The 1977 PGA of Japan Tour was the fifth season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.
| Duration | 21 April 1977 – 4 December 1977 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 31 |
| Most wins |  Masashi Ozaki (4) |
| Money list | Masashi Ozaki |
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Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 1977 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[a] | Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr | Dunlop International Open | Ibaraki | US$80,000 | Ben Arda (4) | AGC | |
| 1 May | Chunichi Crowns | Aichi | 60,000,000 | Graham Marsh (10) | ||
| 15 May | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship | Kanagawa | 30,000,000 | Tadashi Kitta (2) | ||
| 22 May | Fujisankei Classic | Saitama | 30,000,000 | Yasuhiro Miyamoto (4) | ||
| 29 May | Pepsi-Wilson Tournament | Kanagawa | 25,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (16) | ||
| 5 Jun | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Ishikawa | 30,000,000 | Hsu Sheng-san (1) | ||
| 12 Jun | Tohoku Classic | Miyagi | 23,000,000 | Isao Aoki (13) | ||
| 19 Jun | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Hokkaidō | 25,000,000 | Yasuhiro Miyamoto (5) | ||
| 26 Jun | Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 25,000,000 | Lu Liang-Huan (6) | ||
| 3 Jul | ANA Sapporo Open | Hokkaidō | 30,000,000 | Teruo Sugihara (8) | ||
| 10 Jul | Kansai Open | Shiga | 12,000,000 | Yoshitaka Yamamoto (4) | ||
| 15 Jul | Chushikoku Open | Hiroshia | 2,100,000 | Tadami Ueno (3) | ||
| 16 Jul | Chubu Open | Aichi | 5,000,000 | Hiroshi Ishii (4) | ||
| 17 Jul | Kyusyu Open | Fukuoka | 5,000,000 | Norio Suzuki (7) | ||
| 24 Jul | Kanto Open | Shizuoka | 20,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (17) | ||
| 7 Aug | Kanto Pro Championship | Tochigi | 20,000,000 | Kenji Mori (1) | ||
| 7 Aug | Kansai Pro Championship | Yamaguchi | 10,000,000 | Kosaku Shimada (5) | ||
| 28 Aug | KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 32,000,000 | Brian Jones (1) | ||
| 28 Aug | Hokkaido Open | Hokkaidō | 1,700,000 | Koichi Uehara (1) | ||
| 4 Sep | Hiroshima Open | Hiroshima | 20,000,000 | Yasuhiro Miyamoto (6) | ||
| 11 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 40,000,000 | Masaji Kusakabe (2) | ||
| 18 Sep | Sanpo Classic | Chiba | 20,000,000 | Shigeru Uchida (1) | ||
| 25 Sep | Japan PGA Championship | Gifu | 25,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (2) | ||
| 9 Oct | Taiheiyo Club Masters | Shizuoka | US$300,000 | Bill Rogers (n/a) | ||
| 16 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 32,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (18) | ||
| 23 Oct | Golf Digest Tournament | Shizuoka | 20,000,000 | Takashi Murakami (11) | ||
| 30 Oct | Bridgestone Tournament | Chiba | 30,000,000 | Fujio Kobayashi (1) | ||
| 13 Nov | ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches | Hyōgo | US$120,000 | Isao Aoki (14) | ||
| 20 Nov | Japan Open Golf Championship | Chiba | 65,000,000 | Seve Ballesteros (n/a) | ||
| 27 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 60,000,000 | Seve Ballesteros (n/a) | ||
| 4 Dec | Golf Nippon Series | Tokyo | 15,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (19) |
Money list
editThe money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masashi Ozaki | 35,932,608 |
| 2 | Isao Aoki | 31,425,073 |
| 3 | Teruo Sugihara | 28,135,386 |
| 4 | Yasuhiro Miyamoto | 27,027,699 |
| 5 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima | 24,440,839 |
Notes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.
References
edit- ^ "1977 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ Simms, George (1978). World of Golf 1978. Queen Anne Press. pp. 116–125. ISBN 0354090356. Retrieved 24 November 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "1977 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 27 June 2023.