2000 Japan Golf Tour
| Duration | 9 March 2000 – 10 December 2000 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 33 |
| Most wins |  Shingo Katayama (5) |
| Money list | Shingo Katayama |
| Most Valuable Player | Shingo Katayama |
| Rookie of the Year |  Dean Wilson |
← 1999 2001 → | |
The 2000 Japan Golf Tour, titled as the 2000 iiyama Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the Japan Golf Tour (formerly the PGA of Japan Tour), the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.
Iiyama title sponsorship
It was the first season in which the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Iiyama, being renamed as the iiyama Tour. The agreement was reported to be worth ¥1,500,000,000 over three years.[1]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.[2]
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Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$4,600,000 |  Vijay Singh | 100 | Major championship |
| 18 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$4,500,000 | Tiger Woods | 100 | Major championship |
| 23 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £2,800,000 | Tiger Woods | 100 | Major championship |
| 20 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$5,000,000 | Tiger Woods | 100 | Major championship |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shingo Katayama | 177,116,489 |
| 2 | Toru Taniguchi | 175,829,742 |
| 3 | Nobuhito Sato | 155,246,900 |
| 4 | Toshimitsu Izawa | 120,316,633 |
| 5 | Hidemichi Tanaka | 108,807,851 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Shingo Katayama | [5] |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Dean Wilson | [6][7] |
Japan Challenge Tour
| Duration | 13 April 2000 – 2 November 2000 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 13 |
| Most wins | Masanori Kobayashi (2) |
| Money list | Masanori Kobayashi |
← 1999 2001 → | |
The 2000 Japan Challenge Tour was the 16th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.[8]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner[c] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr | PRGR Cup (East) | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Naoki Hattori (1) |
| 20 Apr | Kourakuen Cup (1st) | Oita | 10,000,000 | Mitsuhiro Tateyama (1) |
| 27 Apr | Nishino Cup Open | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Koichi Nogami (1) |
| 12 May | Hisamitsu Seiyaku KBC Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Masanori Kobayashi (1) |
| 2 Jun | Aiful Challenge Cup Spring | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Yukiharu Morita (1) |
| 6 Jul | Kourakuen Cup (2nd) | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Hajime Tanaka (1) |
| 19 Jul | PRGR Cup (West) | Shiga | 10,000,000 | Masanori Kobayashi (2) |
| 3 Aug | JGTO iiyama Challenge 1 | Shiga | 10,000,000 | Taisuke Kitajima (4) |
| 21 Sep | Aiful Challenge Cup Autumn | Fukushima | 10,000,000 | Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa (1) |
| 5 Oct | JGTO iiyama Challenge 2 | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Takeshi Ohyama (1) |
| 21 Oct | Shinwa Golf Classic | Shiga | 10,000,000 | Tatsuo Takasaki (1) |
| 2 Nov | Kourakuen Cup (3rd) | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Yui Ueda (1) |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[9] The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 2001 Japan Golf Tour (iiyama Tour).
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masanori Kobayashi | 3,851,250 |
| 2 | Tatsuo Takasaki | 3,838,130 |
| 3 | Naoki Hattori | 3,477,724 |
| 4 | Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa | 3,414,967 |
| 5 | Taisuke Kitajima | 3,058,938 |
Notes
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.
- ^ Also a Japan major championship.
- ^ 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 Japan Golf Tour.
References
- ^ "年間スポンサーのイーヤマ撤退を正式発表" [Official announcement of the withdrawal of annual sponsor iiyama]. Golf Digest Japan (in Japanese). 11 May 2002. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "2000 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "2000 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "片山晋呉が、今季５勝目で逆転賞金王に！！" [Shingo Katayama comes from behind to become the prize money champion with his 5th win of the season!!] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 11 December 2000. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Katayama picks up MVP title". The Japan Times. 6 December 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
Katayama, who claimed the money rankings crown for the third time overall, won the MVP title for the first time in five years and second time in his career.
- ^ "Short putts". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. 17 January 2001. p. 13 (C6 in paper). Retrieved 6 March 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2004 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. 2004. p. 170 (2-156 in document). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
Dean Wilson | 2000: JPGA rookie of the year.
- ^ "2000 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "2000 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
External links
- Official website
