2002 Japan Golf Tour#Japan Challenge Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2002

| tour = Japan Golf Tour

| image =

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| regular_season = {{start date|2002|3|14|df=y}} – {{end date|2002|12|8|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 29

| most_wins = {{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Taniguchi (4)

| honor1 = Money list

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Taniguchi

| honor2 = Most Valuable Player

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Taniguchi

| honor3 = Rookie of the Year

| honoree3 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Brendan Jones

| honor4 =

| honoree4 =

| prevseason = 2001

| nextseason = 2003

}}

The 2002 Japan Golf Tour, titled as the 2002 iiyama Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th 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 third 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 2002 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=1&year=2002 |title=2002 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

17 Mar

|Token Corporation Cup

|Kagoshima

|align=right|100,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Taniguchi (4)

|align=center|16

24 Mar

|Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open

|Shizuoka

|align=right|100,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kiyoshi Murota (5)

|align=center|16

28 Apr

|Tsuruya Open

|Hyōgo

|align=right|100,000,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dean Wilson (5)

|align=center|16

5 May

|The Crowns

|Aichi

|align=right|120,000,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Justin Rose (n/a)

|align=center|16

12 May

|Fujisankei Classic

|Shizuoka

|align=right|140,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuhito Sato (7)

|align=center|16

style="background:#D6E8FF;"

|19 May

|Japan PGA Championship

|Nara

|align=right|110,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kenichi Kuboya (3)

|align=center|16

|Japan major

26 May

|Munsingwear Open KSB Cup

|Kagawa

|align=right|120,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kenichi Kuboya (4)

|align=center|16

2 Jun

|Diamond Cup Tournament

|Saitama

|align=right|100,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tsuneyuki Nakajima (46)

|align=center|16

9 Jun

|JCB Classic Sendai

|Miyagi

|align=right|100,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Suzuki (6)

|align=center|16

23 Jun

|Tamanoi Yomiuri Open

|Hyōgo

|align=right|90,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Taniguchi (5)

|align=center|16

30 Jun

|Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open

|Okayama

|align=right|100,000,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dean Wilson (6)

|align=center|16

style="background:#D6E8FF;"

|7 Jul

|Japan Golf Tour Championship iiyama Cup

|Tochigi

|align=right|120,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuhito Sato (8)

|align=center|16

|Japan major

14 Jul

|Juken Sangyo Open Hiroshima

|Hiroshima

|align=right|90,000,000

|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Hur Suk-ho (1)

|align=center|16

28 Jul

|Sato Foods NST Niigata Open Golf Championship

|Niigata

|align=right|50,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yasuharu Imano (3)

|align=center|16

4 Aug

|Aiful Cup

|Ishikawa

|align=right|120,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yasuharu Imano (4)

|align=center|16

11 Aug

|Sun Chlorella Classic

|Hokkaidō

|align=right|120,000,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Christian Peña (1)

|align=center|16

1 Sep

|Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta

|Fukuoka

|align=right|100,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Nobumitsu Yuhara (7)

|align=center|16

8 Sep

|Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup

|Hokkaidō

|align=right|80,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuhito Sato (9)

|align=center|16

15 Sep

|Suntory Open

|Chiba

|align=right|100,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Shingo Katayama (11)

|align=center|16

22 Sep

|ANA Open

|Hokkaidō

|align=right|100,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Masashi Ozaki (94)

|align=center|16

29 Sep

|Acom International

|Ibaraki

|align=right|120,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Taniguchi (6)

|align=center|16

13 Oct

|Georgia Tokai Classic

|Aichi

|align=right|120,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Taniguchi (7)

|align=center|16

style="background:#f2ecce;"

|20 Oct

|Japan Open Golf Championship

|Yamaguchi

|align=right|120,000,000

|{{flagicon|NZL}} David Smail (1)

|align=center|32

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

27 Oct

|Bridgestone Open

|Chiba

|align=right|110,000,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Laycock (1)

|align=center|16

3 Nov

|Philip Morris K.K. Championship

|Hyōgo

|align=right|200,000,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Brendan Jones (1)

|align=center|16

17 Nov

|Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters

|Shizuoka

|align=right|150,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tsuneyuki Nakajima (47)

|align=center|16

24 Nov

|Dunlop Phoenix Tournament

|Miyazaki

|align=right|200,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kaname Yokoo (4)

|align=center|44

1 Dec

|Casio World Open

|Kagoshima

|align=right|140,000,000

|{{flagicon|NZL}} David Smail (2)

|align=center|16

style="background:#D6E8FF;"

|8 Dec

|Golf Nippon Series JT Cup

|Tokyo

|align=right|100,000,000

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Shingo Katayama (12)

