2012 Japan Golf Tour
Golf tour season
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The 2012 Japan Golf Tour was the 40th 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.
Hiroyuki Fujita (4) Hiroyuki Fujita| Duration | 12 April 2012 – 2 December 2012 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 25 |
| Most wins | Hiroyuki Fujita (4) |
| Money list | Hiroyuki Fujita |
| Most Valuable Player | Hiroyuki Fujita |
| Rookie of the Year | Yoshinori Fujimoto |
← 2011 2013 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2012 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$8,000,000 |  Bubba Watson | 100 | Major championship | |
| 6 May | Legend Charity Pro-Am | Chiba | 38,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda | n/a | Pro-Am | |
| 17 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$8,000,000 | Webb Simpson | 100 | Major championship | |
| 1 Jul | Million Yard Cup | Nagasaki | n/a |  Team South Korea | n/a | Team event | |
| 22 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £5,000,000 |  Ernie Els | 100 | Major championship | |
| 2 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$8,000,000 |  Rory McIlroy | 100 | Major championship | |
| 9 Dec | Hitachi 3Tours Championship | Chiba | 57,000,000 | Japan PGA Senior 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 | Hiroyuki Fujita | 175,159,972 |
| 2 | Toru Taniguchi | 102,686,994 |
| 3 |  Brendan Jones | 92,078,892 |
| 4 | Yuta Ikeda | 88,948,069 |
| 5 | Yoshinori Fujimoto | 88,659,122 |
Awards
Japan Challenge Tour
| Duration | 29 March 2012 – 19 October 2012 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 13 |
| Most wins | Yuki Kono (2) |
| Money list | Yuki Kono |
← 2011 2013 → | |
The 2012 Japan Challenge Tour was the 28th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[5]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner[d] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Yang Ji-ho (1) |
| 20 Apr | Kimisarazu GL GMA Challenge Tournament | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Daijiro Izumida (1) |
| 25 May | Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup | Gifu | 10,000,000 | Naomi Ohta (2) |
| 1 Jun | Murasaki CC Sumire GMA Challenge Tournament | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Akio Sadakata (1) |
| 7 Jun | ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament | Chiba | 15,000,000 | Yosuke Asaji (1) |
| 15 Jun | Akita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge I | Akita | 10,000,000 | Yuki Kono (1) |
| 29 Jun | Tokyu Nasu Resort JGTO Challenge II | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Yuki Kono (2) |
| 14 Jul | Shizu Hills Tommy Cup | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Koichi Sugimoto (2) |
| 27 Jul | Daisen GC JGTO Challenge III | Tottori | 10,000,000 | Masashi Nishimura (1) |
| 13 Sep | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup I in Onotoyo | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Achi Sato (4) |
| 21 Sep | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup II in Boso | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Satoshi Kodaira (2) |
| 228 Sep | Elite Grips JGTO Challenge IV | Mie | 10,000,000 | Toru Morita (2) |
| 19 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Hur In-hoi (1) |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[6][7] The top eight players on the money list earned status to play on the 2013 Japan Golf Tour.[8]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuki Kono | 4,607,237 |
| 2 | Hur In-hoi | 4,369,211 |
| 3 | Yang Ji-ho | 4,365,325 |
| 4 | Akio Sadakata | 3,906,933 |
| 5 | Yosuke Tsukada | 3,376,983 |
| 6 | Yosuke Asaji | 3,347,000 |
| 7 | Makoto Inoue | 3,213,055 |
| 8 | Koichi Sugimoto | 3,039,870 |
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.