Duration | 7 March 1996 | – 8 December 1996
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Number of official events | 36 |
Most wins |
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Money list |
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←
1995
1997 → |
The 1996 PGA of Japan Tour was the 24th season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.
The following table lists official events during the 1996 season. [1] [2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ( ¥) |
Winner [a] |
OWGR points |
Other tours [b] |
Notes |
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10 Mar | Token Corporation Cup | Kagoshima | 100,000,000 |
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20 | ||
17 Mar | Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 |
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16 | ||
24 Mar | Novell KSB Open | Okayama | 70,000,000 |
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16 | ||
7 Apr | Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup | Ibaraki | 90,000,000 |
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16 | ||
14 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 |
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16 | ||
21 Apr | Kirin Open | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 |
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16 | AGC | |
28 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 |
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28 | ||
5 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 120,000,000 |
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20 | ||
12 May | Japan PGA Championship | Okayama | 100,000,000 |
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22 | ||
19 May | Pepsi Ube Kosan Open | Yamaguchi | 80,000,000 |
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18 | ||
26 May | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 |
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22 | ||
2 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 |
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18 | ||
9 Jun | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 |
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16 | ||
16 Jun | Pocari Sweat Yomiuri Open | Tokyo | 100,000,000 |
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18 | ||
23 Jun | Mizuno Open | Ishikawa | 100,000,000 |
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18 | ||
30 Jun | PGA Philanthropy Tournament | Nara | 100,000,000 |
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16 | ||
7 Jul | Yonex Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 80,000,000 |
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16 | ||
14 Jul | Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 |
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16 | ||
28 Jul | NST Niigata Open Golf Championship | Niigata | 60,000,000 |
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16 | ||
4 Aug | Sanko Grand Summer Championship | Gunma | 100,000,000 |
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16 | ||
18 Aug | Acom International | Fukushima | 100,000,000 |
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16 | ||
25 Aug | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 |
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20 | ||
1 Sep | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | Hokkaidō | 70,000,000 |
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18 | ||
8 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 |
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26 | ||
15 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 |
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16 | ||
22 Sep | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Tochigi | 110,000,000 |
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16 | ||
29 Sep | Japan Open Golf Championship | Osaka | 120,000,000 |
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32 | Flagship event | |
6 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 |
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22 | ||
13 Oct | Golf Digest Tournament | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 |
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16 | ||
20 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 120,000,000 |
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34 | ||
27 Oct | Philip Morris Championship | Hyōgo | 200,000,000 |
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22 | ||
10 Nov | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 |
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24 | ||
17 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 |
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38 | ||
24 Nov | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 150,000,000 |
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30 | ||
1 Dec | Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 |
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22 | ||
8 Dec | Daikyo Open | Okinawa | 120,000,000 |
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16 |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. [3] [2]
Position | Player | Prize money ( ¥) |
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1 |
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209,646,746 |
2 |
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117,697,448 |
3 |
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89,346,882 |
4 |
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79,510,295 |
5 |
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75,961,133 |
Duration | 27 March 1996 | – 16 November 1996
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Number of official events | 12 |
Most wins |
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←
1995
1997 → |
The 1996 Japan Challenge Tour was the 12th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the PGA of Japan Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 1996 season. [4]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ( ¥) |
Winner [c] |
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28 Mar | Sanko 72 Open | Gunma | 10,000,000 |
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18 Apr | Korakuen Cup (1st) | Tochigi | 10,000,000 |
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17 May | Nishino Cup in Central | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 |
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23 May | Kabaya Ohayo Cup | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 |
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6 Jun | Mito Green Open | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 |
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3 Jul | Korakuen Cup (2nd) | Hokkaido | 10,000,000 |
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24 Jul | Twin Fields Cup | Ishikawa | 10,000,000 |
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5 Sep | Kabaya Ohayo Cup | Mie | 10,000,000 |
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26 Sep | Matsugamine Open | Niigata | 10,000,000 |
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28 Sep | Korakuen Cup (3rd) | Oita | 10,000,000 |
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5 Oct | Daiwa Cup Yamanashi Open | Yamanashi | 10,000,000 |
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16 Nov | Korakuen Cup (4th) | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 |
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