# 2010 Japan Golf Tour

The 2010 Japan Golf Tour was the 38th 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 2010 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 18 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | Koumei Oda (4) | 18 | | |
| 25 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (9) | 18 | | |
| 2 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (7) | 20 | | |
| 16 May | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup | Nagasaki | 140,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (16) | 20 | | Japan major |
| 30 May | Diamond Cup Golf | Saitama | 120,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (1) | 20 | | |
| 6 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Katsumasa Miyamoto (8) | 22 | | Japan major |
| 27 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic | Hyōgo | 130,000,000 | Shunsuke Sonoda (1) | 22 | | |
| 4 Jul | Toshin Golf Tournament | Mie | 60,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (5) | 18 | | New tournament |
| 11 Jul | The Championship by Lexus | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Takashi Kanemoto (2) | 16 | | |
| 25 Jul | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 130,000,000 | Mamo Osanai (4) | 18 | | |
| 1 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Tadahiro Takayama (3) | 20 | | |
| 22 Aug | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Kyoto | 50,000,000 | Shigeru Nonaka (1) | 16 | | |
| 29 Aug | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 110,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (9) | 18 | | |
| 5 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (8) | 18 | | |
| 19 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 110,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (6) | 18 | | |
| 26 Sep | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Brendan Jones (9) | 22 | ASA | |
| 3 Oct | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Michio Matsumura (1) | 18 | | |
| 10 Oct | Canon Open | Kanagawa | 150,000,000 | Shinichi Yokota (2) | 18 | | |
| 17 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Aichi | 200,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (2) | 32 | | Flagship event |
| 24 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (7) | 22 | | |
| 31 Oct | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (3) | 20 | | |
| 14 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (9) | 20 | | |
| 21 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (8) | 30 | | |
| 28 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Michio Matsumura (2) | 24 | | |
| 5 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (10) | 26 | | 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 |
| 11 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,500,000 | Phil Mickelson | 100 | Major championship |
| 20 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$7,500,000 | Graeme McDowell | 100 | Major championship |
| 18 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £4,800,000 | Louis Oosthuizen | 100 | Major championship |
| 12 Aug | Handa Cup Promising Golfers Tournament Under 30 | Chiba | 20,000,000 | Shogo Kimura | n/a | |
| 15 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$7,500,000 | Martin Kaymer | 100 | Major championship |
| 12 Sep | Hyundai Capital Korea-Japan Team Championship | South Korea | US$700,000 | Team Japan | n/a | Team event |
| 12 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 | Kim Kyung-tae | 181,103,799 |
| 2 | Hiroyuki Fujita | 157,932,927 |
| 3 | Ryo Ishikawa | 151,461,479 |
| 4 | Yuta Ikeda | 145,043,030 |
| 5 | Michio Matsumura | 108,908,063 |

## Awards

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

## Japan Challenge Tour

The 2010 Japan Challenge Tour was the 26th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

### Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner |
| 11 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Soushi Tajima (1) |
| 21 May | Toshin Challenge | Gifu | 10,000,000 | Akira Endo (1) |
| 28 May | Fuji Country Kanai Club Challenge Cup | Gifu | 10,000,000 | Dinesh Chand (1) |
| 11 Jun | Tohoku Yakurai Cup | Miyagi | 10,000,000 | Dinesh Chand (2) |
| 19 Jun | Shizu Hills Tommy Cup | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Sushi Ishigaki (2) |
| 25 Jun | Tokyu Resort Nasu JGTO Challenge | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Chiang Chen-chih (1) |
| 15 Jul | Boso Country Cup | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Masayoshi Nakayama (1) |
| 20 Aug | Hatoyama Country Club GMA Challenge Tournament | Saitama | 10,000,000 | Satoshi Kodaira (a) (1) |
| 10 Sep | Srixon Challenge | Miyagi | 10,000,000 | Shunta Maeawakura (1) |
| 17 Sep | Itsuurateien JGTO Challenge 2 | Fukushima | 10,000,000 | Hirohito Koizumi (1) |
| 22 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Park Sung-joon (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 earned status to play on the 2011 Japan Golf Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
| 1 | Dinesh Chand | 4,780,625 |
| 2 | Sushi Ishigaki | 4,350,520 |
| 3 | Masanori Kobayashi | 3,258,022 |
| 4 | Shunta Maeawakura | 3,157,313 |
| 5 | Soushi Tajima | 3,090,963 |
| 6 | Hirohito Koizumi | 2,966,274 |
| 7 | Park Sung-joon | 2,864,850 |