# 2006 Japan Golf Tour

The 2006 Japan Golf Tour was the 34th 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 2006 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 18 Dec | Asia Japan Okinawa Open | Okinawa | 100,000,000 | Tadahiro Takayama (2) | 14 | ASA | |
| 16 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Gifu | 110,000,000 | Wayne Perske (1) | 16 | | |
| 23 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Brendan Jones (5) | 16 | | |
| 30 Apr | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (19) | 16 | | |
| 14 May | Japan PGA Championship | Gifu | 110,000,000 | Tomohiro Kondo (1) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 21 May | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Toshinori Muto (1) | 16 | | |
| 28 May | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf | Saitama | 110,000,000 | Kaname Yokoo (5) | 16 | | |
| 4 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (3) | 16 | | |
| 18 Jun | Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Nobuhiro Masuda (1) | 16 | | |
| 25 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Hur Suk-ho (6) | 16 | | |
| 2 Jul | UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Tatsuhiko Takahashi (2) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 9 Jul | Woodone Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 100,000,000 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka (3) | 16 | | |
| 23 Jul | Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 120,000,000 | Yeh Wei-tze (2) | 16 | | |
| 30 Jul | The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki | Shizuoka | 120,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (11) | 16 | | |
| 6 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (4) | 16 | | |
| 27 Aug | Under Armour KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Taichi Teshima (4) | 16 | | |
| 3 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 150,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (20) | 16 | | |
| 10 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Yang Yong-eun (4) | 16 | | |
| 17 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Tomohiro Kondo (2) | 16 | | |
| 24 Sep | Acom International | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Mamo Osanai (3) | 16 | | |
| 1 Oct | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Hidemasa Hoshino (2) | 16 | | |
| 15 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Saitama | 200,000,000 | Paul Sheehan (3) | 32 | | Flagship event |
| 22 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 | Taichi Teshima (5) | 16 | | |
| 29 Oct | ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (21) | 16 | | |
| 5 Nov | Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Tatsuhiko Ichihara (1) | 16 | | |
| 12 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (48) | 24 | | |
| 19 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Pádraig Harrington (n/a) | 38 | | |
| 26 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 140,000,000 | Jeev Milkha Singh (1) | 18 | | |
| 3 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Jeev Milkha Singh (2) | 20 | | 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 | OWGR points | Notes |
| 9 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,000,000 | Phil Mickelson | 100 | Major championship |
| 18 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$6,250,000 | Geoff Ogilvy | 100 | Major championship |
| 23 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £4,000,000 | Tiger Woods | 100 | Major championship |
| 20 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$6,800,000 | Tiger Woods | 100 | Major championship |

## 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 | 178,402,190 |
| 2 | Hideto Tanihara | 119,888,517 |
| 3 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 113,538,173 |
| 4 | Toru Taniguchi | 113,468,445 |
| 5 | Taichi Teshima | 96,488,270 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Most Valuable Player | Shingo Katayama | |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Lee Dong-hwan | |

## Japan Challenge Tour

The 2006 Japan Challenge Tour was the 22nd season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

### Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner |
| 8 Apr | PRGR Cup | Chiba | 15,000,000 | Hirotoshi Shigehara (1) |
| 19 May | Everlife Cup Challenge Tournament | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Takaki Ono (1) |
| 2 Jun | PGA JGTO Challenge I | Yamaguchi | 10,000,000 | Tatsuaki Nakamura (2) |
| 9 Jun | Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament I | Miyagi | 15,000,000 | Yosuke Mizobuchi (1) |
| 16 Jun | Segasammy Challenge | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Yosuke Mizobuchi (2) |
| 23 Jun | PGA JGTO Challenge II | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Lee Dong-hwan (1) |
| 7 Jul | 1st PGM Series Country Club The Lakes Challenge | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Shinichi Yamazaki (1) |
| 28 Jul | 2nd PGM Series Wakagi Challenge | Saga | 10,000,000 | Taku Sugaya (2) |
| 9 Aug | 3rd PGM Series Sun-Park Sapporo Challenge | Hokkaido | 10,000,000 | Seita Matsumoto (1) |
| 25 Aug | 4th PGM Series Ohinata Challenge | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Keishiro Nakata (1) |
| 8 Sep | 5th PGM Series Kasagi Challenge | Kyoto | 10,000,000 | Keishiro Nakata (2) |
| 14 Sep | Srixon Challenge | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Takaki Ono (2) |
| 22 Sep | GDO Challenge Cup | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Naruhito Ueda (1) |
| 30 Sep | Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament II | Miyagi | 20,000,000 | Kazuya Omae (1) |
| 6 Oct | Par 72 Challenge Cup | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Achi Sato (1) |
| 19 Oct | Tokyo Dome Cup | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Masamichi Uehira (2) |

### Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 2007 Japan Golf Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
| 1 | Takaki Ono | 7,710,069 |
| 2 | Yosuke Mizobuchi | 5,536,423 |
| 3 | Hirotoshi Shigehara | 4,849,623 |
| 4 | Toru Morita | 4,801,984 |
| 5 | Tatsuaki Nakamura | 4,439,831 |