Japan Challenge Tour#Money list winners
{{short description|Professional golf tour}}
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| formerly = AbemaTV Tour
Abema Tour
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| countries = Based in Japan
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| most_champs = Tournament wins:
{{flagicon|JPN}} Gohei Sato (5)
{{flagicon|JPN}} Masamichi Uehira (5)
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The Japan Challenge Tour, currently titled as the ACN Tour, is a series of developmental golf tournaments run by the Japan Golf Tour Organization. It has been in operation since 1985.
In 2023, the schedule featured 12 tournaments, with prize funds of mostly {{currency|15,000,000|JPY}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=2&year=2023 |title=2023 Challenge Schedule |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=30 December 2022}} This is about a tenth of the level of prize money per event on offer on the main Japan Golf Tour, with the main tour also having a longer season.
History
In January 2018, the tour signed a sponsor title agreement with AbemaTV, being renamed as the AbemaTV Tour for the 2018 season onwards.{{cite web |url=https://abematv.co.jp/posts/3628255 |title=ス 「AbemaTV」がJGTO主催「チャレンジトーナメント」との年間特別スポンサー契約を締結 現「チャレンジトーナメント」から「AbemaTVツアー」へ名称を変更 |trans-title="AbemaTV" signs annual special sponsorship agreement with "Challenge Tournament" sponsored by JGTO Changed name from "Challenge Tournament" to "AbemaTV Tour" |publisher=Abema |language=Japanese |date=31 January 2018 |access-date=16 September 2023}} The agreement lasted until the end of the 2024 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/news/33544 |title=Abemaツアー7年間の歴史に幕。男子ツアーに様々な変革と刺激を注入した功績に感謝 |trans-title=The Abema Tour has come to an end over its seven-year history. Thanked for injecting a variety of transformations and inspirations into the men's tour |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |language=ja |date=18 October 2024 |access-date=8 November 2024}} In March 2025, it was announced that {{ill|ACN (Japan trading company)|lt=ACN|ja|ACN (Japan trading company)}} would become the new title sponsor of the tour, being renamed as the ACN Tour.{{cite magazine |url=https://news.golfdigest.co.jp/news/jgto/article/177942/1/ |title=国内男子下部は「ACNツアー」に名称変更 YouTubeでも中継 |trans-title=The men's lower division in Japan will be renamed "ACN Tour" and will be broadcast on YouTube. |magazine=Golf Digest Japan |language=ja |date=19 March 2025 |access-date=19 March 2025}}
In July 2018, it was also announced that the tour would be included into the Official World Golf Ranking starting in 2019, with the winner receiving a minimum of 4 points for a 54-hole event.{{cite web |url=http://www.owgr.com/news/2018/july/press-release |title=Board Announcement |publisher=Official World Golf Ranking |date=20 July 2018 |access-date=26 June 2022 |quote=The Abema TV Tour will be introduced to the OWGR at minimum points levels of 4 first place points for its tournaments that are played over 54 holes.}}
The top 20 players earn entry into the Japan Golf Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/news/29627 |title=Abema Tour 2022 season tees off |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |date=6 April 2022 |access-date=15 September 2023 |quote=Players who finish inside the top-20 on the money list will earn their main JGTO cards in 2023.}}
Money list winners
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!Season !! Winner !! Prize money (¥) | ||
align=center|2024 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Taisei Yamada | align=center|5,259,789 |
align=center|2023 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tatsunori Shogenji | align=center|11,253,106 |
align=center|2022 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yujiro Ohori | align=center|7,798,551 |
align=center|2020–21 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Ryo Hisatsune | align=center|10,922,467 |
align=center|2019 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshikazu Haku | align=center|6,797,444 |
align=center|2018 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Taihei Sato | align=center|7,256,163 |
align=center|2017 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tomoharu Otsuki | align=center|3,787,591 |
align=center|2016 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshinobu Tsukada | align=center|5,509,115 |
align=center|2015 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yu Morimoto | align=center|4,479,531 |
align=center|2014 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shugo Imahira | align=center|7,444,288 |
align=center|2013 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kwon Ki-taek | align=center|5,326,885 |
align=center|2012 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Koko | align=center|4,607,237 |
align=center|2011 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tatsunori Nukaga | align=center|5,846,275 |
align=center|2010 | {{flagicon|FIJ}} Dinesh Chand | align=center|4,780,625 |
align=center|2009 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Campbell | align=center|6,136,154 |
align=center|2008 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Masamichi Uehira | align=center|6,329,033 |
align=center|2007 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Michio Matsumura | align=center|6,685,183 |
align=center|2006 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takaki Ono | align=center|7,710,069 |
align=center|2005 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shoichi Ideguchi | align=center|5,070,263 |
align=center|2004 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshiaki Kimura | align=center|4,199,650 |
align=center|2003 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Masamichi Uehira | align=center|3,082,833 |
align=center|2002 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tatsuhiko Ichihara | align=center|4,124,935 |
align=center|2001 | {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Hur Suk-ho | align=center|5,150,264 |
align=center|2000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Masanori Kobayashi | align=center|3,851,250 |
align=center|1999 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kosaku Makisaka | align=center|3,461,294 |
align=center|1998 | rowspan=14 colspan=2 align=center|No information known | |
align=center|1997 | ||
align=center|1996 | ||
align=center|1995 | ||
align=center|1994 | ||
align=center|1993 | ||
align=center|1992 | ||
align=center|1991 | ||
align=center|1990 | ||
align=center|1989 | ||
align=center|1988 | ||
align=center|1987 | ||
align=center|1986 | ||
align=center|1985 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=2 Current season schedule on the Japan Golf Tour's official site]
{{Men's Professional Golf Tours}}