2007 Japan Golf Tour

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The 2007 Japan Golf Tour was the 35th 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.

2007 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration12 April 2007 (2007-04-12) – 2 December 2007 (2007-12-02)
Number of official events24
Most winsAustralia Brendan Jones (3)
Japan Toru Taniguchi (3)
Money listJapan Toru Taniguchi
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Toru Taniguchi
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Lee Seong-ho
2006
2008

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Notes
15 Apr Token Homemate Cup Mie 110,000,000   Yui Ueda (1) 16
22 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo 100,000,000   Brendan Jones (6) 16
29 Apr The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000   Hirofumi Miyase (7) 18
13 May Japan PGA Championship Okinawa 130,000,000   Toshimitsu Izawa (16) 16 Japan major
20 May Munsingwear Open KSB Cup Okayama 100,000,000   Ryo Ishikawa (a) (1) 16
27 May Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf Ibaraki 110,000,000   Tetsuji Hiratsuka (4) 16
3 Jun JCB Classic Miyagi 100,000,000   Tomohiro Kondo (3) 16
24 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic Hyōgo 130,000,000   Lee Dong-hwan (1) 16
1 Jul UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills Ibaraki 150,000,000   Shingo Katayama (22) 16 Japan major
8 Jul Woodone Open Hiroshima Hiroshima 100,000,000   Toru Taniguchi (12) 16
15 Jul Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō 150,000,000   Toru Taniguchi (13) 16
5 Aug Sun Chlorella Classic Hokkaidō 150,000,000   Jun Kikuchi (1) 16
26 Aug KBC Augusta Fukuoka 100,000,000   Katsumasa Miyamoto (6) 16
2 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 150,000,000   Hideto Tanihara (5) 16
9 Sep Suntory Open Chiba 100,000,000   Hideto Tanihara (6) 16
16 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 100,000,000   Norio Shinozaki (1) 16
30 Sep Coca-Cola Tokai Classic Aichi 120,000,000   Camilo Villegas (n/a) 16
14 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Kanagawa 200,000,000   Toru Taniguchi (14) 32 Flagship event[b]
21 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 110,000,000   Shingo Katayama (23) 16
28 Oct ABC Championship Hyōgo 120,000,000   Frankie Miñoza (7) 18
11 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 150,000,000   Brendan Jones (7) 26
18 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000   Ian Poulter (n/a) 36
25 Nov Casio World Open Kōchi 140,000,000   Taichi Teshima (6) 20
2 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 100,000,000   Brendan Jones (8) 20 Japan major

Unofficial events

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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(s) OWGR
points
Notes
8 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$7,000,000   Zach Johnson 100 Major championship
17 Jun MastersGC Classic Hyōgo 30,000,000   Naoya Takemoto n/a
17 Jun U.S. Open United States US$7,000,000   Ángel Cabrera 100 Major championship
22 Jul The Open Championship Scotland £4,200,000   Pádraig Harrington 100 Major championship
12 Aug PGA Championship United States US$7,000,000   Tiger Woods 100 Major championship
10 Sep Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf Chiba 20,800,000   Hirofumi Miyase n/a
8 Dec Hitachi 3Tours Championship Chiba 80,000,000 Japan Golf Tour n/a Team event

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1   Toru Taniguchi 171,744,498
2   Shingo Katayama 141,053,934
3   Brendan Jones 115,531,323
4   Hideto Tanihara 77,622,976
5   Tomohiro Kondo 74,841,936

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Most Valuable Player   Toru Taniguchi [4]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)   Lee Seong-ho [4]

Japan Challenge Tour

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2007 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration5 April 2007 (2007-04-05) – 21 October 2007 (2007-10-21)
Number of official events11
Most wins  Michio Matsumura (2)
  Shinichi Yokota (2)
Money list  Michio Matsumura
2006
2008

The 2007 Japan Challenge Tour was the 23rd season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[5]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)
Winner[c]
7 Apr PRGR Cup Chiba 15,000,000   Naomi Ohta (1)
31 May Everlife Cup Challenge Tournament Fukuoka 10,000,000   Shinichi Yokota (1)
8 Jun Segasammy Challenge Ibaraki 10,000,000   Yoshi Mizumaki (1)
22 Jun Mochizuki Tokyu JGTO Challenge I Nagano 13,000,000   Shinichi Yokota (2)
28 Jul Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament Miyagi 20,000,000   Masao Nakajima (1)
3 Aug Sashima JGTO Challenge II Ibaraki 13,000,000   Satoshi Tomiyama (1)
13 Sep Srixon Challenge Aichi 10,000,000   Toshikazu Sugihara (1)
22 Sep SYNX Novil Cup Tokushima 20,000,000   Takashi Kanemoto (1)
29 Sep BMW Challenge Cup Ibaraki 15,000,000   Kazunori Suzuki (1)
5 Oct Par 72 Challenge Cup Tochigi 15,000,000   Michio Matsumura (1)
21 Oct PRGR Cup Final Chiba 15,000,000   Michio Matsumura (2)

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[6][7] The top seven players on the money list earned status to play on the 2008 Japan Golf Tour.[8]

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1   Michio Matsumura 6,685,183
2   Satoshi Tomiyama 5,778,865
3   Naomi Ohta 5,721,750
4   Shinichi Yokota 5,517,270
5   Masao Nakajima 5,314,523
6   Takashi Kanemoto 4,268,958
7   Toshikazu Sugihara 3,863,730

Notes

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  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. ^ Also a Japan major championship.
  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

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  1. ^ "2007 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "2007 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "深堀圭一郎が全員参加の閉会セレモニーで「やはり実力NO.1は男子ゴルフです!」" [Keiichiro Fukahori said at the closing ceremony, "After all, the No. 1 ability is men's golf!"] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2023. 最終日に65をマークして、通算10アンダー単独2位は総額1億7174万4498円。 [He shot a 65 on the final day and finished second alone at 10 under for a total of 171,744,498 yen.]
  4. ^ a b "ジャパンゴルフツアー表彰式の各部門別ランキング受賞者と全表彰一覧" [Japan Golf Tour Awards Ceremony Ranking Winners by Category and List of All Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2023. 最優秀選手賞 谷口徹... 最優秀新人賞・島田トロフィ 李丞鎬(イ スンホ) [Most Valuable Player Award: Toru Taniguchi... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Lee Seong-ho]
  5. ^ "2007 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  6. ^ "2007 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  7. ^ "2試合連続優勝、そしてチャレンジ賞金ランキング1位の松村道央" [Michio Matsumura won two consecutive matches and ranked No. 1 in the challenge money ranking.] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 22 October 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. ^ "チャレンジ賞金ランキング上位7名が決定!" [The top 7 players in the challenge prize ranking will be decided!] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 22 October 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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