2010 Japan Golf Tour
Golf tour season
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The 2010 Japan Golf Tour was the 38th 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.
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Kim Kyung-tae| Duration | 15 April 2010 – 5 December 2010 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 25 |
| Most wins | Yuta Ikeda (4) |
| Money list | Kim Kyung-tae |
| Most Valuable Player | Hiroyuki Fujita |
| Rookie of the Year | Shunsuke Sonoda |
← 2009 2011 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[1]
Unofficial events
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[b] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,500,000 |  Phil Mickelson | 100 | Major championship | |
| 20 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$7,500,000 |  Graeme McDowell | 100 | Major championship | |
| 18 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £4,800,000 |  Louis Oosthuizen | 100 | Major championship | |
| 12 Aug | Handa Cup Promising Golfers Tournament Under 30 | Chiba | 20,000,000 | Shogo Kimura | n/a | ||
| 15 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$7,500,000 |  Martin Kaymer | 100 | Major championship | |
| 12 Sep | Hyundai Capital Korea-Japan Team Championship | South Korea | US$700,000 | Team Japan | n/a | Team event | |
| 12 Dec | Hitachi 3Tours Championship | Chiba | 57,000,000 | Japan Golf Tour | n/a | Team event |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Kyung-tae | 181,103,799 |
| 2 | Hiroyuki Fujita | 157,932,927 |
| 3 | Ryo Ishikawa | 151,461,479 |
| 4 | Yuta Ikeda | 145,043,030 |
| 5 | Michio Matsumura | 108,908,063 |
Awards
Japan Challenge Tour
| Duration | 9 April 2010 – 22 October 2010 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 11 |
| Most wins |  Dinesh Chand (2) |
| Money list | Dinesh Chand |
← 2009 2011 → | |
The 2010 Japan Challenge Tour was the 26th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[6]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner[d] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Soushi Tajima (1) |
| 21 May | Toshin Challenge | Gifu | 10,000,000 | Akira Endo (1) |
| 28 May | Fuji Country Kanai Club Challenge Cup | Gifu | 10,000,000 | Dinesh Chand (1) |
| 11 Jun | Tohoku Yakurai Cup | Miyagi | 10,000,000 | Dinesh Chand (2) |
| 19 Jun | Shizu Hills Tommy Cup | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Sushi Ishigaki (2) |
| 25 Jun | Tokyu Resort Nasu JGTO Challenge | Tochigi | 10,000,000 |  Chiang Chen-chih (1) |
| 15 Jul | Boso Country Cup | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Masayoshi Nakayama (1) |
| 20 Aug | Hatoyama Country Club GMA Challenge Tournament | Saitama | 10,000,000 | Satoshi Kodaira (a) (1) |
| 10 Sep | Srixon Challenge | Miyagi | 10,000,000 | Shunta Maeawakura (1) |
| 17 Sep | Itsuurateien JGTO Challenge 2 | Fukushima | 10,000,000 | Hirohito Koizumi (1) |
| 22 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Park Sung-joon (1) |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[7][8] The top seven players on the money list earned status to play on the 2011 Japan Golf Tour.[8]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinesh Chand | 4,780,625 |
| 2 | Sushi Ishigaki | 4,350,520 |
| 3 | Masanori Kobayashi | 3,258,022 |
| 4 | Shunta Maeawakura | 3,157,313 |
| 5 | Soushi Tajima | 3,090,963 |
| 6 | Hirohito Koizumi | 2,966,274 |
| 7 | Park Sung-joon | 2,864,850 |
Notes
- 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.
- ASA − Asian Tour.
- Also a Japan major championship.
- 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.