# 2015 Japan Golf Tour

The 2015 Japan Golf Tour was the 43rd 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 2015 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 19 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | Michael Hendry (1) | 16 | | |
| 3 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Jang Ik-jae (3) | 16 | | |
| 17 May | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup | Saitama | 150,000,000 | Adam Bland (1) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 24 May | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Shiga | 70,000,000 | Daisuke Kataoka (1) | 16 | | |
| 31 May | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Taichi Teshima (8) | 16 | | |
| 7 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Liang Wenchong (1) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 14 Jun | Singha Corporation Thailand Open | Thailand | US$1,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (6) | 11 | ONE | |
| 28 Jun | ISPS Handa Global Cup | Yamanashi | 100,000,000 | Toshinori Muto (6) | 24 | | New tournament |
| 5 Jul | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Hiroshi Iwata (2) | 16 | | |
| 12 Jul | Musee Platinum Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (7) | 16 | | New tournament |
| 26 Jul | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Fukushima | 50,000,000 | Prayad Marksaeng (5) | 16 | | |
| 30 Aug | RIZAP KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 110,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (13) | 16 | | |
| 6 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (8) | 16 | | |
| 20 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 110,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (12) | 16 | | |
| 27 Sep | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (9) | 15 | ASA | |
| 4 Oct | Top Cup Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Kim Hyung-sung (4) | 16 | | |
| 11 Oct | Honma TourWorld Cup | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | Lee Kyoung-hoon (2) | 16 | | New tournament |
| 18 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | 200,000,000 | Satoshi Kodaira (3) | 32 | | Flagship event |
| 25 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Michio Matsumura (5) | 16 | | |
| 1 Nov | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (10) | 16 | | |
| 8 Nov | Heiwa PGM Championship | Chiba | 200,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (11) | 16 | | |
| 15 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (29) | 22 | | |
| 22 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Yūsaku Miyazato (3) | 24 | | |
| 29 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Hwang Jung-gon (3) | 16 | | |
| 6 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (13) | 17 | | 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 |
| 12 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$10,000,000 | Jordan Spieth | 100 | Major championship |
| 10 May | Legend Charity Pro-Am | Chiba | 50,000,000 | Seiki Okuda | n/a | Pro-Am |
| 21 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$10,000,000 | Jordan Spieth | 100 | Major championship |
| 20 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £6,300,000 | Zach Johnson | 100 | Major championship |
| 16 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$10,000,000 | Jason Day | 100 | Major championship |
| 13 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 | Kim Kyung-tae | 165,981,625 |
| 2 | Yūsaku Miyazato | 103,999,119 |
| 3 | Yuta Ikeda | 99,380,317 |
| 4 | Yoshinori Fujimoto | 98,642,449 |
| 5 | Shingo Katayama | 90,577,641 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Most Valuable Player | Kim Kyung-tae | |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Song Young-han | |

## Japan Challenge Tour

The 2015 Japan Challenge Tour was the 31st season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

### Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner |
| 5 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Park Il-hwan (1) |
| 1 May | Fuji Home Service Challenge Cup | Shiga | 10,000,000 | Yujiro Ohori (1) |
| 8 May | Japan Create Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Masashi Hidaka (1) |
| 22 May | Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship | Hiroshima | 10,000,000 | Tatsunori Nukaga (4) |
| 29 May | Good Job Challenge | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Yu Morimoto (1) |
| 11 Jun | ISPS Handa Global Challenge Cup | Chiba | 13,000,000 | Shigeru Nonaka (3) |
| 19 Jun | Musee Platinum Challenge Tournament | Fukushima | 10,000,000 | Yosuke Asaji (2) |
| 26 Jun | Landic Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Tomoyo Ikemura (1) |
| 3 Jul | Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Keiichi Kaneko (1) |
| 31 Jul | Minami Akita Country Club Challenge Tournament | Akita | 10,000,000 | Yu Morimoto (2) |
| 21 Aug | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup | Chiba | 13,000,000 | Keiichi Kaneko (2) |
| 4 Sep | Elite Grips Challenge | Gunma | 10,000,000 | Tomoyo Ikemura (2) |
| 11 Sep | Himawari Dragon CUP | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Koichi Sugimoto (3) |
| 18 Sep | Seven Dreamers Challenge | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Shota Akiyoshi (2) |
| 10 Oct | Everyone Project Challenge Golf Tournament | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Shota Akiyoshi (3) |
| 16 Oct | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Hiroaki Hirai (1) |
| 23 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Masamichi Uehira (5) |

### Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top 10 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2016 Japan Golf Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
| 1 | Yu Morimoto | 4,479,531 |
| 2 | Shota Akiyoshi | 4,476,532 |
| 3 | Tomoyo Ikemura | 4,176,327 |
| 4 | Keiichi Kaneko | 3,933,918 |
| 5 | Park Il-hwan | 3,786,804 |
| 6 | Yosuke Asaji | 3,503,141 |
| 7 | Yujiro Ohori | 3,050,254 |
| 8 | Tatsunori Nukaga | 3,024,346 |
| 9 | Masashi Hidaka | 2,959,583 |
| 10 | Masamichi Uehira | 2,863,443 |