The 1989 PGA of Japan Tour was the 17th 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 1989 season.[ 1]
Date
Tournament
Location
Purse (¥ )
Winner[ a]
OWGR points
Other tours[ b]
Notes
19 Mar
Shizuoka Open
Shizuoka
40,000,000
Japan Koichi Suzuki (2)
8
26 Mar
Setonaikai Open
Kagawa
50,000,000
Japan Naomichi Ozaki (11)
8
9 Apr
Pocari Sweat Open
Hiroshima
50,000,000
Japan Yoshikazu Yokoshima (4)
8
16 Apr
Bridgestone Aso Open
Kumamoto
40,000,000
Australia Craig Parry (n/a)
8
23 Apr
Dunlop Open
Ibaraki
60,000,000
Australia Terry Gale (2)
18
AGC
30 Apr
The Crowns
Aichi
100,000,000
Australia Greg Norman (n/a)
38
7 May
Fujisankei Classic
Shizuoka
60,000,000
Japan Masashi Ozaki (41)
18
14 May
Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup
Fukushima
50,000,000
Japan Masashi Ozaki (42)
16
21 May
Pepsi Ube Kosan Open
Yamaguchi
50,000,000
Japan Akihito Yokoyama (2)
12
28 May
Mitsubishi Galant Tournament
Kumamoto
70,000,000
Japan Tateo Ozaki (12)
16
4 Jun
Sendai Classic
Miyagi
50,000,000
Japan Masashi Ozaki (43)
16
11 Jun
Sapporo Tokyu Open
Hokkaidō
50,000,000
Australia Graham Marsh (19)
16
18 Jun
Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open
Hyōgo
70,000,000
Japan Hajime Meshiai (4)
12
25 Jun
Mizuno Open
Ishikawa
65,000,000
Japan Akiyoshi Ohmachi (2)
16
2 Jul
Kansai Pro Championship
Yamaguchi
30,000,000
Japan Hajime Matsui (2)
4
2 Jul
Kanto Pro Championship
Tochigi
40,000,000
Japan Saburo Fujiki (9)
4
9 Jul
Yonex Open Hiroshima
Hiroshima
60,000,000
Japan Masashi Ozaki (44)
8
30 Jul
NST Niigata Open
Niigata
50,000,000
Japan Katsuyoshi Tomori (3)
8
6 Aug
Japan PGA Championship
Niigata
70,000,000
Japan Masashi Ozaki (45)
32
13 Aug
Nikkei Cup
Shizuoka
60,000,000
Japan Yoshimi Niizeki (2)
8
20 Aug
Maruman Open
Saitama
80,000,000
Japan Koichi Suzuki (3)
8
27 Aug
Daiwa KBC Augusta
Fukuoka
100,000,000
Japan Teruo Sugihara (25)
16
3 Sep
Chubu Open
Mie
15,000,000
Japan Tadao Nakamura (2)
4
3 Sep
Kyusyu Open
Kumamoto
20,000,000
Japan Shinji Kuraoka (1)
4
3 Sep
Kanto Open
Saitama
30,000,000
Japan Yoshi Mizumaki (1)
4
3 Sep
Chushikoku Open
Hiroshima
20,000,000
Japan Tadami Ueno (6)
4
3 Sep
Kansai Open
Hyōgo
20,000,000
Japan Yoshitaka Yamamoto (12)
4
3 Sep
Hokkaido Open
Hokkaidō
10,000,000
Japan Mamoru Takahashi (2)
4
10 Sep
Suntory Open
Chiba
80,000,000
United States Larry Nelson (n/a)
18
17 Sep
ANA Open
Hokkaidō
70,000,000
Japan Masashi Ozaki (46)
20
24 Sep
Gene Sarazen Jun Classic
Tochigi
70,000,000
Japan Tateo Ozaki (13)
16
1 Oct
Tokai Classic
Aichi
60,000,000
Japan Isao Aoki (46)
18
8 Oct
Japan Open Golf Championship
Aichi
60,000,000
Japan Masashi Ozaki (47)
64
15 Oct
Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament
Shizuoka
70,000,000
Japan Yoshikazu Yokoshima (5)
16
22 Oct
Bridgestone Open
Chiba
100,000,000
Australia Roger Mackay (1)
32
29 Oct
ABC Lark Cup
Hyōgo
160,000,000
Australia Brian Jones (8)
16
12 Nov
Visa Taiheiyo Club Masters
Shizuoka
120,000,000
Spain José María Olazábal (n/a)
30
19 Nov
Dunlop Phoenix Tournament
Miyazaki
160,000,000
United States Larry Mize (n/a)
64
26 Nov
Casio World Open
Kagoshima
100,000,000
Japan Isao Aoki (47)
36
3 Dec
Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup
Tokyo
60,000,000
Japan Akiyoshi Ohmachi (3)
18
10 Dec
Daikyo Open
Okinawa
80,000,000
Japan Nobuo Serizawa (2)
8
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen .[ 2]
Position
Player
Prize money (¥ )
1
Japan Masashi Ozaki
108,715,733
2
Japan Naomichi Ozaki
79,690,766
3
Australia Brian Jones
70,061,826
4
Japan Isao Aoki
53,125,400
5
Australia Graham Marsh
52,601,000
1989 Japan Challenge Tour season Duration 25 May 1989 (1989-05-25 ) – 1 November 1989 (1989-11-01 ) Number of official events 6
The 1989 Japan Challenge Tour was the fifth season of the Japan Challenge Tour , the official development tour to the PGA of Japan Tour .
The following table lists official events during the 1989 season.[ 3]
Date
Tournament
Location
Purse (¥ )
Winner[ c]
26 May
Kanto Kokusai Open
Tochigi
16,000,000
Japan Gohei Sato (1)
1 Jun
Mito Green Open
Ibaraki
15,000,000
Japan Yoshiharu Ota (1)
12 Jul
Sports Shinko Open
Osaka
13,000,000
Japan Tetsuya Tsuda (1)
20 Sep
Inperial Growing Open
Kanagawa
13,000,000
Japan Sadao Sakashita (1)
27 Sep
Korakuen Cup (1st)
Tochigi
15,000,000
Japan Toshiaki Nakagawa (1)
1 Nov
Korakuen Cup (2nd)
Tochigi
15,000,000
Colombia Eduardo Herrera (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.
^ AGC − Asia Golf Circuit .
^ 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 .
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