# 2011 Japan Golf Tour

The 2011 Japan Golf Tour was the 39th season of the Japan Golf Tour (formerly the PGA of Japan Tour), the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 17 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | Tadahiro Takayama (4) | 20 | | |
| 24 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Tomohiro Kondo (5) | 22 | | |
| 1 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Brendan Jones (10) | 18 | | |
| 15 May | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup | Hyogo | 150,000,000 | Hiroo Kawai (1) | 22 | | Japan major |
| 22 May | Totoumi Hamamatsu Open | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 | Masanori Kobayashi (1) | 18 | | New tournament |
| 29 May | Diamond Cup Golf | Chiba | 120,000,000 | Koumei Oda (5) | 22 | | |
| 5 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Park Jae-bum (1) | 18 | | Japan major |
| 26 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 110,000,000 | Hwang Jung-gon (1) | 22 | | |
| 24 Jul | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 130,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (4) | 20 | | |
| 31 Jul | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (9) | 18 | | |
| 21 Aug | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Hyogo | 50,000,000 | Cho Min-gyu (1) | 16 | | |
| 28 Aug | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 110,000,000 | Bae Sang-moon (1) | 20 | | |
| 4 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Masatsugu Morofuji (1) | 16 | | |
| 11 Sep | Toshin Golf Tournament | Mie | 70,000,000 | Lee Dong-hwan (2) | 16 | | |
| 18 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 110,000,000 | Kurt Barnes (1) | 22 | | |
| 25 Sep | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open | Shiga | 150,000,000 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka (6) | 22 | ASA | |
| 2 Oct | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Bae Sang-moon (2) | 18 | | |
| 9 Oct | Canon Open | Kanagawa | 150,000,000 | Kenichi Kuboya (5) | 20 | | |
| 16 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Chiba | 200,000,000 | Bae Sang-moon (3) | 32 | | Flagship event |
| 23 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (17) | 22 | | |
| 30 Oct | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Koichiro Kawano (1) | 22 | | |
| 13 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Hideki Matsuyama (a) (1) | 26 | | |
| 20 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Toshinori Muto (4) | 28 | | |
| 27 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Tadahiro Takayama (5) | 16 | | |
| 4 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (11) | 18 | | Japan major |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner(s) | OWGR points | Notes |
| 10 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$8,000,000 | Charl Schwartzel | 100 | Major championship |
| 8 May | Legend Charity Pro-Am | Chiba | 25,000,000 | Kiyoshi Murota | n/a | Pro-Am |
| 19 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$7,850,000 | Rory McIlroy | 100 | Major championship |
| 3 Jul | Million Yard Cup | South Korea | US$200,000 | Team South Korea | n/a | Team event |
| 17 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £5,000,000 | Darren Clarke | 100 | Major championship |
| 14 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$8,000,000 | Keegan Bradley | 100 | Major championship |
| 11 Dec | Hitachi 3Tours Championship | Chiba | 57,000,000 | LPGA of Japan Tour | n/a | Team event |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
| 1 | Bae Sang-moon | 151,078,958 |
| 2 | Tadahiro Takayama | 98,718,202 |
| 3 | Ryo Ishikawa | 98,282,603 |
| 4 | Toru Taniguchi | 96,888,944 |
| 5 | Hiroyuki Fujita | 94,355,200 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Most Valuable Player | Bae Sang-moon | |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Park Jae-bum | |

## Japan Challenge Tour

The 2011 Japan Challenge Tour was the 27th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

### Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner |
| 10 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Tatsunori Nukaga (2) |
| 22 Apr | Kimisarazu GL GMA Challenge Tournament | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Takanobu Kondo (1) |
| 27 May | Fuji Country Kanai Club Challenge Cup | Gifu | 10,000,000 | Hidezumi Shirakata (2) |
| 9 Jun | Boso Country Cup | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Hirohito Koizumi (2) |
| 1 Jul | Tokyu Resort Nasu JGTO Challenge | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Chinnarat Phadungsil (1) |
| 9 Jul | Shizu Hills Tommy Cup | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Koichi Sugimoto (1) |
| 22 Jul | Srixon Challenge | Hokkaido | 10,000,000 | Hidemichi Haginomori (1) |
| 16 Sep | Toshoen GC JGTO Challenge II | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Taro Hiroi (1) |
| 22 Sep | Elite grips JGTO Challenge III | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Yudai Maeda (2) |
| 21 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Tatsunori Nukaga (3) |

### Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top six players on the money list earned status to play on the 2012 Japan Golf Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
| 1 | Tatsunori Nukaga | 5,846,275 |
| 2 | Hidezumi Shirakata | 3,795,466 |
| 3 | Koichi Sugimoto | 3,352,733 |
| 4 | Chinnarat Phadungsil | 3,270,937 |
| 5 | Yudai Maeda | 2,487,107 |
| 6 | Toru Morita | 2,331,320 |