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The 2006 Japan Golf Tour was the 34th 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.
Duration | 15 December 2005 – 3 December 2006 |
---|---|
Number of official events | 29 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Money list | ![]() |
Most Valuable Player | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2005 2007 → |
The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 Dec | Asia Japan Okinawa Open | Okinawa | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
14 | ASA | |
16 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Gifu | 110,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
23 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
30 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
14 May | Japan PGA Championship | Gifu | 110,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | Japan major | |
21 May | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | Okayama | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
28 May | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf | Saitama | 110,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
4 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
18 Jun | Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
25 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
2 Jul | UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | Japan major | |
9 Jul | Woodone Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
23 Jul | Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 120,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
30 Jul | The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki | Shizuoka | 120,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
6 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
27 Aug | Under Armour KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
3 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
10 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
17 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
24 Sep | Acom International | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
1 Oct | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
15 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Saitama | 200,000,000 | ![]() |
32 | Flagship event[lower-alpha 3] | |
22 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
29 Oct | ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
5 Nov | Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
12 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | ![]() |
24 | ||
19 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | ![]() |
38 | ||
26 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 140,000,000 | ![]() |
18 | ||
3 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | ![]() |
20 | Japan major |
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[lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,000,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
18 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$6,250,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
23 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £4,000,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
20 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$6,800,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2][3]
Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 178,402,190 |
2 | ![]() | 119,888,517 |
3 | ![]() | 113,538,173 |
4 | ![]() | 113,468,445 |
5 | ![]() | 96,488,270 |
Duration | 6 April 2006 – 19 October 2006 |
---|---|
Number of official events | 16 |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Money list | ![]() |
← 2005 2007 → |
The 2006 Japan Challenge Tour was the 22nd season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[5]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner[lower-alpha 4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
8 Apr | PRGR Cup | Chiba | 15,000,000 | ![]() |
19 May | Everlife Cup Challenge Tournament | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
2 Jun | PGA JGTO Challenge I | Yamaguchi | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
9 Jun | Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament I | Miyagi | 15,000,000 | ![]() |
16 Jun | Segasammy Challenge | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
23 Jun | PGA JGTO Challenge II | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
7 Jul | 1st PGM Series Country Club The Lakes Challenge | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
28 Jul | 2nd PGM Series Wakagi Challenge | Saga | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
9 Aug | 3rd PGM Series Sun-Park Sapporo Challenge | Hokkaido | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
25 Aug | 4th PGM Series Ohinata Challenge | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
8 Sep | 5th PGM Series Kasagi Challenge | Kyoto | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
14 Sep | Srixon Challenge | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
22 Sep | GDO Challenge Cup | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
30 Sep | Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament II | Miyagi | 20,000,000 | ![]() |
6 Oct | Par 72 Challenge Cup | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
19 Oct | Tokyo Dome Cup | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | ![]() |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[6][7] The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 2007 Japan Golf Tour.[8]
Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 7,710,069 |
2 | ![]() | 5,536,423 |
3 | ![]() | 4,849,623 |
4 | ![]() | 4,801,984 |
5 | ![]() | 4,439,831 |
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