2020–21 Japan Golf Tour
The 2020–21 Japan Golf Tour is a series of professional golf tournaments organised by the Japan Golf Tour Organization.
The 2020 season was originally scheduled to be played from 16 January to 6 December 2020, and comprised 25 official money events, mostly in Japan. Other than the four majors, which are played outside Japan, there was one event in Singapore and one event in South Korea; the SMBC Singapore Open which is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour, and the Shinhan Donghae Open which is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour.
Most of the scheduled tournaments were cancelled during 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On 25 December 2020, the tour announced the schedule for 2021 and confirmed that it would be merged with the 2020 schedule to form the 2020–21 season.[2]
Schedule
The table below shows the schedule. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members (does not include the four major golf championships).
| Date | Tournament | Location | Prize fund (¥) | Winner | OWGR pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan | SMBC Singapore Open | Singapore | 107,110,000 |  Matt Kuchar (n/a) | 26 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
| Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | Cancelled[1] | – | ||
| The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Cancelled[1] | – | ||
| Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Cancelled[1] | – | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour | |
| Kansai Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | 70,000,000 | Cancelled[1] | – | ||
| Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | Cancelled | – | ||
| Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Cancelled | – | Tour Championship; Japan major | |
| Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Fukushima | 50,000,000 | Cancelled | – | ||
| Japan PGA Championship | Tochigi | 150,000,000 | Cancelled | – | Japan major | |
| Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament | Ibaraki | 50,000,000 | Cancelled | – | New tournament | |
| Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaido | 150,000,000 | Cancelled | – | ||
| RIZAP KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Cancelled | – | ||
| 6 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 |  Rikuya Hoshino (3) | 16 | |
| Shinhan Donghae Open | South Korea | 108,840,000 | – | – | ||
| ANA Open | Hokkaido | 110,000,000 | Cancelled | – | ||
| Panasonic Open Golf Championship | Kyoto | 150,000,000 | Cancelled[4] | – | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour | |
| Vantelin Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Cancelled | – | ||
| Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Cancelled | – | ||
| 18 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Chiba | 157,500,000 | Yuki Inamori (2) | 32 | Flagship event; Japan major |
| Zozo Championship | Chiba | 1,101,750,000 US$9,750,000 | – | – | ||
| The Top | TBD | 100,000,000 | Cancelled | – | New tournament | |
| Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Cancelled | – | ||
| 15 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 120,000,000 | Jinichiro Kozuma (1) | 16 | |
| 22 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 100,000,000 | Takumi Kanaya (2) | 16 | |
| Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Cancelled | – | ||
| 6 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Chan Kim (5) | 16 | Japan major |
| 18 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 |  | ||
| 25 May | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | 60,000,000 | | ||
| 2 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | | ||
| 9 May | Japan Players Championship | TBC | 50,000,000 | | New tournament | |
| 16 May | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Kanagawa | TBC | | ||
| 23 May | Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament | Ibaraki | 50,000,000 | | Tournament's debut delayed from 2020 | |
| 30 May | Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 | | ||
| 6 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | | Tour Championship; Japan major | |
| 27 Jun | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Fukushima | 50,000,000 | | ||
| 4 Jul | Japan PGA Championship | Tochigi | 150,000,000 | | Japan major | |
| 25 Jul | ISPS HANDA Gatsu-n to tobase! Tour tournament | TBC | 83,000,000 | | New tournament | |
| 22 Aug | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaido | 120,000,000 | | ||
| 29 Aug | Sansan KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | | ||
| 5 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | | ||
| 12 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | South Korea | 130,340,000 | | ||
| 26 Sep | Panasonic Open Golf Championship | Kyoto | 100,000,000 | | ||
| 3 Oct | Vantelin Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | | ||
| 10 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 | | ||
| 17 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Shiga | 210,000,000 | | Flagship event; Japan major | |
| 8 Nov | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | | ||
| 15 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 200,000,000 | | ||
| 22 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | | ||
| 29 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | | ||
| 6 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | | Japan major |
Source:[6]
References
- "Japan Golf Tour Status (Latest April 6)" (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- "2021 JGTO Tour Tournament Schedule Announcement" (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "Shinhan Donghae Open to proceed as domestic KPGA event in September". Asian Tour. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- "Panasonic Open Golf Championship cancelled". Asian Tour. 31 July 2020.
- Leonard, Tod (31 August 2020). "Tour moves Zozo Championship from Japan to site of six Tiger Woods wins, Sherwood CC". Golf Digest. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- "2020 Tour Tournaments". JGTO.