| Year: | 2017 |
| Tour: | Japan Golf Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 26 |
| Most Wins: |  Yūsaku Miyazato (4) |
| Honor1: | Money list |
| Honoree1: | Yūsaku Miyazato |
| Honor2: | Most Valuable Player |
| Honoree2: | Yūsaku Miyazato |
| Honor3: | Rookie of the Year |
| Honoree3: |  Chan Kim |
| Prevseason: | 2016 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
The 2017 Japan Golf Tour was the 45th 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 2017 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan | Singapore | US$1,000,000 |  Prayad Marksaeng (6) | 26 | ||||
| 29 Jan | Myanmar | US$750,000 |  Todd Sinnott (1) | 19 | ||||
| 16 Apr | Mie | 130,000,000 |  Liang Wenchong (2) | 16 | ||||
| 23 Apr | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Kenichi Kuboya (7) | 15 | ||||
| 30 Apr | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Yūsaku Miyazato (4) | 16 | ||||
| 14 May | Okinawa | 150,000,000 | Yūsaku Miyazato (5) | 16 | Japan major | |||
| 21 May | Kyoto | 70,000,000 | Shugo Imahira (1) | 16 | ||||
| 28 May | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Chan Kim (1) | 16 | ||||
| 4 Jun | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 |  Shaun Norris (2) | 16 | Japan major | |||
| 9 Jul | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Chan Kim (2) | 16 | ||||
| 30 Jul | Fukushima | 50,000,000 | Katsumasa Miyamoto (11) | 16 | ||||
| 27 Aug | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (17) | 16 | ||||
| 3 Sep | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 |  Ryu Hyun-woo (2) | 16 | ||||
| 10 Sep | Chiba | 210,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (31) | 16 | ||||
| 17 Sep | Hokkaidō | 110,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (18) | 16 | ||||
| 24 Sep | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Daisuke Kataoka (3) | 15 | ||||
| 1 Oct | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Satoshi Kodaira (5) | 16 | ||||
| 8 Oct | Aichi | 100,000,000 | Yūsaku Miyazato (6) | 16 | ||||
| 15 Oct | Gifu | 200,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (19) | 32 | Flagship event | |||
| 22 Oct | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Ryuko Tokimatsu (2) | 16 | ||||
| 29 Oct | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Tatsuya Kodai (1) | 16 | ||||
| 5 Nov | Okinawa | 200,000,000 | Chan Kim (3) | 16 | ||||
| 12 Nov | Shizuoka | 200,000,000 | Satoshi Kodaira (6) | 18 | ||||
| 19 Nov | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Brooks Koepka (n/a) | 32 | ||||
| 26 Nov | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Seungsu Han (1) | 19 | ||||
| 3 Dec | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Yūsaku Miyazato (7) | 20 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$11,000,000 |  Sergio García | 100 | Major championship | ||
| 7 May | Chiba | 50,000,000 | n/a | Pro-Am | ||||
| 18 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$12,000,000 | Brooks Koepka | 100 | Major championship | ||
| 23 Jul | The Open Championship | England | US$10,250,000 | Jordan Spieth | 100 | Major championship | ||
| 13 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$10,500,000 | Justin Thomas | 100 | Major championship | ||
| 10 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 | 182,831,982 | ||
| 2 | 161,463,405 | ||
| 3 | 132,326,556 | ||
| 4 | 126,240,438 | ||
| 5 | 112,798,464 |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Tour: | Japan Challenge Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 12 |
| Honor1: | Money list |
| Honoree1: | Tomoharu Otsuki |
| Prevseason: | 2016 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
The 2017 Japan Challenge Tour was the 33rd season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.[5]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Rikuya Hoshino (1) | |
| 28 Apr | Japan Create Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Yasunobu Fukunaga (2) | |
| 19 May | Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Terumichi Kakazu (1) | |
| 9 Jun | ISPS Handa Global Challenge Cup | Shizuoka | 13,000,000 | Daisuke Matsubara (1) | |
| 16 Jun | Royal Golf Club Challenge | Ibaraki | 13,000,000 | Tomoharu Otsuki (1) | |
| 23 Jun | Landic Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Tomohiro Umeyama (1) | |
| 30 Jun | Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge | Akita | 10,000,000 | Keiichi Kaneko (3) | |
| 15 Sep | Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship | Tottori | 10,000,000 | Kang Ji-man (1) | |
| 29 Sep | Elite Grips Challenge | Mie | 10,000,000 | Shigeru Nonaka (4) | |
| 7 Oct | Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Konosuke Nakazato (3) | |
| 13 Oct | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Saitama | 10,000,000 |  Ajeetesh Sandhu (1) | |
| 20 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Yosuke Iwamoto (1) |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[6] [7] The top seven players on the money list (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2018 Japan Golf Tour.[8]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,787,591 | ||
| 2 | 3,262,465 | ||
| 3 | 3,244,872 | ||
| 4 | 2,966,811 | ||
| 5 | 2,912,518 | ||
| 6 | 2,891,770 | ||
| 7 | 2,821,563 | ||
| 8 | 2,548,817 |