1978 PGA of Japan Tour
| Duration | 8 April 1978 – 3 December 1978 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 36 |
| Most wins |  Isao Aoki (6) |
| Money list | Isao Aoki |
← 1977 1979 → | |
The 1978 PGA of Japan Tour was the sixth season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 1978 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[a] | Other tours[b] |
Notes |
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| 9 Apr | Aso National Park Open | Kumamoto | 8,000,000 | Tadami Ueno (4) |
New to PGA of Japan Tour | |
| 16 Apr | Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament | Osaka | 10,000,000 | Akira Yabe (1) |
New to PGA of Japan Tour | |
| 23 Apr | Dunlop International Open | Ibaraki | US$70,000 |  Kuo Chie-Hsiung (1) |
AGC | |
| 30 Apr | Chunichi Crowns | Aichi | 60,000,000 | Isao Aoki (15) |
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| 7 May | Wizard Tournament | Wakayama | 25,000,000 | Tōru Nakamura (5) |
New to PGA of Japan Tour | |
| 14 May | Fujisankei Classic | Saitama | 30,000,000 | Kosaku Shimada (8) |
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| 21 May | Pepsi-Wilson Tournament | Yamaguchi | 25,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (20) |
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| 28 May | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship | Kanagawa | 30,000,000 | Isao Aoki (16) |
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| 4 Jun | Tohoku Classic | Miyagi | 23,000,000 | Haruo Yasuda (3) |
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| 11 Jun | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Iwate | 30,000,000 | Tōru Nakamura (6) |
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| 18 Jun | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Hokkaidō | 25,000,000 | Isao Aoki (17) |
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| 25 Jun | Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 25,000,000 | Hsieh Min-Nan (2) |
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| 2 Jul | ANA Sapporo Open | Hokkaidō | 30,000,000 | Teruo Sugihara (9) |
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| 9 Jul | Kansai Open | Shiga | 15,000,000 | Akio Kanemoto (1) |
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| 14 Jul | Chushikoku Open | Hiroshima | 3,000,000 | Seiji Katayama (1) |
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| 15 Jul | Chubu Open | Mie | 12,000,000 | Kouichi Inoue (1) |
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| 16 Jul | Kyusyu Open | Fukuoka | 5,000,000 | Norio Suzuki (8) |
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| 16 Jul | Kanto Open | Niigata | 20,000,000 | Seiichi Kanai (2) |
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| 23 Jul | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Tochigi | 35,000,000 | Kesahiko Uchida (1) |
New to PGA of Japan Tour | |
| 6 Aug | Kansai Pro Championship | Osaka | 10,000,000 | Teruo Sugihara (10) |
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| 6 Aug | Kanto Pro Championship | Chiba | 20,000,000 | Isao Aoki (18) |
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| 13 Aug | Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers | Tochigi | 30,000,000 | Yoshitaka Yamamoto (5) |
New to PGA of Japan Tour | |
| 20 Aug | Japan PGA Championship | Hokkaidō | 25,000,000 | Fujio Kobayashi (2) |
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| 27 Aug | KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 32,000,000 | Kenichi Yamada (2) |
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| 27 Aug | Hokkaido Open | Hokkaidō | 2,850,000 | Koichi Uehara (2) |
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| 10 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 40,000,000 | Akio Kanemoto (2) |
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| 17 Sep | Sanpo Classic | Chiba | 20,000,000 | Koichi Uehara (3) |
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| 24 Sep | Hiroshima Open | Hiroshima | 20,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (21) |
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| 8 Oct | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | US$300,000 |  Gil Morgan (n/a) |
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| 15 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 32,000,000 | Masaji Kusakabe (3) |
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| 21 Oct | Golf Digest Tournament | Shizuoka | 20,000,000 | Masaru Amono (1) |
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| 29 Oct | Bridgestone Tournament | Chiba | 30,000,000 | Hiroshi Ishii (5) |
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| 5 Nov | Japan Open Golf Championship | Kanagawa | 65,000,000 |  Seve Ballesteros (n/a) |
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| 12 Nov | ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches | Hyōgo | US$150,000 | Isao Aoki (19) |
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| 26 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 60,000,000 | Andy Bean (n/a) |
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| 3 Dec | Golf Nippon Series | Tokyo | 15,000,000 | Isao Aoki (20) |
Money list
[edit]The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isao Aoki |
62,987,200 |
| 2 | Masashi Ozaki |
29,017,286 |
| 3 | Kosaku Shimada |
28,217,542 |
| 4 | Yoshitaka Yamamoto |
26,850,810 |
| 5 | Tōru Nakamura |
25,102,008 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ "1978 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1979). Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1979. Doubleday. pp. 244–254, 383–414. ISBN 0385149409. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "1978 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 27 June 2023.