1999 Japan Golf Tour

The 1999 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 11 March to 12 December. The season consisted of 32 official money events in Japan, as well as the four majors and the three World Golf Championships.

1999 Japan Golf Tour season
DurationMarch 11, 1999 (1999-03-11) – December 12, 1999 (1999-12-12)
Number of official events32
Most wins3: Naomichi Ozaki
Money leader Naomichi Ozaki
← 1998
2000 →

Schedule

The following table shows all the official money events in Japan for the 1999 season. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.

Date Tournament Prize fund
(¥)		 Winner OWGR
points		 Notes
14 Mar Token Corporation Cup 100,000,000 Masashi Ozaki (91) 16
21 Mar Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open 100,000,000 Kim Jong-duck (2) 16
28 Mar Georgia KSB Open 70,000,000 Yoshinori Kaneko (6) 16
4 Apr Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup 90,000,000 Masayuki Kawamura (3) 16
11 Apr Masters Tournament $4,000,000 José María Olazábal (n/a) 100 Major championship; not an official win
18 Apr Tsuruya Open 100,000,000 Naomichi Ozaki (26) 16
25 Apr Kirin Open 100,000,000 K. J. Choi (1) 18
2 May The Crowns 110,000,000 Yasuharu Imano (1) 26
9 May Fujisankei Classic 110,000,000 Shigemasa Higaki (1) 16
16 May Japan PGA Championship 110,000,000 Naomichi Ozaki (27) 18
23 May Ube Kosan Open 100,000,000 K. J. Choi (2) 16
30 May Mitsubishi Motors Tournament 100,000,000 Tsuyoshi Yoneyama (1) 16
6 Jun JCB Classic Sendai 100,000,000 Shingo Katayama (2) 16
20 Jun Super Mario Yomiuri Open 90,000,000 Kim Jong-duck (3) 16
20 Jun U.S. Open $3,500,000 Payne Stewart (n/a) 100 Major championship; not an official win
27 Jun Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open 90,000,000 Eduardo Herrera (5) 16
11 Jul Yonex Open Hiroshima 90,000,000 Masashi Ozaki (92) 16
18 Jul Open Championship £2,000,000 Paul Lawrie (n/a) 100 'ajor championship; not an official event
25 Jul Aiful Cup 90,000,000 Toshimitsu Izawa (3) 16
1 Aug NST Niigata Open Golf Championship 50,000,000 Toshimitsu Izawa (4) 16
15 Aug PGA Championship (n/a) $3,500,000 Tiger Woods 100 Major championship; not an official event
29 Aug Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta 90,000,000 Tsuyoshi Yoneyama (2) 16
5 Sep Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup 80,000,000 Mamo Osanai (2) 16
12 Sep Suntory Open 90,000,000 Nick Price (n/a) 18
19 Sep ANA Open 100,000,000 Kazuhiko Hosokawa (5) 16
26 Sep Gene Sarazen Jun Classic 100,000,000 Hajime Meshiai (11) 16
3 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship 120,000,000 Naomichi Ozaki (28) 32
10 Oct Tokai Classic 100,000,000 Kaname Yokoo (2) 20
24 Oct Bridgestone Open 110,000,000 Shigeki Maruyama (9) 16
31 Oct Philip Morris Championship 200,000,000 Ryoken Kawagishi (6) 16
7 Nov Acom International 110,000,000 Hidemichi Tanaka (6) 16
14 Nov Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters 140,000,000 Hirofumi Miyase (2) 40
21 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament 200,000,000 Thomas Bjørn (n/a) 42
28 Nov Casio World Open 140,000,000 Tsuyoshi Yoneyama (3) 28
5 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup 90,000,000 Kazuhiko Hosokawa (6) 16
12 Dec Fancl Okinawa Open 90,000,000 Taichi Teshima (1) 16

Source: [1]

Money list leaders
PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Naomichi Ozaki137,641,796
2 Kazuhiko Hosokawa129,058,283
3 Shigeki Maruyama114,958,525
4 Toshimitsu Izawa110,927,044
5 Tsuyoshi Yoneyama106,872,033

Source:[2]

References
  1. "JAPAN GOLF TOUR ORGANIZATION - TOUR SCHEDULE". www.jgto.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  2. "1999 Prize Money List". JGTO.
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