2007_Japan_Challenge_Tour
2007 Japan Golf Tour
Golf tour season
The 2007 Japan Golf Tour was the 35th 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.
Quick Facts Duration, Number of official events ...
| Duration | 12 April 2007 (2007-04-12) – 2 December 2007 (2007-12-02) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 24 |
| Most wins |  Brendan Jones (3) Toru Taniguchi (3) |
| Money list | Toru Taniguchi |
| Most Valuable Player | Toru Taniguchi |
| Rookie of the Year |  Lee Seong-ho |
← 2006 2008 → | |
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The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[1]
More information Date, Tournament ...
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 110,000,000 | Yui Ueda (1) |
16 | |
| 22 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Brendan Jones (6) |
16 | |
| 29 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Hirofumi Miyase (7) |
18 | |
| 13 May | Japan PGA Championship | Okinawa | 130,000,000 | Toshimitsu Izawa (16) |
16 | Japan major |
| 20 May | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (a) (1) |
16 | |
| 27 May | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf | Ibaraki | 110,000,000 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka (4) |
16 | |
| 3 Jun | JCB Classic | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | Tomohiro Kondo (3) |
16 | |
| 24 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic | Hyōgo | 130,000,000 | Lee Dong-hwan (1) |
16 | |
| 1 Jul | UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (22) |
16 | Japan major |
| 8 Jul | Woodone Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 100,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (12) |
16 | |
| 15 Jul | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (13) |
16 | |
| 5 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Jun Kikuchi (1) |
16 | |
| 26 Aug | KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Katsumasa Miyamoto (6) |
16 | |
| 2 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 150,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (5) |
16 | |
| 9 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (6) |
16 | |
| 16 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Norio Shinozaki (1) |
16 | |
| 30 Sep | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 |  Camilo Villegas (n/a) |
16 | |
| 14 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Kanagawa | 200,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (14) |
32 | Flagship event[lower-alpha 2] |
| 21 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (23) |
16 | |
| 28 Oct | ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 |  Frankie Miñoza (7) |
18 | |
| 11 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Brendan Jones (7) |
26 | |
| 18 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 |  Ian Poulter (n/a) |
36 | |
| 25 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 140,000,000 | Taichi Teshima (6) |
20 | |
| 2 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Brendan Jones (8) |
20 | Japan major |
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Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
More information Date, Tournament ...
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner(s) | OWGR points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,000,000 |  Zach Johnson |
100 | Major championship |
| 17 Jun | MastersGC Classic | Hyōgo | 30,000,000 | Naoya Takemoto | n/a | |
| 17 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$7,000,000 |  Ángel Cabrera |
100 | Major championship |
| 22 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £4,200,000 |  Pádraig Harrington |
100 | Major championship |
| 12 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$7,000,000 | Tiger Woods |
100 | Major championship |
| 10 Sep | Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf | Chiba | 20,800,000 | Hirofumi Miyase | n/a | |
| 8 Dec | Hitachi 3Tours Championship | Chiba | 80,000,000 | Japan Golf Tour | n/a | Team event |
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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2][3]
More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toru Taniguchi | 171,744,498 |
| 2 | Shingo Katayama | 141,053,934 |
| 3 | Brendan Jones | 115,531,323 |
| 4 | Hideto Tanihara | 77,622,976 |
| 5 | Tomohiro Kondo | 74,841,936 |
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More information Award, Winner ...
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Toru Taniguchi | [4] |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Lee Seong-ho | [4] |
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Quick Facts Duration, Number of official events ...
| Duration | 5 April 2007 (2007-04-05) – 21 October 2007 (2007-10-21) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 11 |
| Most wins | Michio Matsumura (2) Shinichi Yokota (2) |
| Money list | Michio Matsumura |
← 2006 2008 → | |
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The 2007 Japan Challenge Tour was the 23rd season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[5]
More information Date, Tournament ...
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner[lower-alpha 3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr | PRGR Cup | Chiba | 15,000,000 | Naomi Ohta (1) |
| 31 May | Everlife Cup Challenge Tournament | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Shinichi Yokota (1) |
| 8 Jun | Segasammy Challenge | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Yoshi Mizumaki (1) |
| 22 Jun | Mochizuki Tokyu JGTO Challenge I | Nagano | 13,000,000 | Shinichi Yokota (2) |
| 28 Jul | Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament | Miyagi | 20,000,000 | Masao Nakajima (1) |
| 3 Aug | Sashima JGTO Challenge II | Ibaraki | 13,000,000 | Satoshi Tomiyama (1) |
| 13 Sep | Srixon Challenge | Aichi | 10,000,000 | Toshikazu Sugihara (1) |
| 22 Sep | SYNX Novil Cup | Tokushima | 20,000,000 | Takashi Kanemoto (1) |
| 29 Sep | BMW Challenge Cup | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Kazunori Suzuki (1) |
| 5 Oct | Par 72 Challenge Cup | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Michio Matsumura (1) |
| 21 Oct | PRGR Cup Final | Chiba | 15,000,000 | Michio Matsumura (2) |
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Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[6][7] The top seven players on the money list earned status to play on the 2008 Japan Golf Tour.[8]
More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michio Matsumura | 6,685,183 |
| 2 | Satoshi Tomiyama | 5,778,865 |
| 3 | Naomi Ohta | 5,721,750 |
| 4 | Shinichi Yokota | 5,517,270 |
| 5 | Masao Nakajima | 5,314,523 |
| 6 | Takashi Kanemoto | 4,268,958 |
| 7 | Toshikazu Sugihara | 3,863,730 |
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- 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.
- "2007 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- "2007 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- "深堀圭一郎が全員参加の閉会セレモニーで「やはり実力ＮＯ.１は男子ゴルフです！」" [Keiichiro Fukahori said at the closing ceremony, "After all, the No. 1 ability is men's golf!"] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
最終日に65をマークして、通算10アンダー単独２位は総額１億7174万4498円。
[He shot a 65 on the final day and finished second alone at 10 under for a total of 171,744,498 yen.] - "ジャパンゴルフツアー表彰式の各部門別ランキング受賞者と全表彰一覧" [Japan Golf Tour Awards Ceremony Ranking Winners by Category and List of All Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
最優秀選手賞 谷口徹... 最優秀新人賞・島田トロフィ 李丞鎬（イ スンホ）
[Most Valuable Player Award: Toru Taniguchi... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Lee Seong-ho] - "2007 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- "2007 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- "2試合連続優勝、そしてチャレンジ賞金ランキング1位の松村道央" [Michio Matsumura won two consecutive matches and ranked No. 1 in the challenge money ranking.] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 22 October 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- "チャレンジ賞金ランキング上位7名が決定！" [The top 7 players in the challenge prize ranking will be decided!] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 22 October 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2023.