casio World Open Kōchi 200,000,000 KOR Hwang Jung-gon (2) 18 2 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 130,000,000 JPN Hiroyuki Fujita (15) 18 Japan major Unofficial events 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) OWGRpoints Othertourstour Notes8 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$8,000,000 USA Bubba Watson 100 Major championship 6 May Legend Charity Pro-Am Chiba 38,000,000 JPN Yuta Ikeda n/a Pro-Am17 Jun U.S. Open United States US$8,000,000 USA Webb Simpson 100 Major championship 1 Jul Million Yard Cup Nagasaki n/a KOR Team South Korea n/a Team event22 Jul The Open Championship England £5,000,000 ZAF Ernie Els 100 Major championship2 Aug PGA Championship United States US$8,000,000 NIR Rory McIlroy 100 Major championship 9 Dec Hitachi 3Tours Championship Chiba 57,000,000 Japan PGA Senior Tour n/a Team event 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=2012 2012 Money Rankings Japan Golf Tour Organization 10 April 2023https://www.jgto.org/news/15909 藤田寛之が完全優勝の３連覇を達成、２０１２年の賞金王に Hiroyuki Fujita wins outright for the third time in a row and becomes the 2012 prize money king. Japanese Japan Golf Tour Organization 3 December 2012 28 June 2023 Position Player Prize money (¥)1 JPN Hiroyuki Fujita 175,159,9722 JPN Toru Taniguchi 102,686,9943 AUS Brendan Jones 92,078,8924 JPN Yuta Ikeda 88,948,0695 JPN Yoshinori Fujimoto 88,659,122 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Most Valuable Player JPN Hiroyuki Fujita https://www.jgto.org/news/14812 部門別ランキング賞、受賞者一覧 Category Ranking Awards and List of Winners Japanese Japan Golf Tour Organization 21 December 2012 28 June 2023 最優秀選手賞　藤田寛之... 最優秀新人賞　島田トロフィ　藤本佳則 Most Valuable Player Award: Hiroyuki Fujita... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Yoshinori Fujimoto Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) JPN Yoshinori Fujimoto Japan Challenge Tour 2012 Japan Challenge Tour 2012 3 29 y – 2012 10 19 y 13 JPN Yuki Kono (2) Money list JPN Yuki Kono 2011 2013 The 2012 Japan Challenge Tour was the 28th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=2&year=2012 2012 Challenge Schedule Japan Golf Tour Organization 17 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 Japan Golf Tour. 1 Apr Novil Cup Tokushima 15,000,000 KOR Yang Ji-ho (1) 20 Apr Kimisarazu GL GMA Challenge Tournament Chiba 10,000,000 JPN Daijiro Izumida (1) 25 May Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup Gifu 10,000,000 JPN Naomi Ohta (2) 1 Jun Murasaki CC Sumire GMA Challenge Tournament Chiba 10,000,000 JPN Akio Sadakata (1) 7 Jun ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament Chiba 15,000,000 JPN Yosuke Asaji (1) 15 Jun Akita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge I Akita 10,000,000 JPN Yuki Kono (1) 29 Jun Tokyu Nasu Resort JGTO Challenge II Tochigi 10,000,000 JPN Yuki Kono (2) 14 Jul Shizu Hills Tommy Cup Ibaraki 15,000,000 JPN Koichi Sugimoto (2) 27 Jul Daisen GC JGTO Challenge III Tottori 10,000,000 JPN Masashi Nishimura (1) 13 Sep PGA JGTO Challenge Cup I in Onotoyo Hyōgo 10,000,000 JPN Achi Sato (4) 21 Sep PGA JGTO Challenge Cup II in Boso Chiba 10,000,000 JPN Satoshi Kodaira (2) 228 Sep Elite Grips JGTO Challenge IV Mie 10,000,000 JPN Toru Morita (2) 19 Oct JGTO Novil Final Chiba 10,000,000 KOR Hur In-hoi (1) Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.https://www.jgto.org/en/stats/challenge/money_ranking_japan?year=2012 2012 Challenge Money Ranking Japan Golf Tour Organization 29 December 2022https://www.jgto.org/news/15764 チャレンジ賞金王は河野祐輝 The challenge prize winner is Yuki Kono Japan Golf Tour Organization Japanese 20 October 2012 17 September 2023 The top eight players on the money list earned status to play on the 2013 Japan Golf Tour.https://www.jgto.org/news/14501 I・Ｈ・ホが逆転優勝、来年前半のツアー出場優先権も獲得！ I.H. Ho comes from behind to win the championship and also wins the priority spot to participate in the tour in the first half of next year! Japan Golf Tour Organization Japanese 20 October 2012 17 September 2023 年間のツアー出場権を、2位から8位までのホ、ヤン・ジホ（韓国）、貞方章男、塚田陽亮、浅地洋佑、井上信、杦本晃一の7人が来年前期のツアー出場優先権を獲得した。 ...while the seven finishers from 2nd to 8th place, namely Ho, Yang Ji-ho (Korea), Akio Sadakata, Yosuke Tsukada, Yosuke Asaji, Shin Inoue and Koichi Sugimoto, have been given priority to participate in the first half of next year's tour. Position Player Prize money (¥)1 JPN Yuki Kono 4,607,2372 KOR Hur In-hoi 4,369,2113 KOR Yang Ji-ho 4,365,3254 JPN Akio Sadakata 3,906,9335 JPN Yosuke Tsukada 3,376,9836 JPN Yosuke Asaji 3,347,0007 JPN Makoto Inoue 3,213,0558 JPN Koichi Sugimoto 3,039,870 Notes References External links https://www.jgto.org/en Category:Japan Golf Tour seasons Japan Golf Tour Japan Golf Tour