2001 Japan Golf Tour#Japan Challenge Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2001

| tour = Japan Golf Tour

| image =

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| regular_season = {{start date|2001|3|8|df=y}} – {{end date|2001|12|2|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 31

| most_wins = {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshimitsu Izawa (5)

| honor1 = Money list

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshimitsu Izawa

| honor2 = Most Valuable Player

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshimitsu Izawa

| honor3 = Rookie of the Year

| honoree3 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Laycock

| honor4 =

| honoree4 =

| prevseason = 2000

| nextseason = 2002

}}

The 2001 Japan Golf Tour, titled as the 2001 iiyama Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th season of the Japan Golf Tour (formerly the PGA of Japan Tour), the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Iiyama, that began in 2000.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.golfdigest.co.jp/digest/column/back9/2002/20021105b.asp |title=年間スポンサーのイーヤマ撤退を正式発表 |trans-title=Official announcement of the withdrawal of annual sponsor iiyama |language=ja |magazine=Golf Digest Japan |date=11 May 2002 |access-date=5 January 2024}}

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=1&year=2001 |title=2001 Tour Tournaments |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=10 April 2023}}

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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 Japan Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.}} !! OWGR
points !! Notes

11 Mar

|Token Corporation Cup

|Mie

|align=right|100,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Shingo Katayama (8)

|align=center|16

18 Mar

|Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open

|Shizuoka

|align=right|100,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Eiji Mizoguchi (2)

|align=center|16

15 Apr

|Tsuruya Open

|Hyōgo

|align=right|100,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hidemichi Tanaka (9)

|align=center|16

22 Apr

|Asia Pacific Open Golf Championship Kirin Open

|Ibaraki

|align=right|100,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Shingo Katayama (9)

|align=center|16

29 Apr

|The Crowns

|Aichi

|align=right|110,000,000

|{{flagicon|NIR}} Darren Clarke (n/a)

|align=center|20

6 May

|Fujisankei Classic

|Shizuoka

|align=right|110,000,000

|{{flagicon|PHL}} Frankie Miñoza (6)

|align=center|16

style="background:#D6E8FF;"

|13 May

|Japan PGA Championship

|Fukuoka

|align=right|110,000,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dean Wilson (2)

|align=center|16

|Japan major

20 May

|Munsingwear Open KSB Cup

|Hyōgo

|align=right|120,000,000

|{{flagicon|FJI}} Dinesh Chand (2)

|align=center|16

27 May

|Diamond Cup Tournament

|Ibaraki

|align=right|100,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Toshimitsu Izawa (8)

|align=center|16

3 Jun

|JCB Classic Sendai

|Miyagi

|align=right|100,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiaki Odate (2)

|align=center|16

17 Jun

|Tamanoi Yomiuri Open

|Hyōgo

|align=right|90,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa (1)

|align=center|16

24 Jun

|Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open

|Okayama

|align=right|100,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hidemichi Tanaka (10)

|align=center|16

style="background:#D6E8FF;"

|1 Jul

|Japan Golf Tour Championship iiyama Cup

|Tochigi

|align=right|120,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Katsumasa Miyamoto (3)

|align=center|16

|Japan major

8 Jul

|Juken Sangyo Open Hiroshima

|Hiroshima

|align=right|90,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Keiichiro Fukabori (5)

|align=center|16

15 Jul

|Aiful Cup

|Aomori

|align=right|90,000,000

|{{flagicon|TWN}} Lin Keng-chi (1)

|align=center|16

29 Jul

|Sato Foods NST Niigata Open Golf Championship

|Niigata

|align=right|50,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Go Higaki (1)

|align=center|16

5 Aug

|Sun Chlorella Classic

|Hokkaidō

|align=right|110,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroyuki Fujita (2)

|align=center|16

26 Aug

|Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta

|Fukuoka

|align=right|90,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takenori Hiraishi (1)

|align=center|16

2 Sep

|Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup

|Hokkaidō

|align=right|80,000,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dean Wilson (3)

|align=center|16

9 Sep

|Suntory Open

|Chiba

|align=right|90,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Shingo Katayama (10)

|align=center|16

16 Sep

|ANA Open

|Hokkaidō

|align=right|100,000,000

|{{flagicon|TWN}} Lin Keng-chi (2)

|align=center|16

23 Sep

|Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters

|Shizuoka

|align=right|140,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Toshimitsu Izawa (9)

|align=center|16

30 Sep

|Acom International

|Ibaraki

|align=right|110,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuhiko Hosokawa (7)

|align=center|16

7 Oct

|Georgia Tokai Classic

|Aichi

|align=right|120,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Toshimitsu Izawa (10)

|align=center|16

style="background:#f2ecce;"

|14 Oct

|Japan Open Golf Championship

|Saitama

|align=right|120,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Taichi Teshima (2)

|align=center|32

|Flagship event{{efn|name=jpnmaj|Also a Japan major championship.}}

21 Oct

|Bridgestone Open

|Chiba

|align=right|110,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Toshimitsu Izawa (11)

|align=center|16

28 Oct

|Philip Morris K.K. Championship

|Hyōgo

|align=right|200,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Toshimitsu Izawa (12)

|align=center|16

4 Nov

|Ube Kosan Open

|Yamaguchi

|align=right|140,000,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dean Wilson (4)

|align=center|16

11 Nov

|Dunlop Phoenix Tournament

|Miyazaki

|align=right|200,000,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} David Duval (n/a)

|align=center|28

25 Nov

|Casio World Open

|Kagoshima

|align=right|140,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kiyoshi Murota (4)

|align=center|22

style="background:#D6E8FF;"

|2 Dec

|Golf Nippon Series JT Cup

|Tokyo

|align=right|90,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Katsumasa Miyamoto (4)

|align=center|16

|Japan major

=Unofficial events=

The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

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!Date !! Tournament !! Location !! Purse !! Winner !! OWGR
points !! Notes

