1997 PGA of Japan Tour

Golf tour season September 2023 1997 PGA of Japan Tour 1997 3 13 y – 1997 12 14 y 36 JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki (5) Money list JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki 1996 1998 The 1997 PGA of Japan Tour was the 25th 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 1997 season.https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=1&year=1997 1997 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. Notes16 MarToken Corporation CupKagoshima100,000,000JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki (83)2223 MarDydo Drinco Shizuoka OpenShizuoka100,000,000JPN 1870 Hisayuki Sasaki (3)1830 MarJust System KSB OpenOkayama70,000,000JPN 1870 Keiichiro Fukabori (1)166 AprDescente Classic Munsingwear CupIbaraki100,000,000USA Peter Teravainen (2)1620 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo100,000,000JPN 1870 Mitsuo Harada (1)1627 AprKirin OpenIbaraki100,000,000KOR 1984 Kim Jong-duck (1)22AGC4 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki (84)3611 MayFujisankei ClassicShizuoka120,000,000JPN 1870 Kenichi Kuboya (1)2218 MayJapan PGA ChampionshipIbaraki100,000,000JPN 1870 Shigeki Maruyama (4)2225 MayUbe Kosan OpenYamaguchi100,000,000JPN 1870 Shigenori Mori (2)161 JunMitsubishi Galant TournamentHyōgo120,000,000JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki (85)188 JunJCB Classic SendaiMiyagi100,000,000JPN 1870 Nobuhito Sato (1)1815 JunSapporo Tokyu OpenHokkaidō100,000,000JPN 1870 Hirofumi Miyase (1)1622 JunYomiuri OpenHyōgo100,000,000JPN 1870 Shigeki Maruyama (5)1829 JunMizuno OpenIshikawa100,000,000USA Brian Watts (9)226 JulPGA Philanthropy TournamentYamanashi100,000,000JPN 1870 Naomichi Ozaki (24)1613 JulYonex Open HiroshimaHiroshima80,000,000JPN 1870 Naomichi Ozaki (25)1627 JulNikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura MemorialIbaraki100,000,000TWN Yeh Chang-ting (1)203 AugNST Niigata Open Golf ChampionshipNiigata60,000,000JPN 1870 Kazuhiko Hosokawa (4)1610 AugSanko Grand Summer ChampionshipGunma100,000,000JPN 1870 Shoichi Kuwabara (1)1617 AugAcom InternationalFukushima100,000,000JPN 1870 Kazuo Kanayama (1)1631 AugHisamitsu-KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki (86)187 SepJapan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise CupHokkaidō80,000,000JPN 1870 Shigeki Maruyama (6)1814 SepSuntory OpenChiba100,000,000JPN 1870 Hiroyuki Fujita (1)2621 SepANA OpenHokkaidō100,000,000JPN 1870 Shinichi Yokota (1)2828 SepGene Sarazen Jun ClassicTochigi110,000,000COL Eduardo Herrera (3)225 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipFukuoka120,000,000AUS Craig Parry (n/a)32Flagship event12 OctTokai ClassicAichi110,000,000USA Brandt Jobe (2)2419 OctGolf Digest TournamentShizuoka100,000,000USA Brandt Jobe (3)1626 OctBridgestone OpenChiba120,000,000JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki (87)282 NovPhilip Morris ChampionshipHyōgo200,000,000USA Brian Watts (10)2616 NovSumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000ENG Lee Westwood (n/a)3623 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000USA Tom Watson (n/a)3830 NovCasio World OpenKagoshima150,000,000JPN 1870 Mitsutaka Kusakabe (2)287 DecGolf Nippon Series Hitachi CupTokyo100,000,000JPN 1870 Shigeki Maruyama (7)2214 DecDaikyo OpenOkinawa120,000,000JPN 1870 Kenichi Kuboya (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=1997 1997 Money Rankings Japan Golf Tour Organization 10 April 2023 Position Player Prize money (¥)1 JPN 1870 Masashi Ozaki 170,847,6332 JPN 1870 Shigeki Maruyama 152,774,4203 USA Brian Watts 111,153,1984 JPN 1870 Naomichi Ozaki 96,994,3615 JPN 1870 Tateo Ozaki 77,555,311 Japan Challenge Tour 1997 Japan Challenge Tour 1997 3 27 y – 1997 11 20 y 14 JPN 1870 Hiroyuki Fujita (2)JPN 1870 Shoichi Yamamoto (2) Money list 1996 1998 The 1997 Japan Challenge Tour was the 13th 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 1997 season.https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=2&year=1997 1997 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 Hiroshi Tominaga (1) 17 Apr Korakuen Cup (1st) Ibaraki 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Shoichi Yamamoto (1) 25 Apr Nishino Cup in Central Ibaraki 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Toshiaki Odate (1) 8 May Kabaya Ohayo Cup Shizuoka 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Minoru Kawahara (1) 30 May Daiwa Cup Kochi Open Kochi 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Go Higaki (1) 5 Jun Mito Green Open Ibaraki 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Hiroyuki Fujita (1) 26 Jun Korakuen Cup (2nd) Hokkaido 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Yoshikatsu Saito (2) 26 Jul Twin Fields Cup Ishikawa 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Hiroyuki Fujita (2) 30 Jul Komatsu Country Cup Ishikawa 10,000,000 AUS Richard Backwell (1) 12 Sep World Wood Golf Club Cup Aichi 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Kunihiko Masuda (1) 2 Oct Matsugamine Open Niigata 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Shoichi Yamamoto (2) 9 Oct Korakuen Cup (3rd) Oita 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Yukio Noguchi (3) 23 Oct Daiwa Cup Yamanashi Open Yamanashi 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Shuichi Sano (1) 20 Nov Korakuen Cup (4th) Tochigi 10,000,000 JPN 1870 Takanori Hano (1) Notes References External links https://www.jgto.org/en Category:Japan Golf Tour seasons PGA of Japan Tour PGA of Japan Tour