# 2012 Japan Golf Tour

The 2012 Japan Golf Tour was the 40th 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 2012 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 15 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | Brendan Jones (11) | 18 | | |
| 22 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 110,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (12) | 18 | | |
| 29 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Jang Ik-jae (2) | 16 | | |
| 13 May | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup | Tochigi | 150,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (18) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 20 May | Totoumi Hamamatsu Open | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 | Jay Choi (1) | 18 | | |
| 27 May | Diamond Cup Golf | Chiba | 120,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (13) | 16 | | |
| 3 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Yoshinori Fujimoto (1) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 24 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 110,000,000 | Brad Kennedy (1) | 16 | | |
| 8 Jul | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Lee Kyoung-hoon (1) | 16 | | |
| 29 Jul | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Brendan Jones (12) | 16 | | |
| 19 Aug | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Osaka | 60,000,000 | Toshinori Muto (5) | 16 | | |
| 26 Aug | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 110,000,000 | Kim Hyung-sung (1) | 16 | | |
| 2 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (5) | 16 | | |
| 9 Sep | Toshin Golf Tournament | Mie | 80,000,000 | Wu Ashun (1) | 16 | | |
| 16 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 110,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (14) | 16 | | |
| 23 Sep | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Masanori Kobayashi (2) | 20 | ASA | |
| 30 Sep | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Ryu Hyun-woo (1) | 16 | | |
| 7 Oct | Canon Open | Kanagawa | 150,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (10) | 16 | | |
| 14 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Okinawa | 200,000,000 | Kenichi Kuboya (6) | 32 | | Flagship event |
| 21 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (19) | 16 | | |
| 28 Oct | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Han Lee (1) | 18 | | |
| 11 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (10) | 18 | | |
| 18 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Luke Donald (n/a) | 32 | | |
| 25 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Hwang Jung-gon (2) | 18 | | |
| 2 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (15) | 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 |
| 8 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$8,000,000 | Bubba Watson | 100 | Major championship |
| 6 May | Legend Charity Pro-Am | Chiba | 38,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda | n/a | Pro-Am |
| 17 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$8,000,000 | Webb Simpson | 100 | Major championship |
| 1 Jul | Million Yard Cup | Nagasaki | n/a | Team South Korea | n/a | Team event |
| 22 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £5,000,000 | Ernie Els | 100 | Major championship |
| 2 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$8,000,000 | Rory McIlroy | 100 | Major championship |
| 9 Dec | Hitachi 3Tours Championship | Chiba | 57,000,000 | Japan PGA Senior 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 | Hiroyuki Fujita | 175,159,972 |
| 2 | Toru Taniguchi | 102,686,994 |
| 3 | Brendan Jones | 92,078,892 |
| 4 | Yuta Ikeda | 88,948,069 |
| 5 | Yoshinori Fujimoto | 88,659,122 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Most Valuable Player | Hiroyuki Fujita | |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Yoshinori Fujimoto | |

## Japan Challenge Tour

The 2012 Japan Challenge Tour was the 28th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

### Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner |
| 1 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Yang Ji-ho (1) |
| 20 Apr | Kimisarazu GL GMA Challenge Tournament | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Daijiro Izumida (1) |
| 25 May | Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup | Gifu | 10,000,000 | Naomi Ohta (2) |
| 1 Jun | Murasaki CC Sumire GMA Challenge Tournament | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Akio Sadakata (1) |
| 7 Jun | ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament | Chiba | 15,000,000 | Yosuke Asaji (1) |
| 15 Jun | Akita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge I | Akita | 10,000,000 | Yuki Kono (1) |
| 29 Jun | Tokyu Nasu Resort JGTO Challenge II | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Yuki Kono (2) |
| 14 Jul | Shizu Hills Tommy Cup | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Koichi Sugimoto (2) |
| 27 Jul | Daisen GC JGTO Challenge III | Tottori | 10,000,000 | Masashi Nishimura (1) |
| 13 Sep | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup I in Onotoyo | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Achi Sato (4) |
| 21 Sep | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup II in Boso | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Satoshi Kodaira (2) |
| 228 Sep | Elite Grips JGTO Challenge IV | Mie | 10,000,000 | Toru Morita (2) |
| 19 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Hur In-hoi (1) |

### Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top eight players on the money list earned status to play on the 2013 Japan Golf Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
| 1 | Yuki Kono | 4,607,237 |
| 2 | Hur In-hoi | 4,369,211 |
| 3 | Yang Ji-ho | 4,365,325 |
| 4 | Akio Sadakata | 3,906,933 |
| 5 | Yosuke Tsukada | 3,376,983 |
| 6 | Yosuke Asaji | 3,347,000 |
| 7 | Makoto Inoue | 3,213,055 |
| 8 | Koichi Sugimoto | 3,039,870 |