2006 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration15 December 2005 (2005-12-15) – 3 December 2006 (2006-12-03)
Number of official events29
Most winsJapan Shingo Katayama (3)
Money listJapan Shingo Katayama
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Shingo Katayama
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Lee Dong-hwan
2005
2007

The 2006 Japan Golf Tour was the 34th 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 2006 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
18 Dec Asia Japan Okinawa Open Okinawa 100,000,000 Japan Tadahiro Takayama (2) 14 ASA
16 Apr Token Homemate Cup Gifu 110,000,000 Australia Wayne Perske (1) 16
23 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo 100,000,000 Australia Brendan Jones (5) 16
30 Apr The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000 Japan Shingo Katayama (19) 16
14 May Japan PGA Championship Gifu 110,000,000 Japan Tomohiro Kondo (1) 16 Japan major
21 May Munsingwear Open KSB Cup Okayama 100,000,000 Japan Toshinori Muto (1) 16
28 May Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf Saitama 110,000,000 Japan Kaname Yokoo (5) 16
4 Jun JCB Classic Sendai Miyagi 100,000,000 Japan Hideto Tanihara (3) 16
18 Jun Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open Hyōgo 100,000,000 Japan Nobuhiro Masuda (1) 16
25 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama 100,000,000 South Korea Hur Suk-ho (6) 16
2 Jul UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills Ibaraki 150,000,000 Japan Tatsuhiko Takahashi (2) 16 Japan major
9 Jul Woodone Open Hiroshima Hiroshima 100,000,000 Japan Tetsuji Hiratsuka (3) 16
23 Jul Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō 120,000,000 Taiwan Yeh Wei-tze (2) 16
30 Jul The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki Shizuoka 120,000,000 Japan Toru Taniguchi (11) 16
6 Aug Sun Chlorella Classic Hokkaidō 150,000,000 Japan Hideto Tanihara (4) 16
27 Aug Under Armour KBC Augusta Fukuoka 100,000,000 Japan Taichi Teshima (4) 16
3 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 150,000,000 Japan Shingo Katayama (20) 16
10 Sep Suntory Open Chiba 100,000,000 South Korea Yang Yong-eun (4) 16
17 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 100,000,000 Japan Tomohiro Kondo (2) 16
24 Sep Acom International Ibaraki 120,000,000 Japan Mamo Osanai (3) 16
1 Oct Coca-Cola Tokai Classic Aichi 120,000,000 Japan Hidemasa Hoshino (2) 16
15 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Saitama 200,000,000 Australia Paul Sheehan (3) 32 Flagship event[lower-alpha 3]
22 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 110,000,000 Japan Taichi Teshima (5) 16
29 Oct ABC Championship Hyōgo 120,000,000 Japan Shingo Katayama (21) 16
5 Nov Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial Fukuoka 100,000,000 Japan Tatsuhiko Ichihara (1) 16
12 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 150,000,000 Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (48) 24
19 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (n/a) 38
26 Nov Casio World Open Kōchi 140,000,000 India Jeev Milkha Singh (1) 18
3 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 100,000,000 India Jeev Milkha Singh (2) 20 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
9 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$7,000,000 United States Phil Mickelson 100 Major championship
18 Jun U.S. Open United States US$6,250,000 Australia Geoff Ogilvy 100 Major championship
23 Jul The Open Championship England £4,000,000 United States Tiger Woods 100 Major championship
20 Aug PGA Championship United States US$6,800,000 United States Tiger Woods 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 Katayama178,402,190
2Japan Hideto Tanihara119,888,517
3India Jeev Milkha Singh113,538,173
4Japan Toru Taniguchi113,468,445
5Japan Taichi Teshima96,488,270

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Shingo Katayama[4]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)South Korea Lee Dong-hwan[4]

Japan Challenge Tour

2006 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration6 April 2006 (2006-04-06) – 19 October 2006 (2006-10-19)
Number of official events16
Most winsJapan Yosuke Mizobuchi (2)
Japan Keishiro Nakata (2)
Japan Takaki Ono (2)
Money listJapan Takaki Ono
2005
2007

The 2006 Japan Challenge Tour was the 22nd season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[5]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 4]
8 AprPRGR CupChiba15,000,000Japan Hirotoshi Shigehara (1)
19 MayEverlife Cup Challenge TournamentFukuoka10,000,000Japan Takaki Ono (1)
2 JunPGA JGTO Challenge IYamaguchi10,000,000Japan Tatsuaki Nakamura (2)
9 JunKanitop Cup Challenge Tournament IMiyagi15,000,000Japan Yosuke Mizobuchi (1)
16 JunSegasammy ChallengeIbaraki10,000,000Japan Yosuke Mizobuchi (2)
23 JunPGA JGTO Challenge IITochigi10,000,000South Korea Lee Dong-hwan (1)
7 Jul1st PGM Series Country Club The Lakes ChallengeIbaraki10,000,000Japan Shinichi Yamazaki (1)
28 Jul2nd PGM Series Wakagi ChallengeSaga10,000,000Japan Taku Sugaya (2)
9 Aug3rd PGM Series Sun-Park Sapporo ChallengeHokkaido10,000,000Japan Seita Matsumoto (1)
25 Aug4th PGM Series Ohinata ChallengeTochigi10,000,000Japan Keishiro Nakata (1)
8 Sep5th PGM Series Kasagi ChallengeKyoto10,000,000Japan Keishiro Nakata (2)
14 SepSrixon ChallengeTochigi10,000,000Japan Takaki Ono (2)
22 SepGDO Challenge CupIbaraki10,000,000Japan Naruhito Ueda (1)
30 SepKanitop Cup Challenge Tournament IIMiyagi20,000,000Japan Kazuya Omae (1)
6 OctPar 72 Challenge CupTochigi10,000,000Japan Achi Sato (1)
19 OctTokyo Dome CupTochigi10,000,000Japan Masamichi Uehira (2)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[6][7] The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 2007 Japan Golf Tour.[8]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Takaki Ono7,710,069
2Japan Yosuke Mizobuchi5,536,423
3Japan Hirotoshi Shigehara4,849,623
4Japan Toru Morita4,801,984
5Japan Tatsuaki Nakamura4,439,831

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. "2006 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. "2006 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. "片山晋呉「青木さんに並びます」" [Shingo Katayama "I'll line up with Mr. Aoki"] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2023. 3年連続の賞金王は、「勝って締めくくりたかった」が有終の美、とはいかなかった。 [The winner of the prize money for the third consecutive year "wanted to finish with a win" but it was not the beauty of the end.]
  4. 1 2 "ジャパンゴルフツアー表彰式部門別受賞者と表彰一覧" [List of winners and awards by category of the Japan Golf Tour Award Ceremony] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 29 December 2006. Retrieved 28 June 2023. 最優秀選手賞 片山晋呉... 最優秀新人賞・島田トロフィ ドンファン [Most Valuable Player Award: Shingo Katayama... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Lee Dong-hwan]
  5. "2006 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  6. "2006 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  7. "チャレンジ賞金ランキング1位 「小野貴樹」" [Challenge Prize Ranking 1st "Takaki Ono"] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 20 October 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. "チャレンジ賞金ランキング4位 「森田徹」" [Challenge Prize Ranking 4th "Toru Morita"] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 20 October 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2023. ...賞金ランキング5位以内を目指した大切な試合で、 [...and it was an important match aimed at the top 5 in the prize money ranking.]
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