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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
Sergio García (n/a)
28
Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
28 Jan
Leopalace21 Myanmar Open
Myanmar
84,750,000
Paul Peterson (n/a)
19
Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
15 Apr
Token Homemate Cup
Mie
130,000,000
Atomu Shigenaga (1)
16
22 Apr
Panasonic Open
Osaka
150,000,000
Rahil Gangjee (n/a)
15
Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
29 Apr
The Crowns
Aichi
120,000,000
Yang Yong-eun (5)
16
13 May
Japan PGA Championship
Chiba
150,000,000
Toru Taniguchi (20)
16
Japan major
20 May
Kansai Open Golf Championship
Hyōgo
70,000,000
Ryuko Tokimatsu (3)
16
27 May
Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open
Ibaraki
100,000,000
Shota Akiyoshi (1)
16
3 Jun
Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills
Ibaraki
150,000,000
Kodai Ichihara (1)
16
Tour Championship; Japan major
24 Jun
Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open
Fukushima
50,000,000
Shota Akiyoshi (2)
16
8 Jul
Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup
Hokkaidō
150,000,000
Brad Kennedy (3)
16
26 Aug
RIZAP KBC Augusta
Fukuoka
100,000,000
Daijiro Izumida (1)
16
2 Sep
Fujisankei Classic
Yamanashi
110,000,000
Rikuya Hoshino (1)
16
9 Sep
ISPS Handa Match Play
Saitama
230,000,000
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
Yuta Ikeda (20)
15
Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
30 Sep
Top Cup Tokai Classic
Aichi
110,000,000
Angelo Que (1)
16
14 Oct
Japan Open Golf Championship
Kanagawa
200,000,000
Yuki Inamori (1)
32
Flagship event; Japan major
21 Oct
Bridgestone Open
Chiba
150,000,000
Shugo Imahira (2)
16
28 Oct
Mynavi ABC Championship
Hyōgo
150,000,000
Yuta Kinoshita (1)
16
4 Nov
Heiwa PGM Championship
Okinawa
200,000,000
Shaun Norris (3)
16
Shortened to 54 holes due to weather
11 Nov
Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters
Shizuoka
200,000,000
Tatsunori Nukaga (1)
18
18 Nov
Dunlop Phoenix
Miyazaki
200,000,000
Kodai Ichihara (2)
30
25 Nov
Casio World Open
Kōchi
200,000,000
Choi Ho-sung (2)
16
2 Dec
Golf Nippon Series JT Cup
Tokyo
130,000,000
Satoshi Kodaira (7)
17
Japan major
Source:[ 2]
Leaders
Money list leaders
Position
Player
Prize money (¥ )
1
Shugo Imahira
139,119,332
2
Shaun Norris
103,942,450
3
Yuki Inamori
85,301,742
4
Kodai Ichihara
82,245,918
5
Yuta Ikeda
79,671,825
Source:[ 3]
Scoring average leaders
Source:[ 4]
References
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