2011 Japan Golf Tour
Golf tour season
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The 2011 Japan Golf Tour was the 39th 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.
Bae Sang-moon (3) Bae Sang-moon| Duration | 14 April 2011 – 4 December 2011 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 25 |
| Most wins | Bae Sang-moon (3) |
| Money list | Bae Sang-moon |
| Most Valuable Player | Bae Sang-moon |
| Rookie of the Year | Park Jae-bum |
← 2010 2012 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2011 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$8,000,000 |  Charl Schwartzel | 100 | Major championship | |
| 8 May | Legend Charity Pro-Am | Chiba | 25,000,000 |  Kiyoshi Murota | n/a | Pro-Am | |
| 19 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$7,850,000 |  Rory McIlroy | 100 | Major championship | |
| 3 Jul | Million Yard Cup | South Korea | US$200,000 | Team South Korea | n/a | Team event | |
| 17 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £5,000,000 | Darren Clarke | 100 | Major championship | |
| 14 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$8,000,000 |  Keegan Bradley | 100 | Major championship | |
| 11 Dec | Hitachi 3Tours Championship | Chiba | 57,000,000 | LPGA of Japan 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 | Bae Sang-moon | 151,078,958 |
| 2 | Tadahiro Takayama | 98,718,202 |
| 3 | Ryo Ishikawa | 98,282,603 |
| 4 | Toru Taniguchi | 96,888,944 |
| 5 | Hiroyuki Fujita | 94,355,200 |
Awards
Japan Challenge Tour
| Duration | 8 April 2011 – 21 October 2011 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10 |
| Most wins | Tatsunori Nukaga (2) |
| Money list | Tatsunori Nukaga |
← 2010 2012 → | |
The 2011 Japan Challenge Tour was the 27th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.[5]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner[d] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Tatsunori Nukaga (2) |
| 22 Apr | Kimisarazu GL GMA Challenge Tournament | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Takanobu Kondo (1) |
| 27 May | Fuji Country Kanai Club Challenge Cup | Gifu | 10,000,000 | Hidezumi Shirakata (2) |
| 9 Jun | Boso Country Cup | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Hirohito Koizumi (2) |
| 1 Jul | Tokyu Resort Nasu JGTO Challenge | Tochigi | 10,000,000 |  Chinnarat Phadungsil (1) |
| 9 Jul | Shizu Hills Tommy Cup | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Koichi Sugimoto (1) |
| 22 Jul | Srixon Challenge | Hokkaido | 10,000,000 | Hidemichi Haginomori (1) |
| 16 Sep | Toshoen GC JGTO Challenge II | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Taro Hiroi (1) |
| 22 Sep | Elite grips JGTO Challenge III | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Yudai Maeda (2) |
| 21 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Tatsunori Nukaga (3) |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[6][7] The top six players on the money list earned status to play on the 2012 Japan Golf Tour.[8]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatsunori Nukaga | 5,846,275 |
| 2 | Hidezumi Shirakata | 3,795,466 |
| 3 | Koichi Sugimoto | 3,352,733 |
| 4 | Chinnarat Phadungsil | 3,270,937 |
| 5 | Yudai Maeda | 2,487,107 |
| 6 | Toru Morita | 2,331,320 |
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.