1995 PGA of Japan Tour explained
The 1995 PGA of Japan Tour was the 23rd season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.[1] [2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse
(¥) | Winner | OWGR
points | Other
tours | Notes |
|---|
| 12 Mar | Token Corporation Cup | Kagoshima | 100,000,000 |  Todd Hamilton (5) | 20 | | |
| 19 Mar | Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 | Brian Watts (6) | 16 | | |
| 26 Mar | Novell KSB Open | Okayama | 70,000,000 |  Rick Gibson (2) | 16 | | |
| 2 Apr | Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup | Hyōgo | 80,000,000 |  Satoshi Higashi (4) | 16 | | |
| 16 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Satoshi Higashi (5) | 16 | | |
| 23 Apr | Dunlop Open | Ibaraki | 90,000,000 |  Peter Senior (3) | 20 | AGC | |
| 30 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (70) | 22 | | |
| 7 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 120,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (45) | 18 | | |
| 14 May | Japan PGA Championship | Aomori | 100,000,000 | Hisayuki Sasaki (2) | 16 | | |
| 21 May | Pepsi Ube Kosan Open | Yamaguchi | 80,000,000 | Mitsutaka Kusakabe (1) | 16 | | |
| 28 May | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Kumamoto | 100,000,000 | Brandt Jobe (1) | 18 | | |
| 4 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | Ryoken Kawagishi (5) | 16 | | |
| 11 Jun | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Carlos Franco (2) | 16 | | |
| 18 Jun | Pocari Sweat Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 |  Eduardo Herrera (1) | 16 | | |
| 25 Jun | Mizuno Open | Ishikawa | 100,000,000 | Brian Watts (7) | 16 | | |
| 2 Jul | PGA Philanthropy Tournament | Ishikawa | 100,000,000 | Kazuhiro Takami (2) | 18 | | |
| 9 Jul | Yonex Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 80,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (71) | 16 | | |
| 16 Jul | Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | Tetsu Nishikawa (3) | 16 | | |
| 30 Jul | NST Niigata Open Golf Championship | Niigata | 60,000,000 | Tomohiro Maruyama (3) | 16 | | |
| 6 Aug | Sanko Grand Summer Championship | Gunma | 100,000,000 | Frankie Miñoza (3) | 16 | | |
| 20 Aug | Acom International | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | Katsunori Kuwabara (1) | 16 | | |
| 27 Aug | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Kazuhiko Hosokawa (1) | 16 | | |
| 3 Sep | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | Hokkaidō | 70,000,000 | Katsuyoshi Tomori (6) | 16 | | |
| 10 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 90,000,000 | Masahiro Kuramoto (29) | 24 | | |
| 17 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (72) | 26 | | |
| 24 Sep | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Tochigi | 110,000,000 | Satoshi Higashi (6) | 18 | | |
| 1 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Saitama | 100,000,000 | Toshimitsu Izawa (1) | 32 | | Flagship event |
| 8 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Masayuki Kawamura (1) | 18 | | |
| 15 Oct | Golf Digest Tournament | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 | Stewart Ginn (1) | 16 | | |
| 22 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 120,000,000 | Shigeki Maruyama (2) | 20 | | |
| 29 Oct | Philip Morris Championship | Hyōgo | 200,000,000 | Hidemichi Tanaka (1) | 22 | | |
| 5 Nov | Daiwa International | Yamanashi | 170,000,000 | Shigenori Mori (1) | 20 | | |
| 12 Nov | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Satoshi Higashi (7) | 40 | | |
| 19 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (73) | 40 | | |
| 26 Nov | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 150,000,000 | Seiki Okuda (6) | 30 | | |
| 3 Dec | Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (74) | 18 | | |
| 10 Dec | Daikyo Open | Okinawa | 120,000,000 | Frankie Miñoza (4) | 16 | | | |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3] [2]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|
| 1 | | 192,319,800 |
| 2 | | 136,854,183 |
| 3 | | 103,209,036 |
| 4 | | 88,227,209 |
| 5 | | 86,693,831 | |
Japan Challenge Tour
| Year: | 1995 |
| Tour: | Japan Challenge Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 11 |
| Most Wins: | Yasunobu Kuramoto (2)
Hidemichi Tanaka (2)
Taichi Teshima (2) |
| Honor1: | Money list |
| Prevseason: | 1994 |
| Nextseason: | 1996 |
The 1995 Japan Challenge Tour was the 11th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the PGA of Japan Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.[4]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse
(¥) | Winner |
|---|
| 13 Apr | Sanko 72 Open | Gunma | 10,000,000 | Taichi Teshima (1) |
| 20 Apr | Korakuen Cup (1st) | Gunma | 10,000,000 | Gohei Sato (2) |
| 25 May | Kanto Kokusai Open | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Yasunobu Kuramoto (1) |
| 1 Jun | Mito Green Open | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Hidemichi Tanaka (1) |
| 14 Jun | Kanto PGA Philanthropy | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Kazuhiro Fukunaga (2) |
| 22 Jun | Kansai PGA Philanthropy | Fukui | 10,000,000 | Kosaku Makisaka (1) |
| 5 Jul | Korakuen Cup (2nd) | Hokkaido | 10,000,000 | Hidemichi Tanaka (2) |
| 7 Sep | Korakuen Cup (3rd) | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Yoshikatsu Saito (1) |
| 28 Sep | Matsugamine Open | Niigata | 10,000,000 | Yasunobu Kuramoto (2) |
| 5 Oct | Korakuen Cup (4th) | Oita | 10,000,000 | Taichi Teshima (2) |
| 16 Nov | Korakuen Cup (5th) | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (2) | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 1995 Tour Tournaments . Japan Golf Tour Organization . 10 April 2023.
- Book: Williams, Michael . The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1996 . 1996 . Macmillan . 0333653319 . 108–109 . 23 December 2023 . Archive.org . limited.
- Web site: 1995 Money Rankings . Japan Golf Tour Organization . 10 April 2023.
- Web site: 1995 Challenge Schedule . Japan Golf Tour Organization . 19 September 2023.
