# 2013 Japan Golf Tour

The 2013 Japan Golf Tour was the 41st 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.

## Changes for 2013

The first two tournaments of the year were new to the Japan Golf Tour and were played in Thailand and Indonesia; both being co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 17 Mar | Thailand Open | Thailand | US$1,000,000 | Prayad Marksaeng (4) | 18 | ONE | New to Japan Golf Tour |
| 31 Mar | Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship | Indonesia | US$1,000,000 | Choi Ho-sung (1) | 12 | ONE | New to Japan Golf Tour |
| 21 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | Yoshinobu Tsukada (1) | 16 | | |
| 28 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Hideki Matsuyama (2) | 16 | | |
| 5 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Michio Matsumura (3) | 16 | | |
| 19 May | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Kim Hyung-sung (2) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 2 Jun | Diamond Cup Golf | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Hideki Matsuyama (3) | 16 | | |
| 23 Jun | Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Satoshi Kodaira (1) | 18 | | Japan major |
| 30 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 110,000,000 | Brendan Jones (13) | 16 | | |
| 7 Jul | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Shunsuke Sonoda (2) | 16 | | |
| 25 Aug | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | 60,000,000 | Brad Kennedy (2) | 16 | | |
| 1 Sep | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 110,000,000 | Park Sung-joon (1) | 16 | | |
| 8 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Hideki Matsuyama (4) | 16 | | |
| 22 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 110,000,000 | Koumei Oda (6) | 16 | | |
| 29 Sep | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open | Osaka | 150,000,000 | Masahiro Kawamura (1) | 16 | ASA | |
| 6 Oct | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (27) | 16 | | |
| 13 Oct | Toshin Golf Tournament | Gifu | 90,000,000 | Yoshinori Fujimoto (2) | 16 | | |
| 20 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Ibaraki | 200,000,000 | Masanori Kobayashi (3) | 32 | | Flagship event |
| 27 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Daisuke Maruyama (3) | 16 | | |
| 3 Nov | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (11) | 16 | | |
| 10 Nov | Heiwa PGM Championship | Ibaraki | 200,000,000 | Wu Ashun (2) | 16 | | New tournament |
| 17 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (10) | 16 | | |
| 24 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Luke Donald (n/a) | 26 | | |
| 1 Dec | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Hideki Matsuyama (5) | 18 | | |
| 8 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Yūsaku Miyazato (1) | 18 | | 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 |
| 14 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$8,000,000 | Adam Scott | 100 | Major championship |
| 12 May | Legend Charity Pro-Am | Chiba | 50,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda | n/a | Pro-Am |
| 16 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$8,000,000 | Justin Rose | 100 | Major championship |
| 21 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £5,250,000 | Phil Mickelson | 100 | Major championship |
| 11 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$8,000,000 | Jason Dufner | 100 | Major championship |
| 15 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 | Hideki Matsuyama | 201,076,781 |
| 2 | Kim Hyung-sung | 125,824,405 |
| 3 | Shingo Katayama | 112,557,810 |
| 4 | Koumei Oda | 112,506,906 |
| 5 | Park Sung-joon | 93,402,445 |

## Awards

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

## Japan Challenge Tour

The 2013 Japan Challenge Tour was the 29th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

### Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner |
| 7 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Jang Dong-kyu (1) |
| 19 Apr | Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship | Kyoto | 10,000,000 | Paul Sheehan (2) |
| 24 May | Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup | Gifu | 10,000,000 | Ryuichi Kondo (1) |
| 7 Jun | ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament | Chiba | 15,000,000 | Hiroyuki Nagamatsu (1) |
| 14 Jun | Akita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge I | Akita | 10,000,000 | Sachio Sugiyama (1) |
| 5 Jul | Landic VanaH Cup KBC Augusta Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Kwon Ki-taek (1) |
| 26 Jul | Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship | Saga | 10,000,000 | Genki Yanase (1) |
| 2 Aug | Daisen GC JGTO Challenge II | Tottori | 10,000,000 | Masayuki Kawamura (1) |
| 16 Aug | ROYZE Corporation Cup in FukuokaRaizan | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Kwon Ki-taek (2) |
| 6 Sep | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup in Boso | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Masamichi Ito (1) |
| 13 Sep | Dragon Cup | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Toru Suzuki (1) |
| 22 Sep | Everyone Project Challenge Golf Tournament | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Shinji Tomimura (1) |
| 28 Sep | Elite Grips JGTO Challenge III | Mie | 10,000,000 | Hirotaro Naito (2) |
| 11 Oct | Heiwa PGM Challenge III Road to Championship | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Katsunori Kuwabara (2) |
| 25 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Yoshitaka Takeya (1) |

### 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 2014 Japan Golf Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
| 1 | Kwon Ki-taek | 5,326,885 |
| 2 | Yoshitaka Takeya | 4,624,751 |
| 3 | Richard Tate | 4,317,268 |
| 4 | Shinji Tomimura | 3,906,859 |
| 5 | Jang Dong-kyu | 3,826,416 |
| 6 | Masayuki Kawamura | 3,577,208 |
| 7 | Toru Suzuki | 3,521,648 |
| 8 | Ryuji Masaoka | 3,190,528 |
| 9 | Ryuichi Kondo | 3,097,840 |