1975 PGA of Japan Tour

The 1975 PGA of Japan Tour was the third season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

1975 PGA of Japan Tour season
Duration7 February 1975 (1975-02-07) – 30 November 1975 (1975-11-30)
Number of official events33
Most wins Takashi Murakami (4)
Money list Takashi Murakami
← 1974
1976 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1975 season.[1][2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner[lower-alpha 1]Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		Notes
9 FebJPGA East-West MatchOkinawa15,000,000 Teruo Sugihara (5)
20 AprSobu International OpenChibaUS$50,000 Teruo Sugihara (6)AGC
29 AprChunichi CrownsAichi35,000,000 Isao Aoki (10)
11 MayFujisankei ClassicSaitama30,000,000 Lu Liang-Huan (4)
18 MayJapan PGA Match-Play ChampionshipKanagawa30,000,000 Takashi Murakami (4)New tournament
25 MayPepsi-Wilson TournamentKanagawa25,000,000 Hsieh Yung-yo (1)
1 JunDunlop TournamentIshikawa20,000,000 Norio Suzuki (2)
8 JunTohoku ClassicMiyagi20,000,000 Masashi Ozaki (12)
15 JunSapporo Tokyu OpenHokkaidō20,000,000 Graham Marsh (6)
6 JulANA Sapporo OpenHokkaidō20,000,000 Hsieh Yung-yo (2)
13 JulKanto OpenChiba15,000,000 Isao Aoki (11)
18 JulKyusyu OpenFukuoka2,200,000 Norio Suzuki (3)
19 JulChubu OpenMie3,000,000 Hideo Noguchi (1)
19 JulKansai OpenHyōgo5,000,000 Teruo Sugihara (7)
25 JulChushikoku OpenYamaguchi2,100,000 Tadami Ueno (1)
27 JulSports Shinko InternationalHyōgo30,000,000 Yasuhiro Miyamoto (2)
3 AugKanto Pro ChampionshipHokkaidō15,000,000 Hsieh Min-Nan (1)
3 AugKansai Pro ChampionshipHyōgo8,500,000 Hiroshi Ishii (3)
24 AugKBC AugustaFukuoka24,000,000 Shinsaku Maeda (1)
31 AugHiroshima OpenHiroshima20,000,000 Lu Liang-Huan (5)
7 SepSuntory OpenChiba30,000,000 Yoshitaka Yamamoto (1)
14 SepSanpo ClassicChiba20,000,000 Bill Dunk (1)
21 SepShizuoka OpenShizuoka25,000,000 Mya Aye (1)
28 SepJapan Open Golf ChampionshipAichi50,000,000 Takashi Murakami (5)
5 OctGolf Digest TournamentShizuoka20,000,000 Kenichi Yamada (1)
12 OctTaiheiyo Club MastersChibaUS$300,000 Gene Littler (n/a)
19 OctJapan PGA ChampionshipOkayama20,000,000 Takashi Murakami (6)
26 OctTokai ClassicAichi32,000,000 Yasuhiro Miyamoto (3)
2 NovBridgestone TournamentChiba30,000,000 Yoshitaka Yamamoto (2)
9 NovSony Charity ClassicKanagawa30,000,000 Masaji Kusakabe (1)
16 NovGolf Nippon SeriesTokyo15,000,000 Takashi Murakami (7)
24 NovABC Japan vs USA Golf MatchesOsaka23,000,000 Tōru Nakamura (4)
30 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki60,000,000 Hubert Green (n/a)

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Takashi Murakami38,705,551
2 Masashi Ozaki27,658,148
3 Yoshitaka Yamamoto26,954,176
4 Isao Aoki26,375,833
5 Kosaku Shimada21,431,599

Notes
  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA of Japan Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA of Japan Tour members.
  2. AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.

References
  1. "1975 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. McCormack, Mark H. (1976). The World of Professional Golf. Collins. pp. 289–302, 477–502. ISBN 000211996X.
  3. "1975 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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