Duration | 11 March 1999 | – 12 December 1999
---|---|
Number of official events | 32 |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() |
Money list | ![]() |
← 1998 2000 → |
The 1999 Japan Golf Tour was the 27th 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.
Japan Golf Tour Organization formation
[edit]It was the first season in which the newly formed Japan Golf Tour Organization took over the running of the tour, separating from the PGA of Japan.[1]
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.[2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 Mar | Token Corporation Cup | Kagoshima | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
21 Mar | Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
28 Mar | Georgia KSB Open | Okayama | 70,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
4 Apr | Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup | Chiba | 90,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
18 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
25 Apr | Kirin Open | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
18 | AGC | |
2 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 110,000,000 | ![]() |
26 | ||
9 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 110,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
16 May | Japan PGA Championship | Ishikawa | 110,000,000 | ![]() |
18 | ||
23 May | Ube Kosan Open | Yamaguchi | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
30 May | Mitsubishi Motors Tournament | Gifu | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
6 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
20 Jun | Super Mario Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 90,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
27 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 90,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
11 Jul | Yonex Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 90,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
25 Jul | Aiful Cup | Aomori | 90,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
1 Aug | NST Niigata Open Golf Championship | Niigata | 50,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
29 Aug | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 90,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
5 Sep | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | Hokkaidō | 80,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
12 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 90,000,000 | ![]() |
18 | ||
19 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
26 Sep | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Tochigi | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
3 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Hokkaidō | 120,000,000 | ![]() |
32 | Flagship event | |
10 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
20 | ||
24 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
31 Oct | Philip Morris Championship | Hyōgo | 200,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
7 Nov | Acom International | Ibaraki | 110,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
14 Nov | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 140,000,000 | ![]() |
40 | ||
21 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | ![]() |
42 | ||
28 Nov | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 140,000,000 | ![]() |
28 | ||
5 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 90,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
12 Dec | Fancl Okinawa Open | Okinawa | 90,000,000 | ![]() |
16 |
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 | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$4,000,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
20 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$3,500,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
18 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £2,000,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
15 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$3,500,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship |
Money list
[edit]The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3][4]
Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
137,641,796 |
2 | ![]() |
129,058,283 |
3 | ![]() |
114,958,525 |
4 | ![]() |
110,927,044 |
5 | ![]() |
106,872,033 |
Japan Challenge Tour
[edit]Duration | 31 March 1999 | – 4 November 1999
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Number of official events | 11 |
Money list | ![]() |
← 1998 2000 → |
The 1999 Japan Challenge Tour was the 15th 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 1999 season.[5]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[c] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 Apr | PRGR Cup (East) | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
15 Apr | Kourakuen Cup (1st) | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
11 Jun | Aiful Challenge Cup Spring | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
18 Jun | Kourakuen Cup (2nd) | Hokkaido | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
9 Jul | Nishino Cup Open | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
23 Jul | PRGR Cup (West) | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
19 Aug | Descente Challenge Cup | Ishikawa | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
9 Sep | Kourakuen Cup (3rd) | Oita | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
22 Sep | Aiful Challenge Cup Autumn | Chiba | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
15 Oct | Shinwa Golf Classic | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
4 Nov | Kourakuen Cup (4th) | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
Money list
[edit]The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[6] The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 2000 Japan Golf Tour (iiyama Tour).
Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3,461,294 |
2 | ![]() |
3,252,902 |
3 | ![]() |
3,175,466 |
4 | ![]() |
3,142,242 |
5 | ![]() |
2,538,627 |
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 AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.
- ^ 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]- ^ "Japan golf touring pros on own". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. 27 January 1999. p. 27. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1999 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "1999 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "細川の予選落ちで、99年の賞金王は尾崎直道に決定" [After Hosokawa failed in the qualifying round, the 1999 prize money winner was decided as Naomichi Ozaki] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 11 December 1999. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "1999 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "1999 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 30 December 2022.