1987 PGA of Japan Tour#Japan Challenge Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 1987

| tour = PGA of Japan Tour

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| regular_season = {{start date|1987|3|19|df=y}} – {{end date|1987|12|13|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 40

| most_wins = {{flagicon|USA}} David Ishii (6)

| honor1 = Money list

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|USA}} David Ishii

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| prevseason = 1986

| nextseason = 1988

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The 1987 PGA of Japan Tour was the 15th 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 1987 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=1&year=1987 |title=1987 Tour Tournaments |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=26 November 2022}}{{cite book |title=Ebel World of Professional Golf 1988 |first=Mark H. |last=McCormack |authorlink=Mark McCormack |url=https://archive.org/details/markhmccormackse00mark |publisher=Collins Willow |date=1988 |pages=254–273, 462–496 |isbn=0002182831 |via=Archive.org |access-date=8 November 2023 |url-access=limited}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !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.}} !! OWGR points !! Other tours{{efn\|name=tour\|AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.}} !! Notes
22 Mar	Shizuoka Open	Shizuoka	align=right\|35,000,000	{{flagicon\|TWN}} Lu Liang-Huan (8)	align=center\|10
12 Apr	Pocari Sweat Open	Hiroshima	align=right\|40,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Kinpachi Yoshimura (3)	align=center\|10
19 Apr	Bridgestone Aso Open	Kumamoto	align=right\|35,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Norio Mikami (2)	align=center\|10
26 Apr	Dunlop International Open	Ibaraki	align=right\|50,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Isao Aoki (42)	align=center\|24	AGC
3 May	The Crowns	Ibaraki	align=right\|90,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Masashi Ozaki (32)	align=center\|42
10 May	Fujisankei Classic	Shizuoka	align=right\|60,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Masashi Ozaki (33)	align=center\|22
17 May	Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup	Ibaraki	align=right\|40,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Katsunari Takahashi (7)	align=center\|22
24 May	Pepsi Ube Open	Yamaguchi	align=right\|45,000,000	{{flagicon\|TWN}} Chen Tze-ming (5)	align=center\|20
31 May	Mitsubishi Galant Tournament	Hyōgo	align=right\|56,000,000	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Brian Jones (5)	align=center\|22
7 Jun	Tohoku Classic	Miyagi	align=right\|42,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Seiichi Kanai (10)	align=center\|16
14 Jun	Sapporo Tokyu Open	Hokkaidō	align=right\|40,000,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} David Ishii (4)	align=center\|18
21 Jun	Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open	Hyōgo	align=right\|50,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Satoshi Higashi (1)	align=center\|16
28 Jun	Mizuno Open	Ishikawa	align=right\|50,000,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} David Ishii (5)	align=center\|20
5 Jul	Kanto Pro Championship	Gunma	align=right\|30,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Naomichi Ozaki (6)	align=center\|6
5 Jul	Kansai Pro Championship	Kōchi	align=right\|25,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Yoshitaka Yamamoto (11)	align=center\|4
12 Jul	Hiroshima Open	Hiroshima	align=right\|40,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Hajime Meshiai (3)	align=center\|10
26 Jul	Japan PGA Championship	Chiba	align=right\|60,000,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} David Ishii (6)	align=center\|36
2 Aug	NST Niigata Open	Niigata	align=right\|40,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Tadao Nakamura (1)	align=center\|10
16 Aug	Nikkei Cup	Gifu	align=right\|40,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Nobuo Serizawa (1)	align=center\|10
23 Aug	Maruman Open	Saitama	align=right\|60,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Masahiro Kuramoto (16)	align=center\|10
30 Aug	KBC Augusta	Fukuoka	align=right\|50,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Saburo Fujiki (7)	align=center\|18
6 Sep	Kyusyu Open	Fukuoka	align=right\|15,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Katsuyoshi Tomori (1)	align=center\|4
6 Sep	Kansai Open	Hyōgo	align=right\|20,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Masanobu Kimura (1)	align=center\|4
6 Sep	Kanto Open	Chiba	align=right\|30,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Yoshikazu Yokoshima (3)	align=center\|10
6 Sep	Chushikoku Open	Okayama	align=right\|15,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Masahiro Kuramoto (17)	align=center\|4
6 Sep	Chubu Open	Gifu	align=right\|15,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Eitaro Deguchi (5)	align=center\|4
6 Sep	Hokkaido Open	Hokkaidō	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Akihiko Kojima (1)	align=center\|4
13 Sep	Suntory Open	Chiba	align=right\|60,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Noboru Sugai (1)	align=center\|20
20 Sep	ANA Open	Hokkaidō	align=right\|50,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Isao Aoki (43)	align=center\|18
27 Sep	Gene Sarazen Jun Classic	Tochigi	align=right\|56,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Masashi Ozaki (34)	align=center\|14
4 Oct	Tokai Classic	Aichi	align=right\|60,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Tsuneyuki Nakajima (31)	align=center\|22
11 Oct	Japan Open Golf Championship	Hyōgo	align=right\|60,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Isao Aoki (44)	align=center\|36
18 Oct	Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament	Shizuoka	align=right\|60,000,000	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Ian Baker-Finch (1)	align=center\|20
25 Oct	Bridgestone Open	Chiba	align=right\|80,000,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} David Ishii (7)	align=center\|38
1 Nov	ABC Japan-U.S. Match	Hyōgo	align=right\|65,000,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Andy Bean (n/a)	align=center\|n/a
15 Nov	Visa Taiheiyo Club Masters	Shizuoka	align=right\|90,000,000	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Graham Marsh (18)	align=center\|44
22 Nov	Dunlop Phoenix Tournament	Miyazaki	align=right\|140,000,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Craig Stadler (n/a)	align=center\|46
29 Nov	Casio World Open	Kagoshima	align=right\|90,000,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} David Ishii (8)	align=center\|42
6 Dec	Golf Nippon Series	Tokyo	align=right\|30,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Isao Aoki (45) {{flagicon\|USA}} David Ishii (9)	align=center\|20		Title shared{{efn\|Tournament shortened to 36 holes due to snow; with the final round being cancelled Aoki and Ishii were declared joint winners.}}
13 Dec	Daikyo Open	Okinawa	align=right\|70,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Isamu Sugita (1)	align=center\|12

