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The 2018 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 18 January to 2 December. The season consisted of 25 official money events, mostly in Japan, as well as the four majors. One event was played in Singapore, and one in Myanmar, both co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2018 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
21 Jan SMBC Singapore Open Singapore 113,000,000 Spain Sergio García (n/a) 28 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
28 Jan Leopalace21 Myanmar Open Myanmar 84,750,000 United States Paul Peterson (n/a) 19 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
15 Apr Token Homemate Cup Mie 130,000,000 Japan Atomu Shigenaga (1) 16
22 Apr Panasonic Open Osaka 150,000,000 India Rahil Gangjee (n/a) 15 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
29 Apr The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000 South Korea Yang Yong-eun (5) 16
13 May Japan PGA Championship Chiba 150,000,000 Japan Toru Taniguchi (20) 16 Japan major
20 May Kansai Open Golf Championship Hyōgo 70,000,000 Japan Ryuko Tokimatsu (3) 16
27 May Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open Ibaraki 100,000,000 Japan Shota Akiyoshi (1) 16
3 Jun Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills Ibaraki 150,000,000 Japan Kodai Ichihara (1) 16 Tour Championship; Japan major
24 Jun Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open Fukushima 50,000,000 Japan Shota Akiyoshi (2) 16
8 Jul Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō 150,000,000 Australia Brad Kennedy (3) 16
26 Aug RIZAP KBC Augusta Fukuoka 100,000,000 Japan Daijiro Izumida (1) 16
2 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 110,000,000 Japan Rikuya Hoshino (1) 16
9 Sep ISPS Handa Match Play Saitama 230,000,000 Thailand Thanyakon Khrongpha (1) 16 First two rounds played 26–27 July
16 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 110,000,000 Cancelled due to earthquake[1]
23 Sep Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf Saitama 150,000,000 Japan Yuta Ikeda (20) 15 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
30 Sep Top Cup Tokai Classic Aichi 110,000,000 Philippines Angelo Que (1) 16
14 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Kanagawa 200,000,000 Japan Yuki Inamori (1) 32 Flagship event; Japan major
21 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 150,000,000 Japan Shugo Imahira (2) 16
28 Oct Mynavi ABC Championship Hyōgo 150,000,000 Japan Yuta Kinoshita (1) 16
4 Nov Heiwa PGM Championship Okinawa 200,000,000 South Africa Shaun Norris (3) 16 Shortened to 54 holes due to weather
11 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 200,000,000 Japan Tatsunori Nukaga (1) 18
18 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Miyazaki 200,000,000 Japan Kodai Ichihara (2) 30
25 Nov Casio World Open Kōchi 200,000,000 South Korea Choi Ho-sung (2) 16
2 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 130,000,000 Japan Satoshi Kodaira (7) 17 Japan major

Source:[2]

Leaders

Money list leaders

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1 Japan Shugo Imahira 139,119,332
2 South Africa Shaun Norris 103,942,450
3 Japan Yuki Inamori 85,301,742
4 Japan Kodai Ichihara 82,245,918
5 Japan Yuta Ikeda 79,671,825

Source:[3]

Scoring average leaders

Position Player Scoring average
1 Japan Shugo Imahira 69.92
2 South Africa Shaun Norris 70.26
3 Japan Yuki Inamori 70.27
4 Japan Masahiro Kawamura 70.43
5 Australia Brendan Jones 70.49

Source:[4]

References

  1. ^ "「平成30年北海道胆振東部地震」の影響によりANAオープンが開催中止" [ANA Open is halted due to the effects of the 30-year-east earthquake in Hokkaido] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 6 September 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Tour Tournaments". JGTO.
  3. ^ "2018 Prize Money List". JGTO.
  4. ^ "2018 Scoring Average". JGTO.