Duration | 8 April 1978 | – 3 December 1978
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Number of official events | 36 |
Most wins |
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Money list |
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←
1977
1979 → |
The 1978 PGA of Japan Tour was the sixth season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.
The following table lists official events during the 1978 season. [1] [2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ( ¥) |
Winner [a] | Other tours [b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 Apr | Aso National Park Open | Kumamoto | 8,000,000 |
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New to PGA of Japan Tour | |
16 Apr | Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament | Osaka | 10,000,000 |
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New to PGA of Japan Tour | |
23 Apr | Dunlop International Open | Ibaraki | US$70,000 |
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AGC | |
30 Apr | Chunichi Crowns | Aichi | 60,000,000 |
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7 May | Wizard Tournament | Wakayama | 25,000,000 |
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New to PGA of Japan Tour | |
14 May | Fujisankei Classic | Saitama | 30,000,000 |
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21 May | Pepsi-Wilson Tournament | Yamaguchi | 25,000,000 |
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28 May | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship | Kanagawa | 30,000,000 |
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4 Jun | Tohoku Classic | Miyagi | 23,000,000 |
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11 Jun | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Iwate | 30,000,000 |
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18 Jun | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Hokkaidō | 25,000,000 |
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25 Jun | Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 25,000,000 |
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2 Jul | ANA Sapporo Open | Hokkaidō | 30,000,000 |
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9 Jul | Kansai Open | Shiga | 15,000,000 |
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14 Jul | Chushikoku Open | Hiroshima | 3,000,000 |
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15 Jul | Chubu Open | Mie | 12,000,000 |
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16 Jul | Kyusyu Open | Fukuoka | 5,000,000 |
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16 Jul | Kanto Open | Niigata | 20,000,000 |
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23 Jul | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Tochigi | 35,000,000 |
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New to PGA of Japan Tour | |
6 Aug | Kansai Pro Championship | Osaka | 10,000,000 |
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6 Aug | Kanto Pro Championship | Chiba | 20,000,000 |
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13 Aug | Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers | Tochigi | 30,000,000 |
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New to PGA of Japan Tour | |
20 Aug | Japan PGA Championship | Hokkaidō | 25,000,000 |
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27 Aug | KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 32,000,000 |
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27 Aug | Hokkaido Open | Hokkaidō | 2,850,000 |
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10 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 40,000,000 |
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17 Sep | Sanpo Classic | Chiba | 20,000,000 |
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24 Sep | Hiroshima Open | Hiroshima | 20,000,000 |
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8 Oct | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | US$300,000 |
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15 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 32,000,000 |
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||
21 Oct | Golf Digest Tournament | Shizuoka | 20,000,000 |
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29 Oct | Bridgestone Tournament | Chiba | 30,000,000 |
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||
5 Nov | Japan Open Golf Championship | Kanagawa | 65,000,000 |
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||
12 Nov | ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches | Hyōgo | US$150,000 |
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26 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 60,000,000 |
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||
3 Dec | Golf Nippon Series | Tokyo | 15,000,000 |
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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 |
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62,987,200 |
2 |
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29,017,286 |
3 |
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28,217,542 |
4 |
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26,850,810 |
5 |
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25,102,008 |
Duration | 8 April 1978 | – 3 December 1978
---|---|
Number of official events | 36 |
Most wins |
![]() |
Money list |
![]() |
←
1977
1979 → |
The 1978 PGA of Japan Tour was the sixth season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.
The following table lists official events during the 1978 season. [1] [2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ( ¥) |
Winner [a] | Other tours [b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 Apr | Aso National Park Open | Kumamoto | 8,000,000 |
![]() |
New to PGA of Japan Tour | |
16 Apr | Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament | Osaka | 10,000,000 |
![]() |
New to PGA of Japan Tour | |
23 Apr | Dunlop International Open | Ibaraki | US$70,000 |
![]() |
AGC | |
30 Apr | Chunichi Crowns | Aichi | 60,000,000 |
![]() |
||
7 May | Wizard Tournament | Wakayama | 25,000,000 |
![]() |
New to PGA of Japan Tour | |
14 May | Fujisankei Classic | Saitama | 30,000,000 |
![]() |
||
21 May | Pepsi-Wilson Tournament | Yamaguchi | 25,000,000 |
![]() |
||
28 May | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship | Kanagawa | 30,000,000 |
![]() |
||
4 Jun | Tohoku Classic | Miyagi | 23,000,000 |
![]() |
||
11 Jun | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Iwate | 30,000,000 |
![]() |
||
18 Jun | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Hokkaidō | 25,000,000 |
![]() |
||
25 Jun | Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 25,000,000 |
![]() |
||
2 Jul | ANA Sapporo Open | Hokkaidō | 30,000,000 |
![]() |
||
9 Jul | Kansai Open | Shiga | 15,000,000 |
![]() |
||
14 Jul | Chushikoku Open | Hiroshima | 3,000,000 |
![]() |
||
15 Jul | Chubu Open | Mie | 12,000,000 |
![]() |
||
16 Jul | Kyusyu Open | Fukuoka | 5,000,000 |
![]() |
||
16 Jul | Kanto Open | Niigata | 20,000,000 |
![]() |
||
23 Jul | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Tochigi | 35,000,000 |
![]() |
New to PGA of Japan Tour | |
6 Aug | Kansai Pro Championship | Osaka | 10,000,000 |
![]() |
||
6 Aug | Kanto Pro Championship | Chiba | 20,000,000 |
![]() |
||
13 Aug | Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers | Tochigi | 30,000,000 |
![]() |
New to PGA of Japan Tour | |
20 Aug | Japan PGA Championship | Hokkaidō | 25,000,000 |
![]() |
||
27 Aug | KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 32,000,000 |
![]() |
||
27 Aug | Hokkaido Open | Hokkaidō | 2,850,000 |
![]() |
||
10 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 40,000,000 |
![]() |
||
17 Sep | Sanpo Classic | Chiba | 20,000,000 |
![]() |
||
24 Sep | Hiroshima Open | Hiroshima | 20,000,000 |
![]() |
||
8 Oct | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | US$300,000 |
![]() |
||
15 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 32,000,000 |
![]() |
||
21 Oct | Golf Digest Tournament | Shizuoka | 20,000,000 |
![]() |
||
29 Oct | Bridgestone Tournament | Chiba | 30,000,000 |
![]() |
||
5 Nov | Japan Open Golf Championship | Kanagawa | 65,000,000 |
![]() |
||
12 Nov | ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches | Hyōgo | US$150,000 |
![]() |
||
26 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 60,000,000 |
![]() |
||
3 Dec | Golf Nippon Series | Tokyo | 15,000,000 |
![]() |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. [3]
Position | Player | Prize money ( ¥) |
---|---|---|
1 |
![]() |
62,987,200 |
2 |
![]() |
29,017,286 |
3 |
![]() |
28,217,542 |
4 |
![]() |
26,850,810 |
5 |
![]() |
25,102,008 |