1998 PGA of Japan Tour

The 1998 PGA of Japan Tour season was played from 12 March to 13 December. The season consisted of 36 official money events in Japan, as well as the four majors.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events in Japan for the 1998 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
15 Mar Token Corporation Cup 110,000,000 Hajime Meshiai (10) 22
22 Mar Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open 100,000,000 Eduardo Herrera (4) 16
29 Mar Just System KSB Open 100,000,000 Carlos Franco (4) 16
5 Apr Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup 100,000,000 Dinesh Chand (1) 18
19 Apr Tsuruya Open 100,000,000 Katsumasa Miyamoto (1) 16
26 Apr Kirin Open 100,000,000 Frankie Miñoza (5) 24
3 May The Crowns 120,000,000 Davis Love III (n/a) 34
10 May Fujisankei Classic 120,000,000 Carlos Franco (5) 24
17 May Japan PGA Championship 120,000,000 Brandt Jobe (4) 24
24 May Ube Kosan Open 100,000,000 Brandt Jobe (5) 16
31 May Mitsubishi Galant Tournament 100,000,000 Toru Taniguchi (1) 16
7 Jun JCB Classic Sendai 100,000,000 Yoshi Mizumaki (6) 16
14 Jun Sapporo Tokyu Open 100,000,000 Toru Suzuki (4) 16
21 Jun Yomiuri Open 100,000,000 Brian Watts (11) 16
28 Jun Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open 100,000,000 Brandt Jobe (6) 20
5 Jul PGA Philanthropy Tournament 100,000,000 Shigeki Maruyama (8) 16
12 Jul Yonex Open Hiroshima 100,000,000 Masashi Ozaki (88) 16
26 Jul Aiful Cup 100,000,000 Hidemichi Tanaka (3) 16
2 Aug NST Niigata Open Golf Championship 60,000,000 Masayuki Kawamura (2) 16
9 Aug Sanko Grand Summer Championship 100,000,000 Shingo Katayama (1) 16
30 Aug Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta 100,000,000 Masashi Ozaki (89) 16
6 Sep Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup 100,000,000 Katsunori Kuwabara (2) 20
13 Sep Suntory Open 100,000,000 Mamo Osanai (1) 24
20 Sep ANA Open 100,000,000 Keiichiro Fukabori (2) 24
27 Sep Gene Sarazen Jun Classic 110,000,000 Todd Hamilton (7) 22
4 Oct Japan Open Golf Championship 120,000,000 Hidemichi Tanaka (4) 32
11 Oct Tokai Classic 110,000,000 Toshimitsu Izawa (2) 20
18 Oct Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial 110,000,000 Mitsutaka Kusakabe (3) 20
25 Oct Bridgestone Open 120,000,000 Nobuhito Sato (2) 30
1 Nov Philip Morris Championship 200,000,000 Masashi Ozaki (90) 24
8 Nov Acom International 120,000,000 Kaname Yokoo (1) 16
15 Nov Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters 150,000,000 Lee Westwood (n/a) 38
22 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament 250,000,000 Lee Westwood (n/a) 40
29 Nov Casio World Open 150,000,000 Brian Watts (12) 36
6 Dec Golf Nippon Series JT Cup 100,000,000 Katsumasa Miyamoto (2) 24
13 Dec DDI Group Okinawa Open 80,000,000 Hidemichi Tanaka (5) 16

Source:[1]

Money list leaders
PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Masashi Ozaki179,627,400
2 Brian Watts132,014,990
3 Hidemichi Tanaka103,941,437
4 Brandt Jobe97,566,406
5 Katsumasa Miyamoto93,580,618

Source:[2]

References
  1. "1998 Tour Tournaments". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  2. "1998 Prize Money List". JGTO. Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
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