2001 Japan Golf Tour

The 2001 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 8 March to 2 December. The season consisted of 31 official money events in Japan, as well as the four majors and the three World Golf Championships.

2001 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration8 March 2001 (2001-03-08) – 2 December 2001 (2001-12-02)
Number of official events31
Most wins5:
Toshimitsu Izawa
Money leader Toshimitsu Izawa
2000
2002

Schedule

The following table shows all the official money events in Japan for the 2001 season. The number in parentheses 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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse (¥)WinnerOWGR
points
Notes
11 Mar Token Corporation Cup Mie 100,000,000 Shingo Katayama (8) 16
18 Mar Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open Shizuoka 100,000,000 Eiji Mizoguchi (2) 16
15 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo 100,000,000 Hidemichi Tanaka (9) 16
22 Apr Asia Pacific Open Golf Championship Kirin Open Ibaraki 100,000,000 Shingo Katayama (9) 16
29 Apr The Crowns Aichi 110,000,000 Darren Clarke (n/a) 20
6 May Fujisankei Classic Shizuoka 110,000,000 Frankie Miñoza (6) 16
13 May Japan PGA Championship Fukuoka 110,000,000 Dean Wilson (2) 16 Japan major
20 May Munsingwear Open KSB Cup Hyōgo 120,000,000 Dinesh Chand (2) 16
27 May Diamond Cup Tournament Ibaraki 100,000,000 Toshimitsu Izawa (8) 16
3 Jun JCB Classic Sendai Miyagi 100,000,000 Toshiaki Odate (2) 16
17 Jun Tamanoi Yomiuri Open Hyōgo 90,000,000 Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa (1) 16
24 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama 100,000,000 Hidemichi Tanaka (10) 16
1 Jul Japan Golf Tour Championship iiyama Cup Tochigi 120,000,000 Katsumasa Miyamoto (3) 16 Japan major
8 Jul Juken Sangyo Open Hiroshima Hiroshima 90,000,000 Keiichiro Fukabori (5) 16
15 Jul Aiful Cup Aomori 90,000,000 Lin Keng-chi (1) 16
29 Jul Sato Foods NST Niigata Open Golf Championship Niigata 50,000,000 Go Higaki (1) 16
5 Aug Sun Chlorella Classic Hokkaidō 110,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (2) 16
26 Aug Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta Fukuoka 90,000,000 Takenori Hiraishi (1) 16
2 Sep Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup Hokkaidō 80,000,000 Dean Wilson (3) 16
9 Sep Suntory Open Chiba 90,000,000 Shingo Katayama (10) 16
16 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 100,000,000 Lin Keng-chi (2) 16
23 Sep Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 140,000,000 Toshimitsu Izawa (9) 16
30 Sep Acom International Ibaraki 110,000,000 Kazuhiko Hosokawa (7) 16
7 Oct Georgia Tokai Classic Aichi 120,000,000 Toshimitsu Izawa (10) 16
14 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Saitama 120,000,000 Taichi Teshima (2) 32 Flagship event; Japan major
21 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 110,000,000 Toshimitsu Izawa (11) 16
28 Oct Philip Morris K.K. Championship Hyōgo 200,000,000 Toshimitsu Izawa (12) 16
4 Nov Ube Kosan Open Yamaguchi 140,000,000 Dean Wilson (4) 16
11 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000 David Duval (n/a) 28
25 Nov Casio World Open Kagoshima 140,000,000 Kiyoshi Murota (4) 22
2 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 90,000,000 Katsumasa Miyamoto (4) 16 Japan major

Source:[1]

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurseWinnerOWGR
points
Notes
8 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$5,600,000 Tiger Woods 100 Major championship
18 Jun U.S. Open United States US$5,000,000 Retief Goosen 100 Major championship
22 Jul The Open Championship England £3,300,000 David Duval 100 Major championship
19 Aug PGA Championship United States US$5,200,000 David Toms 100 Major championship

Money list leaders

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Toshimitsu Izawa217,934,583
2 Shingo Katayama133,434,850
3 Dean Wilson118,571,075
4 Taichi Teshima112,356,544
5 Toru Taniguchi111,686,284

Source:[2]

References

  1. "2001 Tour Tournaments". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  2. "2001 Prize Money List". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
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