1991 PGA of Japan Tour

The 1991 PGA of Japan Tour was the 19th season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

1991 PGA of Japan Tour season
Duration7 March 1991 (1991-03-07) – 15 December 1991 (1991-12-15)
Number of official events43
Most wins Naomichi Ozaki (4)
Money list Naomichi Ozaki
← 1990
1992 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1991 season.[1][2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		Notes
10 MarDaiichi Fudosan CupMiyazaki100,000,000 Saburo Fujiki (12)12
17 MarImperial OpenIbaraki65,000,000 Yutaka Hagawa (4)12
24 MarDydo Shizuoka OpenShizuoka80,000,000 Yutaka Hagawa (5)12
31 MarKSB OpenKagawa60,000,000 Masanobu Kimura (2)12
14 AprPocari Sweat OpenHiroshima60,000,000 Ryoken Kawagishi (4)10
21 AprBridgestone Aso OpenKumamoto50,000,000 Kiyoshi Murota (1)10
28 AprDunlop OpenIbaraki100,000,000 Roger Mackay (3)20AGC
5 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000 Seve Ballesteros (n/a)20
12 MayFujisankei ClassicShizuoka87,500,000 Saburo Fujiki (13)14
19 MayJapan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys CupGifu50,000,000 Satoshi Higashi (3)12
26 MayUbe Kosan OpenYamaguchi80,000,000 Chen Tze-chung (3)12
2 JunMitsubishi Galant TournamentIshikawa85,000,000 Koichi Suzuki (4)12
9 JunJCB Classic SendaiMiyagi70,000,000 Tadami Ueno (7)12
16 JunSapporo Tokyu OpenHokkaidō60,000,000 Rick Gibson (1)12
23 JunYomiuri Sapporo Beer OpenHyōgo80,000,000 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (35)12
30 JunMizuno OpenIshikawa65,000,000 Roger Mackay (4)10
7 JulPGA Philanthropy TournamentChiba100,000,000 Harumitsu Hamano (1)12New tournament
14 JulYonex Open HiroshimaHiroshima70,000,000 Eiichi Itai (1)12
28 JulNikkei CupFukuoka80,000,000 Naomichi Ozaki (15)10
4 AugNST Niigata OpenNiigata60,000,000 Akihito Yokoyama (3)12
18 AugJapan PGA ChampionshipTochigi100,000,000 Masashi Ozaki (52)12
25 AugMaruman OpenSaitama100,000,000 Tetsu Nishikawa (1)24
1 SepDaiwa KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000 Raymond Floyd (n/a)12
8 SepKansai OpenHyōgo20,000,000 Toshikazu Sugihara (1)4
8 SepKanto OpenKanagawa30,000,000 Yoshinori Kaneko (1)4
8 SepChubu OpenAichi20,000,000 Teruo Nakamura (3)4
8 SepChushikoku OpenEhime20,000,000 Kosei Miyata (1)4
8 SepKyusyu OpenKagoshima20,000,000 Kinpachi Yoshimura (4)4
8 SepHokkaido OpenHokkaidō10,000,000 Katsunari Takahashi (10)4
15 SepSuntory OpenChiba100,000,000 Naomichi Ozaki (16)14
22 SepANA OpenHokkaidō100,000,000 Akiyoshi Ohmachi (4)20
29 SepGene Sarazen Jun ClassicTochigi110,000,000 Masashi Ozaki (53)12
6 OctTokai ClassicAichi100,000,000 Eiichi Itai (2)12
13 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipYamaguchi100,000,000 Tsuneyuki Nakajima (36)12
20 OctAsahi Beer Golf Digest TournamentShizuoka120,000,000 Harumitsu Hamano (2)24
27 OctBridgestone OpenChiba120,000,000 Isao Aoki (49)8
3 NovABC Lark CupHyōgo190,000,000 Yoshikazu Yokoshima (6)12
10 NovAcom InternationalChiba100,000,000 Masahiro Kuramoto (24)12
17 NovVisa Taiheiyo Club MastersShizuoka150,000,000 Roger Mackay (5)42
24 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000 Larry Nelson (n/a)42
1 DecCasio World OpenKagoshima140,000,000 Naomichi Ozaki (17)20
8 DecGolf Nippon Series Hitachi CupTokyo60,000,000 Naomichi Ozaki (18)12
15 DecDaikyo OpenOkinawa120,000,000 Hiroshi Makino (2)12

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3][2]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Naomichi Ozaki119,507,974
2 Roger Mackay113,137,135
3 Tsuneyuki Nakajima111,639,213
4 Masashi Ozaki99,060,539
5 Isao Aoki74,237,850

Japan Challenge Tour
1991 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration11 April 1991 (1991-04-11) – 21 November 1991 (1991-11-21)
Number of official events10
Most wins Minoru Hatsumi (2)
← 1990
1992 →

The 1991 Japan Challenge Tour was the seventh season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the PGA of Japan Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1991 season.[4]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner[lower-alpha 3]
12 AprKorakuen Cup (1st)Tochigi15,000,000 Takeshi Matsukawa (1)
30 MayKanto Kokusai OpenTochigi15,000,000 Hisayuki Sasaki (1)
6 JunMito Green OpenIbaraki15,000,000 Kazunari Matsunaga (1)
20 JunKorakuen Cup (2nd)Hokkaido15,000,000 Satoshi Furuyama (1)
3 JulKanto PGA Philanthropy Takeda CupShizuoka15,000,000 Kazushige Kono (1)
3 JulKansai PGA Philanthropy Takeda CupHyōgo15,000,000 Hisashi Terada (1)
10 JulSports Shinko OpenOsaka15,000,000 Minoru Hatsumi (1)
26 JulKorakuen Cup (3rd)Tochigi15,000,000 Minoru Hatsumi (2)
3 OctKorakuen Cup (4th)Tochigi15,000,000 Fujio Kobayashi (1)
21 NovKorakuen Cup (5th)Tochigi15,000,000 Osamu Machino (1)

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.
  3. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Japan Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA of Japan Tour.

References
  1. "1991 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. Wilson, Mark (1992). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1992. Macmillan. pp. 87–88. ISBN 0333573765. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  3. "1991 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  4. "1991 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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