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2001 Japan Golf Tour ...
The 2001 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 8 March to 2 December. The season consisted of 31 official money events in Japan, as well as the four majors and the three World Golf Championships. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2001 season. Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. Notes References External links * {{Japan Golf Tour seasons Japan Golf Tour Japan Golf Tour Golf Tour Professional golf tours are the means by which otherwise unconnected professional golf tournaments are organised into a regular schedule. There are separate tours for men and women; most are based in a specific geographical region, although some to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshimitsu Izawa
Toshimitsu Izawa ( ja, 伊沢利光, born 2 March 1968) is a Japanese professional golfer. He is sometimes known outside Japan as Toshi Izawa. Izawa was born in Kanagawa, attended Nihon Taiiku University, and turned professional in 1989. Izawa's career on the Japan Golf Tour developed quite slowly. His first win came in 1995, and he did not make the top ten on the money list until 1999, when he was thirty one years old. He went on to top the money list in 2001 and 2003. In the first of those years he set a record of ¥217,934,583 in earnings which survived though the 2004 season, and his dominant form in Japan lifted him into the top twenty in the Official World Golf Ranking. He has 16 victories on the Japan Golf Tour and is eighth on the career money list (through 2013). Izawa has only played a limited number of tournaments outside Japan, but in 2001 he finished tied fourth at the Masters Tournament, which is one of golf's four major championships, and tied for second at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujisankei Classic
The is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1973 at the Takasaka Country Club (Yoneyama Course). The tournament moved to the Higashi-Matsuyama Golf Club in 1979 and to the Kawana Hotel's Fuji course in 1981. The tournament has been held at the Fujizakura Country Club in Yamanashi Prefecture since 2005. The prize fund in 2019 was ¥110,000,000, with ¥22,000,000 going to the winner. The title sponsor is the Fujisankei Communications Group , abbreviated FCG, is a keiretsu in Japan. In 1991, it was the fourth-largest media company in the world and the largest one in Japan. In the same year, the company's yearly revenue was $5 billion. Many of its affiliates are owned by Fuji Media .... Tournament hosts Winners Notes References External linksCoverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsumasa Miyamoto
Katsumasa Miyamoto ( ja, 宮本勝昌, born 28 August 1972) is a Japanese professional golfer. Miyamoto was born in Shizuoka Prefecture. After turning professional, he joined the Japan Golf Tour, where he has won 12 times. He won his first title in 1998, adding another later that year. He added two more wins in 2001 and 2014 and one win in 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2017 and 2019. Professional wins (13) Japan Golf Tour wins (12) Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–3) Other wins (1) *2008 Hitachi 3Tours Championship Results in major championships ''Note: Miyamoto only played in The Open Championship.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut Results in World Golf Championships "T" = Tied Team appearances Amateur *Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 1992, 1994 Professional *Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1998 *Dynasty Cup (representing Japan): 2003, 2005 See also *1998 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates *List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins This is a list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Golf Tour Championship Iiyama Cup
The is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. Founded in 2000, it is one of the four major championships on the tour. Tournament hosts The Japan Golf Tour Championship has been played at Shishido Hills Country Club since 2003. From 2000 to 2002, it was played at Horai Country Club. Prize money Prize money was ¥120,000,000 from 2000 to 2005 and has been ¥150,000,000 since 2006, except for 2010 when it was ¥120,000,000. In 2000 the weather shortened the event to 54 holes and the prize money was reduced by 25% from ¥120,000,000 to ¥90,000,000. Winners ''Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.'' See also *Japan PGA Championship *Japan Open Golf Championship *Golf Nippon Series JT Cup The is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. First played in 1963, it is one of the tour's four major championships. Since 1995, it has been held at the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club in Inagi, Tokyo. History From its inception in 1 ... Notes Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gateway To The Open Mizuno Open
The is a professional golf tournament played in Japan. Founded in 1971, it has been a Japan Golf Tour event since 1979. Since 1998, the event has been prefixed , with the top finishers gaining exemptions into The Open Championship. The Mizuno Open has been held at several course, most recently at Setonaikai Golf Club in Kasaoka, Okayama in 2021. The purse for the 2021 event was ¥80,000,000, with ¥16,000,000 going to the winner. History The Mizuno Open was founded in 1971 as the Mizuno Tournament with both men's and women's events running side-by-side. It was restricted to golfers using at least ten Mizuno clubs. In 1979, fifty leading professionals in Japan were also eligible to compete as the tournament counted towards the Japan Golf Tour money-list ranking for the first time. In 1983 it became a full tour event and in 1985 changed its name to the Mizuno Open. From 1991, the women's event was played separately. Since 1998, the event has been prefixed "Gateway to The Open", w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa
