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.
| Duration | 15 December 2005 – 3 December 2006 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 29 |
| Most wins |  Shingo Katayama (3) |
| Money list | Shingo Katayama |
| Most Valuable Player | Shingo Katayama |
| Rookie of the Year |  Lee Dong-hwan |
← 2005 2007 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec | Asia Japan Okinawa Open | Okinawa | 100,000,000 | Tadahiro Takayama (2)
|
14 | ASA | |
| 16 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Gifu | 110,000,000 |  Wayne Perske (1)
|
16 | ||
| 23 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Brendan Jones (5)
|
16 | ||
| 30 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (19)
|
16 | ||
| 14 May | Japan PGA Championship | Gifu | 110,000,000 | Tomohiro Kondo (1)
|
16 | Japan major | |
| 21 May | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Toshinori Muto (1)
|
16 | ||
| 28 May | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf | Saitama | 110,000,000 | Kaname Yokoo (5)
|
16 | ||
| 4 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (3)
|
16 | ||
| 18 Jun | Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Nobuhiro Masuda (1)
|
16 | ||
| 25 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Hur Suk-ho (6)
|
16 | ||
| 2 Jul | UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Tatsuhiko Takahashi (2)
|
16 | Japan major | |
| 9 Jul | Woodone Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 100,000,000 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka (3)
|
16 | ||
| 23 Jul | Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 120,000,000 |  Yeh Wei-tze (2)
|
16 | ||
| 30 Jul | The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki | Shizuoka | 120,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (11)
|
16 | ||
| 6 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (4)
|
16 | ||
| 27 Aug | Under Armour KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Taichi Teshima (4)
|
16 | ||
| 3 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 150,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (20)
|
16 | ||
| 10 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Yang Yong-eun (4)
|
16 | ||
| 17 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Tomohiro Kondo (2)
|
16 | ||
| 24 Sep | Acom International | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Mamo Osanai (3)
|
16 | ||
| 1 Oct | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Hidemasa Hoshino (2)
|
16 | ||
| 15 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Saitama | 200,000,000 | Paul Sheehan (3)
|
32 | Flagship event[c] | |
| 22 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 | Taichi Teshima (5)
|
16 | ||
| 29 Oct | ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (21)
|
16 | ||
| 5 Nov | Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Tatsuhiko Ichihara (1)
|
16 | ||
| 12 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (48)
|
24 | ||
| 19 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 |  Pádraig Harrington (n/a)
|
38 | ||
| 26 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 140,000,000 |  Jeev Milkha Singh (1)
|
18 | ||
| 3 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Jeev Milkha Singh (2)
|
20 | Japan major |
Unofficial events edit
The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,000,000 |  Phil Mickelson
|
100 | Major championship | |
| 18 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$6,250,000 | Geoff Ogilvy
|
100 | Major championship | |
| 23 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £4,000,000 | Tiger Woods
|
100 | Major championship | |
| 20 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$6,800,000 | Tiger Woods
|
100 | Major championship |
Money list edit
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shingo Katayama |
178,402,190 |
| 2 | Hideto Tanihara |
119,888,517 |
| 3 | Jeev Milkha Singh |
113,538,173 |
| 4 | Toru Taniguchi |
113,468,445 |
| 5 | Taichi Teshima |
96,488,270 |
Awards edit
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Shingo Katayama |
[4] |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Lee Dong-hwan |
[4] |
Japan Challenge Tour edit
| Duration | 6 April 2006 – 19 October 2006 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 16 |
| Most wins | Yosuke Mizobuchi (2) Keishiro Nakata (2) Takaki Ono (2) |
| Money list | 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 edit
The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[5]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[d] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr | PRGR Cup | Chiba | 15,000,000 | Hirotoshi Shigehara (1)
|
| 19 May | Everlife Cup Challenge Tournament | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Takaki Ono (1)
|
| 2 Jun | PGA JGTO Challenge I | Yamaguchi | 10,000,000 | Tatsuaki Nakamura (2)
|
| 9 Jun | Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament I | Miyagi | 15,000,000 | Yosuke Mizobuchi (1)
|
| 16 Jun | Segasammy Challenge | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Yosuke Mizobuchi (2)
|
| 23 Jun | PGA JGTO Challenge II | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Lee Dong-hwan (1)
|
| 7 Jul | 1st PGM Series Country Club The Lakes Challenge | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Shinichi Yamazaki (1)
|
| 28 Jul | 2nd PGM Series Wakagi Challenge | Saga | 10,000,000 | Taku Sugaya (2)
|
| 9 Aug | 3rd PGM Series Sun-Park Sapporo Challenge | Hokkaido | 10,000,000 | Seita Matsumoto (1)
|
| 25 Aug | 4th PGM Series Ohinata Challenge | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Keishiro Nakata (1)
|
| 8 Sep | 5th PGM Series Kasagi Challenge | Kyoto | 10,000,000 | Keishiro Nakata (2)
|
| 14 Sep | Srixon Challenge | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Takaki Ono (2)
|
| 22 Sep | GDO Challenge Cup | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Naruhito Ueda (1)
|
| 30 Sep | Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament II | Miyagi | 20,000,000 | Kazuya Omae (1)
|
| 6 Oct | Par 72 Challenge Cup | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Achi Sato (1)
|
| 19 Oct | Tokyo Dome Cup | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Masamichi Uehira (2)
|
Money list edit
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]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takaki Ono |
7,710,069 |
| 2 | Yosuke Mizobuchi |
5,536,423 |
| 3 | Hirotoshi Shigehara |
4,849,623 |
| 4 | Toru Morita |
4,801,984 |
| 5 | Tatsuaki Nakamura |
4,439,831 |
Notes edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b ASA − Asian Tour.
- ^ Also a Japan major championship.
- ^ 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 edit
- ^ "2006 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "2006 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "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.] - ^ a b "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] - ^ "2006 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "2006 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.]