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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
Prayad Marksaeng (6)
26
Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
29 Jan
Leopalace21 Myanmar Open
Myanmar
87,750,000
Todd Sinnott (n/a)
19
Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
16 Apr
Token Homemate Cup
Mie
130,000,000
Liang Wenchong (2)
16
23 Apr
Panasonic Open
Chiba
150,000,000
Kenichi Kuboya (7)
15
Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
30 Apr
The Crowns
Aichi
120,000,000
Yūsaku Miyazato (4)
16
14 May
Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup
Okinawa
150,000,000
Yūsaku Miyazato (5)
16
Japan major
21 May
Kansai Open Golf Championship
Kyoto
70,000,000
Shugo Imahira (1)
16
28 May
Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open
Okayama
100,000,000
Chan Kim (1)
16
4 Jun
Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills
Ibaraki
150,000,000
Shaun Norris (2)
16
Tour Championship; Japan major
9 Jul
Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup
Hokkaidō
150,000,000
Chan Kim (2)
16
30 Jul
Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open
Fukushima
50,000,000
Katsumasa Miyamoto (11)
16
27 Aug
RIZAP KBC Augusta
Fukuoka
100,000,000
Yuta Ikeda (17)
16
3 Sep
Fujisankei Classic
Yamanashi
110,000,000
Ryu Hyun-woo (2)
16
10 Sep
ISPS Handa Match Play
Chiba
210,000,000
Shingo Katayama (31)
16
First two rounds played 1–2 August
17 Sep
ANA Open
Hokkaidō
110,000,000
Yuta Ikeda (18)
16
24 Sep
Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf
Chiba
150,000,000
Daisuke Kataoka (3)
15
Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
1 Oct
Top Cup Tokai Classic
Aichi
110,000,000
Satoshi Kodaira (5)
16
8 Oct
Honma TourWorld Cup
Aichi
100,000,000
Yūsaku Miyazato (6)
16
15 Oct
Japan Open Golf Championship
Gifu
200,000,000
Yuta Ikeda (19)
32
Flagship event; Japan major
22 Oct
Bridgestone Open
Chiba
150,000,000
Ryuko Tokimatsu (2)
16^
Shortened to 36 holes
29 Oct
Mynavi ABC Championship
Hyōgo
150,000,000
Tatsuya Kodai (1)
16
Shortened to 54 holes
5 Nov
Heiwa PGM Championship
Okinawa
200,000,000
Chan Kim (3)
16
12 Nov
Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters
Shizuoka
200,000,000
Satoshi Kodaira (6)
18
19 Nov
Dunlop Phoenix
Miyazaki
200,000,000
Brooks Koepka (n/a)
32
26 Nov
Casio World Open
Kōchi
200,000,000
Seungsu Han (1)
19
3 Dec
Golf Nippon Series JT Cup
Tokyo
130,000,000
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
Yūsaku Miyazato
182,831,982
2
Satoshi Kodaira
161,463,405
3
Chan Kim
132,326,556
4
Yuta Ikeda
126,240,438
5
Seungsu Han
112,798,464
Source:[ 2]
Scoring average leaders
Source:[ 3]
References
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