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=1987 |title=1987 Money Rankings |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=26 November 2022}}

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money (¥)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} David Ishii	align=center\|86,554,421
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Masashi Ozaki	align=center\|76,981,199
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Hajime Meshiai	align=center\|49,854,133
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Masahiro Kuramoto	align=center\|49,171,300
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Isao Aoki	align=center\|47,939,450

Japan Challenge Tour

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| tour = Japan Challenge Tour

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| regular_season = {{start date|1987|6|3|df=y}} – {{end date|1987|10|1|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 3

| most_wins =

| honor1 = Money list

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| prevseason = 1986

| nextseason = 1988

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The 1987 Japan Challenge Tour was the third 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 1987 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=2&year=1987 |title=1987 Challenge Schedule |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=19 September 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date!!Tournament!!Location!!Purse (¥)!!Winner{{efn\|name=totals2\|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.}}
4 Jun	Mito Green Open	Ibaraki	align=right\|13,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Hiroshi Gohda (1)
30 Jul	Kanto Kokusai Open	Tochigi	align=right\|12,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Minoru Kawakami (1)
1 Oct	Sports Shinko Open	Osaka	align=right\|13,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Toshimitsu Kai (1)

Notes

References

External links

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Category:Japan Golf Tour seasons

PGA of Japan Tour

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money (¥)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} David Ishii	align=center\|86,554,421
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Masashi Ozaki	align=center\|76,981,199
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Hajime Meshiai	align=center\|49,854,133
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Masahiro Kuramoto	align=center\|49,171,300
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Isao Aoki	align=center\|47,939,450