1994 PGA of Japan Tour

The 1994 PGA of Japan Tour was the 22nd season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

1994 PGA of Japan Tour season
Duration10 March 1994 (1994-03-10) – 11 December 1994 (1994-12-11)
Number of official events38
Most winsJapan Masashi Ozaki (7)
Money listJapan Masashi Ozaki
1993
1995

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1994 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
13 Mar Token Cup Kagoshima 100,000,000   Craig Warren (1) 16
20 Mar Dydo Shizuoka Open Shizuoka 100,000,000   Tsuneyuki Nakajima (42) 16
27 Mar United KSB Open Okayama 70,000,000   Kazuhiro Takami (1) 16
3 Apr Descente Classic Hyōgo 80,000,000   Brian Watts (1) 16
10 Apr Pocari Sweat Open Hiroshima 80,000,000   Yoshi Mizumaki (3) 16
17 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo 100,000,000   Tsuneyuki Nakajima (43) 16 New tournament
24 Apr Dunlop Open Ibaraki 100,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (63) 20 AGC
1 May The Crowns Aichi 120,000,000   Roger Mackay (8) 28
8 May Fujisankei Classic Shizuoka 120,000,000   Kiyoshi Murota (3) 16
15 May Japan PGA Championship Gifu 100,000,000   Hiroshi Gohda (1) 18
22 May Pepsi Ube Kosan Open Yamaguchi 80,000,000   Tsuneyuki Nakajima (44) 16
29 May Mitsubishi Galant Tournament Hokkaidō 100,000,000   Katsuyoshi Tomori (5) 16
5 Jun JCB Classic Sendai Miyagi 100,000,000   Masahiro Kuramoto (28) 18
12 Jun Sapporo Tokyu Open Hokkaidō 100,000,000   Yoshi Mizumaki (4) 16
19 Jun Yomiuri Open Hyōgo 100,000,000   Tsukasa Watanabe (2) 16
26 Jun Mizuno Open Ishikawa 100,000,000   Brian Watts (2) 16
3 Jul PGA Philanthropy Tournament Hyōgo 100,000,000   Todd Hamilton (3) 16
10 Jul Yonex Open Hiroshima Hiroshima 80,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (64) 16
24 Jul Nikkei Cup Hokkaidō 80,000,000   Toru Suzuki (2) 16
31 Jul NST Niigata Open Niigata 60,000,000   Pete Izumikawa (4) 16
14 Aug Acom International Ibaraki 100,000,000   Naomichi Ozaki (22) 16
21 Aug Maruman Open Chiba 120,000,000   David Ishii (13) 16
28 Aug Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta Fukuoka 100,000,000   Brian Watts (3) 16
4 Sep Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup Hokkaidō 70,000,000   Todd Hamilton (4) 16
11 Sep Suntory Open Chiba 100,000,000   David Ishii (14) 20
18 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 100,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (65) 20
25 Sep Gene Sarazen Jun Classic Tochigi 110,000,000   Carlos Franco (1) 18
2 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Mie 100,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (66) 32 Flagship event
9 Oct Tokai Classic Aichi 110,000,000   Corey Pavin (n/a) 24
16 Oct Asahi Beer Golf Digest Tournament Shizuoka 150,000,000   Eiji Mizoguchi (1) 20
23 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 120,000,000   Brian Watts (4) 30
30 Oct Philip Morris Championship Hyōgo 200,000,000   Brian Watts (5) 20
6 Nov Daiwa International Saitama 170,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (67) 24
13 Nov Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 150,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (68) 32
20 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (69) 34
27 Nov Casio World Open Kagoshima 150,000,000   Robert Gamez (n/a) 28
4 Dec Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup Hyōgo 100,000,000   Hisayuki Sasaki (1) 16
11 Dec Daikyo Open Okinawa 120,000,000   Hideki Kase (2) 16

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3][2]

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1   Masashi Ozaki 215,468,000
2   Brian Watts 139,052,710
3   Tsuneyuki Nakajima 115,771,280
4   Naomichi Ozaki 91,685,057
5   David Ishii 87,271,410

Japan Challenge Tour

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1994 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration21 April 1994 (1994-04-21) – 17 November 1994 (1994-11-17)
Number of official events9
Most wins  Toru Nakayama (2)
1993
1995

The 1994 Japan Challenge Tour was the 10th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the PGA of Japan Tour.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1994 season.[4]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)
Winner[c]
21 Apr Korakuen Cup (1st) Tochigi 10,000,000   Kazuhiko Hosokawa (1)
26 May Kanto Kokusai Open Tochigi 10,000,000   Koji Mitake (1)
2 Jun Mito Green Open Ibaraki 10,000,000   Masami Ito (1)
29 Jun Kansai PGA Philanthropy Fukui 10,000,000   Hidezumi Shirakata (1)
1 Jul Kanto PGA Philanthropy Tochigi 10,000,000   Taisuke Kitajima (1)
28 Jul Korakuen Cup (2nd) Hokkaido 10,000,000   Toru Nakayama (1)
8 Sep Korakuen Cup (3rd) Tochigi 10,000,000   Yoshikazu Sakamoto (1)
13 Oct Korakuen Cup (4th) Oita 10,000,000   Toru Nakayama (2)
17 Nov Korakuen Cup (5th) Tochigi 10,000,000   Yoshio Fumiyama (1)

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA of Japan Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA of Japan Tour members.
  2. ^ AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.
  3. ^ 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 PGA of Japan Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "1994 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Williams, Michael (1995). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1995. Macmillan. pp. 107–108. ISBN 0333626818. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ "1994 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ^ "1994 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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