Topic summary
Japan Golf Tour
The Japan Golf Tour (Japanese: 日本ゴルフツアー機構) is a prominent professional golf tour. It was founded in 1973. As of 2006, it offered the third-highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the European Tour. However, since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with that of the two larger tours. Official events on the Japan Golf Tour count for Official World Golf Ranking points, and success on the tour can also qualify members to play in the majors.