1980 PGA of Japan Tour

The 1980 PGA of Japan Tour was the eighth season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

1980 PGA of Japan Tour season
Duration27 March 1980 (1980-03-27) – 7 December 1980 (1980-12-07)
Number of official events38
Most wins Isao Aoki (5)
Money list Isao Aoki
← 1979
1981 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1980 season.[1][2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner[lower-alpha 1]Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		Notes
30 MarShizuoka OpenShizuoka25,000,000 Katsuji Hasegawa (1)
6 AprAso National Park OpenKumamoto10,000,000 Masaji Kusakabe (6)
13 AprKuzuha Kokusai TournamentOsaka12,000,000 Yoshikazu Yokoshima (2)
27 AprDunlop International OpenIbarakiUS$110,000 Masashi Ozaki (22)AGC
4 MayChunichi CrownsAichi65,000,000 Isao Aoki (25)
11 MayFujisankei ClassicSaitama28,000,000 Masashi Ozaki (23)
18 MayJapan PGA Match-Play ChampionshipKanagawa30,000,000 Haruo Yasuda (4)
25 MayYomiuri OpenHyōgo30,000,000 Isao Aoki (26)
1 JunMitsubishi Galant TournamentShiga35,000,000 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (3)
8 JunTohoku ClassicMiyagi25,000,000 Haruo Yasuda (5)
15 JunSapporo Tokyu OpenHokkaidō30,000,000 Hsieh Min-Nan (5)
22 JunPepsi-Wilson TournamentYamaguchi25,000,000 Norio Suzuki (10)
29 JunKanto Pro ChampionshipTochigi20,000,000 Akira Yabe (3)
29 JunKansai Pro ChampionshipFukuoka12,000,000 Teruo Sugihara (12)
20 JulDescente Cup Hokkoku OpenIshikawa20,000,000 Akira Yabe (4)New tournament
3 AugJPGA East-West TournamentMiyagi12,000,000 Shigeru Uchida (2)
10 AugMizuno TournamentIshikawa20,000,000 Norio Suzuki (11)
24 AugNihon Kokudo Keikaku SummersNagano30,000,000 Yasuhiro Funatogawa (1)
31 AugKBC AugustaFukuoka30,000,000 Isao Aoki (27)
7 SepSuntory OpenChiba40,000,000 Bill Rogers (n/a)
14 SepANA Sapporo OpenHokkaidō30,000,000 Teruo Sugihara (13)
21 SepHiroshima OpenHiroshima25,000,000 Norio Suzuki (12)
28 SepKanto OpenSaitama20,000,000 Isao Aoki (28)
28 SepKansai OpenHyōgo15,000,000 Takemitsu Uranishi (1)
28 SepChubu OpenAichi12,000,000 Hisashi Suzumura (1)
28 SepChushikoku OpenHiroshima5,000,000 Masahiro Kuramoto (a) (1)
28 SepKyusyu OpenFukuoka8,000,000 Yurio Akitomi (2)
28 SepHokkaido OpenHokkaidō4,000,000 Koichi Uehara (4)
5 OctJapan PGA ChampionshipGunma30,000,000 Yoshitaka Yamamoto (7)
12 OctTokai ClassicAichi32,000,000 Larry Nelson (n/a)
19 OctGolf Digest TournamentShizuoka25,000,000 Teruo Sugihara (14)
26 OctBridgestone TournamentChiba30,000,000 Bob Gilder (n/a)
3 NovJapan Open Golf ChampionshipKanagawa50,000,000 Shoji Kikuchi (1)
9 NovABC Japan vs USA Golf MatchesHyōgoUS$150,000 Jerry Pate (n/a)
16 NovToshiba Taiheiyo MastersShizuokaUS$300,000 Norio Suzuki (13)
23 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki70,000,000 Tom Watson (n/a)
30 NovGene Sarazen Jun ClassicTochigi35,000,000 Isao Aoki (29)
7 DecGolf Nippon SeriesTokyo16,000,000 Masashi Ozaki (24)

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Isao Aoki60,532,660
2 Norio Suzuki48,132,102
3 Masashi Ozaki48,132,102
4 Haruo Yasuda30,141,305
5 Teruo Sugihara28,196,856

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. "1980 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Springwood Books. pp. 171–189, 372–414. ISBN 0862540054.
  3. "1980 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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