2008 Japan Golf Tour#Japan Challenge Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2008

| tour = Japan Golf Tour

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| regular_season = {{start date|2008|4|17|df=y}} – {{end date|2008|12|7|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 24

| most_wins = {{flagicon|JPN}} Shingo Katayama (3)
{{flagicon|THA}} Prayad Marksaeng (3)

| honor1 = Money list

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Shingo Katayama

| honor2 = Most Valuable Player

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Shingo Katayama

| honor3 = Rookie of the Year

| honoree3 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Ryo Ishikawa

| honor4 =

| honoree4 =

| prevseason = 2007

| nextseason = 2009

}}

The 2008 Japan Golf Tour was the 36th 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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=1&year=2008 |title=2008 Tour Tournaments |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=10 April 2023}}

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 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 !! Other tours{{efn\|name=tour\|ASA − Asian Tour.}} !! Notes
20 Apr	Token Homemate Cup	Mie	align=right\|110,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Katsumasa Miyamoto (7)	align=center\|16
27 Apr	Tsuruya Open	Hyōgo	align=right\|120,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1997}} Hur Suk-ho (7)	align=center\|16
4 May	The Crowns	Aichi	align=right\|120,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Tomohiro Kondo (4)	align=center\|16
11 May	Pine Valley Beijing Open	China	align=right\|110,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hiroyuki Fujita (6)	align=center\|16	ASA	New to Japan Golf Tour
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 18 May	Japan PGA Championship	Gunma	align=right\|130,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Shingo Katayama (24)	align=center\|16		Japan major
25 May	Munsingwear Open KSB Cup	Okayama	align=right\|100,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hideto Tanihara (7)	align=center\|16
1 Jun	Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf	Hyōgo	align=right\|110,000,000	{{flagicon\|THA}} Prayad Marksaeng (1)	align=center\|18
22 Jun	Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic	Hyōgo	align=right\|130,000,000	{{flagicon\|THA}} Prayad Marksaeng (2)	align=center\|16
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 6 Jul	UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills	Ibaraki	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hidemasa Hoshino (3)	align=center\|16		Japan major
27 Jul	Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup	Hokkaidō	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|IND}} Jeev Milkha Singh (3)	align=center\|16
3 Aug	Sun Chlorella Classic	Hokkaidō	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Takuya Taniguchi (2)	align=center\|16
31 Aug	Vana H Cup KBC Augusta	Fukuoka	align=right\|100,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Shintaro Kai (1)	align=center\|16
7 Sep	Fujisankei Classic	Yamanashi	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Toyokazu Fujishima (1)	align=center\|16
21 Sep	ANA Open	Hokkaidō	align=right\|130,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Azuma Yano (2)	align=center\|16
28 Sep	Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open	Osaka	align=right\|200,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hideto Tanihara (8)	align=center\|20	ASA	New tournament
5 Oct	Coca-Cola Tokai Classic	Aichi	align=right\|120,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Toshinori Muto (2)	align=center\|20
12 Oct	Canon Open	Kanagawa	align=right\|200,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Makoto Inoue (2)	align=center\|16		New tournament
style="background:#f2ecce;" \| 19 Oct	Japan Open Golf Championship	Fukuoka	align=right\|200,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Shingo Katayama (25)	align=center\|32		Flagship event{{efn\|name=jpnmaj\|Also a Japan major championship.}}
26 Oct	Bridgestone Open	Chiba	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Azuma Yano (3)	align=center\|16
2 Nov	Mynavi ABC Championship	Hyōgo	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Ryo Ishikawa (2)	align=center\|16
9 Nov	The Championship by Lexus	Ibaraki	align=right\|200,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1997}} Hur Suk-ho (8)	align=center\|18		New tournament
16 Nov	Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters	Shizuoka	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Shingo Katayama (26)	align=center\|22
23 Nov	Dunlop Phoenix Tournament	Miyazaki	align=right\|200,000,000	{{flagicon\|THA}} Prayad Marksaeng (3)	align=center\|36
30 Nov	Casio World Open	Kōchi	align=right\|140,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Koumei Oda (1)	align=center\|18
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 7 Dec	Golf Nippon Series JT Cup	Tokyo	align=right\|100,000,000	{{flagicon\|IND}} Jeev Milkha Singh (4)	align=center\|24		Japan major

=Unofficial events=

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

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date !! Tournament !! Location !! Purse (¥) !! Winner(s) !! OWGR points !! Other tours{{efn\|name=tour}} !! Notes
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|13 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	align=right\|US$7,500,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Trevor Immelman	align=center\|100	Major championship
9 May	Sponichi Cup	Chiba	align=right\|6,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Shunsuke Sonoda (a)	align=center\|n/a
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|16 Jun	U.S. Open	United States	align=right\|US$7,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods	align=center\|100	Major championship
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|20 Jul	The Open Championship	England	align=right\|£4,200,000	{{flagicon\|IRL}} Pádraig Harrington	align=center\|100	Major championship
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|10 Aug	PGA Championship	United States	align=right\|US$7,500,000	{{flagicon\|IRL}} Pádraig Harrington	align=center\|100	Major championship
22 Sep	Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf	Chiba	align=right\|17,800,000	{{flagicon\|FIJ}} Dinesh Chand	align=center\|n/a
13 Dec	Hitachi 3Tours Championship	Chiba	align=right\|80,000,000	Japan Golf Tour	align=center\|n/a	Team event

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=2008 |title=2008 Money Rankings |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=10 April 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/news/14222 |title=２００８年度ジャパンゴルフツアー表彰式最終章 |trans-title=The final chapter of the 2008 Japan Golf Tour Awards Ceremony |language=Japanese |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |date=28 December 2008 |access-date=28 June 2023 |quote=さらに自身通算５度目の賞金ランキング賞... |trans-quote=In addition, as his fifth prize money ranking award...}}

