1975 PGA of Japan Tour

The 1975 PGA of Japan Tour was the third season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

1975 PGA of Japan Tour season

Duration	7 February 1975 (1975-02-07) – 30 November 1975 (1975-11-30)
Number of official events	33
Most wins	Takashi Murakami (4)
Money list	Takashi Murakami
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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1975 season.^[1][2]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (¥)	Winner^[a]	Other tours^[b]	Notes
9 Feb	JPGA East-West Match	Okinawa	15,000,000	Teruo Sugihara (5)
20 Apr	Sobu International Open	Chiba	US$50,000	Teruo Sugihara (6)	AGC
29 Apr	Chunichi Crowns	Aichi	35,000,000	Isao Aoki (10)
11 May	Fujisankei Classic	Saitama	30,000,000	Lu Liang-Huan (4)
18 May	Japan PGA Match-Play Championship	Kanagawa	30,000,000	Takashi Murakami (4)		New tournament
25 May	Pepsi-Wilson Tournament	Kanagawa	25,000,000	Hsieh Yung-yo (1)
1 Jun	Dunlop Tournament	Ishikawa	20,000,000	Norio Suzuki (2)
8 Jun	Tohoku Classic	Miyagi	20,000,000	Masashi Ozaki (12)
15 Jun	Sapporo Tokyu Open	Hokkaidō	20,000,000	Graham Marsh (6)
6 Jul	ANA Sapporo Open	Hokkaidō	20,000,000	Hsieh Yung-yo (2)
13 Jul	Kanto Open	Chiba	15,000,000	Isao Aoki (11)
18 Jul	Kyusyu Open	Fukuoka	2,200,000	Norio Suzuki (3)
19 Jul	Chubu Open	Mie	3,000,000	Hideo Noguchi (1)
19 Jul	Kansai Open	Hyōgo	5,000,000	Teruo Sugihara (7)
25 Jul	Chushikoku Open	Yamaguchi	2,100,000	Tadami Ueno (1)
27 Jul	Sports Shinko International	Hyōgo	30,000,000	Yasuhiro Miyamoto (2)
3 Aug	Kanto Pro Championship	Hokkaidō	15,000,000	Hsieh Min-Nan (1)
3 Aug	Kansai Pro Championship	Hyōgo	8,500,000	Hiroshi Ishii (3)
24 Aug	KBC Augusta	Fukuoka	24,000,000	Shinsaku Maeda (1)
31 Aug	Hiroshima Open	Hiroshima	20,000,000	Lu Liang-Huan (5)
7 Sep	Suntory Open	Chiba	30,000,000	Yoshitaka Yamamoto (1)
14 Sep	Sanpo Classic	Chiba	20,000,000	Bill Dunk (1)
21 Sep	Shizuoka Open	Shizuoka	25,000,000	Mya Aye (1)
28 Sep	Japan Open Golf Championship	Aichi	50,000,000	Takashi Murakami (5)
5 Oct	Golf Digest Tournament	Shizuoka	20,000,000	Kenichi Yamada (1)
12 Oct	Taiheiyo Club Masters	Chiba	US$300,000	Gene Littler (n/a)
19 Oct	Japan PGA Championship	Okayama	20,000,000	Takashi Murakami (6)
26 Oct	Tokai Classic	Aichi	32,000,000	Yasuhiro Miyamoto (3)
2 Nov	Bridgestone Tournament	Chiba	30,000,000	Yoshitaka Yamamoto (2)
9 Nov	Sony Charity Classic	Kanagawa	30,000,000	Masaji Kusakabe (1)
16 Nov	Golf Nippon Series	Tokyo	15,000,000	Takashi Murakami (7)
24 Nov	ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches	Osaka	23,000,000	Tōru Nakamura (4)
30 Nov	Dunlop Phoenix Tournament	Miyazaki	60,000,000	Hubert Green (n/a)

Money list

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

Position	Player	Prize money (¥)
1	Takashi Murakami	38,705,551
2	Masashi Ozaki	27,658,148
3	Yoshitaka Yamamoto	26,954,176
4	Isao Aoki	26,375,833
5	Kosaku Shimada	21,431,599

Notes

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.

References

1. "1975 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
2. McCormack, Mark H. (1976). The World of Professional Golf. Collins. pp. 289–302, 477–502. ISBN 000211996X.
3. "1975 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

External links

• Official website