| Year: | 2015 |
| Tour: | Japan Golf Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 25 |
| Most Wins: |  Kim Kyung-tae (5) |
| Honor1: | Money list |
| Honoree1: | Kim Kyung-tae |
| Honor2: | Most Valuable Player |
| Honoree2: | Kim Kyung-tae |
| Honor3: | Rookie of the Year |
| Honoree3: | Song Young-han |
| Prevseason: | 2014 |
| Nextseason: | 2016 |
The 2015 Japan Golf Tour was the 43rd 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.
The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr | Mie | 130,000,000 |  Michael Hendry (1) | 16 | ||||
| 3 May | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Jang Ik-jae (3) | 16 | ||||
| 17 May | Saitama | 150,000,000 |  Adam Bland (1) | 16 | Japan major | |||
| 24 May | Shiga | 70,000,000 |  Daisuke Kataoka (1) | 16 | ||||
| 31 May | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Taichi Teshima (8) | 16 | ||||
| 7 Jun | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 |  Liang Wenchong (1) | 16 | Japan major | |||
| 14 Jun | Thailand | US$1,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (6) | 11 | ||||
| 28 Jun | Yamanashi | 100,000,000 | Toshinori Muto (6) | 24 | New tournament | |||
| 5 Jul | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Hiroshi Iwata (2) | 16 | ||||
| 12 Jul | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (7) | 16 | New tournament | |||
| 26 Jul | Fukushima | 50,000,000 |  Prayad Marksaeng (5) | 16 | ||||
| 30 Aug | Fukuoka | 110,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (13) | 16 | ||||
| 6 Sep | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (8) | 16 | ||||
| 20 Sep | Hokkaidō | 110,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (12) | 16 | ||||
| 27 Sep | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (9) | 15 | ||||
| 4 Oct | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Kim Hyung-sung (4) | 16 | ||||
| 11 Oct | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | Lee Kyoung-hoon (2) | 16 | New tournament | |||
| 18 Oct | Hyōgo | 200,000,000 | Satoshi Kodaira (3) | 32 | Flagship event | |||
| 25 Oct | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Michio Matsumura (5) | 16 | ||||
| 1 Nov | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (10) | 16 | ||||
| 8 Nov | Chiba | 200,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (11) | 16 | ||||
| 15 Nov | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (29) | 22 | ||||
| 22 Nov | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Yūsaku Miyazato (3) | 24 | ||||
| 29 Nov | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Hwang Jung-gon (3) | 16 | ||||
| 6 Dec | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (13) | 17 | Japan major |
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 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$10,000,000 |  Jordan Spieth | 100 | Major championship | ||
| 10 May | Chiba | 50,000,000 | n/a | Pro-Am | ||||
| 21 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$10,000,000 | Jordan Spieth | 100 | Major championship | ||
| 20 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £6,300,000 | Zach Johnson | 100 | Major championship | ||
| 16 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$10,000,000 | Jason Day | 100 | Major championship | ||
| 13 Dec | Chiba | 57,000,000 | n/a | Team event |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2] [3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 165,981,625 | ||
| 2 | 103,999,119 | ||
| 3 | 99,380,317 | ||
| 4 | 98,642,449 | ||
| 5 | 90,577,641 |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Tour: | Japan Challenge Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 17 |
| Most Wins: | Shota Akiyoshi (2) Tomoyo Ikemura (2) Keiichi Kaneko (2) Yu Morimoto (2) |
| Honor1: | Money list |
| Honoree1: | Yu Morimoto |
| Prevseason: | 2014 |
| Nextseason: | 2016 |
The 2015 Japan Challenge Tour was the 31st season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[5]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Park Il-hwan (1) | |
| 1 May | Fuji Home Service Challenge Cup | Shiga | 10,000,000 | Yujiro Ohori (1) | |
| 8 May | Japan Create Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Masashi Hidaka (1) | |
| 22 May | Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship | Hiroshima | 10,000,000 | Tatsunori Nukaga (4) | |
| 29 May | Good Job Challenge | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Yu Morimoto (1) | |
| 11 Jun | ISPS Handa Global Challenge Cup | Chiba | 13,000,000 | Shigeru Nonaka (3) | |
| 19 Jun | Musee Platinum Challenge Tournament | Fukushima | 10,000,000 | Yosuke Asaji (2) | |
| 26 Jun | Landic Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Tomoyo Ikemura (1) | |
| 3 Jul | Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Keiichi Kaneko (1) | |
| 31 Jul | Minami Akita Country Club Challenge Tournament | Akita | 10,000,000 | Yu Morimoto (2) | |
| 21 Aug | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup | Chiba | 13,000,000 | Keiichi Kaneko (2) | |
| 4 Sep | Elite Grips Challenge | Gunma | 10,000,000 | Tomoyo Ikemura (2) | |
| 11 Sep | Himawari Dragon CUP | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Koichi Sugimoto (3) | |
| 18 Sep | Seven Dreamers Challenge | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Shota Akiyoshi (2) | |
| 10 Oct | Everyone Project Challenge Golf Tournament | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Shota Akiyoshi (3) | |
| 16 Oct | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Hiroaki Hirai (1) | |
| 23 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Masamichi Uehira (5) |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[6] [7] The top 10 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2016 Japan Golf Tour.[8]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4,479,531 | ||
| 2 | 4,476,532 | ||
| 3 | 4,176,327 | ||
| 4 | 3,933,918 | ||
| 5 | 3,786,804 | ||
| 6 | 3,503,141 | ||
| 7 | 3,050,254 | ||
| 8 | 3,024,346 | ||
| 9 | 2,959,583 | ||
| 10 | 2,863,443 |