1988 PGA of Japan Tour season
Duration17 March 1988 (1988-03-17) – 11 December 1988 (1988-12-11)
Number of official events40
Most winsJapan Masashi Ozaki (6)
Money listJapan Masashi Ozaki
1987
1989

The 1988 PGA of Japan Tour was the 16th 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 1988 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
20 MarShizuoka OpenShizuoka40,000,000Japan Toshimitsu Kai (2)8
10 AprPocari Sweat OpenHiroshima40,000,000Australia Ian Baker-Finch (2)8
17 AprBridgestone Aso OpenKumamoto40,000,000Australia Ian Baker-Finch (3)12
24 AprDunlop OpenIbaraki60,000,000Japan Masashi Ozaki (35)20AGC
1 MayThe CrownsAichi90,000,000United States Scott Simpson (n/a)38
8 MayFujisankei ClassicShizuoka60,000,000Japan Ikuo Shirahama (1)20
15 MayJapan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys CupFukushima50,000,000United States David Ishii (10)20
22 MayPepsi Ube OpenYamaguchi50,000,000Japan Mamoru Kondo (1)14
29 MayMitsubishi Galant TournamentHokkaidō56,000,000Australia Brian Jones (6)20
5 JunSendai ClassicMiyagi45,000,000Japan Masahiro Kuramoto (18)14
12 JunSapporo Tokyu OpenHokkaidō50,000,000Japan Naomichi Ozaki (7)18
19 JunYomiuri OpenHyōgo70,000,000Japan Masahiro Kuramoto (19)16
26 JunMizuno OpenIshikawa60,000,000Japan Yoshimi Niizeki (1)20
3 JulKansai Pro ChampionshipHyōgo30,000,000Japan Masahiro Kuramoto (20)4
3 JulKanto Pro ChampionshipChiba40,000,000Japan Tomohiro Maruyama (1)8
10 JulYonex Open HiroshimaHiroshima40,000,000Japan Hajime Matsui (1)8
24 JulJapan PGA ChampionshipEhime65,000,000Japan Tateo Ozaki (10)36
31 JulNST Niigata OpenNiigata40,000,000Japan Naomichi Ozaki (8)10
14 AugNikkei CupOkayama50,000,000Japan Masashi Ozaki (36)8
21 AugMaruman OpenSaitama70,000,000Japan Masashi Ozaki (37)8
28 AugKBC AugustaFukuoka50,000,000Japan Masahiro Kuramoto (21)16
4 SepKyusyu OpenOita15,000,000Japan Katsuyoshi Tomori (2)4
4 SepChubu OpenAichi15,000,000Japan Teruo Nakamura (2)4
4 SepKansai OpenHyōgo20,000,000Japan Yasuo Sone (1)4
4 SepKanto OpenIbaraki30,000,000Japan Akihito Yokoyama (1)6
4 SepChushikoku OpenHiroshima15,000,000Japan Masahiro Kuramoto (22)4
4 SepHokkaido OpenHokkaidō10,000,000Japan Mamoru Takahashi (1)4
11 SepSuntory OpenChiba80,000,000Japan Tateo Ozaki (11)24
18 SepANA OpenHokkaidō70,000,000Japan Naomichi Ozaki (9)20
25 SepGene Sarazen Jun ClassicTochigi65,000,000Japan Tōru Nakamura (17)24
2 OctTokai ClassicAichi60,000,000Australia Brian Jones (7)24
9 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipSaitama60,000,000Japan Masashi Ozaki (38)36
16 OctPolaroid Cup Golf Digest TournamentShizuoka60,000,000Japan Masashi Ozaki (39)20
23 OctBridgestone OpenChiba80,000,000Japan Masashi Ozaki (40)38
30 OctABC Lark CupHyōgo150,000,000Japan Katsunari Takahashi (8)20
13 NovVisa Taiheiyo Club MastersShizuoka100,000,000Spain Seve Ballesteros (n/a)38
20 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki150,000,000United States Ken Green (n/a)44
27 NovCasio World OpenKagoshima90,000,000United States Larry Mize (n/a)40
4 DecGolf Nippon Series Hitachi CupTokyo50,000,000Japan Naomichi Ozaki (10)16
11 DecDaikyo OpenOkinawa70,000,000Japan Saburo Fujiki (8)18

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Masashi Ozaki125,162,540
2Japan Naomichi Ozaki83,782,697
3United States David Ishii71,372,048
4Japan Masahiro Kuramoto63,329,816
5Australia Brian Jones57,196,366

Japan Challenge Tour

1988 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration1 June 1988 (1988-06-01) – 29 September 1988 (1988-09-29)
Number of official events3
1987
1989

The 1988 Japan Challenge Tour was the fourth 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 1988 season.[3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 3]
2 JunMito Green OpenIbaraki14,000,000Japan Motomasa Aoki (1)
23 JunKanto Kokusai OpenTochigi15,000,000Japan Yoshinori Kaneko (1)
29 SepSports Shinko OpenOsaka13,000,000Japan Isao Isozaki (1)

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. "1988 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. "1988 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  3. "1988 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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