2009 Japan Golf Tour#Japan Challenge Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2009

| tour = Japan Golf Tour

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| regular_season = {{start date|2009|4|16|df=y}} – {{end date|2009|12|6|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 24

| most_wins = {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda (4)
{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryo Ishikawa (4)

| honor1 = Money list

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Ryo Ishikawa

| honor2 = Most Valuable Player

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Ryo Ishikawa

| honor3 = Rookie of the Year

| honoree3 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda

| honor4 =

| honoree4 =

| prevseason = 2008

| nextseason = 2010

}}

The 2009 Japan Golf Tour was the 37th 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 2009 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=1&year=2009 |title=2009 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
19 Apr	Token Homemate Cup	Mie	align=right\|130,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Koumei Oda (2)	align=center\|16
26 Apr	Tsuruya Open	Hyōgo	align=right\|120,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Masaya Tomida (1)	align=center\|18
3 May	The Crowns	Aichi	align=right\|120,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Tetsuji Hiratsuka (5)	align=center\|20
31 May	Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf	Ibaraki	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Takashi Kanemoto (1)	align=center\|20
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 7 Jun	UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills	Ibaraki	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yuji Igarashi (1)	align=center\|20		Japan major
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 14 Jun	Japan PGA Championship	Hokkaidō	align=right\|130,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda (1)	align=center\|16		Japan major
28 Jun	Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic	Hyōgo	align=right\|130,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Ryo Ishikawa (3)	align=center\|18
26 Jul	Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup	Hokkaidō	align=right\|130,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hiroyuki Fujita (7)	align=center\|18
2 Aug	Sun Chlorella Classic	Hokkaidō	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Ryo Ishikawa (4)	align=center\|16
23 Aug	Kansai Open Golf Championship	Hyōgo	align=right\|50,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hiroyuki Fujita (8)	align=center\|16
30 Aug	Vana H Cup KBC Augusta	Fukuoka	align=right\|110,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda (2)	align=center\|18
6 Sep	Fujisankei Classic	Yamanashi	align=right\|110,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Ryo Ishikawa (5)	align=center\|18
20 Sep	ANA Open	Hokkaidō	align=right\|130,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Toru Taniguchi (15)	align=center\|16
27 Sep	Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open	Kyoto	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Daisuke Maruyama (2)	align=center\|20	ASA
4 Oct	Coca-Cola Tokai Classic	Aichi	align=right\|120,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Ryo Ishikawa (6)	align=center\|18
11 Oct	Canon Open	Kanagawa	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda (3)	align=center\|18
style="background:#f2ecce;" \| 18 Oct	Japan Open Golf Championship	Saitama	align=right\|200,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Ryuichi Oda (1)	align=center\|32		Flagship event{{efn\|name=jpnmaj\|Also a Japan major championship.}}
25 Oct	Bridgestone Open	Chiba	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda (4)	align=center\|20
1 Nov	Mynavi ABC Championship	Hyōgo	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Toru Suzuki (8)	align=center\|16
8 Nov	The Championship by Lexus	Ibaraki	align=right\|200,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Toshinori Muto (3)	align=center\|16
15 Nov	Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters	Shizuoka	align=right\|200,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yasuharu Imano (7)	align=center\|20
22 Nov	Dunlop Phoenix Tournament	Miyazaki	align=right\|200,000,000	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Edoardo Molinari (n/a)	align=center\|28
29 Nov	Casio World Open	Kōchi	align=right\|200,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Koumei Oda (3)	align=center\|22
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 6 Dec	Golf Nippon Series JT Cup	Tokyo	align=right\|130,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Shigeki Maruyama (10)	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;" \|12 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	align=right\|US$7,500,000	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Ángel Cabrera	align=center\|100	Major championship
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|22 Jun	U.S. Open	United States	align=right\|US$7,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Lucas Glover	align=center\|100	Major championship
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|19 Jul	The Open Championship	Scotland	align=right\|£4,200,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Stewart Cink	align=center\|100	Major championship
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|16 Aug	PGA Championship	United States	align=right\|US$7,500,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Yang Yong-eun	align=center\|100	Major championship
14 Sep	Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf	Chiba	align=right\|18,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Kaname Yokoo	align=center\|n/a
13 Dec	Hitachi 3Tours Championship	Chiba	align=right\|50,000,000	Japan PGA Senior 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=2009 |title=2009 Money Rankings |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=10 April 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/golf-japan-idUKSP45974620091206 |title=Golf-Ishikawa becomes youngest Japanese Tour money list winner |publisher=Reuters |date=6 December 2009 |access-date=28 June 2023}}

