2011 Japan Golf Tour
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Golf tour season
| Duration | 14 April 2011 (2011年04月14日) – 4 December 2011 (2011年12月04日) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 25 |
| Most wins | South Korea Bae Sang-moon (3) |
| Money list | South Korea Bae Sang-moon |
| Most Valuable Player | South Korea Bae Sang-moon |
| Rookie of the Year | South Korea Park Jae-bum |
← 2010 2012 → | |
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.
Schedule
[edit ]The following table lists official events during the 2011 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US8,000,000ドル | South Africa Charl Schwartzel | 100 | Major championship | |
| 8 May | Legend Charity Pro-Am | Chiba | 25,000,000 | Japan Kiyoshi Murota | n/a | Pro-Am | |
| 19 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US7,850,000ドル | Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy | 100 | Major championship | |
| 3 Jul | Million Yard Cup | South Korea | US200,000ドル | Team South Korea | n/a | Team event | |
| 17 Jul | The Open Championship | England | 5,000,000ドル | Northern Ireland Darren Clarke | 100 | Major championship | |
| 14 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US8,000,000ドル | United States 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 | South Korea Bae Sang-moon | 151,078,958 |
| 2 | Japan Tadahiro Takayama | 98,718,202 |
| 3 | Japan Ryo Ishikawa | 98,282,603 |
| 4 | Japan Toru Taniguchi | 96,888,944 |
| 5 | Japan Hiroyuki Fujita | 94,355,200 |
Awards
[edit ]| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | South Korea Bae Sang-moon | [4] |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | South Korea Park Jae-bum | [4] |
Japan Challenge Tour
[edit ]| Duration | 8 April 2011 (2011年04月08日) – 21 October 2011 (2011年10月21日) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10 |
| Most wins | Japan Tatsunori Nukaga (2) |
| Money list | Japan 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 | Japan Tatsunori Nukaga (2) |
| 22 Apr | Kimisarazu GL GMA Challenge Tournament | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Japan Takanobu Kondo (1) |
| 27 May | Fuji Country Kanai Club Challenge Cup | Gifu | 10,000,000 | Japan Hidezumi Shirakata (2) |
| 9 Jun | Boso Country Cup | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Japan Hirohito Koizumi (2) |
| 1 Jul | Tokyu Resort Nasu JGTO Challenge | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Thailand Chinnarat Phadungsil (1) |
| 9 Jul | Shizu Hills Tommy Cup | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Japan Koichi Sugimoto (1) |
| 22 Jul | Srixon Challenge | Hokkaido | 10,000,000 | Japan Hidemichi Haginomori (1) |
| 16 Sep | Toshoen GC JGTO Challenge II | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Japan Taro Hiroi (1) |
| 22 Sep | Elite grips JGTO Challenge III | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Japan Yudai Maeda (2) |
| 21 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Japan 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 | Japan Tatsunori Nukaga | 5,846,275 |
| 2 | Japan Hidezumi Shirakata | 3,795,466 |
| 3 | Japan Koichi Sugimoto | 3,352,733 |
| 4 | Thailand Chinnarat Phadungsil | 3,270,937 |
| 5 | Japan Yudai Maeda | 2,487,107 |
| 6 | Japan 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.]