# 2008 Japan Golf Tour

The 2008 Japan Golf Tour was the 36th 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 2008 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 20 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 110,000,000 | Katsumasa Miyamoto (7) | 16 | | |
| 27 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Hur Suk-ho (7) | 16 | | |
| 4 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Tomohiro Kondo (4) | 16 | | |
| 11 May | Pine Valley Beijing Open | China | 110,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (6) | 16 | ASA | New to Japan Golf Tour |
| 18 May | Japan PGA Championship | Gunma | 130,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (24) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 25 May | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (7) | 16 | | |
| 1 Jun | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf | Hyōgo | 110,000,000 | Prayad Marksaeng (1) | 18 | | |
| 22 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic | Hyōgo | 130,000,000 | Prayad Marksaeng (2) | 16 | | |
| 6 Jul | UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Hidemasa Hoshino (3) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 27 Jul | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Jeev Milkha Singh (3) | 16 | | |
| 3 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Takuya Taniguchi (2) | 16 | | |
| 31 Aug | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Shintaro Kai (1) | 16 | | |
| 7 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 150,000,000 | Toyokazu Fujishima (1) | 16 | | |
| 21 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 130,000,000 | Azuma Yano (2) | 16 | | |
| 28 Sep | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open | Osaka | 200,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (8) | 20 | ASA | New tournament |
| 5 Oct | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Toshinori Muto (2) | 20 | | |
| 12 Oct | Canon Open | Kanagawa | 200,000,000 | Makoto Inoue (2) | 16 | | New tournament |
| 19 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Fukuoka | 200,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (25) | 32 | | Flagship event |
| 26 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Azuma Yano (3) | 16 | | |
| 2 Nov | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (2) | 16 | | |
| 9 Nov | The Championship by Lexus | Ibaraki | 200,000,000 | Hur Suk-ho (8) | 18 | | New tournament |
| 16 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (26) | 22 | | |
| 23 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Prayad Marksaeng (3) | 36 | | |
| 30 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 140,000,000 | Koumei Oda (1) | 18 | | |
| 7 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Jeev Milkha Singh (4) | 24 | | 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 |
| 13 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,500,000 | Trevor Immelman | 100 | Major championship |
| 9 May | Sponichi Cup | Chiba | 6,000,000 | Shunsuke Sonoda (a) | n/a | |
| 16 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$7,500,000 | Tiger Woods | 100 | Major championship |
| 20 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £4,200,000 | Pádraig Harrington | 100 | Major championship |
| 10 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$7,500,000 | Pádraig Harrington | 100 | Major championship |
| 22 Sep | Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf | Chiba | 17,800,000 | Dinesh Chand | n/a | |
| 13 Dec | Hitachi 3Tours Championship | Chiba | 80,000,000 | 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 | Shingo Katayama | 180,094,895 |
| 2 | Azuma Yano | 137,064,052 |
| 3 | Prayad Marksaeng | 126,430,825 |
| 4 | Hideto Tanihara | 110,414,719 |
| 5 | Ryo Ishikawa | 106,318,166 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Most Valuable Player | Shingo Katayama | |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Ryo Ishikawa | |

## Japan Challenge Tour

The 2008 Japan Challenge Tour was the 24th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

### Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner |
| 12 Apr | PRGR Cup | Chiba | 15,000,000 | Tatsunori Nukaga (1) |
| 23 May | Arita Tokyu JGTO Challenge I | Wakayama | 13,000,000 | Masamichi Uehira (3) |
| 13 Jun | Mochizuki Tokyu JGTO Challenge II | Nagano | 13,000,000 | Shigeru Nonaka (1) |
| 29 Jun | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 20,000,000 | Taichiro Kiyota (3) |
| 10 Jul | Everlife Cup Challenge Tournament | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (1) |
| 26 Jul | Shizu Hills Tommy Cup | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Hirotaro Naito (1) |
| 12 Sep | Sunroyal GC Cup | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Masamichi Uehira (4) |
| 19 Sep | Srixon Challenge | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Shigeru Nonaka (2) |
| 26 Sep | Toshin Challenge Tournament | Mie | 10,000,000 | Hiro Aoyama (1) |
| 26 Oct | PRGR Cup Final | Chiba | 15,000,000 | Hiroaki Iijima (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 2009 Japan Golf Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
| 1 | Masamichi Uehira | 6,329,033 |
| 2 | Yuta Ikeda | 6,040,545 |
| 3 | Shigeru Nonaka | 5,502,620 |
| 4 | Hiroaki Iijima | 4,587,176 |
| 5 | Taichiro Kiyota | 4,286,250 |
| 6 | Tatsunori Nukaga | 3,737,039 |