The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. As of 2004 it offered the third highest annual prize fund out of the men's professional tours after the PGA TOUR and the PGA European Tour. However since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with that on the two larger tours . Official events on the Japan Golf Tour count for World Golf Ranking points, and success on the tour can also qualify members to play in the majors.
Most of the leading players on the tour are Japanese, but players from many other countries also participate.
Leading Money Winners on the Japan Golf Tour
The official prize money list on the Japan Golf Tour includes money won by members in the majors and the World Golf Championships events.
- 2004 Shingo Katayama - 119,512,374 Yen
- 2003 Toshimitsu Izawa - 135,454,300 Yen
- 2002 Toni Taniguchi - 145,440,341 Yen
- 2001 Toshimitsu Izawa - 217,934,583 Yen
- 2000 Shingo Katayama - 177,116,489 Yen
External Link
Japan Golf Tour - official English language site
