# 2017 Japan Golf Tour

The 2017 Japan Golf Tour was the 45th 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 2017 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 22 Jan | SMBC Singapore Open | Singapore | US$1,000,000 | Prayad Marksaeng (6) | 26 | ASA | |
| 29 Jan | Leopalace21 Myanmar Open | Myanmar | US$750,000 | Todd Sinnott (1) | 19 | ASA | |
| 16 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | Liang Wenchong (2) | 16 | | |
| 23 Apr | Panasonic Open Golf Championship | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Kenichi Kuboya (7) | 15 | ASA | |
| 30 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Yūsaku Miyazato (4) | 16 | | |
| 14 May | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup | Okinawa | 150,000,000 | Yūsaku Miyazato (5) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 21 May | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Kyoto | 70,000,000 | Shugo Imahira (1) | 16 | | |
| 28 May | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Chan Kim (1) | 16 | | |
| 4 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Shaun Norris (2) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 9 Jul | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Chan Kim (2) | 16 | | |
| 30 Jul | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Fukushima | 50,000,000 | Katsumasa Miyamoto (11) | 16 | | |
| 27 Aug | RIZAP KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (17) | 16 | | |
| 3 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Ryu Hyun-woo (2) | 16 | | |
| 10 Sep | ISPS Handa Match Play | Chiba | 210,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (31) | 16 | | |
| 17 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 110,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (18) | 16 | |
| 24 Sep | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Daisuke Kataoka (3) | 15 | ASA | |
| 1 Oct | Top Cup Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Satoshi Kodaira (5) | 16 | | |
| 8 Oct | Honma TourWorld Cup | Aichi | 100,000,000 | Yūsaku Miyazato (6) | 16 | | |
| 15 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Gifu | 200,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (19) | 32 | | Flagship event |
| 22 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Ryuko Tokimatsu (2) | 16 | | |
| 29 Oct | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Tatsuya Kodai (1) | 16 | | |
| 5 Nov | Heiwa PGM Championship | Okinawa | 200,000,000 | Chan Kim (3) | 16 | | |
| 12 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 200,000,000 | Satoshi Kodaira (6) | 18 | | |
| 19 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Brooks Koepka (n/a) | 32 | | |
| 26 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Seungsu Han (1) | 19 | | |
| 3 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Yūsaku Miyazato (7) | 20 | | 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 |
| 9 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$11,000,000 | Sergio García | 100 | Major championship |
| 7 May | Legend Charity Pro-Am | Chiba | 50,000,000 | Kaname Yokoo | n/a | Pro-Am |
| 18 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$12,000,000 | Brooks Koepka | 100 | Major championship |
| 23 Jul | The Open Championship | England | US$10,250,000 | Jordan Spieth | 100 | Major championship |
| 13 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$10,500,000 | Justin Thomas | 100 | Major championship |
| 10 Dec | Hitachi 3Tours Championship | Chiba | 57,000,000 | Japan Golf 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 | Yūsaku Miyazato | 182,831,982 |
| 2 | Satoshi Kodaira | 161,463,405 |
| 3 | Chan Kim | 132,326,556 |
| 4 | Yuta Ikeda | 126,240,438 |
| 5 | Seungsu Han | 112,798,464 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Most Valuable Player | Yūsaku Miyazato | |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Chan Kim | |

## Japan Challenge Tour

The 2017 Japan Challenge Tour was the 33rd season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

### Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner |
| 2 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Rikuya Hoshino (1) |
| 28 Apr | Japan Create Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Yasunobu Fukunaga (2) |
| 19 May | Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Terumichi Kakazu (1) |
| 9 Jun | ISPS Handa Global Challenge Cup | Shizuoka | 13,000,000 | Daisuke Matsubara (1) |
| 16 Jun | Royal Golf Club Challenge | Ibaraki | 13,000,000 | Tomoharu Otsuki (1) |
| 23 Jun | Landic Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Tomohiro Umeyama (1) |
| 30 Jun | Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge | Akita | 10,000,000 | Keiichi Kaneko (3) |
| 15 Sep | Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship | Tottori | 10,000,000 | Kang Ji-man (1) |
| 29 Sep | Elite Grips Challenge | Mie | 10,000,000 | Shigeru Nonaka (4) |
| 7 Oct | Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Konosuke Nakazato (3) |
| 13 Oct | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Saitama | 10,000,000 | Ajeetesh Sandhu (1) |
| 20 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Yosuke Iwamoto (1) |

### Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top seven players on the money list (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2018 Japan Golf Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
| 1 | Tomoharu Otsuki | 3,787,591 |
| 2 | Daisuke Matsubara | 3,262,465 |
| 3 | Yasunobu Fukunaga | 3,244,872 |
| 4 | Rikuya Hoshino | 2,966,811 |
| 5 | Shigeru Nonaka | 2,912,518 |
| 6 | Konosuke Nakazato | 2,891,770 |
| 7 | Tatsunori Nukaga | 2,821,563 |
| 8 | Kang Ji-man | 2,548,817 |