1976 PGA of Japan Tour

The 1976 PGA of Japan Tour was the fourth season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

1976 PGA of Japan Tour season
Duration22 April 1976 (1976-04-22) – 5 December 1976 (1976-12-05)
Number of official events31
Most wins Shinsaku Maeda (3)
Graham Marsh (3)
Takashi Murakami (3)
Masashi Ozaki (3)
Norio Suzuki (3)
Money list Isao Aoki
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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1976 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner[lower-alpha 1]Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		Notes
25 AprSobu International OpenChibaUS$75,000 Ben Arda (3)AGC
2 MayChunichi CrownsAichi60,000,000 David Graham (n/a)
16 MayFujisankei ClassicSaitama30,000,000 Norio Suzuki (4)
23 MayPepsi-Wilson TournamentYamaguchi25,000,000 Peter Thomson (n/a)
30 MayJapan PGA Match-Play ChampionshipKanagawa30,000,000 Kazuo Yoshikawa (1)
6 JunDunlop TournamentIshikawa20,000,000 Yoshikazu Yokoshima (1)
13 JunSapporo Tokyu OpenHokkaidō20,000,000 Bill Dunk (2)
20 JunTohoku ClassicMiyagi23,000,000 Haruo Yasuda (2)
4 JulANA Sapporo OpenHokkaidō30,000,000 Takashi Murakami (8)
11 JulKanto OpenSaitama15,000,000 Masashi Ozaki (13)
16 JulChushikoku OpenHiroshima2,100,000 Tadami Ueno (2)
16 JulKyusyu OpenFukuoka2,200,000 Norio Suzuki (5)
17 JulChubu OpenFukui3,000,000 Chen Chien-chin (1)
18 JulKansai OpenShiga10,000,000 Shinsaku Maeda (2)
25 JulShizuoka OpenShizuoka25,000,000 Norio Suzuki (6)
1 AugKansai Pro ChampionshipKagawa10,000,000 Shinsaku Maeda (3)
8 AugKanto Pro ChampionshipAkita15,000,000 Takashi Murakami (9)
29 AugKBC AugustaFukuoka20,000,000 Graham Marsh (7)
5 SepHiroshima OpenHiroshima20,000,000 Masashi Ozaki (14)
12 SepSuntory OpenChiba35,000,000 Graham Marsh (8)
19 SepSanpo ClassicChiba20,000,000 Masashi Ozaki (15)
26 SepJapan PGA ChampionshipKumamoto20,000,000 Seiichi Kanai (1)
10 OctTaiheiyo Club MastersChibaUS$300,000 Jerry Pate (n/a)
17 OctTokai ClassicAichi32,000,000 Isao Aoki (12)
24 OctGolf Digest TournamentShizuoka20,000,000 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (1)
31 OctBridgestone TournamentChiba30,000,000 Takashi Murakami (10)
7 NovSony Charity ClassicKanagawa30,000,000 Yoshitaka Yamamoto (3)
15 NovJapan Open Golf ChampionshipIbaraki65,000,000 Kosaku Shimada (4)
21 NovGolf Nippon SeriesTokyo15,000,000 Shinsaku Maeda (4)
28 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki60,000,000 Graham Marsh (9)
5 DecABC Japan vs USA Golf MatchesHyōgo23,000,000 Tom Watson (n/a)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Isao Aoki40,985,801
2 Takashi Murakami36,469,936
3 Masashi Ozaki24,608,872
4 Kosaku Shimada21,824,670
5 Yoshitaka Yamamoto21,816,308

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. "1976 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. "1976 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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