1997 PGA of Japan Tour explained
The 1997 PGA of Japan Tour was the 25th 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 1997 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse
(¥) | Winner | OWGR
points | Other
tours | Notes |
|---|
| 16 Mar | Token Corporation Cup | Kagoshima | 100,000,000 |  Masashi Ozaki (83) | 22 | | |
| 23 Mar | Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 | Hisayuki Sasaki (3) | 18 | | |
| 30 Mar | Just System KSB Open | Okayama | 70,000,000 | Keiichiro Fukabori (1) | 16 | | |
| 6 Apr | Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 |  Peter Teravainen (2) | 16 | | |
| 20 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Mitsuo Harada (1) | 16 | | |
| 27 Apr | Kirin Open | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 |  Kim Jong-duck (1) | 22 | AGC | |
| 4 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (84) | 36 | | |
| 11 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 120,000,000 | Kenichi Kuboya (1) | 22 | | |
| 18 May | Japan PGA Championship | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | Shigeki Maruyama (4) | 22 | | |
| 25 May | Ube Kosan Open | Yamaguchi | 100,000,000 | Shigenori Mori (2) | 16 | | |
| 1 Jun | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (85) | 18 | | |
| 8 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | Nobuhito Sato (1) | 18 | | |
| 15 Jun | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Hirofumi Miyase (1) | 16 | | |
| 22 Jun | Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Shigeki Maruyama (5) | 18 | | |
| 29 Jun | Mizuno Open | Ishikawa | 100,000,000 | Brian Watts (9) | 22 | | |
| 6 Jul | PGA Philanthropy Tournament | Yamanashi | 100,000,000 | Naomichi Ozaki (24) | 16 | | |
| 13 Jul | Yonex Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 80,000,000 | Naomichi Ozaki (25) | 16 | | |
| 27 Jul | Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 |  Yeh Chang-ting (1) | 20 | | |
| 3 Aug | NST Niigata Open Golf Championship | Niigata | 60,000,000 | Kazuhiko Hosokawa (4) | 16 | | |
| 10 Aug | Sanko Grand Summer Championship | Gunma | 100,000,000 | Shoichi Kuwabara (1) | 16 | | |
| 17 Aug | Acom International | Fukushima | 100,000,000 | Kazuo Kanayama (1) | 16 | | |
| 31 Aug | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (86) | 18 | | |
| 7 Sep | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | Hokkaidō | 80,000,000 | Shigeki Maruyama (6) | 18 | | |
| 14 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (1) | 26 | | |
| 21 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Shinichi Yokota (1) | 28 | | |
| 28 Sep | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Tochigi | 110,000,000 |  Eduardo Herrera (3) | 22 | | |
| 5 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Fukuoka | 120,000,000 |  Craig Parry (n/a) | 32 | | Flagship event |
| 12 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Brandt Jobe (2) | 24 | | |
| 19 Oct | Golf Digest Tournament | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 | Brandt Jobe (3) | 16 | | |
| 26 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 120,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (87) | 28 | | |
| 2 Nov | Philip Morris Championship | Hyōgo | 200,000,000 | Brian Watts (10) | 26 | | |
| 16 Nov | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Lee Westwood (n/a) | 36 | | |
| 23 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Tom Watson (n/a) | 38 | | |
| 30 Nov | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 150,000,000 | Mitsutaka Kusakabe (2) | 28 | | |
| 7 Dec | Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Shigeki Maruyama (7) | 22 | | |
| 14 Dec | Daikyo Open | Okinawa | 120,000,000 | Kenichi Kuboya (2) | 16 | | | |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|
| 1 | | 170,847,633 |
| 2 | | 152,774,420 |
| 3 | | 111,153,198 |
| 4 | | 96,994,361 |
| 5 | | 77,555,311 | |
Japan Challenge Tour
| Year: | 1997 |
| Tour: | Japan Challenge Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 14 |
| Most Wins: | Hiroyuki Fujita (2)
Shoichi Yamamoto (2) |
| Honor1: | Money list |
| Prevseason: | 1996 |
| Nextseason: | 1998 |
The 1997 Japan Challenge Tour was the 13th 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 1997 season.[3]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse
(¥) | Winner |
|---|
| 28 Mar | Sanko 72 Open | Gunma | 10,000,000 | Hiroshi Tominaga (1) |
| 17 Apr | Korakuen Cup (1st) | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Shoichi Yamamoto (1) |
| 25 Apr | Nishino Cup in Central | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Toshiaki Odate (1) |
| 8 May | Kabaya Ohayo Cup | Shizuoka | 10,000,000 | Minoru Kawahara (1) |
| 30 May | Daiwa Cup Kochi Open | Kochi | 10,000,000 | Go Higaki (1) |
| 5 Jun | Mito Green Open | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (1) |
| 26 Jun | Korakuen Cup (2nd) | Hokkaido | 10,000,000 | Yoshikatsu Saito (2) |
| 26 Jul | Twin Fields Cup | Ishikawa | 10,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (2) |
| 30 Jul | Komatsu Country Cup | Ishikawa | 10,000,000 | Richard Backwell (1) |
| 12 Sep | World Wood Golf Club Cup | Aichi | 10,000,000 | Kunihiko Masuda (1) |
| 2 Oct | Matsugamine Open | Niigata | 10,000,000 | Shoichi Yamamoto (2) |
| 9 Oct | Korakuen Cup (3rd) | Oita | 10,000,000 | Yukio Noguchi (3) |
| 23 Oct | Daiwa Cup Yamanashi Open | Yamanashi | 10,000,000 | Shuichi Sano (1) |
| 20 Nov | Korakuen Cup (4th) | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Takanori Hano (1) | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 1997 Tour Tournaments . Japan Golf Tour Organization . 10 April 2023.
- Web site: 1997 Money Rankings . Japan Golf Tour Organization . 10 April 2023.
- Web site: 1997 Challenge Schedule . Japan Golf Tour Organization . 19 September 2023.
