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The 2017 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 19 January to 3 December. The season consisted of 26 official money events, mostly in Japan, as well as the four majors. One event will be played in Singapore, and one in Myanmar, both co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2017 schedule. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members (does not include the four major golf championships).

Date Tournament Location Prize fund
(¥)
Winner OWGR
pts
Notes
22 Jan SMBC Singapore Open Singapore 117,000,000 Thailand Prayad Marksaeng (6) 26 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
29 Jan Leopalace21 Myanmar Open Myanmar 87,750,000 Australia Todd Sinnott (n/a) 19 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
16 Apr Token Homemate Cup Mie 130,000,000 China Liang Wenchong (2) 16
23 Apr Panasonic Open Chiba 150,000,000 Japan Kenichi Kuboya (7) 15 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
30 Apr The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000 Japan Yūsaku Miyazato (4) 16
14 May Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup Okinawa 150,000,000 Japan Yūsaku Miyazato (5) 16 Japan major
21 May Kansai Open Golf Championship Kyoto 70,000,000 Japan Shugo Imahira (1) 16
28 May Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open Okayama 100,000,000 United States Chan Kim (1) 16
4 Jun Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills Ibaraki 150,000,000 South Africa Shaun Norris (2) 16 Tour Championship; Japan major
9 Jul Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō 150,000,000 United States Chan Kim (2) 16
30 Jul Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open Fukushima 50,000,000 Japan Katsumasa Miyamoto (11) 16
27 Aug RIZAP KBC Augusta Fukuoka 100,000,000 Japan Yuta Ikeda (17) 16
3 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 110,000,000 South Korea Ryu Hyun-woo (2) 16
10 Sep ISPS Handa Match Play Chiba 210,000,000 Japan Shingo Katayama (31) 16 First two rounds played 1–2 August
17 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 110,000,000 Japan Yuta Ikeda (18) 16
24 Sep Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf Chiba 150,000,000 Japan Daisuke Kataoka (3) 15 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
1 Oct Top Cup Tokai Classic Aichi 110,000,000 Japan Satoshi Kodaira (5) 16
8 Oct Honma TourWorld Cup Aichi 100,000,000 Japan Yūsaku Miyazato (6) 16
15 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Gifu 200,000,000 Japan Yuta Ikeda (19) 32 Flagship event; Japan major
22 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 150,000,000 Japan Ryuko Tokimatsu (2) 16^ Shortened to 36 holes
29 Oct Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo 150,000,000 Japan Tatsuya Kodai (1) 16 Shortened to 54 holes
5 Nov Heiwa PGM Championship Okinawa 200,000,000 United States Chan Kim (3) 16
12 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 200,000,000 Japan Satoshi Kodaira (6) 18
19 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Miyazaki 200,000,000 United States Brooks Koepka (n/a) 32
26 Nov Casio World Open Kōchi 200,000,000 United States Seungsu Han (1) 19
3 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 130,000,000 Japan Yūsaku Miyazato (7) 20 Japan major

Source:[1]
^ Points reduced from 20 to 16 due to tournament being shortened to 36 holes because of weather.

Leaders

Money list leaders

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1 Japan Yūsaku Miyazato 182,831,982
2 Japan Satoshi Kodaira 161,463,405
3 United States Chan Kim 132,326,556
4 Japan Yuta Ikeda 126,240,438
5 United States Seungsu Han 112,798,464

Source:[2]

Scoring average leaders

Position Player Scoring average
1 Japan Satoshi Kodaira 70.02
2 Japan Yūsaku Miyazato 70.16
3 South Korea Shugo Imahira 70.19
4 United States Seungsu Han 70.26
5 South Korea Im Sung-jae 70.35

Source:[3]

References

  1. ^ "2017 Tour Tournaments". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  2. ^ "2017 Prize Money List". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  3. ^ "2017 Scoring Average". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2017-12-04.