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1994 PGA of Japan Tour

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1994 PGA of Japan Tour season
Duration10 March 1994 (1994-03-10) – 11 December 1994 (1994-12-11)
Number of official events38
Most winsJapan Masashi Ozaki (7)
Money listJapan Masashi Ozaki
1993
1995

The 1994 PGA of Japan Tour was the 22nd season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1994 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
13 Mar Token Cup Kagoshima 100,000,000 Australia Craig Warren (1) 16
20 Mar Dydo Shizuoka Open Shizuoka 100,000,000 Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (42) 16
27 Mar United KSB Open Okayama 70,000,000 Japan Kazuhiro Takami (1) 16
3 Apr Descente Classic Hyōgo 80,000,000 United States Brian Watts (1) 16
10 Apr Pocari Sweat Open Hiroshima 80,000,000 Japan Yoshi Mizumaki (3) 16
17 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo 100,000,000 Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (43) 16 New tournament
24 Apr Dunlop Open Ibaraki 100,000,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (63) 20 AGC
1 May The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000 Australia Roger Mackay (8) 28
8 May Fujisankei Classic Shizuoka 120,000,000 Japan Kiyoshi Murota (3) 16
15 May Japan PGA Championship Gifu 100,000,000 Japan Hiroshi Gohda (1) 18
22 May Pepsi Ube Kosan Open Yamaguchi 80,000,000 Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (44) 16
29 May Mitsubishi Galant Tournament Hokkaidō 100,000,000 Japan Katsuyoshi Tomori (5) 16
5 Jun JCB Classic Sendai Miyagi 100,000,000 Japan Masahiro Kuramoto (28) 18
12 Jun Sapporo Tokyu Open Hokkaidō 100,000,000 Japan Yoshi Mizumaki (4) 16
19 Jun Yomiuri Open Hyōgo 100,000,000 Japan Tsukasa Watanabe (2) 16
26 Jun Mizuno Open Ishikawa 100,000,000 United States Brian Watts (2) 16
3 Jul PGA Philanthropy Tournament Hyōgo 100,000,000 United States Todd Hamilton (3) 16
10 Jul Yonex Open Hiroshima Hiroshima 80,000,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (64) 16
24 Jul Nikkei Cup Hokkaidō 80,000,000 Japan Toru Suzuki (2) 16
31 Jul NST Niigata Open Niigata 60,000,000 Japan Pete Izumikawa (4) 16
14 Aug Acom International Ibaraki 100,000,000 Japan Naomichi Ozaki (22) 16
21 Aug Maruman Open Chiba 120,000,000 United States David Ishii (13) 16
28 Aug Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta Fukuoka 100,000,000 United States Brian Watts (3) 16
4 Sep Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup Hokkaidō 70,000,000 United States Todd Hamilton (4) 16
11 Sep Suntory Open Chiba 100,000,000 United States David Ishii (14) 20
18 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 100,000,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (65) 20
25 Sep Gene Sarazen Jun Classic Tochigi 110,000,000 Paraguay Carlos Franco (1) 18
2 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Mie 100,000,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (66) 32 Flagship event
9 Oct Tokai Classic Aichi 110,000,000 United States Corey Pavin (n/a) 24
16 Oct Asahi Beer Golf Digest Tournament Shizuoka 150,000,000 Japan Eiji Mizoguchi (1) 20
23 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 120,000,000 United States Brian Watts (4) 30
30 Oct Philip Morris Championship Hyōgo 200,000,000 United States Brian Watts (5) 20
6 Nov Daiwa International Saitama 170,000,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (67) 24
13 Nov Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 150,000,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (68) 32
20 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (69) 34
27 Nov Casio World Open Kagoshima 150,000,000 United States Robert Gamez (n/a) 28
4 Dec Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup Hyōgo 100,000,000 Japan Hisayuki Sasaki (1) 16
11 Dec Daikyo Open Okinawa 120,000,000 Japan Hideki Kase (2) 16

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3][2]

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1 Japan Masashi Ozaki 215,468,000
2 United States Brian Watts 139,052,710
3 Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima 115,771,280
4 Japan Naomichi Ozaki 91,685,057
5 United States David Ishii 87,271,410

Japan Challenge Tour

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1994 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration21 April 1994 (1994-04-21) – 17 November 1994 (1994-11-17)
Number of official events9
Most winsJapan Toru Nakayama (2)
1993
1995

The 1994 Japan Challenge Tour was the 10th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the PGA of Japan Tour.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1994 season.[4]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)
Winner[c]
21 Apr Korakuen Cup (1st) Tochigi 10,000,000 Japan Kazuhiko Hosokawa (1)
26 May Kanto Kokusai Open Tochigi 10,000,000 Japan Koji Mitake (1)
2 Jun Mito Green Open Ibaraki 10,000,000 Japan Masami Ito (1)
29 Jun Kansai PGA Philanthropy Fukui 10,000,000 Japan Hidezumi Shirakata (1)
1 Jul Kanto PGA Philanthropy Tochigi 10,000,000 Japan Taisuke Kitajima (1)
28 Jul Korakuen Cup (2nd) Hokkaido 10,000,000 Japan Toru Nakayama (1)
8 Sep Korakuen Cup (3rd) Tochigi 10,000,000 Japan Yoshikazu Sakamoto (1)
13 Oct Korakuen Cup (4th) Oita 10,000,000 Japan Toru Nakayama (2)
17 Nov Korakuen Cup (5th) Tochigi 10,000,000 Japan Yoshio Fumiyama (1)

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.
  3. ^ 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.

References

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  1. ^ "1994 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Williams, Michael (1995). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1995. Macmillan. pp. 107–108. ISBN 0333626818. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ "1994 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ^ "1994 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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