The 2002 Japan Golf Tour, titled as the 2002 iiyama Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th season of the Japan Golf Tour (formerly the PGA of Japan Tour), the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[8] The top 20 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2003 Japan Golf Tour.
^The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.
^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 Japan Golf Tour.
Referencesedit
^"年間スポンサーのイーヤマ撤退を正式発表" [Official announcement of the withdrawal of annual sponsor iiyama]. Golf Digest Japan (in Japanese). 11 May 2002. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^"2002 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
^"2002 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
^"賞金王争いに決着！ 谷口徹が初のキングの座を決めた" [The battle for the top prize is settled! Toru Taniguchi has decided to become the first king] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 2 December 2002. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
^ ab [2002 Japan Golf Tour Awards Ceremony]. Golf Digest Japan (in Japanese). 9 December 2002. Archived from the original on 21 December 2002. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
^"Taniguchi hospitalized with illness". The Japan Times. 15 February 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2023. Last December, Taniguchi was named the Player of the Year after finishing on top of the 2002 money list…
^"2002 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^"2002 Money Ranking". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
External linksedit
Official website
April 09, 2024
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The 2002 Japan Golf Tour titled as the 2002 iiyama Tour for sponsorship reasons was the 30th season of the Japan Golf Tour formerly the PGA of Japan Tour the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973 2002 Japan Golf Tour seasonDuration14 March 2002 2002 03 14 8 December 2002 2002 12 08 Number of official events29Most winsToru Taniguchi 4 Money listToru TaniguchiMost Valuable PlayerToru TaniguchiRookie of the YearBrendan Jones 20012003 It was the third season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Iiyama that began in 2000 1 Contents 1 Schedule 1 1 Unofficial events 2 Money list 3 Awards 4 Japan Challenge Tour 4 1 Schedule 4 2 Money list 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksSchedule editThe following table lists official events during the 2002 season 2 Date Tournament Location Purse Winner a OWGRpoints Notes17 Mar Token Corporation Cup Kagoshima 100 000 000 nbsp Toru Taniguchi 4 1624 Mar Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open Shizuoka 100 000 000 nbsp Kiyoshi Murota 5 1628 Apr Tsuruya Open Hyōgo 100 000 000 nbsp Dean Wilson 5 165 May The Crowns Aichi 120 000 000 nbsp Justin Rose n a 1612 May Fujisankei Classic Shizuoka 140 000 000 nbsp Nobuhito Sato 7 1619 May Japan PGA Championship Nara 110 000 000 nbsp Kenichi Kuboya 3 16 Japan major26 May Munsingwear Open KSB Cup Kagawa 120 000 000 nbsp Kenichi Kuboya 4 162 Jun Diamond Cup Tournament Saitama 100 000 000 nbsp Tsuneyuki Nakajima 46 169 Jun JCB Classic Sendai Miyagi 100 000 000 nbsp Toru Suzuki 6 1623 Jun Tamanoi Yomiuri Open Hyōgo 90 000 000 nbsp Toru Taniguchi 5 1630 Jun Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Okayama 100 000 000 nbsp Dean Wilson 6 167 Jul Japan Golf Tour Championship iiyama Cup Tochigi 120 000 000 nbsp Nobuhito Sato 8 16 Japan major14 Jul Juken Sangyo Open Hiroshima Hiroshima 90 000 000 nbsp Hur Suk ho 1 1628 Jul Sato Foods NST Niigata Open Golf Championship Niigata 50 000 000 nbsp Yasuharu Imano 3 164 Aug Aiful Cup Ishikawa 120 000 000 nbsp Yasuharu Imano 4 1611 Aug Sun Chlorella Classic Hokkaidō 120 000 000 nbsp Christian Pena 1 161 Sep Hisamitsu KBC Augusta Fukuoka 100 000 000 nbsp Nobumitsu Yuhara 7 168 Sep Japan PGA Match Play Championship Promise Cup Hokkaidō 80 000 000 nbsp Nobuhito Sato 9 1615 Sep Suntory Open Chiba 100 000 000 nbsp Shingo Katayama 11 1622 Sep ANA Open Hokkaidō 100 000 000 nbsp Masashi Ozaki 94 1629 Sep Acom International Ibaraki 120 000 000 nbsp Toru Taniguchi 6 1613 Oct Georgia Tokai Classic Aichi 120 000 000 nbsp Toru Taniguchi 7 1620 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship Yamaguchi 120 000 000 nbsp David Smail 1 32 Flagship event b 27 Oct Bridgestone Open Chiba 110 000 000 nbsp Scott Laycock 1 163 Nov