# 2023 Japan Golf Tour

The 2023 Japan Golf Tour was the 50th 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 2023 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 2 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | Shugo Imahira (8) | 6.93 | | |
| 16 Apr | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Osaka | 80,000,000 | Taiga Semikawa (3) | 5.43 | | |
| 23 Apr | ISPS Handa Championship in Japan | Ibaraki | US$2,000,000 | Lucas Herbert (n/a) | 19.22 | EUR | |
| 30 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Hiroshi Iwata (5) | 6.30 | | |
| 21 May | Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament | Ibaraki | 60,000,000 | Juvic Pagunsan (2) | 5.09 | | Pro-Am |
| 28 May | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 80,000,000 | Kensei Hirata (1) | 6.39 | | |
| 4 Jun | BMW Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Takumi Kanaya (4) | 6.64 | | Japan major |
| 11 Jun | ASO Iizuka Challenged Golf Tournament | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Keita Nakajima (2) | 5.67 | | |
| 18 Jun | Hana Bank Invitational | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Yang Ji-ho (1) | 7.33 | KOR | New to Japan Golf Tour |
| 25 Jun | Japan Players Championship | Tochigi | 50,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (18) | 5.63 | | |
| 2 Jul | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Jbe' Kruger (2) | 6.52 | | |
| 30 Jul | Japan PGA Championship | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Kensei Hirata (2) | 5.89 | | Japan major |
| 6 Aug | Yokohama Minato Championship | Kanagawa | 100,000,000 | Keita Nakajima (3) | 6.09 | | New tournament |
| 27 Aug | Sansan KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Song Young-han (2) | 6.07 | | |
| 3 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Takumi Kanaya (5) | 6.07 | | |
| 10 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | South Korea | ₩1,400,000,000 | Koh Gun-taek (1) | 8.52 | ASA, KOR | |
| 17 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (19) | 5.36 | | |
| 24 Sep | Panasonic Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Tomoharu Otsuki (3) | 5.56 | | |
| 1 Oct | Vantelin Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Yuta Kinoshita (2) | 5.88 | | |
| 8 Oct | ACN Championship | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Yuki Inamori (5) | 4.40 | | |
| 15 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Osaka | 210,000,000 | Aguri Iwasaki (1) | 6.64 | | Japan major |
| 5 Nov | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Keita Nakajima (4) | 5.58 | | |
| 12 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 200,000,000 | Shugo Imahira (9) | 5.48 | | |
| 19 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Yuta Sugiura (a) (1) | 9.97 | | |
| 26 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Taichi Nabetani (1) | 6.57 | | |
| 3 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Taiga Semikawa (4) | 4.11 | | 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 | Other tours | Notes |
| 9 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$18,000,000 | Jon Rahm | 100 | | Major championship |
| 21 May | PGA Championship | United States | US$17,500,000 | Brooks Koepka | 100 | | Major championship |
| 18 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$20,000,000 | Wyndham Clark | 100 | | Major championship |
| 23 Jul | The Open Championship | England | US$16,500,000 | Brian Harman | 100 | | Major championship |
| 22 Oct | Zozo Championship | Chiba | US$8,500,000 | Collin Morikawa | 30.19 | PGAT | |
| 10 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. The top three players on the money list earned status to play on the 2024 European Tour (DP World Tour).
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) | Status earned |
| 1 | Keita Nakajima | 184,986,179 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 2 | Taiga Semikawa | 155,819,749 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 3 | Takumi Kanaya | 141,162,332 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 4 | Song Young-han | 110,545,499 | |
| 5 | Shugo Imahira | 102,043,499 | |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Most Valuable Player | Keita Nakajima | |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Keita Nakajima | |

## Japan Challenge Tour

The 2023 Japan Challenge Tour, titled as the 2023 Abema Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 38th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

### Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points |
| 7 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Taiga Sugihara (2) | 2.75 |
| 21 Apr | i Golf Shaper Challenge | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | Kosuke Suzuki (1) | 2.51 |
| 12 May | Japan Players Championship Challenge | Fukui | 15,000,000 | Kosuke Suzuki (2) | 2.51 |
| 26 May | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Saitama | 15,000,000 | Shinji Tomimura (2) | 1.49 |
| 9 Jun | Landic Challenge 10 | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | Sho Nagasawa (1) | 1.68 |
| 16 Jun | Japan Create Challenge | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | Tatsunori Shogenji (1) | 2.06 |
| 14 Jul | Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge | Akita | 15,000,000 | Tatsunori Shogenji (2) | 2.09 |
| 2 Sep | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Challenge | Fukushima | 15,000,000 | Yuta Sugiura (a) (1) | 1.53 |
| 8 Sep | PGM Challenge | Hyōgo | 15,000,000 | Daiki Imano (1) | 1.75 |
| 29 Sep | Elite Grips Challenge | Hyōgo | 15,000,000 | Taichi Kimura (1) | 1.33 |
| 6 Oct | Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Kuranosuke Shimizu (a) (1) | 1.15 |
| 20 Oct | Delight Works JGTO Final | Ibaraki | 20,000,000 | Yushi Ito (1) | 1.82 |

### Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top 20 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2024 Japan Golf Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
| 1 | Tatsunori Shogenji | 11,253,106 |
| 2 | Kosuke Suzuki | 5,604,835 |
| 3 | Sejung Hiramoto | 4,484,230 |
| 4 | Shinji Tomimura | 4,470,755 |
| 5 | Masamichi Ito | 4,250,833 |