2023_Japan_Challenge_Tour
2023 Japan Golf Tour
Golf tour season
The 2023 Japan Golf Tour was the 50th 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 | 30 March 2023 (2023-03-30) – 3 December 2023 (2023-12-03) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 26 |
| Most wins |  Keita Nakajima (3) |
| Money list | Keita Nakajima |
| Most Valuable Player | Keita Nakajima |
| Rookie of the Year | Keita Nakajima |
← 2022 2024 → | |
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The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[1][2]
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| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | Shugo Imahira (8) | 6.93 | ||
| 16 Apr | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Osaka | 80,000,000 | Taiga Semikawa (3) | 5.43 | ||
| 23 Apr | ISPS Handa Championship in Japan | Ibaraki | US$2,000,000 |  Lucas Herbert (n/a) | 19.22 | EUR | |
| 30 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Hiroshi Iwata (5) | 6.30 | ||
| 21 May | Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament | Ibaraki | 60,000,000 |  Juvic Pagunsan (2) | 5.09 | Pro-Am | |
| 28 May | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 80,000,000 | Kensei Hirata (1) | 6.39 | ||
| 4 Jun | BMW Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Takumi Kanaya (4) | 6.64 | Japan major | |
| 11 Jun | ASO Iizuka Challenged Golf Tournament | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Keita Nakajima (2) | 5.67 | ||
| 18 Jun | Hana Bank Invitational | Chiba | 100,000,000 |  Yang Ji-ho (1) | 7.33 | KOR | New to Japan Golf Tour |
| 25 Jun | Japan Players Championship | Tochigi | 50,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (18) | 5.63 | ||
| 2 Jul | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 |  Jbe' Kruger (2) | 6.52 | ||
| 30 Jul | Japan PGA Championship | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Kensei Hirata (2) | 5.89 | Japan major | |
| 6 Aug | Yokohama Minato Championship | Kanagawa | 100,000,000 | Keita Nakajima (3) | 6.09 | New tournament | |
| 27 Aug | Sansan KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Song Young-han (2) | 6.07 | ||
| 3 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Takumi Kanaya (5) | 6.07 | ||
| 10 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | South Korea | ₩1,400,000,000 | Koh Gun-taek (1) | 8.52 | ASA, KOR | |
| 17 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (19) | 5.36 | ||
| 24 Sep | Panasonic Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Tomoharu Otsuki (3) | 5.56 | ||
| 1 Oct | Vantelin Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Yuta Kinoshita (2) | 5.88 | ||
| 8 Oct | ACN Championship | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Yuki Inamori (5) | 4.40 | ||
| 15 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Osaka | 210,000,000 | Aguri Iwasaki (1) | 6.64 | Japan major | |
| 5 Nov | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Keita Nakajima (4) | 5.58 | ||
| 12 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 200,000,000 | Shugo Imahira (9) | 5.48 | ||
| 19 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Yuta Sugiura (a) (1) | 9.97 | ||
| 26 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Taichi Nabetani (1) | 6.57 | ||
| 3 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Taiga Semikawa (4) | 4.11 | 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 | Other tours[lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$18,000,000 |  Jon Rahm | 100 | Major championship | |
| 21 May | PGA Championship | United States | US$17,500,000 |  Brooks Koepka | 100 | Major championship | |
| 18 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$20,000,000 | Wyndham Clark | 100 | Major championship | |
| 23 Jul | The Open Championship | England | US$16,500,000 | Brian Harman | 100 | Major championship | |
| 22 Oct | Zozo Championship | Chiba | US$8,500,000 | Collin Morikawa | 30.19 | PGAT | |
| 10 Dec | Hitachi 3Tours Championship | Chiba | 57,000,000 | LPGA of Japan 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.[3][4] The top three players on the money list earned status to play on the 2024 European Tour (DP World Tour).[5]
More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keita Nakajima | 184,986,179 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 2 | Taiga Semikawa | 155,819,749 | |
| 3 | Takumi Kanaya | 141,162,332 | |
| 4 | Song Young-han | 110,545,499 | |
| 5 | Shugo Imahira | 102,043,499 |
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More information Award, Winner ...
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Keita Nakajima | [6] |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Keita Nakajima | [6] |
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Quick Facts Duration, Number of official events ...
| Duration | 5 April 2023 (2023-04-05) – 20 October 2023 (2023-10-20) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 12 |
| Most wins | Tatsunori Shogenji (2) Kosuke Suzuki (2) |
| Money list | Tatsunori Shogenji |
← 2022 2024 → | |
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The 2023 Japan Challenge Tour, titled as the 2023 Abema Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 38th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[7]
More information Date, Tournament ...
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner[lower-alpha 3] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Taiga Sugihara (2) | 2.75 |
| 21 Apr | i Golf Shaper Challenge | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | Kosuke Suzuki (1) | 2.51 |
| 12 May | Japan Players Championship Challenge | Fukui | 15,000,000 | Kosuke Suzuki (2) | 2.51 |
| 26 May | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Saitama | 15,000,000 | Shinji Tomimura (2) | 1.49 |
| 9 Jun | Landic Challenge 10 | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | Sho Nagasawa (1) | 1.68 |
| 16 Jun | Japan Create Challenge | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | Tatsunori Shogenji (1) | 2.06 |
| 14 Jul | Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge | Akita | 15,000,000 | Tatsunori Shogenji (2) | 2.09 |
| 2 Sep | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Challenge | Fukushima | 15,000,000 | Yuta Sugiura (a) (1) | 1.53 |
| 8 Sep | PGM Challenge | Hyōgo | 15,000,000 | Daiki Imano (1) | 1.75 |
| 29 Sep | Elite Grips Challenge | Hyōgo | 15,000,000 | Taichi Kimura (1) | 1.33 |
| 6 Oct | Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Kuranosuke Shimizu (a) (1) | 1.15 |
| 20 Oct | Delight Works JGTO Final | Ibaraki | 20,000,000 | Yushi Ito (1) | 1.82 |
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Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[8] The top 20 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2024 Japan Golf Tour.[9]
More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatsunori Shogenji | 11,253,106 |
| 2 | Kosuke Suzuki | 5,604,835 |
| 3 | Sejung Hiramoto | 4,484,230 |
| 4 | Shinji Tomimura | 4,470,755 |
| 5 | Masamichi Ito | 4,250,833 |
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- ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour.
- 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.
- "2023 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- "Japan Golf Tour Organization unveils 2023 season schedule with 26 tournaments". Golf Matters. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- "2023 Money list". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- "Nakajima tops JGTO money ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- "JGTO stalwarts spread their wings abroad". Japan Golf Tour Organization. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- "Nakajima Dominates Season-Ending Awards". Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- "2023 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- "2023 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- "徳元中らが滑り込みで来季の優先出場資格を獲得！" [Tokumoto Naka and others won the priority qualification for next season by sliding in!] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
最終戦で２位、もしくは２位タイに入れば賞金ランキングで20位以内に滑り込む可能性がある状況下で
[Under the situation that if you enter the 2nd place or 2nd place tie in the final game, you may slip within 20th place in the prize money ranking…]