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1981 PGA of Japan Tour

{{short description|Golf tour season}}

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{{Infobox golf season

| year = 1981

| tour = PGA of Japan Tour

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| regular_season = {{start date|1981|3|19|df=y}} – {{end date|1981|12|6|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 42

| most_wins = {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masahiro Kuramoto (4)

| honor1 = Money list

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Isao Aoki

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| prevseason = 1980

| nextseason = 1982

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The 1981 PGA of Japan Tour was the ninth season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1981 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=1&year=1981 |title=1981 Tour Tournaments |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=25 June 2023}}{{cite book |title=Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982 |first=Mark H. |last=McCormack |author-link=Mark McCormack |publisher=Springwood Books |date=1982 |pages=235–252, 448–490 |isbn=0862541018 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_0498025942 |via=Archive.org |access-date=8 November 2023 |url-access=limited}}

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!Date !! Tournament !! Location !! Purse
(¥) !! Winner{{efn|name=totals|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.}} !! Other
tours{{efn|name=tour|AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.}} !! Notes

22 MarShizuoka OpenShizuokaalign=right|32,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Isao Aoki (30)
5 AprAso National Park OpenKumamotoalign=right|15,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Saburo Fujiki (1)
19 AprKuzuha Kokusai TournamentOsakaalign=right|15,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Kosaku Shimada (8)
26 AprDunlop International OpenIbarakialign=right|30,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Kosaku Shimada (9)AGC
3 MayChunichi CrownsAichialign=right|65,000,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Graham Marsh (12)
10 MayFujisankei ClassicShizuokaalign=right|40,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Toshiharu Kawada (1)
17 MayJapan PGA Match-Play ChampionshipKanagawaalign=right|40,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Isao Aoki (31)
24 MayYomiuri OpenHyōgoalign=right|30,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Namio Takasu (2)
31 MayMitsubishi Galant TournamentTochigialign=right|35,000,000{{flagicon|TWN}} Lu Hsi-chuen (1)
7 JunTohoku ClassicMiyagialign=right|30,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Teruo Sugihara (15)
14 JunSapporo Tokyu OpenHokkaidōalign=right|30,000,000{{flagicon|TWN}} Chen Tze-chung (1)
21 JunPepsi-Wilson TournamentYamaguchialign=right|25,000,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Graham Marsh (13)
2 JulNaganoken OpenNaganoalign=right|17,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Fujio Kobayashi (3)
{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masaji Kusakabe (7)		Title shared
New to PGA of Japan Tour
5 JulJPGA East-West TournamentMiealign=right|12,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Shinsaku Maeda (5)
12 JulGunmaken OpenGunmaalign=right|6,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Satsuki Takahashi (1)New to PGA of Japan Tour
19 JulDescente Cup Hokkoku OpenIshikawaalign=right|25,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Saburo Fujiki (2)
26 JulNiigata OpenNiigataalign=right|15,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Takahiro Takeyasu (1)New to PGA of Japan Tour
2 AugJapan PGA ChampionshipHokkaidōalign=right|32,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Isao Aoki (32)
9 AugMizuno TournamentIshikawaalign=right|22,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Kikuo Arai (1)
16 AugNihon Kokudo Keikaku SummersChibaalign=right|33,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masahiro Kuramoto (2)
23 AugKanto Pro ChampionshipShizuokaalign=right|20,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Seiichi Kanai (3)
23 AugKansai Pro ChampionshipHiroshimaalign=right|13,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Norio Suzuki (14)
30 AugKBC AugustaFukuokaalign=right|32,000,000{{flagicon|TWN}} Hsieh Min-Nan (6)
5 SepChushikoku OpenShimanealign=right|5,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masahiro Kuramoto (3)
6 SepChubu OpenAichialign=right|12,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Shigeru Uchida (3)
6 SepKyusyu OpenFukuokaalign=right|8,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yurio Akitomi (3)
6 SepKanto OpenTochigialign=right|20,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Nobumitsu Yuhara (1)
6 SepKansai OpenShigaalign=right|15,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Akio Kanemoto (3)
6 SepHokkaido OpenHokkaidōalign=right|4,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Mitsuyoshi Goto (1)
13 SepSuntory OpenChibaalign=right|40,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Rogers (n/a)
20 SepANA Sapporo OpenHokkaidōalign=right|30,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masahiro Kuramoto (4)
27 SepHiroshima OpenHiroshimaalign=right|25,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Seiichi Kanai (4)
4 OctGene Sarazen Jun ClassicTochigialign=right|45,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Nobumitsu Yuhara (2)
11 OctTokai ClassicAichialign=right|35,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masahiro Kuramoto (5)
18 OctGolf Digest TournamentShizuokaalign=right|30,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Toyotake Nakao (1)
25 OctBridgestone TournamentChibaalign=right|50,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Hale Irwin (n/a)
1 NovJapan Open Golf ChampionshipGifualign=right|47,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yutaka Hagawa (1)
8 NovABC Cup Japan vs USAHyōgoalign=right|36,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Clampett (n/a)
15 NovToshiba Taiheiyo MastersShizuokaalign=right|70,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Danny Edwards (n/a)
22 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazakialign=right|80,000,000{{flagicon|ESP}} Seve Ballesteros (n/a)
29 NovCasio World OpenKagoshimaalign=right|60,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Lee Trevino (n/a)New tournament
6 DecGolf Nippon SeriesTokyoalign=right|17,000,000{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yutaka Hagawa (2)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/stats/tour/money_ranking_all?year=1981 |title=1981 Money Rankings |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=25 June 2023}}

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! Position !! Player !! Prize money (¥)

align=center|1{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Isao Aokialign=center|57,262,941
align=center|2{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masahiro Kuramotoalign=center|32,345,130
align=center|3{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Tsuneyuki Nakajimaalign=center|29,600,960
align=center|4{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Tōru Nakamuraalign=center|29,412,852
align=center|5{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Nobumitsu Yuharaalign=center|26,534,162

Notes

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References

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External links

  • {{official|https://www.jgto.org/en}}

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