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money (¥)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Shingo Katayama	align=center\|180,094,895
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Azuma Yano	align=center\|137,064,052
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|THA}} Prayad Marksaeng	align=center\|126,430,825
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hideto Tanihara	align=center\|110,414,719
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Ryo Ishikawa	align=center\|106,318,166

Awards

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

Most Valuable Player

{{flagicon|JPN}} Shingo Katayama

{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/news/10832 |title=各部門別ランキング受賞者と全表彰一覧 |trans-title=List of Ranking Winners and All Awards by Category |language=Japanese |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |date=24 December 2008 |access-date=28 June 2023 |quote=最優秀選手賞　片山晋呉... 最優秀新人賞　島田トロフィ　石川遼 |trans-quote=Most Valuable Player Award: Shingo Katayama... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Ryo Ishikawa}}

Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)

{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryo Ishikawa

Japan Challenge Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2008

| tour = Japan Challenge Tour

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| regular_season = {{start date|2008|4|10|df=y}} – {{end date|2008|10|26|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 10

| most_wins = {{flagicon|JPN}} Shigeru Nonaka (2)
{{flagicon|JPN}} Masamichi Uehira (2)

| honor1 = Money list

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Masamichi Uehira

| honor2 =

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| prevseason = 2007

| nextseason = 2009

}}

The 2008 Japan Challenge Tour was the 24th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

=Schedule=

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=2&year=2008 |title=2008 Challenge Schedule |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=17 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.}}
12 Apr	PRGR Cup	Chiba	align=right\|15,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Tatsunori Nukaga (1)
23 May	Arita Tokyu JGTO Challenge I	Wakayama	align=right\|13,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Masamichi Uehira (3)
13 Jun	Mochizuki Tokyu JGTO Challenge II	Nagano	align=right\|13,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Shigeru Nonaka (1)
29 Jun	Novil Cup	Tokushima	align=right\|20,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Taichiro Kiyota (3)
10 Jul	Everlife Cup Challenge Tournament	Fukuoka	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda (1)
26 Jul	Shizu Hills Tommy Cup	Ibaraki	align=right\|15,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hirotaro Naito (1)
12 Sep	Sunroyal GC Cup	Hyōgo	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Masamichi Uehira (4)
19 Sep	Srixon Challenge	Hyōgo	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Shigeru Nonaka (2)
26 Sep	Toshin Challenge Tournament	Mie	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hiro Aoyama (1)
26 Oct	PRGR Cup Final	Chiba	align=right\|15,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hiroaki Iijima (3)

=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=2008 |title=2008 Challenge Money Ranking |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=29 December 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/news/20244 |title=上平栄道が２００３年以来５年ぶり２度目のチャレンジトーナメント賞金王に輝いた！ |trans-title=Masamichi Uehira won the Challenge Tournament for the second time in five years since 2003! |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |language=ja |date=27 October 2008 |access-date=17 September 2023}} The top six players on the money list earned status to play on the 2009 Japan Golf Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/news/16590 |title=来年度前半戦の出場優先順位を獲得した５名の選手たち |trans-title=Five players who have been prioritized for the first half of next year |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |language=ja |date=27 October 2008 |access-date=17 September 2023 |quote=来年度ツアートーナメント前半戦までの出場優先順位が与えられる賞金ランキング２位から６位までには |trans-quote=From 2nd to 6th in the prize money ranking, which will be given priority until the first half of next year's Tour tournament...}}

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money (¥)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Masamichi Uehira	align=center\|6,329,033
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda	align=center\|6,040,545
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Shigeru Nonaka	align=center\|5,502,620
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hiroaki Iijima	align=center\|4,587,176
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Taichiro Kiyota	align=center\|4,286,250
align=center\|6	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Tatsunori Nukaga	align=center\|3,737,039

Notes

References

External links

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Category:Japan Golf Tour seasons

Japan Golf Tour

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date !! Tournament !! Location !! Purse (¥) !! Winner(s) !! OWGR points !! Other tours{{efn\|name=tour}} !! Notes
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|13 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	align=right\|US$7,500,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Trevor Immelman	align=center\|100	Major championship
9 May	Sponichi Cup	Chiba	align=right\|6,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Shunsuke Sonoda (a)	align=center\|n/a
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|16 Jun	U.S. Open	United States	align=right\|US$7,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods	align=center\|100	Major championship
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|20 Jul	The Open Championship	England	align=right\|£4,200,000	{{flagicon\|IRL}} Pádraig Harrington	align=center\|100	Major championship
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|10 Aug	PGA Championship	United States	align=right\|US$7,500,000	{{flagicon\|IRL}} Pádraig Harrington	align=center\|100	Major championship
22 Sep	Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf	Chiba	align=right\|17,800,000	{{flagicon\|FIJ}} Dinesh Chand	align=center\|n/a
13 Dec	Hitachi 3Tours Championship	Chiba	align=right\|80,000,000	Japan Golf Tour	align=center\|n/a	Team event

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money (¥)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Shingo Katayama	align=center\|180,094,895
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Azuma Yano	align=center\|137,064,052
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|THA}} Prayad Marksaeng	align=center\|126,430,825
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hideto Tanihara	align=center\|110,414,719
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Ryo Ishikawa	align=center\|106,318,166

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money (¥)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Masamichi Uehira	align=center\|6,329,033
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda	align=center\|6,040,545
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Shigeru Nonaka	align=center\|5,502,620
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hiroaki Iijima	align=center\|4,587,176
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Taichiro Kiyota	align=center\|4,286,250
align=center\|6	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Tatsunori Nukaga	align=center\|3,737,039