2007 Japan Golf Tour

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.

2007 Japan Golf Tour season

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 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.^[1]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (¥)	Winner[a]	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[b]
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

Unofficial events

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(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

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.^[2][3]

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

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Most Valuable Player	Toru Taniguchi	[4]
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)	Lee Seong-ho	[4]

Japan Challenge Tour

2007 Japan Challenge Tour season

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 →

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]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (¥)	Winner[c]
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)

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]

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

Notes

1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.
2. Also a Japan major championship.
3. 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.

References

1. "2007 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
2. "2007 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
3. "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.]
4. "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]
5. "2007 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
6. "2007 Challenge Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
7. "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.
8. "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.

External links

• Official website