2014 Japan Golf Tour
{{short description|Golf tour season}}
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 2014
| tour = Japan Golf Tour
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| regular_season = {{start date|2014|3|27|df=y}} – {{end date|2014|12|7|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 24{{efn|One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.}}
| most_wins = {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroyuki Fujita (3)
| honor1 = Money list
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Koumei Oda
| honor2 = Most Valuable Player
| honoree2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Koumei Oda
| honor3 = Rookie of the Year
| honoree3 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Seung-hyuk
| honor4 =
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| prevseason = 2013
| nextseason = 2015
}}
The 2014 Japan Golf Tour was the 42nd 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 2014 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=1&year=2014 |title=2014 Tour Tournaments |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=10 April 2023}}
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!Date !! Tournament !! Location !! Purse | |||||||
| Thailand Open | Thailand | align=center|– | Cancelled{{cite news |url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Golf/Thailand-Open-cancelled-20140520 |title=Thailand Open cancelled |work=News24 |date=20 May 2014 |access-date=13 February 2020}} | align=center|– | ONE | ||
| 30 Mar | Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship | Indonesia | align=right|US$1,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Michio Matsumura (4) | align=center|12 | ONE | |
| 20 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | align=right|130,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yūsaku Miyazato (2) | align=center|16 | ||
| 27 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | align=right|110,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroyuki Fujita (16) | align=center|16 | ||
| 4 May | The Crowns | Aichi | align=right|120,000,000 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Hyung-sung (3) | align=center|16 | ||
| 25 May | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | align=right|60,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Koumei Oda (7) | align=center|16 | ||
| 1 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | align=right|110,000,000 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Jang Dong-kyu (1) | align=center|16 | ||
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| 8 Jun | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup | Hyōgo | align=right|150,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Taichi Teshima (7) | align=center|16 | Japan major | |
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| 22 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | align=right|150,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshitaka Takeya (1) | align=center|16 | Japan major | |
| 6 Jul | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | align=right|200,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Ryo Ishikawa (11) | align=center|18 | ||
| 3 Aug | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Fukushima | align=right|50,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Satoshi Kodaira (2) | align=center|16 | New tournament | |
| 31 Aug | RZ Everlasting KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | align=right|110,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroyuki Fujita (17) | align=center|16 | ||
| 7 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | align=right|110,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroshi Iwata (1) | align=center|16 | ||
| 21 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | align=right|110,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Katsumasa Miyamoto (9) | align=center|16 | ||
| 28 Sep | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Ibaraki | align=right|150,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroyuki Fujita (18) | align=center|15 | ASA | |
| 5 Oct | Top Cup Tokai Classic | Aichi | align=right|110,000,000 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Seung-hyuk (1) | align=center|16 | ||
| 12 Oct | Toshin Golf Tournament | Gifu | align=right|100,000,000 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Hur In-hoi (1) | align=center|16 | ||
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| 19 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Chiba | align=right|200,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda (12) | 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}} Koumei Oda (8) | align=center|16 | ||
| 2 Nov | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | align=right|150,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Ryuichi Oda (2) | align=center|16 | ||
| 9 Nov | Heiwa PGM Championship | Ibaraki | align=right|200,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tomohiro Kondo (6) | align=center|16 | ||
| 16 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | align=right|150,000,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} David Oh (1) | align=center|24 | ||
| 23 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | align=right|200,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hideki Matsuyama (6) | align=center|26 | ||
| 30 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | align=right|200,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shingo Katayama (28) | align=center|16 | ||
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| 7 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | align=right|130,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Katsumasa Miyamoto (10) | align=center|17 | 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 | |||||||
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|13 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | align=right|US$9,000,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bubba Watson | align=center|100 | Major championship | |
| 18 May | Legend Charity Pro-Am | Chiba | align=right|50,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Masahiro Kuramoto | align=center|n/a | Pro-Am | |
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|15 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | align=right|US$9,000,000 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Martin Kaymer | align=center|100 | Major championship | |
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|20 Jul | The Open Championship | England | align=right|£5,400,000 | {{flagicon|NIR}} Rory McIlroy | align=center|100 | Major championship | |
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|10 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | align=right|US$10,000,000 | {{flagicon|NIR}} Rory McIlroy | align=center|100 | Major championship | |
