1975 PGA of Japan Tour

The 1975 PGA of Japan Tour was the third season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

1975 PGA of Japan Tour season
Duration7 February 1975 (1975-02-07) – 30 November 1975 (1975-11-30)
Number of official events33
Most winsJapan Takashi Murakami (4)
Money listJapan Takashi Murakami
1974
1976

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1975 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)
Winner[a] Other
tours[b]
Notes
9 Feb JPGA East-West Match Okinawa 15,000,000   Teruo Sugihara (5)
20 Apr Sobu International Open Chiba US$50,000   Teruo Sugihara (6) AGC
29 Apr Chunichi Crowns Aichi 35,000,000   Isao Aoki (10)
11 May Fujisankei Classic Saitama 30,000,000   Lu Liang-Huan (4)
18 May Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Kanagawa 30,000,000   Takashi Murakami (4) New tournament
25 May Pepsi-Wilson Tournament Kanagawa 25,000,000   Hsieh Yung-yo (1)
1 Jun Dunlop Tournament Ishikawa 20,000,000   Norio Suzuki (2)
8 Jun Tohoku Classic Miyagi 20,000,000   Masashi Ozaki (12)
15 Jun Sapporo Tokyu Open Hokkaidō 20,000,000   Graham Marsh (6)
6 Jul ANA Sapporo Open Hokkaidō 20,000,000   Hsieh Yung-yo (2)
13 Jul Kanto Open Chiba 15,000,000   Isao Aoki (11)
18 Jul Kyusyu Open Fukuoka 2,200,000   Norio Suzuki (3)
19 Jul Chubu Open Mie 3,000,000   Hideo Noguchi (1)
19 Jul Kansai Open Hyōgo 5,000,000   Teruo Sugihara (7)
25 Jul Chushikoku Open Yamaguchi 2,100,000   Tadami Ueno (1)
27 Jul Sports Shinko International Hyōgo 30,000,000   Yasuhiro Miyamoto (2)
3 Aug Kanto Pro Championship Hokkaidō 15,000,000   Hsieh Min-Nan (1)
3 Aug Kansai Pro Championship Hyōgo 8,500,000   Hiroshi Ishii (3)
24 Aug KBC Augusta Fukuoka 24,000,000   Shinsaku Maeda (1)
31 Aug Hiroshima Open Hiroshima 20,000,000   Lu Liang-Huan (5)
7 Sep Suntory Open Chiba 30,000,000   Yoshitaka Yamamoto (1)
14 Sep Sanpo Classic Chiba 20,000,000   Bill Dunk (1)
21 Sep Shizuoka Open Shizuoka 25,000,000   Mya Aye (1)
28 Sep Japan Open Golf Championship Aichi 50,000,000   Takashi Murakami (5)
5 Oct Golf Digest Tournament Shizuoka 20,000,000   Kenichi Yamada (1)
12 Oct Taiheiyo Club Masters Chiba US$300,000   Gene Littler (n/a)
19 Oct Japan PGA Championship Okayama 20,000,000   Takashi Murakami (6)
26 Oct Tokai Classic Aichi 32,000,000   Yasuhiro Miyamoto (3)
2 Nov Bridgestone Tournament Chiba 30,000,000   Yoshitaka Yamamoto (2)
9 Nov Sony Charity Classic Kanagawa 30,000,000   Masaji Kusakabe (1)
16 Nov Golf Nippon Series Tokyo 15,000,000   Takashi Murakami (7)
24 Nov ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches Osaka 23,000,000   Tōru Nakamura (4)
30 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 60,000,000   Hubert Green (n/a)

Money list

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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   Takashi Murakami 38,705,551
2   Masashi Ozaki 27,658,148
3   Yoshitaka Yamamoto 26,954,176
4   Isao Aoki 26,375,833
5   Kosaku Shimada 21,431,599

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA of Japan Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA of Japan Tour members.
  2. ^ AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.

References

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  1. ^ "1975 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1976). The World of Professional Golf. Collins. pp. 289–302, 477–502. ISBN 000211996X.
  3. ^ "1975 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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