1997 PGA of Japan Tour
| Duration | 13 March 1997 – 14 December 1997 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 36 |
| Most wins | 5: Masashi Ozaki |
| Money leader | Masashi Ozaki |
← 1996 1998 → | |
The 1997 PGA of Japan Tour season was played from 13 March to 14 December. The season consisted of 36 official money events in Japan.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar | Token Corporation Cup | Kagoshima | 100,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (83)
|
22 | ||
| 23 Mar | Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 | Hisayuki Sasaki (3)
|
18 | ||
| 30 Mar | Just System KSB Open | Okayama | 70,000,000 | Keiichiro Fukabori (1)
|
16 | ||
| 6 Apr | Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 |  Peter Teravainen (2)
|
16 | ||
| 20 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Mitsuo Harada (1)
|
16 | ||
| 27 Apr | Kirin Open | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 |  Kim Jong-duck (1)
|
22 | AGC | |
| 4 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (84)
|
36 | ||
| 11 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 120,000,000 | Kenichi Kuboya (1)
|
22 | ||
| 18 May | Japan PGA Championship | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | Shigeki Maruyama (4)
|
22 | ||
| 25 May | Ube Kosan Open | Yamaguchi | 100,000,000 | Shigenori Mori (2)
|
16 | ||
| 1 Jun | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (85)
|
18 | ||
| 8 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | Nobuhito Sato (1)
|
18 | ||
| 15 Jun | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Hirofumi Miyase (1)
|
16 | ||
| 22 Jun | Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Shigeki Maruyama (5)
|
18 | ||
| 29 Jun | Mizuno Open | Ishikawa | 100,000,000 | Brian Watts (9)
|
22 | ||
| 6 Jul | PGA Philanthropy Tournament | Yamanashi | 100,000,000 | Naomichi Ozaki (24)
|
16 | ||
| 13 Jul | Yonex Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 80,000,000 | Naomichi Ozaki (25)
|
16 | ||
| 27 Jul | Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 |  Yeh Chang-ting (1)
|
20 | ||
| 3 Aug | NST Niigata Open Golf Championship | Niigata | 60,000,000 | Kazuhiko Hosokawa (4)
|
16 | ||
| 10 Aug | Sanko Grand Summer Championship | Gunma | 100,000,000 | Shoichi Kuwabara (1)
|
16 | ||
| 17 Aug | Acom International | Fukushima | 100,000,000 | Kazuo Kanayama (1)
|
16 | ||
| 31 Aug | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (86)
|
18 | ||
| 7 Sep | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | Hokkaidō | 80,000,000 | Shigeki Maruyama (6)
|
18 | ||
| 14 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (1)
|
26 | ||
| 21 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Shinichi Yokota (1)
|
28 | ||
| 28 Sep | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Tochigi | 110,000,000 |  Eduardo Herrera (3)
|
22 | ||
| 5 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Fukuoka | 120,000,000 |  Craig Parry (n/a)
|
32 | Flagship event | |
| 12 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Brandt Jobe (2)
|
24 | ||
| 19 Oct | Golf Digest Tournament | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 | Brandt Jobe (3)
|
16 | ||
| 26 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 120,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (87)
|
28 | ||
| 2 Nov | Philip Morris Championship | Hyōgo | 200,000,000 | Brian Watts (10)
|
26 | ||
| 16 Nov | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 |  Lee Westwood (n/a)
|
36 | ||
| 23 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Tom Watson (n/a)
|
38 | ||
| 30 Nov | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 150,000,000 | Mitsutaka Kusakabe (2)
|
28 | ||
| 7 Dec | Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Shigeki Maruyama (7)
|
22 | ||
| 14 Dec | Daikyo Open | Okinawa | 120,000,000 | Kenichi Kuboya (2)
|
16 |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masashi Ozaki |
170,847,633 |
| 2 | Shigeki Maruyama |
152,774,420 |
| 3 | Brian Watts |
111,153,198 |
| 4 | Naomichi Ozaki |
96,994,361 |
| 5 | Tateo Ozaki |
77,555,311 |
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.
References
- ^ "1997 Tour Tournaments". JGTO.
- ^ "1997 Japan Golf Tour Events". OWGR. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ "1997 Prize Money List". JGTO.