is a Japanese professional golfer. Fukuzawa played on the Japan Golf Tour The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third-highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after th ..., winning once. Professional wins (2) Japan Golf Tour wins (1) Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–1) Japan Challenge Tour wins (1) External links * Japanese male golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers Sportspeople from Tokyo 1963 births Living people {{Japan-golf-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamanoi Yomiuri Open
The Yomiuri Open was a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. Founded in 1970 as the Wizard Tournament, a 36-hole invitational tournament, it was played at Hashimoto Country Club in Wakayama until 1979 when it moved to Yomiuri Country Club in Hyōgo. With the move, it also became a full 72-hole tour event, having been extended to 54 holes in 1976, and adopted its new name. It remained at Yomiuri every year except for 1996, when it was played at Wakasu Golf Links in Tokyo. In 2007 it merged with the Mizuno Open to form the Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic The is a professional golf tournament played in Japan. Founded in 1971, it has been a Japan Golf Tour event since 1979. Since 1998, the event has been prefixed , with the top finishers gaining exemptions into The Open Championship. The Mizuno Ope .... Tournament hosts Winners Notes References External linksCoverage on the Japan Golf Tour's official site Former Japan Golf Tour events Defu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiaki Odate
is a Japanese professional golfer. Odate played on the Japan Golf Tour, and won twice. Odate's sister, Masako Natsume, was a model and actress. Professional wins (3) Japan Golf Tour wins (2) Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0) Japan Challenge Tour wins (1) *1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ... Nishino Cup in Central External links * * Japanese male golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers Golfers from Tokyo 1968 births Living people {{Japan-golf-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JCB Classic Sendai
The JCB Classic was a professional golf tournament held near Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1972 as the Tohoku Classic, and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third-highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after th ... from 1973 until 2007. The Tohoku Classic was held at Nishisendai Country Club until 1987. In 1988 it moved to Omotezao Kokusai Golf Club and was renamed the Sendai Classic; sponsored as the JCB Classic Sendai from 1990. The final event, in 2007, was held at Hananomori Golf Club as the JCB Classic and the prize fund was ¥100,000,000 with ¥20,000,000 going to the winner. Tournament hosts Winners Notes References External linksJCB Classic official site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamond Cup Tournament
The is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. Founded in 1969, the event has been hosted at different courses throughout Japan, including on all four major islands. In 2022, the purse was ¥100,000,000, with ¥20,000,000 going to the winner. From 2014 to 2019 the tournament was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. Official money events on the tour count for Wor .... Winners Notes References External linksCoverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site {{Japan Golf To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinesh Chand
Dinesh Chand (born 6 February 1972) is a Fijian professional golfer who plays mainly on the Japan Golf Tour. At the end of 2009, he lost his full playing rights for the Japan Golf Tour and so decided to play on the developmental Japan Challenge Tour in 2010. He won two events in a row which resulted in him regaining his full playing rights for the second half of the Japan Golf Tour season. He finished second at the 2010 Sun Chlorella Classic. Chand has three wins on the Japan Golf Tour, and two on the Japan Challenge Tour. Professional wins (6) Japan Golf Tour wins (3) Japan Challenge Tour wins (2) Other wins (1) *2008 Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf Results in major championships ''Note: Chand only played in The Open Championship.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut Team appearances *WGC-World Cup (representing Fiji): 2001, 2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munsingwear Open KSB Cup
The Munsingwear Open KSB Cup was a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was created in 2000 as a result of the merger of two previous tournaments, the Georgia KSB Open and the Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup. The Georgia KSB Open started in 1989, and the Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup started in 1992. From 2004, the tournament was played at the Tojigaoka Marine Hills Golf Club near Tamano, Okayama. The purse for 2008 was ¥100,000,000, with ¥20,000,000 going to the winner. At the 2007 Munsingwear Open KSB Cup, Ryo Ishikawa , also known by the nickname , is a Japanese professional golfer. Amateur career On 20 May 2007, Ishikawa became the youngest winner ever of a men's regular tournament on the Japan Golf Tour by winning the Munsingwear Open KSB Cup at the age 15 ..., an amateur, became the youngest ever winner on the Japan Golf Tour, aged 15 years and 8 months. Tournament hosts Winners References External linksCoverage on Japan Golf Tour's of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |