Japan Golf Tour

The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. As of 2005 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after the PGA TOUR and the PGA European Tour. However since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with that on the two larger tours. Official events on the Japan Golf Tour count for World Golf Ranking points, and success on the tour can also qualify members to play in the majors.

Leading Money Winners on the Japan Golf Tour

The official prize money list on the Japan Golf Tour includes money won by members in the majors and the World Golf Championships events.

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• 2004 Shingo Katayama - 119,512,374 Yen
• 2003 Toshimitsu Izawa - 135,454,300 Yen
• 2002 Toru Taniguchi - 145,440,341 Yen
• 2001 Toshimitsu Izawa - 217,934,583 Yen
• 2000 Shingo Katayama - 177,116,489 Yen
• 1999 Naomichi Ozaki - 137,641,796 Yen
• 1998 Masashi Ozaki - 179,627,400 Yen
• 1997 Masashi Ozaki - 170,847,633 Yen
• 1996 Masashi Ozaki - 209,646,746 Yen
• 1995 Masashi Ozaki - 192,319,800 Yen
• 1994 Masashi Ozaki - 215,468,000 Yen
• 1993 Hajime Meshiai - 148,718,200 Yen
• 1992 Masashi Ozaki - 186,816,466 Yen
• 1991 Naomichi Ozaki - 119,507,974 Yen
• 1990 Masashi Ozaki - 129,060,500 Yen
• 1989 Masashi Ozaki - 108,715,733 Yen
• 1988 Masashi Ozaki - 125,162,540 Yen
• 1987 David Ishii - 86,554,421 Yen
• 1986 Tsuneyuki Nakajima - 90,202,066 Yen
• 1985 Tsuneyuki Nakajima - 101,609,333 Yen
• 1984 Shinsaku Maeda - 57,040,357 Yen
• 1983 Tsuneyuki Nakajima - 85,514,183 Yen
• 1982 Tsuneyuki Nakajima - 68,220,640 Yen
• 1981 Isao Aoki - 57,262,941 Yen
• 1980 Isao Aoki - 60,532,660 Yen
• 1979 Isao Aoki - 45,554,211 Yen
• 1978 Isao Aoki - 62,987,200 Yen
• 1977 Masashi Ozaki - 35,932,608 Yen
• 1976 Isao Aoki - 40,985,801 Yen
• 1975 Takashi Murakami - 38,705,551 Yen
• 1974 Masashi Ozaki - 41,846,908 Yen
• 1973 Masashi Ozaki - 43,814,000 Yen