Philip Morris K K Championship Hyōgo 200 000 000 nbsp Brendan Jones 1 1617 Nov Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka 150 000 000 nbsp Tsuneyuki Nakajima 47 1624 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 200 000 000 nbsp Kaname Yokoo 4 441 Dec Casio World Open Kagoshima 140 000 000 nbsp David Smail 2 168 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Tokyo 100 000 000 nbsp Shingo Katayama 12 16 Japan majorUnofficial events edit The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour but did not carry official money nor were wins official Date Tournament Location Purse Winner OWGRpoints Notes14 Apr Masters Tournament United States US 5 600 000 nbsp Tiger Woods 100 Major championship16 Jun U S Open United States US 6 250 000 nbsp Tiger Woods 100 Major championship21 Jul The Open Championship Scotland 3 800 000 nbsp Ernie Els 100 Major championship18 Aug PGA Championship United States US 5 500 000 nbsp Rich Beem 100 Major championshipMoney list editThe money list was based on prize money won during the season calculated in Japanese yen 3 4 Position Player Prize money 1 nbsp Toru Taniguchi 145 440 3412 nbsp Nobuhito Sato 130 825 9693 nbsp Shingo Katayama 129 258 0194 nbsp Dean Wilson 97 116 1005 nbsp David Smail 94 103 576Awards editAward Winner Ref Most Valuable Player nbsp Toru Taniguchi 5 6 Rookie of the Year Shimada Trophy nbsp Brendan Jones 5 Japan Challenge Tour edit2002 Japan Challenge Tour seasonDuration4 April 2002 2002 04 04 7 November 2002 2002 11 07 Number of official events11Most wins nbsp Tatsuhiko Ichihara 2 Money list nbsp Tatsuhiko Ichihara 20012003 The 2002 Japan Challenge Tour was the 18th season of the Japan Challenge Tour the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour Schedule edit The following table lists official events during the 2002 season 7 Date Tournament Location Purse Winner c 5 Apr PRGR Cup Kanto Ibaraki 10 000 000 nbsp Masayoshi Yamazoe 1 18 Apr Kourakuen Cup 1st Oita 10 000 000 nbsp Tatsuhiko Ichihara 1 10 May JGTO iiyama Challenge I Tochigi 10 000 000 nbsp Shinji Ikeuchi 1 31 May JGTO iiyama Challenge II Mie 10 000 000 nbsp Nobuhiro Masuda 1 14 Jun Aiful Challenge Cup Spring Hyōgo 10 000 000 nbsp Satoru Hirota 1 28 Jun PGA Cup Challenge Hiroshima 10 000 000 nbsp Yuzo Oyama 2 11 Jul Kourakuen Cup 2nd Chiba 10 000 000 nbsp Paul Sheehan 1 13 Sep Aiful Challenge Cup Autumn Aomori 10 000 000 nbsp Tatsuhiko Ichihara 2 27 Sep Kasco Cup Chiba 10 000 000 nbsp Hideki Haraguchi 1 4 Oct PRGR Cup Kansai Hyōgo 10 000 000 nbsp Hideto Tanihara 1 7 Nov Kourakuen Cup 3rd Tochigi 10 000 000 nbsp Mitsuhiro Tateyama 2 Money list edit The money list was based on prize money won during the season calculated in Japanese yen 8 The top 20 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2003 Japan Golf Tour Position Player Prize money 1 nbsp Tatsuhiko Ichihara 4 124 9352 nbsp Nobuhiro Masuda 3 860 4793 nbsp Paul Sheehan 3 182 6924 nbsp Mitsuhiro Tateyama 2 700 0005 nbsp Satoshi Oide 2 695 742Notes edit The number in brackets after each winner s name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members Also a Japan major championship 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 Japan Golf Tour References edit 年間スポンサーのイーヤマ撤退を正式発表 Official announcement of the withdrawal of annual sponsor iiyama Golf Digest Japan in Japanese 11 May 2002 Retrieved 5 January 2024 2002 Tour Tournaments Japan Golf Tour Organization Retrieved 10 April 2023 2002 Money Rankings Japan Golf Tour Organization Retrieved 10 April 2023 賞金王争いに決着 谷口徹が初のキングの座を決めた The battle for the top prize is settled Toru Taniguchi has decided to become the first king in Japanese Japan Golf Tour Organization 2 December 2002 Retrieved 20 September 2023 a b 2002年度ジャパンゴルフツアー表彰式 2002 Japan Golf Tour Awards Ceremony Golf Digest Japan in Japanese 9 December 2002 Archived from the original on 21 December 2002 Retrieved 2 January 2024 Taniguchi hospitalized with illness The Japan Times 15 February 2003 Retrieved 20 September 2023 Last December Taniguchi was named the Player of the Year after finishing on top of the 2002 money list 2002 Challenge Schedule Japan Golf Tour Organization Retrieved 18 September 2023 2002 Money Ranking Japan Golf Tour Organization Retrieved 30 December 2022 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2002 Japan Golf Tour amp oldid 1193738230, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
