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1990 PGA of Japan Tour

The 1990 PGA of Japan Tour was the 18th season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

1990 PGA of Japan Tour season
Duration1 March 1990 (1990-03-01) – 9 December 1990 (1990-12-09)
Number of official events44
Most winsJapan Masashi Ozaki (4)
Money listJapan Masashi Ozaki
← 1989
1991 →

Schedule edit

The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[b]		 Notes
4 Mar Daiichi Fudosan Cup Miyazaki 100,000,000   Brian Jones (9) 12
11 Mar Imperial Open Ibaraki 55,000,000   Tōru Nakamura (18) 12 New to PGA of Japan Tour
18 Mar Shizuoka Open Shizuoka 50,000,000   Ryoken Kawagishi (1) 12
25 Mar Seto Uthumi Open Okayama 60,000,000   Masahiro Kuramoto (23) 12
8 Apr Pocari Sweat Open Hiroshima 60,000,000   Nobumitsu Yuhara (4) 12
15 Apr Bridgestone Aso Open Kumamoto 50,000,000   Teruo Sugihara (26) 10
22 Apr Dunlop Open Ibaraki 100,000,000   Frankie Miñoza (1) 14 AGC
29 Apr The Crowns Aichi 100,000,000   Noboru Sugai (2) 22
6 May Fujisankei Classic Shizuoka 70,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (48) 12
13 May Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup Fukushima 50,000,000   Naomichi Ozaki (12) 12
20 May Pepsi Ube Kosan Open Yamaguchi 60,000,000   Tadao Nakamura (3) 10
27 May Mitsubishi Galant Tournament Hyōgo 70,000,000   Isao Aoki (48) 14
3 Jun JCB Classic Sendai Miyagi 60,000,000   Roger Mackay (2) 12
10 Jun Sapporo Tokyu Open Hokkaidō 60,000,000   Tadao Nakamura (4) 12
17 Jun Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open Hyōgo 80,000,000   Saburo Fujiki (10) 10
24 Jun Mizuno Open Ishikawa 65,000,000   Brian Jones (10) 12
1 Jul Kanto Pro Championship Tochigi 50,000,000   Tsuneyuki Nakajima (32) 4
1 Jul Kansai Pro Championship Tottori 40,000,000   Kōki Idoki (1) 4
8 Jul Yonex Open Hiroshima Hiroshima 60,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (49) 12
15 Jul Nikkei Cup Hokkaidō 70,000,000   Satoshi Higashi (2) 12
29 Jul NST Niigata Open Niigata 50,000,000   Seiichi Kanai (11) 12
5 Aug Japan PGA Championship Osaka 75,000,000   Hideki Kase (1) 12
19 Aug Maruman Open Saitama 90,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (50) 22
26 Aug Daiwa KBC Augusta Fukuoka 100,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (51) 12
2 Sep Kanto Open Tochigi 30,000,000   Ryoken Kawagishi (2) 6
2 Sep Hokkaido Open Hokkaidō 10,000,000   Katsunari Takahashi (9) 4
2 Sep Chushikoku Open Yamaguchi 20,000,000   Seiki Okuda (1) 4
2 Sep Kyusyu Open Fukuoka 20,000,000   Katsuyoshi Tomori (4) 4
2 Sep Chubu Open Ishikawa 20,000,000   Hatsutoshi Sakai (1) 4
2 Sep Kansai Open Hyōgo 20,000,000   Teruo Sugihara (27) 4
9 Sep Suntory Open Chiba 100,000,000   Tōru Nakamura (19) 14
16 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 90,000,000   Tsuneyuki Nakajima (33) 16
23 Sep Gene Sarazen Jun Classic Tochigi 75,000,000   Naomichi Ozaki (13) 12
30 Sep Tokai Classic Aichi 80,000,000   Graham Marsh (20) 12
7 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Hokkaidō 100,000,000   Tsuneyuki Nakajima (34) 14
14 Oct Asahi Beer Golf Digest Tournament Shizuoka 120,000,000   Noboru Sugai (3) 20
21 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 120,000,000   Saburo Fujiki (11) 12
28 Oct ABC Lark Cup Hyōgo 180,000,000   Ryoken Kawagishi (3) 14
4 Nov Acom P.T. Mie 70,000,000   Bob Gilder (n/a) 10 New tournament
11 Nov Visa Taiheiyo Club Masters Shizuoka 130,000,000   José María Olazábal (n/a) 46
18 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000   Larry Mize (n/a) 46
25 Nov Casio World Open Kagoshima 120,000,000   Mike Reid (n/a) 32
2 Dec Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup Tokyo 60,000,000   Naomichi Ozaki (14) 12
9 Dec Daikyo Open Okinawa 100,000,000   Teruo Sugihara (28) 12

Money list edit

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

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1   Masashi Ozaki 129,060,500
2   Tsuneyuki Nakajima 96,979,100
3   Ryoken Kawagishi 87,350,200
4   Naomichi Ozaki 85,060,727
5   Saburo Fujiki 79,143,626

Japan Challenge Tour edit

1990 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration24 April 1990 (1990-04-24) – 21 November 1990 (1990-11-21)
Number of official events8
Most wins  Tetsu Nishikawa (2)
← 1989
1991 →

The 1990 Japan Challenge Tour was the sixth season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the PGA of Japan Tour.

Schedule edit

The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.[4]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)		 Winner[c]
25 Apr Korakuen Cup (1st) Tochigi 15,000,000   Hideyuki Sato (1)
31 May Kanto Kokusai Open Tochigi 15,000,000   Tetsu Nishikawa (1)
6 Jun Mito Green Open Ibaraki 15,000,000   Hiroharu Tokito (1)
11 Jul Sports Shinko Open Osaka 15,000,000   Toshiaki Nakagawa (2)
22 Aug Korakuen Cup (2nd) Hokkaido 15,000,000   Tetsu Nishikawa (2)
27 Sep Korakuen Cup (3rd) Tochigi 15,000,000   Shinichi Arai (1)
24 Oct Korakuen Cup (4th) Tochigi 15,000,000   Takaaki Fukuzawa (1)
21 Nov Korakuen Cup (5th) Tochigi 15,000,000   Hiromichi Namiki (1)

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.
  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 edit

  1. ^ "1990 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. ^ Wilson, Mark (1991). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1991. Macmillan. pp. 92–93. ISBN 0333547330. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ "1990 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  4. ^ "1990 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

External links edit

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