2008 Japan Golf Tour
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Golf tour season
| Duration | 17 April 2008 (2008年04月17日) – 7 December 2008 (2008年12月07日) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 24 |
| Most wins | Japan Shingo Katayama (3) Thailand Prayad Marksaeng (3) |
| Money list | Japan Shingo Katayama |
| Most Valuable Player | Japan Shingo Katayama |
| Rookie of the Year | Japan Ryo Ishikawa |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 Japan Golf Tour was the 36th 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.
Schedule
[edit ]The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US7,500,000ドル | South Africa Trevor Immelman | 100 | Major championship | |
| 9 May | Sponichi Cup | Chiba | 6,000,000 | Japan Shunsuke Sonoda (a) | n/a | ||
| 16 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US7,500,000ドル | United States Tiger Woods | 100 | Major championship | |
| 20 Jul | The Open Championship | England | 4,200,000ドル | Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington | 100 | Major championship | |
| 10 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US7,500,000ドル | Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington | 100 | Major championship | |
| 22 Sep | Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf | Chiba | 17,800,000 | Fiji Dinesh Chand | n/a | ||
| 13 Dec | Hitachi 3Tours Championship | Chiba | 80,000,000 | Japan Golf 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 | Japan Shingo Katayama | 180,094,895 |
| 2 | Japan Azuma Yano | 137,064,052 |
| 3 | Thailand Prayad Marksaeng | 126,430,825 |
| 4 | Japan Hideto Tanihara | 110,414,719 |
| 5 | Japan Ryo Ishikawa | 106,318,166 |
Awards
[edit ]| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Japan Shingo Katayama | [4] |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Japan Ryo Ishikawa | [4] |
Japan Challenge Tour
[edit ]| Duration | 10 April 2008 (2008年04月10日) – 26 October 2008 (2008年10月26日) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10 |
| Most wins | Japan Shigeru Nonaka (2) Japan Masamichi Uehira (2) |
| Money list | Japan Masamichi Uehira |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 Japan Challenge Tour was the 24th 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 2008 season.[5]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (\) |
Winner[d] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr | PRGR Cup | Chiba | 15,000,000 | Japan Tatsunori Nukaga (1) |
| 23 May | Arita Tokyu JGTO Challenge I | Wakayama | 13,000,000 | Japan Masamichi Uehira (3) |
| 13 Jun | Mochizuki Tokyu JGTO Challenge II | Nagano | 13,000,000 | Japan Shigeru Nonaka (1) |
| 29 Jun | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 20,000,000 | Japan Taichiro Kiyota (3) |
| 10 Jul | Everlife Cup Challenge Tournament | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Japan Yuta Ikeda (1) |
| 26 Jul | Shizu Hills Tommy Cup | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Japan Hirotaro Naito (1) |
| 12 Sep | Sunroyal GC Cup | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Japan Masamichi Uehira (4) |
| 19 Sep | Srixon Challenge | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Japan Shigeru Nonaka (2) |
| 26 Sep | Toshin Challenge Tournament | Mie | 10,000,000 | Japan Hiro Aoyama (1) |
| 26 Oct | PRGR Cup Final | Chiba | 15,000,000 | Japan Hiroaki Iijima (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 2009 Japan Golf Tour.[8]
| Position | Player | Prize money (\) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan Masamichi Uehira | 6,329,033 |
| 2 | Japan Yuta Ikeda | 6,040,545 |
| 3 | Japan Shigeru Nonaka | 5,502,620 |
| 4 | Japan Hiroaki Iijima | 4,587,176 |
| 5 | Japan Taichiro Kiyota | 4,286,250 |
| 6 | Japan Tatsunori Nukaga | 3,737,039 |
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 ]- ^ "2008 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "2008 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "2008年度ジャパンゴルフツアー表彰式最終章" [The final chapter of the 2008 Japan Golf Tour Awards Ceremony] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
さらに自身通算5度目の賞金ランキング賞...
[In addition, as his fifth prize money ranking award...] - ^ a b "各部門別ランキング受賞者と全表彰一覧" [List of Ranking Winners and All Awards by Category] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 24 December 2008. 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 石川遼
[Most Valuable Player Award: Shingo Katayama... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Ryo Ishikawa] - ^ "2008 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "2008 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "上平栄道が2003年以来5年ぶり2度目のチャレンジトーナメント賞金王に輝いた!" [Masamichi Uehira won the Challenge Tournament for the second time in five years since 2003!] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "来年度前半戦の出場優先順位を獲得した5名の選手たち" [Five players who have been prioritized for the first half of next year] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
来年度ツアートーナメント前半戦までの出場優先順位が与えられる賞金ランキング2位から6位までには
[From 2nd to 6th in the prize money ranking, which will be given priority until the first half of next year's Tour tournament...]