1999 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration11 March 1999 (1999-03-11) – 12 December 1999 (1999-12-12)
Number of official events32
Most winsJapan Naomichi Ozaki (3)
Japan Tsuyoshi Yoneyama (3)
Money listJapan Naomichi Ozaki
1998
2000

The 1999 Japan Golf Tour was the 27th 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.

Japan Golf Tour Organization formation

It was the first season in which the newly formed Japan Golf Tour Organization took over the running of the tour, separating from the PGA of Japan.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.[2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
14 Mar Token Corporation Cup Kagoshima 100,000,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (91) 16
21 Mar Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open Shizuoka 100,000,000 South Korea Kim Jong-duck (2) 16
28 Mar Georgia KSB Open Okayama 70,000,000 Japan Yoshinori Kaneko (6) 16
4 Apr Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup Chiba 90,000,000 Japan Masayuki Kawamura (3) 16
18 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo 100,000,000 Japan Naomichi Ozaki (26) 16
25 Apr Kirin Open Ibaraki 100,000,000 South Korea K. J. Choi (1) 18 AGC
2 May The Crowns Aichi 110,000,000 Japan Yasuharu Imano (1) 26
9 May Fujisankei Classic Shizuoka 110,000,000 Japan Shigemasa Higaki (1) 16
16 May Japan PGA Championship Ishikawa 110,000,000 Japan Naomichi Ozaki (27) 18
23 May Ube Kosan Open Yamaguchi 100,000,000 South Korea K. J. Choi (2) 16
30 May Mitsubishi Motors Tournament Gifu 100,000,000 Japan Tsuyoshi Yoneyama (1) 16
6 Jun JCB Classic Sendai Miyagi 100,000,000 Japan Shingo Katayama (2) 16
20 Jun Super Mario Yomiuri Open Hyōgo 90,000,000 South Korea Kim Jong-duck (3) 16
27 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama 90,000,000 Colombia Eduardo Herrera (5) 16
11 Jul Yonex Open Hiroshima Hiroshima 90,000,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (92) 16
25 Jul Aiful Cup Aomori 90,000,000 Japan Toshimitsu Izawa (3) 16
1 Aug NST Niigata Open Golf Championship Niigata 50,000,000 Japan Toshimitsu Izawa (4) 16
29 Aug Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta Fukuoka 90,000,000 Japan Tsuyoshi Yoneyama (2) 16
5 Sep Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup Hokkaidō 80,000,000 Japan Mamo Osanai (2) 16
12 Sep Suntory Open Chiba 90,000,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (n/a) 18
19 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 100,000,000 Japan Kazuhiko Hosokawa (5) 16
26 Sep Gene Sarazen Jun Classic Tochigi 100,000,000 Japan Hajime Meshiai (11) 16
3 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Hokkaidō 120,000,000 Japan Naomichi Ozaki (28) 32 Flagship event
10 Oct Tokai Classic Aichi 100,000,000 Japan Kaname Yokoo (2) 20
24 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 110,000,000 Japan Shigeki Maruyama (9) 16
31 Oct Philip Morris Championship Hyōgo 200,000,000 Japan Ryoken Kawagishi (6) 16
7 Nov Acom International Ibaraki 110,000,000 Japan Hidemichi Tanaka (6) 16
14 Nov Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 140,000,000 Japan Hirofumi Miyase (2) 40
21 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000 Denmark Thomas Bjørn (n/a) 42
28 Nov Casio World Open Kagoshima 140,000,000 Japan Tsuyoshi Yoneyama (3) 28
5 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 90,000,000 Japan Kazuhiko Hosokawa (6) 16
12 Dec Fancl Okinawa Open Okinawa 90,000,000 Japan Taichi Teshima (1) 16

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
11 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$4,000,000 Spain José María Olazábal 100 Major championship
20 Jun U.S. Open United States US$3,500,000 United States Payne Stewart 100 Major championship
18 Jul The Open Championship Scotland £2,000,000 Scotland Paul Lawrie 100 Major championship
15 Aug PGA Championship United States US$3,500,000 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.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Naomichi Ozaki137,641,796
2Japan Kazuhiko Hosokawa129,058,283
3Japan Shigeki Maruyama114,958,525
4Japan Toshimitsu Izawa110,927,044
5Japan Tsuyoshi Yoneyama106,872,033

Japan Challenge Tour

1999 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration31 March 1999 (1999-03-31) – 4 November 1999 (1999-11-04)
Number of official events11
Money listJapan Kosaku Makisaka
1998
2000

The 1999 Japan Challenge Tour was the 15th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.[5]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 3]
1 AprPRGR Cup (East)Tochigi10,000,000Australia Richard Tate (1)
15 AprKourakuen Cup (1st)Ibaraki10,000,000Japan Masayuki Inoue (1)
11 JunAiful Challenge Cup SpringHyōgo10,000,000Japan Yoshimi Niizeki (2)
18 JunKourakuen Cup (2nd)Hokkaido10,000,000Japan Taku Sugaya (1)
9 JulNishino Cup OpenIbaraki10,000,000Japan Sushi Ishigaki (1)
23 JulPRGR Cup (West)Hyōgo10,000,000Japan Tatsuaki Nakamura (1)
19 AugDescente Challenge CupIshikawa10,000,000Japan Kosaku Makisaka (2)
9 SepKourakuen Cup (3rd)Oita10,000,000Japan Yoichi Shimizu (1)
22 SepAiful Challenge Cup AutumnChiba10,000,000Japan Satoshi Oide (1)
15 OctShinwa Golf ClassicHyōgo10,000,000Japan Tatsuhiko Takahashi (1)
4 NovKourakuen Cup (4th)Tochigi10,000,000Japan Masahiko Akazawa (1)

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 2000 Japan Golf Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1Japan Kosaku Makisaka3,461,294
2Japan Tatsuaki Nakamura3,252,902
3Japan Sushi Ishigaki3,175,466
4Japan Yoichi Shimizu3,142,242
5Japan Tatsuhiko Takahashi2,538,627

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 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 Japan Golf Tour.

References

  1. "Japan golf touring pros on own". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. 27 January 1999. p. 27. Retrieved 10 April 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1999 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. "1999 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. "細川の予選落ちで、99年の賞金王は尾崎直道に決定" [After Hosokawa failed in the qualifying round, the 1999 prize money winner was decided as Naomichi Ozaki] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 11 December 1999. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  5. "1999 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  6. "1999 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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