1982 PGA of Japan Tour

The 1982 PGA of Japan Tour was the 10th season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

1982 PGA of Japan Tour season
Duration18 March 1982 (1982-03-18) – 5 December 1982 (1982-12-05)
Number of official events45
Most wins Tsuneyuki Nakajima (5)
Money list Tsuneyuki Nakajima
1981
1983

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1982 season.[1][2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
21 MarShizuoka OpenShizuoka25,000,000 Eitaro Deguchi (1)
4 AprKuzuha Kokusai TournamentOsaka15,000,000 Namio Takasu (3)
11 AprHakuryuko OpenHiroshima15,000,000 Toshimitsu Kai (1)
18 AprBridgestone Aso OpenKumamoto30,000,000 Tōru Nakamura (10)
25 AprDunlop International OpenIbarakiUS$150,000 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (4)AGC
2 MayChunichi CrownsAichi70,000,000 Gary Hallberg (n/a)
9 MayFujisankei ClassicShizuoka40,000,000 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (5)
16 MayJapan PGA Match-Play ChampionshipKanagawa32,000,000 Isao Aoki (33)
23 MayPepsi Ube OpenYamaguchi30,000,000 Kikuo Arai (2)
30 MayMitsubishi Galant TournamentOkayama40,000,000 Graham Marsh (14)
6 JunTohoku ClassicMiyagi30,000,000 Shinsaku Maeda (6)
13 JunSapporo Tokyu OpenHokkaidō30,000,000 Yasuhiro Funatogawa (2)
20 JunYomiuri OpenHyōgo30,000,000 Terry Gale (1)
27 JunMizuno TournamentIshikawa20,000,000 Teruo Sugihara (16)
1 JulNaganoken OpenNagano20,000,000 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (6)
4 JulKanagawa OpenKanagawa15,000,000 Akio Toyoda (1)
10 JulToyamaken OpenToyama15,000,000 Shigeru Uchida (4)
11 JulNiigata OpenNiigata15,000,000 Yoshitaka Yamamoto (8)
18 JulGunmaken OpenGunma15,000,000 Fujio Kobayashi (4)
25 JulJapan PGA ChampionshipShiga32,000,000 Masahiro Kuramoto (6)
1 AugKanto Pro ChampionshipTochigi20,000,000 Motomasa Aoki (1)
1 AugKansai Pro ChampionshipFukuoka15,000,000 Hideto Shigenobu (2)
8 AugDescente Cup Hokkoku OpenIshikawa30,000,000 Kikuo Arai (3)
15 AugJPGA East-West TournamentTochigi18,000,000 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (7)
22 AugNihon Kokudo Keikaku SummersChiba30,000,000 Teruo Sugihara (17)
29 AugKBC AugustaFukuoka32,000,000 Chen Tze-ming (1)
4 SepChushikoku OpenHiroshima5,000,000 Masahiro Kuramoto (7)
5 SepKanto OpenShizuoka20,000,000 Masashi Ozaki (25)
5 SepKansai OpenHyōgo15,000,000 Teruo Sugihara (18)
5 SepChubu OpenIshikawa12,500,000 Shigeru Uchida (5)
5 SepKyusyu OpenFukuoka12,000,000 Norio Suzuki (15)
5 SepHokkaido OpenHokkaidō5,000,000 Koichi Uehara (5)
12 SepSuntory OpenChiba50,000,000 Pete Izumikawa (1)
19 SepANA Sapporo OpenHokkaidō40,000,000 Norio Suzuki (16)
26 SepHiroshima OpenHiroshima30,000,000 Takashi Kurihara (4)
3 OctGene Sarazen Jun ClassicTochigi50,000,000 Teruo Sugihara (19)
10 OctTokai ClassicAichi35,000,000 Hsieh Min-Nan (7)
17 OctGolf Digest TournamentShizuoka30,000,000 Hsieh Min-Nan (8)
24 OctBridgestone TournamentChiba50,000,000 Hsieh Min-Nan (9)
31 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipSaitama50,000,000 Akira Yabe (5)
7 NovGoldwin Cup Japan vs USAChibaUS$440,000 Bob Gilder (n/a)
Calvin Peete (n/a)
Title shared
14 NovTaiheiyo Club MastersShizuoka80,000,000 Scott Hoch (n/a)
21 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki90,000,000 Calvin Peete (n/a)
28 NovCasio World OpenKagoshima65,000,000 Scott Hoch (n/a)
5 DecGolf Nippon SeriesTokyo17,000,000 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (8)

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Tsuneyuki Nakajima68,220,640
2 Isao Aoki45,659,150
3 Hsieh Min-Nan45,617,930
4 Kikuo Arai43,827,155
5 Teruo Sugihara43,673,380

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. "1982 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. McCormack, Mark H. (1983). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1983. Springwood Books. pp. 221–244, 437–483. ISBN 0862541190. Retrieved 8 November 2023 via Archive.org.
  3. "1982 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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