2012 Japan Golf Tour

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.

2012 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration12 April 2012 (2012-04-12) – 2 December 2012 (2012-12-02)
Number of official events25
Most wins4:
Hiroyuki Fujita
Money leader Hiroyuki Fujita
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2013 →

Schedule

The table below shows the 2012 schedule. 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 (does not include the four major golf championships and the World Golf Championships). All tournaments are played in Japan.

DateTournamentLocationPurse (¥)WinnerOWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 1]		Notes
15 AprToken Homemate CupMie130,000,000 Brendan Jones (11)18
22 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo110,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (12)18
29 AprThe CrownsAichi120,000,000 Jang Ik-jae (2)16
13 MayJapan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle CupTochigi150,000,000 Toru Taniguchi (18)16Japan major
20 MayTotoumi Hamamatsu OpenShizuoka100,000,000 Jay Choi (1)18
27 MayDiamond Cup GolfChiba120,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (13)16
3 JunJapan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido HillsIbaraki150,000,000 Yoshinori Fujimoto (1)16Japan major
24 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno OpenOkayama110,000,000 Brad Kennedy (1)16
8 JulNagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaidō150,000,000 Lee Kyoung-hoon (1)16
29 JulSun Chlorella ClassicHokkaidō150,000,000 Brendan Jones (12)16
19 AugKansai Open Golf ChampionshipOsaka60,000,000 Toshinori Muto (5)16
26 AugVana H Cup KBC AugustaFukuoka110,000,000 Kim Hyung-sung (1)16
2 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi110,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (5)16
9 SepToshin Golf Tournament in RyosenMie80,000,000 Wu Ashun (1)16
16 SepANA OpenHokkaidō110,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (14)16
23 SepAsia-Pacific Panasonic OpenHyōgo150,000,000 Masanori Kobayashi (2)20ASA
30 SepCoca-Cola Tokai ClassicAichi120,000,000 Ryu Hyun-woo (1)16
7 OctCanon OpenKanagawa150,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (10)16
14 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipOkinawa200,000,000 Kenichi Kuboya (6)32Flagship event; Japan major
21 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000 Toru Taniguchi (19)16
28 OctMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000 Han Lee (1)18
11 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (10)18
18 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000 Luke Donald (n/a)32
25 NovCasio World OpenKōchi200,000,000 Hwang Jung-gon (2)18
2 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo130,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (15)18Japan 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		Other
tours[lower-alpha 1]		Notes
8 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$8,000,000 Bubba Watson100Major championship
17 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$8,000,000 Webb Simpson100Major championship
22 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland£5,000,000 Ernie Els100Major championship
2 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,000,000 Rory McIlroy100Major championship

Leaders

Money list leaders

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Hiroyuki Fujita175,159,972
2 Toru Taniguchi102,686,994
3 Brendan Jones92,078,892
4 Yuta Ikeda88,948,069
5 Yoshinori Fujimoto88,659,122

Source:[2]

Scoring average leaders

PositionPlayerScoring average
1 Hiroyuki Fujita70.03
2 Kim Kyung-tae70.13
3 Kim Hyung-sung70.34
4 Hideto Tanihara70.37
5 Ryo Ishikawa70.43

Source:[3]

Notes
  1. ASA − Asian Tour.

References
  1. "2012 Tour Tournaments". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  2. "2012 Prize Money List". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
  3. "2012 Scoring Average". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
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