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money (¥)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Ryo Ishikawa	align=center\|183,524,051
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda	align=center\|158,556,695
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Koumei Oda	align=center\|118,774,176
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Shingo Katayama	align=center\|113,678,535
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hiroyuki Fujita	align=center\|91,244,625

Awards

class="wikitable"

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

Most Valuable Player

{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryo Ishikawa

{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/news/14964 |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=7 December 2009 |access-date=28 June 2023 |quote=最優秀選手賞　石川遼... 最優秀新人賞　島田トロフィ　池田勇太 |trans-quote=Most Valuable Player Award: Ryo Ishikawa... Best Newcomer Award Shimada Trophy: Yuta Ikeda}}

Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)

{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda

Japan Challenge Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2009

| tour = Japan Challenge Tour

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| regular_season = {{start date|2009|4|10|df=y}} – {{end date|2009|10|23|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 11

| most_wins = {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Campbell (2)
{{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuhiro Kida (2)
{{flagicon|JPN}} Achi Sato (2)

| honor1 = Money list

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Campbell

| honor2 =

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| prevseason = 2008

| nextseason = 2010

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The 2009 Japan Challenge Tour was the 25th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

=Schedule=

The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=2&year=2009 |title=2009 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	Novil Cup	Tokushima	align=right\|20,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Achi Sato (2)
22 May	Sashima JGTO Challenge I	Ibaraki	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Chris Campbell (1)
20 Jun	Shizu Hills Tommy Cup	Ibaraki	align=right\|15,000,000	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Chris Campbell (2)
26 Jun	Mochizuki Tokyu JGTO Challenge II	Nagano	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Junpei Takayama (1)
10 Jul	Boso Country Cup	Chiba	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Katsumi Kubo (1)
16 Jul	Everlife Cup Challenge Tournament	Fukuoka	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Kazuhiro Kida (1)
11 Sep	Srixon Challenge	Fukuoka	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Toru Morita (1)
18 Sep	Asakura JGTO Challenge III	Chiba	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Kazuhiro Kida (2)
25 Sep	Toshin Challenge Tournament	Mie	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yuta Kinoshita (1)
9 Oct	Sunroyal GC Cup	Hyōgo	align=right\|10,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Achi Sato (3)
23 Oct	PRGR Novil Cup Final	Ibaraki	align=right\|13,000,000	{{flagicon\|TWN}} Lu Wei-chih (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=2009 |title=2009 Challenge Money Ranking |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=29 December 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/news/14199 |title=C・キャンベル／２０１０年、１年間の優先出場権を獲得賞金ランキング１位 |trans-title=C. Campbell / 2010, 1st place in the prize money ranking, 1 place in the prize money ranking |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |language=ja |date=24 October 2009 |access-date=17 September 2023}} The top seven players on the money list earned status to play on the 2010 Japan Golf Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/news/15145 |title=２００９年チャレンジ賞金ランキング１位はC・キャンベルが。佐藤、呂、貴田、市原、白、高山が第１回リランキングまでのツアー優先出場権を獲得 |trans-title=The first place in the 2009 Challenge prize money ranking is C. Campbell. Sato, Lu, Kida, Ichihara, Haku, and Takayama earn priority berth on the tour until the first reranking |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |language=ja |date=24 October 2009 |access-date=17 September 2023}}

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money (¥)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Chris Campbell	align=center\|6,136,154
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Achi Sato	align=center\|6,119,944
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|TWN}} Lu Wei-chih	align=center\|4,890,916
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Kazuhiro Kida	align=center\|4,491,550
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Kodai Ichihara	align=center\|4,259,750
align=center\|6	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yoshikazu Haku	align=center\|3,594,500
align=center\|7	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Junpei Takayama	align=center\|3,395,371

