The 2011 Japan Golf Tour was the 39th 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 | 14 April 2011 – 4 December 2011 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 25 |
| Most wins |  Bae Sang-moon (3) |
| Money list | Bae Sang-moon |
| Most Valuable Player | Bae Sang-moon |
| Rookie of the Year | Park Jae-bum |
← 2010 2012 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 |  Tadahiro Takayama (4) |
20 | ||
| 24 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Tomohiro Kondo (5) |
22 | ||
| 1 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 |  Brendan Jones (10) |
18 | ||
| 15 May | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup | Hyogo | 150,000,000 | Hiroo Kawai (1) |
22 | Japan major | |
| 22 May | Totoumi Hamamatsu Open | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 | Masanori Kobayashi (1) |
18 | New tournament | |
| 29 May | Diamond Cup Golf | Chiba | 120,000,000 | Koumei Oda (5) |
22 | ||
| 5 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Park Jae-bum (1) |
18 | Japan major | |
| 26 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 110,000,000 | Hwang Jung-gon (1) |
22 | ||
| 24 Jul | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 130,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (4) |
20 | ||
| 31 Jul | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (9) |
18 | ||
| 21 Aug | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Hyogo | 50,000,000 | Cho Min-gyu (1) |
16 | ||
| 28 Aug | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 110,000,000 | Bae Sang-moon (1) |
20 | ||
| 4 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Masatsugu Morofuji (1) |
16 | ||
| 11 Sep | Toshin Golf Tournament in LakeWood | Mie | 70,000,000 | Lee Dong-hwan (2) |
16 | ||
| 18 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 110,000,000 | Kurt Barnes (1) |
22 | ||
| 25 Sep | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open | Shiga | 150,000,000 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka (6) |
22 | ASA | |
| 2 Oct | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Bae Sang-moon (2) |
18 | ||
| 9 Oct | Canon Open | Kanagawa | 150,000,000 | Kenichi Kuboya (5) |
20 | ||
| 16 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Chiba | 200,000,000 | Bae Sang-moon (3) |
32 | Flagship event[c] | |
| 23 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (17) |
22 | ||
| 30 Oct | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Koichiro Kawano (1) |
22 | ||
| 13 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Hideki Matsuyama (a) (1) |
26 | ||
| 20 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Toshinori Muto (4) |
28 | ||
| 27 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Tadahiro Takayama (5) |
16 | ||
| 4 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (11) |
18 | 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(s) | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$8,000,000 |  Charl Schwartzel |
100 | Major championship | |
| 8 May | Legend Charity Pro-Am | Chiba | 25,000,000 | Kiyoshi Murota |
n/a | Pro-Am | |
| 19 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$7,850,000 |  Rory McIlroy |
100 | Major championship | |
| 3 Jul | Million Yard Cup | South Korea | US$200,000 | Team South Korea |
n/a | Team event | |
| 17 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £5,000,000 | Darren Clarke |
100 | Major championship | |
| 14 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$8,000,000 |  Keegan Bradley |
100 | Major championship | |
| 11 Dec | Hitachi 3Tours Championship | Chiba | 57,000,000 | LPGA of Japan Tour | n/a | Team event |
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 | Bae Sang-moon |
151,078,958 |
| 2 | Tadahiro Takayama |
98,718,202 |
| 3 | Ryo Ishikawa |
98,282,603 |
| 4 | Toru Taniguchi |
96,888,944 |
| 5 | Hiroyuki Fujita |
94,355,200 |
Awards edit
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Bae Sang-moon |
[4] |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Park Jae-bum |
[4] |
Japan Challenge Tour edit
| Duration | 8 April 2011 – 21 October 2011 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10 |
| Most wins | Tatsunori Nukaga (2) |
| Money list | Tatsunori Nukaga |
← 2010 2012 → | |
The 2011 Japan Challenge Tour was the 27th 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 2011 season.[5]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[d] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Tatsunori Nukaga (2)
|
| 22 Apr | Kimisarazu GL GMA Challenge Tournament | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Takanobu Kondo (1)
|
| 27 May | Fuji Country Kanai Club Challenge Cup | Gifu | 10,000,000 | Hidezumi Shirakata (2)
|
| 9 Jun | Boso Country Cup | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Hirohito Koizumi (2)
|
| 1 Jul | Tokyu Resort Nasu JGTO Challenge | Tochigi | 10,000,000 |  Chinnarat Phadungsil (1)
|
| 9 Jul | Shizu Hills Tommy Cup | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Koichi Sugimoto (1)
|
| 22 Jul | Srixon Challenge | Hokkaido | 10,000,000 | Hidemichi Haginomori (1)
|
| 16 Sep | Toshoen GC JGTO Challenge II | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Taro Hiroi (1)
|
| 22 Sep | Elite grips JGTO Challenge III | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Yudai Maeda (2)
|
| 21 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Tatsunori Nukaga (3)
|
Money list edit
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[6][7] The top six players on the money list earned status to play on the 2012 Japan Golf Tour.[8]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatsunori Nukaga |
5,846,275 |
| 2 | Hidezumi Shirakata |
3,795,466 |
| 3 | Koichi Sugimoto |
3,352,733 |
| 4 | Chinnarat Phadungsil |
3,270,937 |
| 5 | Yudai Maeda |
2,487,107 |
| 6 | Toru Morita |
2,331,320 |
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
- ^ "2011 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "2011 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "大会恒例の全員参加の閉会式" [The Closing Ceremony of the Convention's annual all-hands event] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
裵相文（ベサンムン）も、そのうちの一人であった。８月にツアー初Ｖを飾ると、それから一気に破竹の勢いで、最多の３勝を上げて賞金王に輝いた。
[Baesang-moon was one of them. After making his first tour victory in August, he quickly broke down and won the prize money with a record three wins.] - ^ a b "２０１１年度ジャパンゴルフツアー表彰式を開催" [2011 Japan Golf Tour Awards Ceremony] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
最優秀選手賞 裵相文（ベサンムン）... 最優秀新人賞 島田トロフィ Ｊ・Ｂ・パク
[Most Valuable Player Award: Baesang-moon... Best Rookie Award Shimada Trophy: J.B. Park] - ^ "2011 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "2011 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "額賀辰徳が逆転優勝、チャレンジ賞金王も獲得！" [Tatsunori Nukaga wins the come-from-behind victory, and also wins the challenge prize king!] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "森田徹、ひやひやの賞金ランキング6位" [Toru Morita, 6th in Hiyahiya's prize money ranking] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
来年の第一回リランキングまでのツアー前期出場優先権を懸けた戦い（チャレンジ賞金ランキング2位から6位）は熾烈を極めた。
[The battle for priority to participate in the first half of the tour until the first reranking next year (from 2nd to 6th in the challenge prize money ranking) was fierce.]