# 2014 Japan Golf Tour

The 2014 Japan Golf Tour was the 42nd 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 2014 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 23 Mar | Thailand Open | Thailand | – | Cancelled | – | ONE | |
| 30 Mar | Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship | Indonesia | US$1,000,000 | Michio Matsumura (4) | 12 | ONE | |
| 20 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | Yūsaku Miyazato (2) | 16 | | |
| 27 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 110,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (16) | 16 | | |
| 4 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Kim Hyung-sung (3) | 16 | | |
| 25 May | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | 60,000,000 | Koumei Oda (7) | 16 | | |
| 1 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 110,000,000 | Jang Dong-kyu (1) | 16 | | |
| 8 Jun | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Taichi Teshima (7) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 22 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Yoshitaka Takeya (1) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 6 Jul | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 200,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (11) | 18 | | |
| 3 Aug | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Fukushima | 50,000,000 | Satoshi Kodaira (2) | 16 | | New tournament |
| 31 Aug | RZ Everlasting KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 110,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (17) | 16 | | |
| 7 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Hiroshi Iwata (1) | 16 | | |
| 21 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 110,000,000 | Katsumasa Miyamoto (9) | 16 | | |
| 28 Sep | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (18) | 15 | ASA | |
| 5 Oct | Top Cup Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Kim Seung-hyuk (1) | 16 | | |
| 12 Oct | Toshin Golf Tournament | Gifu | 100,000,000 | Hur In-hoi (1) | 16 | | |
| 19 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Chiba | 200,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (12) | 32 | | Flagship event |
| 26 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Koumei Oda (8) | 16 | | |
| 2 Nov | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Ryuichi Oda (2) | 16 | | |
| 9 Nov | Heiwa PGM Championship | Ibaraki | 200,000,000 | Tomohiro Kondo (6) | 16 | | |
| 16 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | David Oh (1) | 24 | | |
| 23 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Hideki Matsuyama (6) | 26 | | |
| 30 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (28) | 16 | | |
| 7 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Katsumasa Miyamoto (10) | 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 |
| 13 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$9,000,000 | Bubba Watson | 100 | Major championship |
| 18 May | Legend Charity Pro-Am | Chiba | 50,000,000 | Masahiro Kuramoto | n/a | Pro-Am |
| 15 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$9,000,000 | Martin Kaymer | 100 | Major championship |
| 20 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £5,400,000 | Rory McIlroy | 100 | Major championship |
| 10 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$10,000,000 | Rory McIlroy | 100 | Major championship |
| 14 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 | Koumei Oda | 137,318,693 |
| 2 | Hiroyuki Fujita | 116,275,130 |
| 3 | Tomohiro Kondo | 107,089,056 |
| 4 | Hiroshi Iwata | 97,794,191 |
| 5 | Katsumasa Miyamoto | 91,048,150 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Most Valuable Player | Koumei Oda | |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Kim Seung-hyuk | |

## Japan Challenge Tour

The 2014 Japan Challenge Tour was the 30th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

### Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2014 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner |
| 6 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Soushi Tajima (2) |
| 9 May | Plus One Fukuoka Raizan Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Peter Wilson (1) |
| 23 May | Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Shugo Imahira (1) |
| 13 Jun | Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup | Gifu | 10,000,000 | Toru Suzuki (2) |
| 27 Jun | Landic Golf Tournament Associa Mansion Memorial | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Shintaro Kai (1) |
| 10 Jul | ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament | Shizuoka | 15,000,000 | Shota Akiyoshi (1) |
| 25 Jul | Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship | Niigata | 10,000,000 | Kiyoshi Miyazato (1) |
| 1 Aug | Akita TV Minami Akita CC Challenge | Akita | 10,000,000 | Yasunobu Fukunaga (1) |
| 22 Aug | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup | Chiba | 13,000,000 | Taigen Tsumagari (1) |
| 5 Sep | Madame Shinco Challenge Tournament | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Peter Wilson (2) |
| 12 Sep | Himawari Dragon Cup | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Toru Suzuki (3) |
| 19 Sep | Seven Dreamers Challenge | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Yuki Inamori (1) |
| 26 Sep | Elite Grips Challenge | Mie | 10,000,000 | Yuichiro Nishi (1) |
| 4 Oct | Ishikawa Ryo Everyone Project Challenge | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Katsufumi Okino (1) |
| 10 Oct | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Richard Hattori (1) |
| 24 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Shugo Imahira (2) |

### Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top nine players on the money list earned status to play on the 2015 Japan Golf Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
| 1 | Shugo Imahira | 7,444,288 |
| 2 | Shintaro Kai | 5,456,058 |
| 3 | Peter Wilson | 4,796,324 |
| 4 | Katsufumi Okino | 4,701,020 |
| 5 | Toru Suzuki | 4,215,230 |
| 6 | Taigen Tsumagari | 3,794,109 |
| 7 | Ryuji Masaoka | 3,457,367 |
| 8 | Kiyoshi Miyazato | 3,311,153 |
| 9 | Shota Akiyoshi | 3,254,083 |