1993_PGA_of_Japan_Tour
1993 PGA of Japan Tour
Golf tour season
The 1993 PGA of Japan Tour was the 21st season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.
Quick Facts Duration, Number of official events ...
| Duration | 4 March 1993 (1993-03-04) – 12 December 1993 (1993-12-12) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 39 |
| Most wins |  Hajime Meshiai (3) Masashi Ozaki (3) |
| Money list | Hajime Meshiai |
← 1992 1994 → | |
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The following table lists official events during the 1993 season.[1][2]
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| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar | Token Cup | Kagoshima | 100,000,000 | Hajime Meshiai (5) | 16 | New tournament | |
| 14 Mar | Imperial Open | Chiba | 65,000,000 | Nobuo Serizawa (3) | 16 | ||
| 21 Mar | Dydo Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 |  David Ishii (12) | 16 | ||
| 28 Mar | TaylorMade KSB Open | Okayama | 70,000,000 | Tateo Ozaki (14) | 16 | ||
| 4 Apr | Descente Classic | Hyōgo | 80,000,000 | Tetsu Nishikawa (2) | 16 | ||
| 11 Apr | Pocari Sweat Open | Hiroshima | 80,000,000 | Shinji Ikeuchi (1) | 16 | ||
| 18 Apr | Bridgestone Aso Open | Kumamoto | 70,000,000 | Shigeru Kawamata (1) | 16 | ||
| 25 Apr | Dunlop Open | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | Hajime Meshiai (6) | 20 | AGC | |
| 2 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 |  Peter Senior (2) | 30 | ||
| 9 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 120,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (60) | 16 | ||
| 16 May | Japan PGA Championship | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (61) | 18 | ||
| 23 May | Pepsi Ube Kosan Open | Yamaguchi | 80,000,000 | Shigeki Maruyama (1) | 16 | ||
| 30 May | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 |  Chen Tze-chung (5) | 16 | ||
| 6 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | Yoshi Mizumaki (2) | 16 | ||
| 13 Jun | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Brian Jones (11) | 16 | ||
| 20 Jun | Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Katsuji Hasegawa (2) | 16 | ||
| 27 Jun | Mizuno Open | Ishikawa | 100,000,000 | Seiki Okuda (4) | 16 | ||
| 4 Jul | PGA Philanthropy Tournament | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Roger Mackay (7) | 16 | ||
| 11 Jul | Yonex Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 80,000,000 | Toshiaki Odate (1) | 16 | ||
| 25 Jul | Nikkei Cup | Hokkaidō | 80,000,000 |  Samson Gimson (1) | 16 | ||
| 1 Aug | NST Niigata Open | Niigata | 60,000,000 | Kōki Idoki (2) | 16 | ||
| 15 Aug | Acom International | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | Todd Hamilton (2) | 16 | ||
| 22 Aug | Maruman Open | Saitama | 120,000,000 |  Frankie Miñoza (2) | 18 | ||
| 29 Aug | Daiwa KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Chen Tze-chung (6) | 18 | ||
| 5 Sep | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | Tochigi | 80,000,000 | Yoshitaka Yamamoto (13) | 16 | ||
| 12 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Eiichi Itai (3) | 20 | ||
| 19 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (40) | 20 | ||
| 26 Sep | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Tochigi | 110,000,000 | Toru Suzuki (1) | 16 | ||
| 3 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Saburo Fujiki (14) | 18 | ||
| 10 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Shiga | 100,000,000 | Seiki Okuda (5) | 32 | Flagship event | |
| 17 Oct | Asahi Beer Golf Digest Tournament | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (62) | 28 | ||
| 24 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 120,000,000 | Ikuo Shirahama (2) | 22 | ||
| 31 Oct | Lark Cup | Hyōgo | 200,000,000 | Hajime Meshiai (7) | 20 | ||
| 7 Nov | Daiwa International | Ibaraki | 170,000,000 | Tsukasa Watanabe (1) | 28 | New tournament | |
| 14 Nov | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Greg Norman (n/a) | 38 | ||
| 21 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 |  Ernie Els (n/a) | 44 | ||
| 28 Nov | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 150,000,000 | Tom Lehman (n/a) | 26 | ||
| 5 Dec | Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (41) | 18 | ||
| 12 Dec | Daikyo Open | Okinawa | 120,000,000 | Tomohiro Maruyama (2) | 16 |
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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3][2]
More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hajime Meshiai | 148,718,200 |
| 2 | Masashi Ozaki | 144,597,000 |
| 3 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima | 130,842,771 |
| 4 | Chen Tze-chung | 112,427,166 |
| 5 | Tsukasa Watanabe | 103,774,100 |
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Quick Facts Duration, Number of official events ...
| Duration | 15 April 1993 (1993-04-15) – 18 November 1993 (1993-11-18) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10 |
| Most wins |  Lim Jin-han (2) |
← 1992 1994 → | |
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The 1993 Japan Challenge Tour was the ninth season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the PGA of Japan Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1993 season.[4]
More information Date, Tournament ...
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner[lower-alpha 3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr | Korakuen Cup (1st) | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Yoshiyuki Isomura (1) |
| 27 May | Kanto Kokusai Open | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Lim Jin-han (1) |
| 3 Jun | Mito Green Open | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (a) (1) |
| 18 Jun | Korakuen Cup (2nd) | Hokkaido | 15,000,000 | Jun Hattori (1) |
| 30 Jun | Kansai PGA Philanthropy | Ehme | 15,000,000 | Yuzo Oyama (1) |
| 30 Jun | Kanto PGA Philanthropy | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Mitsuyasu Kojima (1) |
| 7 Jul | Sports Shinko Open | Okayama | 15,000,000 | Wayne Smith (1) |
| 9 Sep | Korakuen Cup (3rd) | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Kazuhiro Fukunaga (1) |
| 14 Oct | Korakuen Cup (4th) | Oita | 15,000,000 | Lim Jin-han (2) |
| 18 Nov | Korakuen Cup (5th) | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Keiichiro Fukabori (1) |
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- AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.
- 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 PGA of Japan Tour.
- "1993 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- Williams, Michael (1994). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1994. pp. 96–97. ISBN 0333609441. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
- "1993 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- "1993 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 19 September 2023.