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|8 Apr

|Masters Tournament

|United States

|align=right|US$5,600,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

|align=center|100

|Major championship

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|18 Jun

|U.S. Open

|United States

|align=right|US$5,000,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Retief Goosen

|align=center|100

|Major championship

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|22 Jul

|The Open Championship

|England

|align=right|£3,300,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} David Duval

|align=center|100

|Major championship

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|19 Aug

|PGA Championship

|United States

|align=right|US$5,200,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} David Toms

|align=center|100

|Major championship

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=2001 |title=2001 Money Rankings |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=10 April 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/news/5497 |title=獲得賞金史上最多の2億1793万4583円 |trans-title=The highest prize money in history: 217,934,583 yen |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |language=ja |date=3 December 2001 |access-date=20 September 2023}}

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money (¥)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Toshimitsu Izawa	align=center\|217,934,583
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Shingo Katayama	align=center\|133,434,850
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|USA}} Dean Wilson	align=center\|118,571,075
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Taichi Teshima	align=center\|112,356,544
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Toru Taniguchi	align=center\|111,686,284

Awards

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!Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

Most Valuable Player

{{flagicon|JPN}} Toshimitsu Izawa

{{cite web |url=https://news.golfdigest.co.jp/news/jgto/article/40073/1/ |title=2001年ジャパンゴルフツアー表彰式 |trans-title=2001 Japan Golf Tour Awards Ceremony |language=ja |magazine=Golf Digest Japan |date=7 December 2001 |access-date=2 January 2024}}

Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)

{{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Laycock

{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/player/15030/profile |title=Ｓ・レイコック |trans-title=Scott Laycock |language=ja |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=2 January 2024 |quote=９試合でトップ１０入りした２００１年の日本ツアーでは、ルーキー・オブ・ザ・イヤーに選出されている。 |trans-quote=On the 2001 Japan Tour, he finished inside the top 10 in 9 events and was selected as the Rookie of the Year.}}

Japan Challenge Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2001

| tour = Japan Challenge Tour

| image =

| pixels =

| caption =

| regular_season = {{start date|2001|3|8|df=y}} – {{end date|2001|11|1|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 13

| most_wins = {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Hur Suk-ho (3)

| honor1 = Money list

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Hur Suk-ho

| honor2 =

| honoree2 =

| honor3 =

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| prevseason = 2000

| nextseason = 2002

}}

The 2001 Japan Challenge Tour was the 17th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

=Schedule=

The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=2&year=2001 |title=2001 Challenge Schedule |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=18 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 Japan Golf Tour.}}
9 Mar	PRGR Cup (Cyubu)	Mie	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Azuma Yano (1)
13 Apr	JGTO iiyama Challenge 1	Ibaraki	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1997}} Hur Suk-ho (1)
19 Apr	Kourakuen Cup (1st)	Oita	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yoshiaki Mano (1)
25 May	JGTO iiyama Challenge 2	Ishikawa	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1997}} Hur Suk-ho (2)
8 Jun	Aiful Challenge Cup Spring	Hyōgo	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Makoto Inoue (1)
5 Jul	Kourakuen Cup (2nd)	Hokkaido	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1997}} Hur Suk-ho (3)
19 Jul	PRGR Cup (Kansai)	Hyōgo	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Naotoshi Nakamura (1)
20 Sep	Aiful Challenge Cup Autumn	Fukushima	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hiroaki Iijima (1)
28 Sep	Kasco Cup	Chiba	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Takeshi Ohyama (2)
5 Oct	PRGR Cup (Kanto)	Tochigi	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Azuma Yano (2)
19 Oct	Shinwa Golf Classic	Gifu	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hiroaki Iijima (2)
25 Oct	PGA Cup Challenge	Hiroshima	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Daisuke Maruyama (1)
1 Nov	Kourakuen Cup (3rd)	Chiba	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Gregory Meyer (1)

=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/challenge/money_ranking_japan?year=2001 |title=2001 Challenge Money Ranking |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=30 December 2022}} The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 2002 Japan Golf Tour (iiyama Tour).

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money (¥)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1997}} Hur Suk-ho	align=center\|5,150,264
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hiroaki Iijima	align=center\|4,329,041
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Azuma Yano	align=center\|4,146,963
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Takeshi Ohyama	align=center\|3,120,712
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|USA}} Gregory Meyer	align=center\|3,073,860

Notes

References

External links

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Category:Japan Golf Tour seasons

Japan Golf Tour

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money (¥)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1997}} Hur Suk-ho	align=center\|5,150,264
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hiroaki Iijima	align=center\|4,329,041
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Azuma Yano	align=center\|4,146,963
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Takeshi Ohyama	align=center\|3,120,712
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|USA}} Gregory Meyer	align=center\|3,073,860