The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. As of 2005 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after the PGA TOUR and the PGA European Tour. However since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with that on the two larger tours. Official events on the Japan Golf Tour count for World Golf Ranking points, and success on the tour can also qualify members to play in the majors. Golf (gowf in Scots) is a game where individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area. ... // Introduction Professional golf is one of the more lucrative sports in the world for both men and women, but it is has a very different structure from other sports, especially team sports. ... The PGA Tour is an organization that is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA, just south of Jacksonville. ... // The PGA European Tour, much more commonly referred to simply as the European Tour, is a professional golf tour for men. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, the last decade of the 20th Century. ... The Official World Golf Rankings are a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers. ... The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the Majors are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in mens professional golf. ...

Most of the leading players on the tour are Japanese, but players from many other countries also participate.

Leading Money Winners on the Japan Golf Tour

The official prize money list on the Japan Golf Tour includes money won by members in the majors and the World Golf Championships events. All of the players who have topped the money list are Japanese. The World Golf Championships are a group of four annual events for male professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours. ...

• 2005 Shingo Katayama - 134,075,280 Yen
• 2004 Shingo Katayama - 119,512,374 Yen
• 2003 Toshimitsu Izawa - 135,454,300 Yen
• 2002 Toru Taniguchi - 145,440,341 Yen
• 2001 Toshimitsu Izawa - 217,934,583 Yen
• 2000 Shingo Katayama - 177,116,489 Yen
• 1999 Naomichi Ozaki - 137,641,796 Yen
• 1998 Masashi Ozaki - 179,627,400 Yen
• 1997 Masashi Ozaki - 170,847,633 Yen
• 1996 Masashi Ozaki - 209,646,746 Yen
• 1995 Masashi Ozaki - 192,319,800 Yen
• 1994 Masashi Ozaki - 215,468,000 Yen
• 1993 Hajime Meshiai - 148,718,200 Yen
• 1992 Masashi Ozaki - 186,816,466 Yen
• 1991 Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki - 119,507,974 Yen
• 1990 Masashi Ozaki - 129,060,500 Yen
• 1989 Masashi Ozaki - 108,715,733 Yen
• 1988 Masashi Ozaki - 125,162,540 Yen
• 1987 David Ishii - 86,554,421 Yen
• 1986 Tsuneyuki Nakajima - 90,202,066 Yen
• 1985 Tsuneyuki Nakajima - 101,609,333 Yen
• 1984 Shinsaku Maeda - 57,040,357 Yen
• 1983 Tsuneyuki Nakajima - 85,514,183 Yen
• 1982 Tsuneyuki Nakajima - 68,220,640 Yen
• 1981 Isao Aoki - 57,262,941 Yen
• 1980 Isao Aoki - 60,532,660 Yen
• 1979 Isao Aoki - 45,554,211 Yen
• 1978 Isao Aoki - 62,987,200 Yen
• 1977 Masashi Ozaki - 35,932,608 Yen
• 1976 Isao Aoki - 40,985,801 Yen
• 1975 Takashi Murakami - 38,705,551 Yen
• 1974 Masashi Ozaki - 41,846,908 Yen
• 1973 Masashi Ozaki - 43,814,000 Yen

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Masashi Ozaki (尾崎将司, born in Tokushima on January 24, 1947) is a Japanese golfer. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Masashi Ozaki (尾崎将司, born in Tokushima on January 24, 1947) is a Japanese golfer. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Masashi Ozaki (尾崎将司, born in Tokushima on January 24, 1947) is a Japanese golfer. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Masashi Ozaki (尾崎将司, born in Tokushima on January 24, 1947) is a Japanese golfer. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Masashi Ozaki (尾崎将司, born in Tokushima on January 24, 1947) is a Japanese golfer. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... David Ishii (born July 26, 1955) is a Japanese golfer. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Isao Aoki (born 31 August 1942 in Abiko, Chiba, Japan) is one of Japans most successful golfers. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Isao Aoki (born 31 August 1942 in Abiko, Chiba, Japan) is one of Japans most successful golfers. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Isao Aoki (born 31 August 1942 in Abiko, Chiba, Japan) is one of Japans most successful golfers. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Isao Aoki (born 31 August 1942 in Abiko, Chiba, Japan) is one of Japans most successful golfers. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Masashi Ozaki (尾崎将司, born in Tokushima on January 24, 1947) is a Japanese golfer. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Isao Aoki (born 31 August 1942 in Abiko, Chiba, Japan) is one of Japans most successful golfers. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Masashi Ozaki (尾崎将司, born in Tokushima on January 24, 1947) is a Japanese golfer. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Masashi Ozaki (尾崎将司, born in Tokushima on January 24, 1947) is a Japanese golfer. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ...

Leading career money winners

The table shows the top ten career money leaders on the Japan Golf Tour at 14 January 2006. The figures shown include money won in the four global major championships from 1998 onwards and in the three individual World Golf Championships events from their introduction in 1999. The leading non-Japanese money winner on the tour is Todd Hamilton with earnings of over 630 million Yen. The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the Majors are the four most prestigious annual golf tournaments in mens professional golf. ... The World Golf Championships are a group of four annual events for male professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours. ... Todd Hamilton (born October 18, 1965, Galesburg, Illinois) is a professional golfer. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ...

There is a full list on the Japan Golf Tour's website here. This is an article about the Japanese currency. ... Masashi Ozaki (尾崎将司, born in Tokushima on January 24, 1947) is a Japanese golfer. ... Isao Aoki (born 31 August 1942 in Abiko, Chiba, Japan) is one of Japans most successful golfers. ... Shingo Katayama (born in Ibaragi on 31 January 1973) is a Japanese golfer. ... Toshimitsu Izawa (sometimes known outside of Japan as Toshi Izawa) is a Japanese golfer. ... David Ishii (born July 26, 1955) is a Japanese golfer. ...

See also

• Professional golf tours

// Introduction Professional golf is one of the more lucrative sports in the world for both men and women, but it is has a very different structure from other sports, especially team sports. ...

External link

• Japan Golf Tour - official English language site
• Japan Golf Tours