1989 PGA of Japan Tour

The 1989 PGA of Japan Tour was the 17th season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

1989 PGA of Japan Tour season

Duration	16 March 1989 (1989-03-16) – 10 December 1989 (1989-12-10)
Number of official events	41
Most wins	Masashi Ozaki (7)
Money list	Masashi Ozaki
← 1988 1990 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1989 season.^[1]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (¥)	Winner^[a]	OWGR points	Other tours^[b]	Notes
19 Mar	Shizuoka Open	Shizuoka	40,000,000	Koichi Suzuki (2)	8
26 Mar	Setonaikai Open	Kagawa	50,000,000	Naomichi Ozaki (11)	8
9 Apr	Pocari Sweat Open	Hiroshima	50,000,000	Yoshikazu Yokoshima (4)	8
16 Apr	Bridgestone Aso Open	Kumamoto	40,000,000	Craig Parry (n/a)	8
23 Apr	Dunlop Open	Ibaraki	60,000,000	Terry Gale (2)	18	AGC
30 Apr	The Crowns	Aichi	100,000,000	Greg Norman (n/a)	38
7 May	Fujisankei Classic	Shizuoka	60,000,000	Masashi Ozaki (41)	18
14 May	Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup	Fukushima	50,000,000	Masashi Ozaki (42)	16
21 May	Pepsi Ube Kosan Open	Yamaguchi	50,000,000	Akihito Yokoyama (2)	12
28 May	Mitsubishi Galant Tournament	Kumamoto	70,000,000	Tateo Ozaki (12)	16
4 Jun	Sendai Classic	Miyagi	50,000,000	Masashi Ozaki (43)	16
11 Jun	Sapporo Tokyu Open	Hokkaidō	50,000,000	Graham Marsh (19)	16
18 Jun	Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open	Hyōgo	70,000,000	Hajime Meshiai (4)	12
25 Jun	Mizuno Open	Ishikawa	65,000,000	Akiyoshi Ohmachi (2)	16
2 Jul	Kansai Pro Championship	Yamaguchi	30,000,000	Hajime Matsui (2)	4
2 Jul	Kanto Pro Championship	Tochigi	40,000,000	Saburo Fujiki (9)	4
9 Jul	Yonex Open Hiroshima	Hiroshima	60,000,000	Masashi Ozaki (44)	8
30 Jul	NST Niigata Open	Niigata	50,000,000	Katsuyoshi Tomori (3)	8
6 Aug	Japan PGA Championship	Niigata	70,000,000	Masashi Ozaki (45)	32
13 Aug	Nikkei Cup	Shizuoka	60,000,000	Yoshimi Niizeki (2)	8
20 Aug	Maruman Open	Saitama	80,000,000	Koichi Suzuki (3)	8
27 Aug	Daiwa KBC Augusta	Fukuoka	100,000,000	Teruo Sugihara (25)	16
3 Sep	Chubu Open	Mie	15,000,000	Tadao Nakamura (2)	4
3 Sep	Kyusyu Open	Kumamoto	20,000,000	Shinji Kuraoka (1)	4
3 Sep	Kanto Open	Saitama	30,000,000	Yoshi Mizumaki (1)	4
3 Sep	Chushikoku Open	Hiroshima	20,000,000	Tadami Ueno (6)	4
3 Sep	Kansai Open	Hyōgo	20,000,000	Yoshitaka Yamamoto (12)	4
3 Sep	Hokkaido Open	Hokkaidō	10,000,000	Mamoru Takahashi (2)	4
10 Sep	Suntory Open	Chiba	80,000,000	Larry Nelson (n/a)	18
17 Sep	ANA Open	Hokkaidō	70,000,000	Masashi Ozaki (46)	20
24 Sep	Gene Sarazen Jun Classic	Tochigi	70,000,000	Tateo Ozaki (13)	16
1 Oct	Tokai Classic	Aichi	60,000,000	Isao Aoki (46)	18
8 Oct	Japan Open Golf Championship	Aichi	60,000,000	Masashi Ozaki (47)	64
15 Oct	Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament	Shizuoka	70,000,000	Yoshikazu Yokoshima (5)	16
22 Oct	Bridgestone Open	Chiba	100,000,000	Roger Mackay (1)	32
29 Oct	ABC Lark Cup	Hyōgo	160,000,000	Brian Jones (8)	16
12 Nov	Visa Taiheiyo Club Masters	Shizuoka	120,000,000	José María Olazábal (n/a)	30
19 Nov	Dunlop Phoenix Tournament	Miyazaki	160,000,000	Larry Mize (n/a)	64
26 Nov	Casio World Open	Kagoshima	100,000,000	Isao Aoki (47)	36
3 Dec	Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup	Tokyo	60,000,000	Akiyoshi Ohmachi (3)	18
10 Dec	Daikyo Open	Okinawa	80,000,000	Nobuo Serizawa (2)	8

Money list

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

Position	Player	Prize money (¥)
1	Masashi Ozaki	108,715,733
2	Naomichi Ozaki	79,690,766
3	Brian Jones	70,061,826
4	Isao Aoki	53,125,400
5	Graham Marsh	52,601,000

Japan Challenge Tour

1989 Japan Challenge Tour season

Duration	25 May 1989 (1989-05-25) – 1 November 1989 (1989-11-01)
Number of official events	6
← 1988 1990 →

The 1989 Japan Challenge Tour was the fifth season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the PGA of Japan Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1989 season.^[3]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (¥)	Winner^[c]
26 May	Kanto Kokusai Open	Tochigi	16,000,000	Gohei Sato (1)
1 Jun	Mito Green Open	Ibaraki	15,000,000	Yoshiharu Ota (1)
12 Jul	Sports Shinko Open	Osaka	13,000,000	Tetsuya Tsuda (1)
20 Sep	Inperial Growing Open	Kanagawa	13,000,000	Sadao Sakashita (1)
27 Sep	Korakuen Cup (1st)	Tochigi	15,000,000	Toshiaki Nakagawa (1)
1 Nov	Korakuen Cup (2nd)	Tochigi	15,000,000	Eduardo Herrera (1)

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.
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

1. "1989 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
2. "1989 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
3. "1989 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

External links

• Official website