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The 1973 PGA of Japan Tour was the inaugural season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan.
| Duration | 26 April 1973 – 9 December 1973 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 30 |
| Most wins |  Isao Aoki (5) Masashi Ozaki (5) |
| Money list | Masashi Ozaki |
1974 → | |
The following table lists official events during the 1973 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner(s)[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr | Chunichi Crowns | Aichi | 18,000,000 | Isao Aoki (1) | |
| 13 May | Kanto Pro Championship | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (1) | |
| 20 May | Pepsi Tournament | Kanagawa | 25,000,000 | Isao Aoki (2) | |
| 27 May | Dunlop Tournament | Chiba | 15,000,000 |  Ben Arda (1) | |
| 3 Jun | World Friendship | Nara | 10,000,000 |  Lu Liang-Huan (1) | |
| 17 Jun | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Hokkaidō | 10,000,000 | Isao Aoki (3) | New tournament |
| 8 Jul | ANA Sapporo Open | Hokkaidō | 15,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (2) | |
| 15 Jul | Aero Masters | Tokyo | 25,000,000 | Fumio Tanaka (1) | New tournament |
| 19 Jul | Kansai Open | Hyōgo | 6,000,000 | Teruo Sugihara (1) | |
| 29 Jul | All Japan Doubles | Hokkaidō | 10,000,000 | Takashi Murakami (1) and Hideyo Sugimoto (1) | Team event |
| 5 Aug | Tohoku Classic | Miyagi | 10,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (3) | |
| 9 Aug | Kyusyu Open | Fukuoka | 2,000,000 | Kunio Koike (1) | |
| 12 Aug | Fujisankei Classic | Saitama | 30,000,000 |  Graham Marsh (1) | New tournament |
| 19 Aug | Suntory Open | Shizuoka | 30,000,000 | Hideyo Sugimoto (2) | New tournament |
| 24 Aug | Chushikoku Open | Yamaguchi | 1,000,000 | Mitsuhiko Masuda (1) | |
| 26 Aug | KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | Isao Aoki (4) | New tournament |
| 30 Aug | Chubu Open | Gifu | 2,000,000 | Hiroshi Ishii (1) | |
| 2 Sep | Hiroshima Open | Hiroshima | 8,000,000 | Tōru Nakamura (1) | |
| 8 Sep | Kansai Pro Championship | Saga | 8,000,000 | Kosaku Shimada (1) | |
| 9 Sep | Kanto Open | Saitama | 10,000,000 | Takashi Kurihara (1) | |
| 16 Sep | Sanpo Classic | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Namio Takasu (1) | |
| 23 Sep | First Flight Tournament | Shizuoka | 12,000,000 | Takaaki Kono (1) | |
| 30 Sep | Japan Open Golf Championship | Osaka | 20,000,000 | Ben Arda (2) | |
| 7 Oct | Golf Digest Tournament | Shizuoka | 10,000,000 | Teruo Sugihara (2) | |
| 14 Oct | Taiheiyo Club Masters | Chiba | 90,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (4) | |
| 21 Oct | Japan PGA Championship | Gifu | 10,000,000 | Isao Aoki (5) | |
| 28 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 16,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (5) | |
| 4 Nov | Bridgestone Tournament | Tokyo | 15,000,000 | Hiroshi Ishii (2) | |
| 25 Nov | ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches | Wakayama | 23,000,000 |  Al Geiberger (n/a) | |
| 9 Dec | ANA Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 10,000,000 | Yasuhiro Miyamoto (1) | New tournament |
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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 | Masashi Ozaki | 43,814,000 |
| 2 | Isao Aoki | 31,595,926 |
| 3 | Teruo Sugihara | 13,965,796 |
| 4 | Tōru Nakamura | 13,806,190 |
| 5 | Kosaku Shimada | 13,518,570 |
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