1990 PGA of Japan Tour

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1990 PGA of Japan Tour season
Duration1 March 1990 (1990-03-01) – 9 December 1990 (1990-12-09)
Number of official events44
Most winsJapan Masashi Ozaki (4)
Money listJapan Masashi Ozaki
1989
1991

The 1990 PGA of Japan Tour was the 18th season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
4 Mar Daiichi Fudosan Cup Miyazaki 100,000,000 Australia Brian Jones (9) 12
11 Mar Imperial Open Ibaraki 55,000,000 Japan Tōru Nakamura (18) 12 New to PGA of Japan Tour
18 Mar Shizuoka Open Shizuoka 50,000,000 Japan Ryoken Kawagishi (1) 12
25 Mar Seto Uthumi Open Okayama 60,000,000 Japan Masahiro Kuramoto (23) 12
8 Apr Pocari Sweat Open Hiroshima 60,000,000 Japan Nobumitsu Yuhara (4) 12
15 Apr Bridgestone Aso Open Kumamoto 50,000,000 Japan Teruo Sugihara (26) 10
22 Apr Dunlop Open Ibaraki 100,000,000 Philippines Frankie Miñoza (1) 14 AGC
29 Apr The Crowns Aichi 100,000,000 Japan Noboru Sugai (2) 22
6 May Fujisankei Classic Shizuoka 70,000,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (48) 12
13 May Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup Fukushima 50,000,000 Japan Naomichi Ozaki (12) 12
20 May Pepsi Ube Kosan Open Yamaguchi 60,000,000 Japan Tadao Nakamura (3) 10
27 May Mitsubishi Galant Tournament Hyōgo 70,000,000 Japan Isao Aoki (48) 14
3 Jun JCB Classic Sendai Miyagi 60,000,000 Australia Roger Mackay (2) 12
10 Jun Sapporo Tokyu Open Hokkaidō 60,000,000 Japan Tadao Nakamura (4) 12
17 Jun Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open Hyōgo 80,000,000 Japan Saburo Fujiki (10) 10
24 Jun Mizuno Open Ishikawa 65,000,000 Australia Brian Jones (10) 12
1 Jul Kanto Pro Championship Tochigi 50,000,000 Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (32) 4
1 Jul Kansai Pro Championship Tottori 40,000,000 Japan Kōki Idoki (1) 4
8 Jul Yonex Open Hiroshima Hiroshima 60,000,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (49) 12
15 Jul Nikkei Cup Hokkaidō 70,000,000 Japan Satoshi Higashi (2) 12
29 Jul NST Niigata Open Niigata 50,000,000 Japan Seiichi Kanai (11) 12
5 Aug Japan PGA Championship Osaka 75,000,000 Japan Hideki Kase (1) 12
19 Aug Maruman Open Saitama 90,000,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (50) 22
26 Aug Daiwa KBC Augusta Fukuoka 100,000,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (51) 12
2 Sep Kanto Open Tochigi 30,000,000 Japan Ryoken Kawagishi (2) 6
2 Sep Hokkaido Open Hokkaidō 10,000,000 Japan Katsunari Takahashi (9) 4
2 Sep Chushikoku Open Yamaguchi 20,000,000 Japan Seiki Okuda (1) 4
2 Sep Kyusyu Open Fukuoka 20,000,000 Japan Katsuyoshi Tomori (4) 4
2 Sep Chubu Open Ishikawa 20,000,000 Japan Hatsutoshi Sakai (1) 4
2 Sep Kansai Open Hyōgo 20,000,000 Japan Teruo Sugihara (27) 4
9 Sep Suntory Open Chiba 100,000,000 Japan Tōru Nakamura (19) 14
16 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 90,000,000 Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (33) 16
23 Sep Gene Sarazen Jun Classic Tochigi 75,000,000 Japan Naomichi Ozaki (13) 12
30 Sep Tokai Classic Aichi 80,000,000 Australia Graham Marsh (20) 12
7 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Hokkaidō 100,000,000 Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (34) 14
14 Oct Asahi Beer Golf Digest Tournament Shizuoka 120,000,000 Japan Noboru Sugai (3) 20
21 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 120,000,000 Japan Saburo Fujiki (11) 12
28 Oct ABC Lark Cup Hyōgo 180,000,000 Japan Ryoken Kawagishi (3) 14
4 Nov Acom P.T. Mie 70,000,000 United States Bob Gilder (n/a) 10 New tournament
11 Nov Visa Taiheiyo Club Masters Shizuoka 130,000,000 Spain José María Olazábal (n/a) 46
18 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200,000,000 United States Larry Mize (n/a) 46
25 Nov Casio World Open Kagoshima 120,000,000 United States Mike Reid (n/a) 32
2 Dec Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup Tokyo 60,000,000 Japan Naomichi Ozaki (14) 12
9 Dec Daikyo Open Okinawa 100,000,000 Japan Teruo Sugihara (28) 12

Money list

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

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1 Japan Masashi Ozaki 129,060,500
2 Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima 96,979,100
3 Japan Ryoken Kawagishi 87,350,200
4 Japan Naomichi Ozaki 85,060,727
5 Japan Saburo Fujiki 79,143,626

Japan Challenge Tour

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1990 Japan Challenge Tour season
Duration24 April 1990 (1990-04-24) – 21 November 1990 (1990-11-21)
Number of official events8
Most winsJapan Tetsu Nishikawa (2)
1989
1991

The 1990 Japan Challenge Tour was the sixth 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 1990 season.[4]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)
Winner[c]
25 Apr Korakuen Cup (1st) Tochigi 15,000,000 Japan Hideyuki Sato (1)
31 May Kanto Kokusai Open Tochigi 15,000,000 Japan Tetsu Nishikawa (1)
6 Jun Mito Green Open Ibaraki 15,000,000 Japan Hiroharu Tokito (1)
11 Jul Sports Shinko Open Osaka 15,000,000 Japan Toshiaki Nakagawa (2)
22 Aug Korakuen Cup (2nd) Hokkaido 15,000,000 Japan Tetsu Nishikawa (2)
27 Sep Korakuen Cup (3rd) Tochigi 15,000,000 Japan Shinichi Arai (1)
24 Oct Korakuen Cup (4th) Tochigi 15,000,000 Japan Takaaki Fukuzawa (1)
21 Nov Korakuen Cup (5th) Tochigi 15,000,000 Japan Hiromichi Namiki (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. ^ "1990 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. ^ Wilson, Mark (1991). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1991. Macmillan. pp. 92–93. ISBN 0333547330. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ "1990 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  4. ^ "1990 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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