|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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|14 Apr

|Masters Tournament

|United States

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

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

|align=center|100

|Major championship

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|16 Jun

|U.S. Open

|United States

|align=right|US$6,250,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

|align=center|100

|Major championship

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|21 Jul

|The Open Championship

|Scotland

|align=right|£3,800,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Ernie Els

|align=center|100

|Major championship

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|18 Aug

|PGA Championship

|United States

|align=right|US$5,500,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Rich Beem

|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=2002 |title=2002 Money Rankings |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=10 April 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/news/3064 |title=賞金王争いに決着！　谷口徹が初のキングの座を決めた |trans-title=The battle for the top prize is settled! Toru Taniguchi has decided to become the first king |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |language=ja |date=2 December 2002 |access-date=20 September 2023}}

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money (¥)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Toru Taniguchi	align=center\|145,440,341
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Nobuhito Sato	align=center\|130,825,969
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Shingo Katayama	align=center\|129,258,019
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|USA}} Dean Wilson	align=center\|97,116,100
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|NZL}} David Smail	align=center\|94,103,576

Awards

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

Most Valuable Player

{{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Taniguchi

{{cite news |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2003/02/15/more-sports/golf/taniguchi-hospitalized-with-illness/ |title=Taniguchi hospitalized with illness |newspaper=The Japan Times |date=15 February 2003 |access-date=20 September 2023 |quote=Last December, Taniguchi was named the Player of the Year after finishing on top of the 2002 money list…}}

Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)

{{flagicon|AUS}} Brendan Jones

{{cite web |url=http://www.golfdigest.co.jp/tour/new_topic/2002/200212/021209_07.asp |title=2002年度ジャパンゴルフツアー表彰式 |trans-title=2002 Japan Golf Tour Awards Ceremony |language=ja |magazine=Golf Digest Japan |date=9 December 2002 |access-date=2 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021221082651/http://www.golfdigest.co.jp/tour/new_topic/2002/200212/021209_07.asp |archive-date=21 December 2002}}

Japan Challenge Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2002

| tour = Japan Challenge Tour

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| regular_season = {{start date|2002|4|4|df=y}} – {{end date|2002|11|7|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 11

| most_wins = {{flagicon|JPN}} Tatsuhiko Ichihara (2)

| honor1 = Money list

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Tatsuhiko Ichihara

| honor2 =

| honoree2 =

| honor3 =

| honoree3 =

| honor4 =

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| prevseason = 2001

| nextseason = 2003

}}

The 2002 Japan Challenge Tour was the 18th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

=Schedule=

The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=2&year=2002 |title=2002 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.}}
5 Apr	PRGR Cup (Kanto)	Ibaraki	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Masayoshi Yamazoe (1)
18 Apr	Kourakuen Cup (1st)	Oita	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Tatsuhiko Ichihara (1)
10 May	JGTO iiyama Challenge I	Tochigi	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Shinji Ikeuchi (1)
31 May	JGTO iiyama Challenge II	Mie	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Nobuhiro Masuda (1)
14 Jun	Aiful Challenge Cup Spring	Hyōgo	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Satoru Hirota (1)
28 Jun	PGA Cup Challenge	Hiroshima	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yuzo Oyama (2)
11 Jul	Kourakuen Cup (2nd)	Chiba	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Paul Sheehan (1)
13 Sep	Aiful Challenge Cup Autumn	Aomori	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Tatsuhiko Ichihara (2)
27 Sep	Kasco Cup	Chiba	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hideki Haraguchi (1)
4 Oct	PRGR Cup (Kansai)	Hyōgo	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hideto Tanihara (1)
7 Nov	Kourakuen Cup (3rd)	Tochigi	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Mitsuhiro Tateyama (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/challenge/money_ranking_japan?year=2002 |title=2002 Money Ranking |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=30 December 2022}} The top 20 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2003 Japan Golf Tour.

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money (¥)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Tatsuhiko Ichihara	align=center\|4,124,935
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Nobuhiro Masuda	align=center\|3,860,479
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Paul Sheehan	align=center\|3,182,692
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Mitsuhiro Tateyama	align=center\|2,700,000
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Satoshi Oide	align=center\|2,695,742

Notes

References

External links

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

Category:Japan Golf Tour seasons

Japan Golf Tour

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money (¥)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Tatsuhiko Ichihara	align=center\|4,124,935
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Nobuhiro Masuda	align=center\|3,860,479
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Paul Sheehan	align=center\|3,182,692
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Mitsuhiro Tateyama	align=center\|2,700,000
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Satoshi Oide	align=center\|2,695,742