2008 Japan Golf Tour

The 2008 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 17 April to 7 December. The season consisted of 24 official money events in Japan, one in China, as well as the four majors and the three World Golf Championships.

2008 Japan Golf Tour season
Duration17 April 2008 (2008-04-17) – 7 December 2008 (2008-12-07)
Number of official events24
Most wins3:
Shingo Katayama
Prayad Marksaeng
Money leader Shingo Katayama
← 2007
2009 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		Notes
20 AprToken Homemate CupMie110,000,000 Katsumasa Miyamoto (7)16
27 AprTsuruya OpenHyōgo120,000,000 Hur Suk-ho (7)16
4 MayThe CrownsAichi120,000,000 Tomohiro Kondo (4)16
11 MayPine Valley Beijing OpenChina110,000,000 Hiroyuki Fujita (6)16ASANew to Japan Golf Tour
18 MayJapan PGA ChampionshipGunma130,000,000 Shingo Katayama (24)16Japan major
25 MayMunsingwear Open KSB CupOkayama100,000,000 Hideto Tanihara (7)16
1 JunMitsubishi Diamond Cup GolfHyōgo110,000,000 Prayad Marksaeng (1)18
22 JunGateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri ClassicHyōgo130,000,000 Prayad Marksaeng (2)16
6 JulUBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHillsIbaraki150,000,000 Hidemasa Hoshino (3)16Japan major
27 JulNagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy CupHokkaidō150,000,000 Jeev Milkha Singh (3)16
3 AugSun Chlorella ClassicHokkaidō150,000,000 Takuya Taniguchi (2)16
31 AugVana H Cup KBC AugustaFukuoka100,000,000 Shintaro Kai (1)16
7 SepFujisankei ClassicYamanashi150,000,000 Toyokazu Fujishima (1)16
21 SepANA OpenHokkaidō130,000,000 Azuma Yano (2)16
28 SepAsia-Pacific Panasonic OpenOsaka200,000,000 Hideto Tanihara (8)20ASANew tournament
5 OctCoca-Cola Tokai ClassicAichi120,000,000 Toshinori Muto (2)20
12 OctCanon OpenKanagawa200,000,000 Makoto Inoue (2)16New tournament
19 OctJapan Open Golf ChampionshipFukuoka200,000,000 Shingo Katayama (25)32Flagship event; Japan major
26 OctBridgestone OpenChiba150,000,000 Azuma Yano (3)16
2 NovMynavi ABC ChampionshipHyōgo150,000,000 Ryo Ishikawa (2)16
9 NovThe Championship by LexusIbaraki200,000,000 Hur Suk-ho (8)18New tournament
16 NovMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo MastersShizuoka150,000,000 Shingo Katayama (26)22
23 NovDunlop Phoenix TournamentMiyazaki200,000,000 Prayad Marksaeng (3)36
30 NovCasio World OpenKōchi140,000,000 Koumei Oda (1)18
7 DecGolf Nippon Series JT CupTokyo100,000,000 Jeev Milkha Singh (4)24Japan major

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner(s)OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		Notes
13 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$7,500,000 Trevor Immelman100Major championship
9 MaySponichi CupChiba6,000,000 Shunsuke Sonoda (a)n/a
16 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$7,500,000 Tiger Woods100Major championship
20 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland£4,200,000 Pádraig Harrington100Major championship
10 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$7,500,000 Pádraig Harrington100Major championship
22 SepHirao Masaaki Charity GolfChiba17,800,000 Dinesh Chandn/a
13 DecHitachi 3Tours ChampionshipChiba80,000,000Japan Golf Tourn/aTeam event

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Shingo Katayama180,094,895
2 Azuma Yano137,064,052
3 Prayad Marksaeng126,430,825
4 Hideto Tanihara110,414,719
5 Ryo Ishikawa106,318,166

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. ASA − Asian Tour.

References
  1. "2008 Tour Tournaments". JGTO.
  2. "2008 Prize Money List". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
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