Duration | 14 March 2002 | – 8 December 2002
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Number of official events | 29 |
Most wins |
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Money list |
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Most Valuable Player |
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Rookie of the Year |
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←
2001
2003 → |
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.
It was the third season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Iiyama, that began in 2000. [1]
The following table lists official events during the 2002 season. [2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ( ¥) |
Winner [a] |
OWGR points |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 Mar | Token Corporation Cup | Kagoshima | 100,000,000 |
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16 | |
24 Mar | Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 |
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16 | |
28 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 |
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16 | |
5 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 |
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16 | |
12 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 140,000,000 |
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16 | |
19 May | Japan PGA Championship | Nara | 110,000,000 |
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16 | Japan major |
26 May | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | Kagawa | 120,000,000 |
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16 | |
2 Jun | Diamond Cup Tournament | Saitama | 100,000,000 |
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16 | |
9 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 |
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16 | |
23 Jun | Tamanoi Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 90,000,000 |
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16 | |
30 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 |
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16 | |
7 Jul | Japan Golf Tour Championship iiyama Cup | Tochigi | 120,000,000 |
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16 | Japan major |
14 Jul | Juken Sangyo Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 90,000,000 |
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16 | |
28 Jul | Sato Foods NST Niigata Open Golf Championship | Niigata | 50,000,000 |
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16 | |
4 Aug | Aiful Cup | Ishikawa | 120,000,000 |
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16 | |
11 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 120,000,000 |
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16 | |
1 Sep | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 |
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16 | |
8 Sep | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | Hokkaidō | 80,000,000 |
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16 | |
15 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 |
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16 | |
22 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 |
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16 | |
29 Sep | Acom International | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 |
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16 | |
13 Oct | Georgia Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 |
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16 | |
20 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Yamaguchi | 120,000,000 |
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32 | Flagship event [b] |
27 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 |
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16 | |
3 Nov | Philip Morris K.K. Championship | Hyōgo | 200,000,000 |
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16 | |
17 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 |
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16 | |
24 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 |
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44 | |
1 Dec | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 140,000,000 |
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16 | |
8 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 |
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16 | Japan major |
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 |
OWGR points |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$5,600,000 |
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100 | Major championship |
16 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$6,250,000 |
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100 | Major championship |
21 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £3,800,000 |
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100 | Major championship |
18 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$5,500,000 |
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100 | Major championship |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. [3] [4]
Position | Player | Prize money ( ¥) |
---|---|---|
1 |
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145,440,341 |
2 |
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130,825,969 |
3 |
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129,258,019 |
4 |
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97,116,100 |
5 |
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94,103,576 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Most Valuable Player |
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[5] [6] |
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) |
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[5] |
Duration | 4 April 2002 | – 7 November 2002
---|---|
Number of official events | 11 |
Most wins |
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Money list |
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←
2001
2003 → |
The 2002 Japan Challenge Tour was the 18th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
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 |
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18 Apr | Kourakuen Cup (1st) | Oita | 10,000,000 |
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10 May | JGTO iiyama Challenge I | Tochigi | 10,000,000 |
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31 May | JGTO iiyama Challenge II | Mie | 10,000,000 |
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14 Jun | Aiful Challenge Cup Spring | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 |
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28 Jun | PGA Cup Challenge | Hiroshima | 10,000,000 |
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11 Jul | Kourakuen Cup (2nd) | Chiba | 10,000,000 |
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13 Sep | Aiful Challenge Cup Autumn | Aomori | 10,000,000 |
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27 Sep | Kasco Cup | Chiba | 10,000,000 |
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4 Oct | PRGR Cup (Kansai) | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 |
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7 Nov | Kourakuen Cup (3rd) | Tochigi | 10,000,000 |
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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 |
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4,124,935 |
2 |
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3,860,479 |
3 |
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3,182,692 |
4 |
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2,700,000 |
5 |
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2,695,742 |
Last December, Taniguchi was named the Player of the Year after finishing on top of the 2002 money list…
Duration | 14 March 2002 | – 8 December 2002
---|---|
Number of official events | 29 |
Most wins |
![]() |
Money list |
![]() |
Most Valuable Player |
![]() |
Rookie of the Year |
![]() |
←
2001
2003 → |
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.
