The 2005 Japan Golf Tour was the 33rd 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.

2005 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration16 December 2004 (2004-12-16) – 4 December 2005 (2005-12-04)
Number of official events29
Most winsJapan Keiichiro Fukabori (2)
South Korea Hur Suk-ho (2)
Japan Yasuharu Imano (2)
Japan Shingo Katayama (2)
Japan Naomichi Ozaki (2)
New Zealand David Smail (2)
Money listJapan Shingo Katayama
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Shingo Katayama
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Jang Ik-jae
2004
2006

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
19 Dec Asia Japan Okinawa Open Okinawa 100,000,000   Kiyoshi Miyazato (1) 12 ASA
27 Mar Token Homemate Cup Mie 100,000,000   Tadahiro Takayama (1) 16
24 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo 100,000,000   Naomichi Ozaki (31) 16
1 May The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000   Naomichi Ozaki (32) 16
15 May Japan PGA Championship Kumamoto 110,000,000   Hur Suk-ho (4) 16 Japan major
22 May Munsingwear Open KSB Cup Okayama 100,000,000   Hiroyuki Fujita (5) 16
29 May Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf Hyōgo 110,000,000   Jang Ik-jae (1) 16
5 Jun JCB Classic Sendai Miyagi 100,000,000   Hur Suk-ho (5) 16
19 Jun Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open Hyōgo 100,000,000   Satoru Hirota (1) 16
26 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama 100,000,000   Chris Campbell (1) 16
3 Jul Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup Ibaraki 120,000,000   Kazuhiko Hosokawa (8) 16 Japan major
10 Jul Woodone Open Hiroshima Hiroshima 100,000,000   Takao Nogami (1) 16
24 Jul Sega Sammy Cup Hokkaidō 120,000,000   Lin Keng-chi (3) 16 New tournament
31 Jul Aiful Cup Tottori 120,000,000   Tatsuhiko Takahashi (1) 16
7 Aug Sun Chlorella Classic Hokkaidō 150,000,000   Keiichiro Fukabori (7) 16
28 Aug Under Armour KBC Augusta Fukuoka 100,000,000   Toshimitsu Izawa (15) 16
4 Sep Fujisankei Classic Yamanashi 150,000,000   Daisuke Maruyama (1) 16
11 Sep Suntory Open Chiba 100,000,000   Yasuharu Imano (5) 16
18 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 100,000,000   Keiichiro Fukabori (8) 16
25 Sep Acom International Ibaraki 120,000,000   David Smail (4) 16
9 Oct Coca-Cola Tokai Classic Aichi 120,000,000   Yang Yong-eun (3) 16
16 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Hyōgo 120,000,000   Shingo Katayama (17) 32 Flagship event[c]
23 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 110,000,000   David Smail (5) 16
30 Oct ABC Championship Hyōgo 120,000,000   Shingo Katayama (18) 16
6 Nov Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial Fukuoka 100,000,000   Azuma Yano (1) 16
13 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 150,000,000   Darren Clarke (n/a) 20
20 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000   Tiger Woods (n/a) 34
27 Nov Casio World Open Kōchi 140,000,000   Toru Taniguchi (10) 16
4 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 100,000,000   Yasuharu Imano (6) 16 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
10 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$7,000,000   Tiger Woods 100 Major championship
19 Jun U.S. Open United States US$6,250,000   Michael Campbell 100 Major championship
17 Jul The Open Championship Scotland £4,000,000   Tiger Woods 100 Major championship
15 Aug PGA Championship United States US$6,500,000   Phil Mickelson 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 134,075,280
2   Yasuharu Imano 118,543,753
3   Keiichiro Fukabori 93,595,937
4   Hur Suk-ho 91,548,268
5   David Smail 78,870,984

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Most Valuable Player   Shingo Katayama [4]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)   Jang Ik-jae [4]

Japan Challenge Tour

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2005 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration14 April 2005 (2005-04-14) – 20 October 2005 (2005-10-20)
Number of official events13
Most wins  Shoichi Ideguchi (2)
  Takeshi Kajikawa (2)
  Akinori Tani (2)
Money list  Shoichi Ideguchi
2004
2006

The 2005 Japan Challenge Tour was the 21st 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 2005 season.[5]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)
Winner[d]
15 Apr PRGR Cup (Kanto) Ibaraki 10,000,000   Masaya Tomida (1)
3 Jun PGA JGTO Challenge I Okayama 10,000,000   Tsutomu Higa (1)
17 Jun Sega Sammy Challenge Ibaraki 10,000,000   Tomonori Takahashi (2)
24 Jun PGA JGTO Challenge II Tochigi 10,000,000   C. K. Choi (1)
8 Jul 1st PGM Series World Challenge Kumamoto 10,000,000   Takeshi Kajikawa (2)
22 Jul 2nd PGM Series Kasagi Challenge Kyoto 10,000,000   Shoichi Ideguchi (1)
5 Aug 3rd PGM Series Daitakarazuka Challenge Hyōgo 10,000,000   Nam Young-woo (1)
26 Aug 4th PGM Series Ami Challenge Ibaraki 10,000,000   Kazuhiro Shimizu (1)
9 Sep GDO Challenge Cup Ibaraki 10,000,000   Akinori Tani (1)
16 Sep 5th PGM Series Matsushima Chisan Challenge Miyagi 10,000,000   Takeshi Kajikawa (3)
1 Oct Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament Miyagi 20,000,000   Taichiro Kiyota (2)
7 Oct PRGR Cup (Kansai) Hyōgo 10,000,000   Shoichi Ideguchi (2)
20 Oct Tokyo Dome Cup Tochigi 10,000,000   Akinori Tani (2)

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[6] The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 2006 Japan Golf Tour.[7]

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1   Shoichi Ideguchi 5,070,263
2   Taichiro Kiyota 4,500,000
3   Takeshi Kajikawa 4,456,028
4   Akinori Tani 4,370,189
5   Kazuhiro Shimizu 3,381,377

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. ^ "2005 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "2005 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "片山晋呉賞金ランキング賞 受賞" [Shingo Katayama Prize Money Ranking Award] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b "2005年度の各部門別の受賞者と、賞贈呈内容一覧" [List of 2005 winners by category and award presentation details] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2023. 最優秀選手賞 片山晋呉... 最優秀新人賞・島田トロフィ I・J・ジャン [Most Valuable Player Award: Shingo Katayama... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: I.J. Jang]
  5. ^ "2005 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  6. ^ "2005 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  7. ^ "賞金ランキング上位5名が決定!" [The top 5 winners in the prize money ranking will be decided!] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 21 October 2005. Retrieved 21 October 2005.
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