| 14 Dec | Hitachi 3Tours Championship | Chiba | align=right|57,000,000 | LPGA of Japan 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=2014 |title=2014 Money Rankings |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=10 April 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.honmagolf.co.jp/img/news_667797163548ffc7262060.pdf |title=Team Honma member Koumei Oda becomes the Order of Merit leader on the Japan Golf Tour for the first time! |publisher=Honma Golf |date=7 December 2014 |access-date=28 June 2023}}
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! Position !! Player !! Prize money (¥) | ||
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Koumei Oda | align=center|137,318,693 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroyuki Fujita | align=center|116,275,130 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tomohiro Kondo | align=center|107,089,056 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroshi Iwata | align=center|97,794,191 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Katsumasa Miyamoto | align=center|91,048,150 |
Awards
Japan Challenge Tour
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 2014
| tour = Japan Challenge Tour
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| regular_season = {{start date|2014|4|4|df=y}} – {{end date|2014|10|24|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 16
| most_wins = {{flagicon|JPN}} Shugo Imahira (2)
{{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Suzuki (2)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Wilson (2)
| honor1 = Money list
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Shugo Imahira
| honor2 =
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| prevseason = 2013
| nextseason = 2015
}}
The 2014 Japan Challenge Tour was the 30th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
=Schedule=
The following table lists official events during the 2014 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=2&year=2014 |title=2014 Challenge Schedule |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=17 September 2023}}
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!Date!!Tournament!!Location!!Purse | ||||
| 6 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | align=right|15,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Soushi Tajima (2) |
| 9 May | Plus One Fukuoka Raizan Challenge | Fukuoka | align=right|10,000,000 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Wilson (1) |
| 23 May | Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship | Hyōgo | align=right|10,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shugo Imahira (1) |
| 13 Jun | Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup | Gifu | align=right|10,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Suzuki (2) |
| 27 Jun | Landic Golf Tournament Associa Mansion Memorial | Fukuoka | align=right|10,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shintaro Kai (1) |
| 10 Jul | ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament | Shizuoka | align=right|15,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shota Akiyoshi (1) |
| 25 Jul | Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship | Niigata | align=right|10,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kiyoshi Miyazato (1) |
| 1 Aug | Akita TV Minami Akita CC Challenge | Akita | align=right|10,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yasunobu Fukunaga (1) |
| 22 Aug | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup | Chiba | align=right|13,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Taigen Tsumagari (1) |
| 5 Sep | Madame Shinco Challenge Tournament | Hyōgo | align=right|10,000,000 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Wilson (2) |
| 12 Sep | Himawari Dragon Cup | Chiba | align=right|10,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Suzuki (3) |
| 19 Sep | Seven Dreamers Challenge | Chiba | align=right|10,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Inamori (1) |
| 26 Sep | Elite Grips Challenge | Mie | align=right|10,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuichiro Nishi (1) |
| 4 Oct | Ishikawa Ryo Everyone Project Challenge | Tochigi | align=right|15,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Katsufumi Okino (1) |
| 10 Oct | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Ibaraki | align=right|10,000,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Richard Hattori (1) |
| 24 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | align=right|10,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shugo Imahira (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=2014 |title=2014 Challenge Money Ranking |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=29 December 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/news/22781 |title=今平周吾が通算7アンダーで優勝、チャレンジ賞金王に |trans-title=Shugo Imahira wins at 7 under overall, becoming the challenge money king. |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |language=Japanese |date=25 October 2014 |access-date=17 September 2023}} The top nine players on the money list earned status to play on the 2015 Japan Golf Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/news/22454 |title=予選落ちの秋吉翔太は、ギリギリで… |trans-title=Shota Akiyoshi, who failed to qualify, was at the last minute... |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |language=Japanese |date=25 October 2014 |access-date=17 September 2023 |quote=2位から9位までの選手に来年のツアー前半戦の出場優先権(第1回リランキングまで)が与えられる。 |trans-quote=Players ranked 2nd to 9th will be given priority for the first half of next year's Tour...}}
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! Position !! Player !! Prize money (¥) | ||
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shugo Imahira | align=center|7,444,288 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shintaro Kai | align=center|5,456,058 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Wilson | align=center|4,796,324 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Katsufumi Okino | align=center|4,701,020 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Suzuki | align=center|4,215,230 |
| align=center|6 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Taigen Tsumagari | align=center|3,794,109 |
| align=center|7 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Ryuji Masaoka | align=center|3,457,367 |
| align=center|8 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kiyoshi Miyazato | align=center|3,311,153 |
| align=center|9 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shota Akiyoshi | align=center|3,254,083 |
Notes
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References
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