1995 PGA of Japan Tour

1995 PGA of Japan Tour season
Duration9 March 1995 (1995-03-09) – 10 December 1995 (1995-12-10)
Number of official events37
Most winsJapan Masashi Ozaki (5)
Money listJapan Masashi Ozaki
1994
1996

The 1995 PGA of Japan Tour was the 23rd season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.[1][2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[a]OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
12 MarToken Corporation CupKagoshima100,000,000United States Todd Hamilton (5)20
19 MarDydo Drinco Shizuoka OpenShizuoka100,000,000United States Brian Watts (6)16
26 MarNovell KSB OpenOkayama70,000,000Canada Rick Gibson (2)16
2 AprDescente Classic Munsingwear CupHyōgo80,000,000Japan Satoshi Higashi (4)16
16 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo100,000,000Japan Satoshi Higashi (5)16
23 AprDunlop OpenIbaraki90,000,000Australia Peter Senior (3)20AGC
30 AprThe CrownsAichi120,000,000Japan Masashi Ozaki (70)22
7 MayFujisankei ClassicShizuoka120,000,000Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (45)18
14 MayJapan PGA ChampionshipAomori100,000,000Japan Hisayuki Sasaki (2)16
21 MayPepsi Ube Kosan OpenYamaguchi80,000,000Japan Mitsutaka Kusakabe (1)16
28 MayMitsubishi Galant TournamentKumamoto100,000,000United States Brandt Jobe (1)18
4 JunJCB Classic SendaiMiyagi100,000,000Japan Ryoken Kawagishi (5)16
11 JunSapporo Tokyu OpenHokkaidō100,000,000Paraguay Carlos Franco (2)16
18 JunPocari Sweat Yomiuri OpenHyōgo100,000,000Colombia Eduardo Herrera (1)16
25 JunMizuno OpenIshikawa100,000,000United States Brian Watts (7)16
2 JulPGA Philanthropy TournamentIshikawa100,000,000Japan Kazuhiro Takami (2)18
9 JulYonex Open HiroshimaHiroshima80,000,000Japan Masashi Ozaki (71)16
16 JulNikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura MemorialIbaraki100,000,000Japan Tetsu Nishikawa (3)16
30 JulNST Niigata Open Golf ChampionshipNiigata60,000,000Japan Tomohiro Maruyama (3)16
6 AugSanko Grand Summer ChampionshipGunma100,000,000Philippines Frankie Miñoza (3)16
20 AugAcom InternationalIbaraki100,000,000Japan Katsunori Kuwabara (1)16
27 AugHisamitsu-KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000Japan Kazuhiko Hosokawa (1)16
3 SepJapan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise CupHokkaidō70,000,000Japan Katsuyoshi Tomori (6)16
10 SepSuntory OpenChiba90,000,000Japan Masahiro Kuramoto (29)24
17 SepANA OpenHokkaidō100,000,000Japan Masashi Ozaki (72)26
24 SepGene Sarazen Jun ClassicTochigi110,000,000Japan Satoshi Higashi (6)18
1 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipSaitama100,000,000Japan Toshimitsu Izawa (1)32Flagship event
8 OctTokai ClassicAichi110,000,000Japan Masayuki Kawamura (1)18
15 OctGolf Digest TournamentShizuoka100,000,000Australia Stewart Ginn (1)16
22 OctBridgestone OpenChiba120,000,000Japan Shigeki Maruyama (2)20
29 OctPhilip Morris ChampionshipHyōgo200,000,000Japan Hidemichi Tanaka (1)22
5 NovDaiwa InternationalYamanashi170,000,000Japan Shigenori Mori (1)20
12 NovSumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000Japan Satoshi Higashi (7)40
19 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000Japan Masashi Ozaki (73)40
26 NovCasio World OpenKagoshima150,000,000Japan Seiki Okuda (6)30
3 DecGolf Nippon Series Hitachi CupTokyo100,000,000Japan Masashi Ozaki (74)18
10 DecDaikyo OpenOkinawa120,000,000Philippines Frankie Miñoza (4)16

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3][2]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Masashi Ozaki192,319,800
2Japan Satoshi Higashi136,854,183
3Japan Shigeki Maruyama103,209,036
4Japan Masahiro Kuramoto88,227,209
5Japan Katsuyoshi Tomori86,693,831

Japan Challenge Tour

1995 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration12 April 1995 (1995-04-12) – 16 November 1995 (1995-11-16)
Number of official events11
Most winsJapan Yasunobu Kuramoto (2)
Japan Hidemichi Tanaka (2)
Japan Taichi Teshima (2)
1994
1996

The 1995 Japan Challenge Tour was the 11th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the PGA of Japan Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.[4]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[c]
13 AprSanko 72 OpenGunma10,000,000Japan Taichi Teshima (1)
20 AprKorakuen Cup (1st)Gunma10,000,000Japan Gohei Sato (2)
25 MayKanto Kokusai OpenTochigi10,000,000Japan Yasunobu Kuramoto (1)
1 JunMito Green OpenIbaraki10,000,000Japan Hidemichi Tanaka (1)
14 JunKanto PGA PhilanthropyTochigi10,000,000Japan Kazuhiro Fukunaga (2)
22 JunKansai PGA PhilanthropyFukui10,000,000Japan Kosaku Makisaka (1)
5 JulKorakuen Cup (2nd)Hokkaido10,000,000Japan Hidemichi Tanaka (2)
7 SepKorakuen Cup (3rd)Tochigi10,000,000Japan Yoshikatsu Saito (1)
28 SepMatsugamine OpenNiigata10,000,000Japan Yasunobu Kuramoto (2)
5 OctKorakuen Cup (4th)Oita10,000,000Japan Taichi Teshima (2)
16 NovKorakuen Cup (5th)Tochigi10,000,000Japan Shingo Katayama (2)

Notes

  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA of Japan Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA of Japan Tour members.
  2. ^ AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.
  3. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Japan Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA of Japan Tour.

References

  1. ^ "1995 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Williams, Michael (1996). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1996. Macmillan. pp. 108–109. ISBN 0333653319. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ "1995 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ^ "1995 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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