2006 Japan Golf Tour

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The 2006 Japan Golf Tour was the 34th 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.

2006 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration15 December 2005 (2005-12-15) – 3 December 2006 (2006-12-03)
Number of official events29
Most winsJapan Shingo Katayama (3)
Money listJapan Shingo Katayama
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Shingo Katayama
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Lee Dong-hwan
2005
2007

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
18 Dec Asia Japan Okinawa Open Okinawa 100,000,000   Tadahiro Takayama (2) 14 ASA
16 Apr Token Homemate Cup Gifu 110,000,000   Wayne Perske (1) 16
23 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo 100,000,000   Brendan Jones (5) 16
30 Apr The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000   Shingo Katayama (19) 16
14 May Japan PGA Championship Gifu 110,000,000   Tomohiro Kondo (1) 16 Japan major
21 May Munsingwear Open KSB Cup Okayama 100,000,000   Toshinori Muto (1) 16
28 May Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf Saitama 110,000,000   Kaname Yokoo (5) 16
4 Jun JCB Classic Sendai Miyagi 100,000,000   Hideto Tanihara (3) 16
18 Jun Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open Hyōgo 100,000,000   Nobuhiro Masuda (1) 16
25 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama 100,000,000   Hur Suk-ho (6) 16
2 Jul UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills Ibaraki 150,000,000   Tatsuhiko Takahashi (2) 16 Japan major
9 Jul Woodone Open Hiroshima Hiroshima 100,000,000   Tetsuji Hiratsuka (3) 16
23 Jul Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō 120,000,000   Yeh Wei-tze (2) 16
30 Jul The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki Shizuoka 120,000,000   Toru Taniguchi (11) 16
6 Aug Sun Chlorella Classic Hokkaidō 150,000,000   Hideto Tanihara (4) 16
27 Aug Under Armour KBC Augusta Fukuoka 100,000,000   Taichi Teshima (4) 16
3 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 150,000,000   Shingo Katayama (20) 16
10 Sep Suntory Open Chiba 100,000,000   Yang Yong-eun (4) 16
17 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 100,000,000   Tomohiro Kondo (2) 16
24 Sep Acom International Ibaraki 120,000,000   Mamo Osanai (3) 16
1 Oct Coca-Cola Tokai Classic Aichi 120,000,000   Hidemasa Hoshino (2) 16
15 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Saitama 200,000,000   Paul Sheehan (3) 32 Flagship event[c]
22 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 110,000,000   Taichi Teshima (5) 16
29 Oct ABC Championship Hyōgo 120,000,000   Shingo Katayama (21) 16
5 Nov Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial Fukuoka 100,000,000   Tatsuhiko Ichihara (1) 16
12 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 150,000,000   Tsuneyuki Nakajima (48) 24
19 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000   Pádraig Harrington (n/a) 38
26 Nov Casio World Open Kōchi 140,000,000   Jeev Milkha Singh (1) 18
3 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 100,000,000   Jeev Milkha Singh (2) 20 Japan major

Unofficial events

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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 OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
9 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$7,000,000   Phil Mickelson 100 Major championship
18 Jun U.S. Open United States US$6,250,000   Geoff Ogilvy 100 Major championship
23 Jul The Open Championship England £4,000,000   Tiger Woods 100 Major championship
20 Aug PGA Championship United States US$6,800,000   Tiger Woods 100 Major championship

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1   Shingo Katayama 178,402,190
2   Hideto Tanihara 119,888,517
3   Jeev Milkha Singh 113,538,173
4   Toru Taniguchi 113,468,445
5   Taichi Teshima 96,488,270

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Most Valuable Player   Shingo Katayama [4]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)   Lee Dong-hwan [4]

Japan Challenge Tour

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2006 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration6 April 2006 (2006-04-06) – 19 October 2006 (2006-10-19)
Number of official events16
Most wins  Yosuke Mizobuchi (2)
  Keishiro Nakata (2)
  Takaki Ono (2)
Money list  Takaki Ono
2005
2007

The 2006 Japan Challenge Tour was the 22nd season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[5]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)
Winner[d]
8 Apr PRGR Cup Chiba 15,000,000   Hirotoshi Shigehara (1)
19 May Everlife Cup Challenge Tournament Fukuoka 10,000,000   Takaki Ono (1)
2 Jun PGA JGTO Challenge I Yamaguchi 10,000,000   Tatsuaki Nakamura (2)
9 Jun Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament I Miyagi 15,000,000   Yosuke Mizobuchi (1)
16 Jun Segasammy Challenge Ibaraki 10,000,000   Yosuke Mizobuchi (2)
23 Jun PGA JGTO Challenge II Tochigi 10,000,000   Lee Dong-hwan (1)
7 Jul 1st PGM Series Country Club The Lakes Challenge Ibaraki 10,000,000   Shinichi Yamazaki (1)
28 Jul 2nd PGM Series Wakagi Challenge Saga 10,000,000   Taku Sugaya (2)
9 Aug 3rd PGM Series Sun-Park Sapporo Challenge Hokkaido 10,000,000   Seita Matsumoto (1)
25 Aug 4th PGM Series Ohinata Challenge Tochigi 10,000,000   Keishiro Nakata (1)
8 Sep 5th PGM Series Kasagi Challenge Kyoto 10,000,000   Keishiro Nakata (2)
14 Sep Srixon Challenge Tochigi 10,000,000   Takaki Ono (2)
22 Sep GDO Challenge Cup Ibaraki 10,000,000   Naruhito Ueda (1)
30 Sep Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament II Miyagi 20,000,000   Kazuya Omae (1)
6 Oct Par 72 Challenge Cup Tochigi 10,000,000   Achi Sato (1)
19 Oct Tokyo Dome Cup Tochigi 10,000,000   Masamichi Uehira (2)

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[6][7] The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 2007 Japan Golf Tour.[8]

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1   Takaki Ono 7,710,069
2   Yosuke Mizobuchi 5,536,423
3   Hirotoshi Shigehara 4,849,623
4   Toru Morita 4,801,984
5   Tatsuaki Nakamura 4,439,831

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b ASA − Asian Tour.
  3. ^ Also a Japan major championship.
  4. ^ 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.

References

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  1. ^ "2006 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "2006 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "片山晋呉「青木さんに並びます」" [Shingo Katayama "I'll line up with Mr. Aoki"] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2023. 3年連続の賞金王は、「勝って締めくくりたかった」が有終の美、とはいかなかった。 [The winner of the prize money for the third consecutive year "wanted to finish with a win" but it was not the beauty of the end.]
  4. ^ a b "ジャパンゴルフツアー表彰式部門別受賞者と表彰一覧" [List of winners and awards by category of the Japan Golf Tour Award Ceremony] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 29 December 2006. Retrieved 28 June 2023. 最優秀選手賞 片山晋呉... 最優秀新人賞・島田トロフィ ドンファン [Most Valuable Player Award: Shingo Katayama... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Lee Dong-hwan]
  5. ^ "2006 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  6. ^ "2006 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  7. ^ "チャレンジ賞金ランキング1位 「小野貴樹」" [Challenge Prize Ranking 1st "Takaki Ono"] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 20 October 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. ^ "チャレンジ賞金ランキング4位 「森田徹」" [Challenge Prize Ranking 4th "Toru Morita"] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 20 October 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2023. ...賞金ランキング5位以内を目指した大切な試合で、 [...and it was an important match aimed at the top 5 in the prize money ranking.]
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