It was the third season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Iiyama, that began in 2000. [1]
The following table lists official events during the 2002 season. [2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ( ¥) |
Winner [a] |
OWGR points |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 Mar | Token Corporation Cup | Kagoshima | 100,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
24 Mar | Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
28 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
5 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
12 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 140,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
19 May | Japan PGA Championship | Nara | 110,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | Japan major |
26 May | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | Kagawa | 120,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
2 Jun | Diamond Cup Tournament | Saitama | 100,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
9 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
23 Jun | Tamanoi Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 90,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
30 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
7 Jul | Japan Golf Tour Championship iiyama Cup | Tochigi | 120,000,000 |
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16 | Japan major |
14 Jul | Juken Sangyo Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 90,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
28 Jul | Sato Foods NST Niigata Open Golf Championship | Niigata | 50,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
4 Aug | Aiful Cup | Ishikawa | 120,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
11 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 120,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
1 Sep | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
8 Sep | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | Hokkaidō | 80,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
15 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
22 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
29 Sep | Acom International | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
13 Oct | Georgia Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
20 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Yamaguchi | 120,000,000 |
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32 | Flagship event [b] |
27 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
3 Nov | Philip Morris K.K. Championship | Hyōgo | 200,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
17 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
24 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 |
![]() |
44 | |
1 Dec | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 140,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
8 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 |
![]() |
16 | Japan major |
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 |
OWGR points |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$5,600,000 |
![]() |
100 | Major championship |
16 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$6,250,000 |
![]() |
100 | Major championship |
21 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £3,800,000 |
![]() |
100 | Major championship |
18 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$5,500,000 |
![]() |
100 | Major championship |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. [3] [4]
Position | Player | Prize money ( ¥) |
---|---|---|
1 |
![]() |
145,440,341 |
2 |
![]() |
130,825,969 |
3 |
![]() |
129,258,019 |
4 |
![]() |
97,116,100 |
5 |
![]() |
94,103,576 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Most Valuable Player |
![]() |
[5] [6] |
Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) |
![]() |
[5] |
Duration | 4 April 2002 | – 7 November 2002
---|---|
Number of official events | 11 |
Most wins |
![]() |
Money list |
![]() |
←
2001
2003 → |
The 2002 Japan Challenge Tour was the 18th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
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 |
![]() |
18 Apr | Kourakuen Cup (1st) | Oita | 10,000,000 |
![]() |
10 May | JGTO iiyama Challenge I | Tochigi | 10,000,000 |
![]() |
31 May | JGTO iiyama Challenge II | Mie | 10,000,000 |
![]() |
14 Jun | Aiful Challenge Cup Spring | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 |
![]() |
28 Jun | PGA Cup Challenge | Hiroshima | 10,000,000 |
![]() |
11 Jul | Kourakuen Cup (2nd) | Chiba | 10,000,000 |
![]() |
13 Sep | Aiful Challenge Cup Autumn | Aomori | 10,000,000 |
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27 Sep | Kasco Cup | Chiba | 10,000,000 |
![]() |
4 Oct | PRGR Cup (Kansai) | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 |
![]() |
7 Nov | Kourakuen Cup (3rd) | Tochigi | 10,000,000 |
![]() |
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 |
![]() |
4,124,935 |
2 |
![]() |
3,860,479 |
3 |
![]() |
3,182,692 |
4 |
![]() |
2,700,000 |
5 |
![]() |
2,695,742 |
Last December, Taniguchi was named the Player of the Year after finishing on top of the 2002 money list…