2005 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration16 December 2004 (2004-12-16) – 4 December 2005 (2005-12-04)
Number of official events29
Most winsJapan Keiichiro Fukabori (2)
South Korea Hur Suk-ho (2)
Japan Yasuharu Imano (2)
Japan Shingo Katayama (2)
Japan Naomichi Ozaki (2)
New Zealand David Smail (2)
Money listJapan Shingo Katayama
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Shingo Katayama
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Jang Ik-jae
← 2004
2006 →

The 2005 Japan Golf Tour was the 33rd 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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		Notes
19 Dec Asia Japan Okinawa Open Okinawa 100,000,000 Japan Kiyoshi Miyazato (1) 12 ASA
27 Mar Token Homemate Cup Mie 100,000,000 Japan Tadahiro Takayama (1) 16
24 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo 100,000,000 Japan Naomichi Ozaki (31) 16
1 May The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000 Japan Naomichi Ozaki (32) 16
15 May Japan PGA Championship Kumamoto 110,000,000 South Korea Hur Suk-ho (4) 16 Japan major
22 May Munsingwear Open KSB Cup Okayama 100,000,000 Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (5) 16
29 May Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf Hyōgo 110,000,000 South Korea Jang Ik-jae (1) 16
5 Jun JCB Classic Sendai Miyagi 100,000,000 South Korea Hur Suk-ho (5) 16
19 Jun Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open Hyōgo 100,000,000 Japan Satoru Hirota (1) 16
26 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama 100,000,000 Australia Chris Campbell (1) 16
3 Jul Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup Ibaraki 120,000,000 Japan Kazuhiko Hosokawa (8) 16 Japan major
10 Jul Woodone Open Hiroshima Hiroshima 100,000,000 Japan Takao Nogami (1) 16
24 Jul Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō 120,000,000 Taiwan Lin Keng-chi (3) 16 New tournament
31 Jul Aiful Cup Tottori 120,000,000 Japan Tatsuhiko Takahashi (1) 16
7 Aug Sun Chlorella Classic Hokkaidō 150,000,000 Japan Keiichiro Fukabori (7) 16
28 Aug Under Armour KBC Augusta Fukuoka 100,000,000 Japan Toshimitsu Izawa (15) 16
4 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 150,000,000 Japan Daisuke Maruyama (1) 16
11 Sep Suntory Open Chiba 100,000,000 Japan Yasuharu Imano (5) 16
18 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 100,000,000 Japan Keiichiro Fukabori (8) 16
25 Sep Acom International Ibaraki 120,000,000 New Zealand David Smail (4) 16
9 Oct Coca-Cola Tokai Classic Aichi 120,000,000 South Korea Yang Yong-eun (3) 16
16 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Hyōgo 120,000,000 Japan Shingo Katayama (17) 32 Flagship event[lower-alpha 3]
23 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 110,000,000 New Zealand David Smail (5) 16
30 Oct ABC Championship Hyōgo 120,000,000 Japan Shingo Katayama (18) 16
6 Nov Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial Fukuoka 100,000,000 Japan Azuma Yano (1) 16
13 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 150,000,000 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke (n/a) 20
20 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 34
27 Nov Casio World Open Kōchi 140,000,000 Japan Toru Taniguchi (10) 16
4 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 100,000,000 Japan Yasuharu Imano (6) 16 Japan major

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurseWinnerOWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		Notes
10 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$7,000,000 United States Tiger Woods 100 Major championship
19 Jun U.S. Open United States US$6,250,000 New Zealand Michael Campbell 100 Major championship
17 Jul The Open Championship Scotland £4,000,000 United States Tiger Woods 100 Major championship
15 Aug PGA Championship United States US$6,500,000 United States Phil Mickelson 100 Major championship

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Shingo Katayama134,075,280
2Japan Yasuharu Imano118,543,753
3Japan Keiichiro Fukabori93,595,937
4South Korea Hur Suk-ho91,548,268
5New Zealand David Smail78,870,984

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Shingo Katayama[4]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)South Korea Jang Ik-jae[4]

Japan Challenge Tour

2005 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration14 April 2005 (2005-04-14) – 20 October 2005 (2005-10-20)
Number of official events13
Most winsJapan Shoichi Ideguchi (2)
Japan Takeshi Kajikawa (2)
Japan Akinori Tani (2)
Money listJapan Shoichi Ideguchi
← 2004
2006 →

The 2005 Japan Challenge Tour was the 21st season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[5]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner[lower-alpha 4]
15 AprPRGR Cup (Kanto)Ibaraki10,000,000Japan Masaya Tomida (1)
3 JunPGA JGTO Challenge IOkayama10,000,000Japan Tsutomu Higa (1)
17 JunSega Sammy ChallengeIbaraki10,000,000Japan Tomonori Takahashi (2)
24 JunPGA JGTO Challenge IITochigi10,000,000South Korea C. K. Choi (1)
8 Jul1st PGM Series World ChallengeKumamoto10,000,000Japan Takeshi Kajikawa (2)
22 Jul2nd PGM Series Kasagi ChallengeKyoto10,000,000Japan Shoichi Ideguchi (1)
5 Aug3rd PGM Series Daitakarazuka ChallengeHyōgo10,000,000South Korea Nam Young-woo (1)
26 Aug4th PGM Series Ami ChallengeIbaraki10,000,000Japan Kazuhiro Shimizu (1)
9 SepGDO Challenge CupIbaraki10,000,000Japan Akinori Tani (1)
16 Sep5th PGM Series Matsushima Chisan ChallengeMiyagi10,000,000Japan Takeshi Kajikawa (3)
1 OctKanitop Cup Challenge TournamentMiyagi20,000,000Japan Taichiro Kiyota (2)
7 OctPRGR Cup (Kansai)Hyōgo10,000,000Japan Shoichi Ideguchi (2)
20 OctTokyo Dome CupTochigi10,000,000Japan Akinori Tani (2)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[6] The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 2006 Japan Golf Tour.[7]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Shoichi Ideguchi5,070,263
2Japan Taichiro Kiyota4,500,000
3Japan Takeshi Kajikawa4,456,028
4Japan Akinori Tani4,370,189
5Japan Kazuhiro Shimizu3,381,377

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 ASA − Asian Tour.
  3. ↑ Also a Japan major championship.
  4. ↑ 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

  1. ↑ "2005 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "2005 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "片山晋呉賞金ランキング賞　受賞" [Shingo Katayama Prize Money Ranking Award] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 "２００５年度の各部門別の受賞者と、賞贈呈内容一覧" [List of 2005 winners by category and award presentation details] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2023. 最優秀選手賞　片山晋呉... 最優秀新人賞・島田トロフィ　Ｉ・Ｊ・ジャン [Most Valuable Player Award: Shingo Katayama... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: I.J. Jang]
  5. ↑ "2005 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "2005 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "賞金ランキング上位5名が決定！" [The top 5 winners in the prize money ranking will be decided!] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 21 October 2005. Retrieved 21 October 2005.
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