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The 1997 PGA of Japan Tour season was played from 13 March to 14 December. The season consisted of 36 official money events in Japan .
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events in Japan for the 1997 season. 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.
Date
Tournament
Prize fund (¥ )
Winner
OWGR points[ 1]
16 Mar
Token Corporation Cup
100,000,000
Masashi Ozaki (83)
22
23 Mar
Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open
100,000,000
Hisayuki Sasaki (3)
18
30 Mar
Just System KSB Open
70,000,000
Keiichiro Fukabori (1)
16
6 Apr
Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup
100,000,000
Peter Teravainen (2)
16
20 Apr
Tsuruya Open
100,000,000
Mitsuo Harada (1)
16
27 Apr
Kirin Open
100,000,000
Kim Jong-duck (1)
–
4 May
The Crowns
120,000,000
Masashi Ozaki (84)
36
11 May
Fujisankei Classic
120,000,000
Kenichi Kuboya (1)
22
18 May
Japan PGA Championship
100,000,000
Shigeki Maruyama (4)
22
25 May
Ube Kosan Open
100,000,000
Shigenori Mori (2)
16
1 Jun
Mitsubishi Galant Tournament
120,000,000
Masashi Ozaki (85)
18
8 Jun
JCB Classic Sendai
100,000,000
Nobuhito Sato (1)
18
15 Jun
Sapporo Tokyu Open
100,000,000
Hirofumi Miyase (1)
16
22 Jun
Yomiuri Open
100,000,000
Shigeki Maruyama (5)
18
29 Jun
Mizuno Open
100,000,000
Brian Watts (9)
22
6 Jul
PGA Philanthropy Tournament
100,000,000
Naomichi Ozaki (24)
16
13 Jul
Yonex Open Hiroshima
80,000,000
Naomichi Ozaki (25)
16
27 Jul
Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial
100,000,000
Yeh Chang-ting (1)
20
3 Aug
NST Niigata Open Golf Championship
60,000,000
Kazuhiko Hosokawa (4)
16
10 Aug
Sanko Grand Summer Championship
100,000,000
Shoichi Kuwabara (1)
16
17 Aug
Acom International
100,000,000
Kazuo Kanayama (1)
16
31 Aug
Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta
100,000,000
Masashi Ozaki (86)
18
7 Sep
Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup
80,000,000
Shigeki Maruyama (6)
18
14 Sep
Suntory Open
100,000,000
Hiroyuki Fujita (1)
26
21 Sep
ANA Open
100,000,000
Shinichi Yokota (1)
28
28 Sep
Gene Sarazen Jun Classic
110,000,000
Eduardo Herrera (3)
22
5 Oct
Japan Open Golf Championship
120,000,000
Craig Parry (2)
32
12 Oct
Tokai Classic
110,000,000
Brandt Jobe (2)
24
19 Oct
Golf Digest Tournament
100,000,000
Brandt Jobe (3)
16
26 Oct
Bridgestone Open
120,000,000
Masashi Ozaki (87)
28
2 Nov
Philip Morris Championship
200,000,000
Brian Watts (10)
26
16 Nov
Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters
150,000,000
Lee Westwood (n/a)
36
23 Nov
Dunlop Phoenix Tournament
200,000,000
Tom Watson (n/a)
38
30 Nov
Casio World Open
150,000,000
Mitsutaka Kusakabe (2)
28
7 Dec
Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup
100,000,000
Shigeki Maruyama (7)
22
14 Dec
Daikyo Open
120,000,000
Kenichi Kuboya (2)
16
Source:[ 2]
Money list leaders
Position
Player
Prize money (¥ )
1
Masashi Ozaki
170,847,633
2
Shigeki Maruyama
152,774,420
3
Brian Watts
111,153,198
4
Naomichi Ozaki
96,994,361
5
Tateo Ozaki
77,555,311
Source:[ 3]
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