1984 PGA of Japan Tour

The 1984 PGA of Japan Tour was the 12th season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

1984 PGA of Japan Tour season
Duration15 March 1984 (1984-03-15) – 9 December 1984 (1984-12-09)
Number of official events39
Most winsJapan Tōru Nakamura (4)
Money listJapan Shinsaku Maeda
1983
1985

Schedule edit

The following table lists official events during the 1984 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)
Winner[a] Other
tours[b]
Notes
18 Mar Shizuoka Open Shizuoka 30,000,000   Naomichi Ozaki (1)
8 Apr Hakuryuko Pocari Sweat Open Hiroshima 35,000,000   Tateo Ozaki (1)
15 Apr Bridgestone Aso Open Kumamoto 30,000,000   Hideto Shigenobu (4)
22 Apr Dunlop International Open Ibaraki US$200,000   John Jacobs (n/a) AGC
29 Apr Chunichi Crowns Aichi 80,000,000   Scott Simpson (n/a)
6 May Fujisankei Classic Shizuoka 45,000,000   Tateo Ozaki (2)
13 May Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Ibaraki 32,000,000   Tōru Nakamura (11)
20 May Pepsi Ube Open Yamaguchi 40,000,000   Yasuhiro Funatogawa (3)
27 May Mitsubishi Galant Tournament Ishikawa 50,000,000   Haruo Yasuda (6)
3 Jun Tohoku Classic Miyagi 35,000,000   Kouichi Inoue (2)
10 Jun Sapporo Tokyu Open Hokkaidō 35,000,000   Naomichi Ozaki (2)
17 Jun Yomiuri Open Hyōgo 40,000,000   Saburo Fujiki (5)
24 Jun Mizuno Tournament Ishikawa 35,000,000   Kikuo Arai (6)
1 Jul Kansai Pro Championship Hyōgo 15,000,000   Teruo Sugihara (21)
1 Jul Kanto Pro Championship Chiba 25,000,000   Pete Izumikawa (2)
29 Jul NST Niigata Open Niigata 32,000,000   Saburo Fujiki (6)
5 Aug Japan PGA Championship Shizuoka 35,000,000   Tsuneyuki Nakajima (17)
12 Aug JPGA East-West Tournament Gunma 18,000,000   Tōru Nakamura (12)
26 Aug KBC Augusta Fukuoka 40,000,000   Naomichi Ozaki (3)
2 Sep Kyusyu Open Kumamoto 12,000,000   Toshiya Shibutani (1)
2 Sep Kanto Open Ibaraki 30,000,000   Tsuneyuki Nakajima (18)
2 Sep Kansai Open Golf Championship Shiga 20,000,000   Tōru Nakamura (13)
2 Sep Chubu Open Aichi 12,000,000   Teruo Suzumura (1)
2 Sep Chushikoku Open Yamaguchi 10,000,000   Masahiro Kuramoto (10)
2 Sep Hokkaido Open Hokkaidō 7,000,000   Koichi Uehara (6)
9 Sep Suntory Open Chiba 60,000,000   Takashi Kurihara (5)
16 Sep ANA Sapporo Open Hokkaidō 40,000,000   Pete Izumikawa (3)
23 Sep Gene Sarazen Jun Classic Tochigi 50,000,000   Shinsaku Maeda (4)
30 Sep Tokai Classic Aichi 40,000,000   Yoshihisa Iwashita (1)
7 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Saitama 60,000,000   Koichi Uehara (7)
14 Oct Golf Digest Tournament Shizuoka 40,000,000   Shinsaku Maeda (5)
21 Oct Bridgestone Tournament Chiba 70,000,000   Masahiro Kuramoto (11)
28 Oct Hiroshima Open Hiroshima 30,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (27)
4 Nov Uchida Yoko Cup Japan vs USA Match Chiba US$500,000   Tom Watson (n/a)
11 Nov Taiheiyo Club Masters Shizuoka US$300,000   Shinsaku Maeda (9)
18 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 100,000,000   Scott Simpson (n/a)
25 Nov Casio World Open Kagoshima 75,000,000   Sandy Lyle (n/a)
2 Dec Golf Nippon Series Tokyo 20,000,000   Tōru Nakamura (14)
9 Dec Daikyo Open Okinawa 35,000,000   Hiroshi Ishii (7)

Money list edit

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

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1   Shinsaku Maeda 57,040,357
2   Naomichi Ozaki 53,717,214
3   Tateo Ozaki 43,846,788
4   Kikuo Arai 42,449,869
5   Tōru Nakamura 41,543,634

Notes edit

  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.

References edit

  1. ^ "1984 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ "1984 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

External links edit