2012 Japan Golf Tour
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| Duration | 12 April 2012 – 2 December 2012 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 25 |
| Most wins | 4: Hiroyuki Fujita |
| Money leader | Hiroyuki Fujita |
← 2011 2013 → | |
The 2012 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 12 April to 2 December. The season consisted of 25 official money events in Japan as well as the four majors and the four World Golf Championships.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 |  Brendan Jones (11) |
18 | ||
| 22 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 110,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (12) |
18 | ||
| 29 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 |  Jang Ik-jae (2) |
16 | ||
| 13 May | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup | Tochigi | 150,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (18) |
16 | Japan major | |
| 20 May | Totoumi Hamamatsu Open | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 |  Jay Choi (1) |
18 | ||
| 27 May | Diamond Cup Golf | Chiba | 120,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (13) |
16 | ||
| 3 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Yoshinori Fujimoto (1) |
16 | Japan major | |
| 24 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 110,000,000 | Brad Kennedy (1) |
16 | ||
| 8 Jul | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Lee Kyoung-hoon (1) |
16 | ||
| 29 Jul | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Brendan Jones (12) |
16 | ||
| 19 Aug | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Osaka | 60,000,000 | Toshinori Muto (5) |
16 | ||
| 26 Aug | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 110,000,000 | Kim Hyung-sung (1) |
16 | ||
| 2 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (5) |
16 | ||
| 9 Sep | Toshin Golf Tournament in Ryosen | Mie | 80,000,000 |  Wu Ashun (1) |
16 | ||
| 16 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 110,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (14) |
16 | ||
| 23 Sep | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Masanori Kobayashi (2) |
20 | ASA | |
| 30 Sep | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Ryu Hyun-woo (1) |
16 | ||
| 7 Oct | Canon Open | Kanagawa | 150,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (10) |
16 | ||
| 14 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Okinawa | 200,000,000 | Kenichi Kuboya (6) |
32 | Flagship event; Japan major | |
| 21 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (19) |
16 | ||
| 28 Oct | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Han Lee (1) |
18 | ||
| 11 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (10) |
18 | ||
| 18 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 |  Luke Donald (n/a) |
32 | ||
| 25 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Hwang Jung-gon (2) |
18 | ||
| 2 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (15) |
18 | 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 | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$8,000,000 | Bubba Watson |
100 | Major championship | |
| 17 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$8,000,000 | Webb Simpson |
100 | Major championship | |
| 22 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £5,000,000 |  Ernie Els |
100 | Major championship | |
| 2 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$8,000,000 |  Rory McIlroy |
100 | Major championship |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiroyuki Fujita |
175,159,972 |
| 2 | Toru Taniguchi |
102,686,994 |
| 3 | Brendan Jones |
92,078,892 |
| 4 | Yuta Ikeda |
88,948,069 |
| 5 | Yoshinori Fujimoto |
88,659,122 |
Notes
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.
- ^ a b ASA − Asian Tour.
References
- ^ "2012 Tour Tournaments". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- ^ "2012 Prize Money List". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-09.