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{{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
19 Apr	Token Homemate Cup	Mie	align=right\|130,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Koumei Oda (2)	align=center\|16
26 Apr	Tsuruya Open	Hyōgo	align=right\|120,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Masaya Tomida (1)	align=center\|18
3 May	The Crowns	Aichi	align=right\|120,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Tetsuji Hiratsuka (5)	align=center\|20
31 May	Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf	Ibaraki	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Takashi Kanemoto (1)	align=center\|20
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 7 Jun	UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills	Ibaraki	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yuji Igarashi (1)	align=center\|20		Japan major
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 14 Jun	Japan PGA Championship	Hokkaidō	align=right\|130,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda (1)	align=center\|16		Japan major
28 Jun	Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic	Hyōgo	align=right\|130,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Ryo Ishikawa (3)	align=center\|18
26 Jul	Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup	Hokkaidō	align=right\|130,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hiroyuki Fujita (7)	align=center\|18
2 Aug	Sun Chlorella Classic	Hokkaidō	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Ryo Ishikawa (4)	align=center\|16
23 Aug	Kansai Open Golf Championship	Hyōgo	align=right\|50,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hiroyuki Fujita (8)	align=center\|16
30 Aug	Vana H Cup KBC Augusta	Fukuoka	align=right\|110,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda (2)	align=center\|18
6 Sep	Fujisankei Classic	Yamanashi	align=right\|110,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Ryo Ishikawa (5)	align=center\|18
20 Sep	ANA Open	Hokkaidō	align=right\|130,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Toru Taniguchi (15)	align=center\|16
27 Sep	Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open	Kyoto	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Daisuke Maruyama (2)	align=center\|20	ASA
4 Oct	Coca-Cola Tokai Classic	Aichi	align=right\|120,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Ryo Ishikawa (6)	align=center\|18
11 Oct	Canon Open	Kanagawa	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda (3)	align=center\|18
style="background:#f2ecce;" \| 18 Oct	Japan Open Golf Championship	Saitama	align=right\|200,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Ryuichi Oda (1)	align=center\|32		Flagship event{{efn\|name=jpnmaj\|Also a Japan major championship.}}
25 Oct	Bridgestone Open	Chiba	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda (4)	align=center\|20
1 Nov	Mynavi ABC Championship	Hyōgo	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Toru Suzuki (8)	align=center\|16
8 Nov	The Championship by Lexus	Ibaraki	align=right\|200,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Toshinori Muto (3)	align=center\|16
15 Nov	Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters	Shizuoka	align=right\|200,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yasuharu Imano (7)	align=center\|20
22 Nov	Dunlop Phoenix Tournament	Miyazaki	align=right\|200,000,000	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Edoardo Molinari (n/a)	align=center\|28
29 Nov	Casio World Open	Kōchi	align=right\|200,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Koumei Oda (3)	align=center\|22
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 6 Dec	Golf Nippon Series JT Cup	Tokyo	align=right\|130,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Shigeki Maruyama (10)	align=center\|24		Japan major

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date !! Tournament !! Location !! Purse (¥) !! Winner(s) !! OWGR points !! Other tours{{efn\|name=tour}} !! Notes
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|12 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	align=right\|US$7,500,000	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Ángel Cabrera	align=center\|100	Major championship
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|22 Jun	U.S. Open	United States	align=right\|US$7,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Lucas Glover	align=center\|100	Major championship
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|19 Jul	The Open Championship	Scotland	align=right\|£4,200,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Stewart Cink	align=center\|100	Major championship
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|16 Aug	PGA Championship	United States	align=right\|US$7,500,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Yang Yong-eun	align=center\|100	Major championship
14 Sep	Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf	Chiba	align=right\|18,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Kaname Yokoo	align=center\|n/a
13 Dec	Hitachi 3Tours Championship	Chiba	align=right\|50,000,000	Japan PGA Senior Tour	align=center\|n/a	Team event

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money (¥)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Ryo Ishikawa	align=center\|183,524,051
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda	align=center\|158,556,695
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Koumei Oda	align=center\|118,774,176
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Shingo Katayama	align=center\|113,678,535
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Hiroyuki Fujita	align=center\|91,244,625

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money (¥)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Chris Campbell	align=center\|6,136,154
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Achi Sato	align=center\|6,119,944
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|TWN}} Lu Wei-chih	align=center\|4,890,916
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Kazuhiro Kida	align=center\|4,491,550
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Kodai Ichihara	align=center\|4,259,750
align=center\|6	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yoshikazu Haku	align=center\|3,594,500
align=center\|7	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Junpei Takayama	align=center\|3,395,371