# 2020–21 Japan Golf Tour

The 2020–21 Japan Golf Tour was the 48th 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.

## In-season changes

The 2020 season was originally scheduled to be played from 16 January to 6 December 2020, consisting of 25 official events. However, most of the scheduled tournaments were cancelled during 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. On 25 December 2020, the tour announced the schedule for 2021 and confirmed that it would be merged with the 2020 schedule to form the 2020–21 season.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 19 Jan 2020 | SMBC Singapore Open | Singapore | US$1,000,000 | Matt Kuchar (n/a) | 26 | ASA | |
| 19 Apr 2020 | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | – | Cancelled | – | | |
| 3 May 2020 | The Crowns | Aichi | – | Cancelled | – | | |
| 10 May 2020 | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Chiba | – | Cancelled | – | ASA | |
| 24 May 2020 | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | – | Cancelled | – | | |
| 31 May 2020 | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Ibaraki | – | Cancelled | – | | |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | – | Cancelled | – | | Japan major |
| 28 Jun 2020 | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Fukushima | – | Cancelled | – | | |
| 5 Jul 2020 | Japan PGA Championship | Tochigi | – | Cancelled | – | | Japan major |
| 12 Jul 2020 | Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament | Ibaraki | – | Cancelled | – | | New Pro-Am tournament |
| 23 Aug 2020 | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaido | – | Cancelled | – | | |
| 30 Aug 2020 | RIZAP KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | – | Cancelled | – | | |
| 6 Sep 2020 | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Rikuya Hoshino (3) | 16 | | |
| 13 Sep 2020 | Shinhan Donghae Open | South Korea | – | Removed | – | ASA, KOR | |
| 20 Sep 2020 | ANA Open | Hokkaido | – | Cancelled | – | | |
| 27 Sep 2020 | Panasonic Open Golf Championship | Kyoto | – | Cancelled | – | ASA | |
| 4 Oct 2020 | Vantelin Tokai Classic | Aichi | – | Cancelled | – | | |
| 11 Oct 2020 | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | – | Cancelled | – | | |
| 18 Oct 2020 | Japan Open Golf Championship | Chiba | 157,500,000 | Yuki Inamori (2) | 32 | | Flagship event |
| 1 Nov 2020 | The Top | TBD | – | Cancelled | – | | New tournament |
| 8 Nov 2020 | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | – | Cancelled | – | | |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 120,000,000 | Jinichiro Kozuma (1) | 16 | | |
| 22 Nov 2020 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 100,000,000 | Takumi Kanaya (2) | 16 | | |
| 29 Nov 2020 | Casio World Open | Kōchi | – | Cancelled | – | | |
| 6 Dec 2020 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Chan Kim (5) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 18 Apr 2021 | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | Takumi Kanaya (3) | 16 | | |
| 25 Apr 2021 | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | 60,000,000 | Rikuya Hoshino (4) | 16 | | |
| 2 May 2021 | The Crowns | Aichi | 100,000,000 | Hiroshi Iwata (3) | 16 | | |
| 9 May 2021 | Japan Players Championship | Tochigi | 50,000,000 | Naoyuki Kataoka (1) | 16 | | New tournament |
| 16 May 2021 | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Kanagawa | 100,000,000 | Rikuya Hoshino (5) | 16 | | |
| 23 May 2021 | Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament | Ibaraki | 50,000,000 | Shaun Norris (5) | 16 | | New Pro-Am tournament |
| 30 May 2021 | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 80,000,000 | Juvic Pagunsan (1) | 16 | | |
| 6 Jun 2021 | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Ryosuke Kinoshita (1) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 27 Jun 2021 | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Fukushima | 50,000,000 | Ryosuke Kinoshita (2) | 16 | | |
| 4 Jul 2021 | Japan PGA Championship | Tochigi | 100,000,000 | Kim Seong-hyeon (1) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 22 Aug 2021 | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaido | 120,000,000 | Kazuki Higa (2) | 16 | | |
| 29 Aug 2021 | Sansan KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Scott Vincent (1) | 16 | | |
| 5 Sep 2021 | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Shugo Imahira (5) | 16 | | |
| 12 Sep 2021 | Shinhan Donghae Open | South Korea | – | Removed | – | KOR | |
| 19 Sep 2021 | ANA Open | Hokkaido | 100,000,000 | Scott Vincent (2) | 16 | | |
| 26 Sep 2021 | Panasonic Open | Kyoto | 100,000,000 | Keita Nakajima (a) (1) | 16 | | |
| 3 Oct 2021 | Vantelin Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Chan Kim (6) | 16 | | |
| 10 Oct 2021 | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 | Tomoyasu Sugiyama (1) | 16 | | |
| 17 Oct 2021 | Japan Open Golf Championship | Shiga | 210,000,000 | Shaun Norris (6) | 32 | | Flagship event |
| 31 Oct 2021 25 Jul 2021 | ISPS Handa Gatsu-n to tobase Tour tournament | Ibaraki | 83,000,000 | Tomoyo Ikemura (1) | 16 | | New tournament |
| 7 Nov 2021 | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Yosuke Asaji (3) | 16 | | |
| 14 Nov 2021 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (15) | 16 | | |
| 21 Nov 2021 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 150,000,000 | Chan Kim (7) | 16 | | |
| 28 Nov 2021 | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 150,000,000 | Mikumu Horikawa (2) | 16 | | |
| 5 Dec 2021 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (16) | 16 | | 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 |
| 19 Jul 2020 | The Open Championship | England | – | Cancelled | – | | Major championship |
| 9 Aug 2020 17 May 2020 | PGA Championship | United States | US$11,000,000 | Collin Morikawa | 100 | | Major championship |
| 20 Sep 2020 21 Jun 2020 | U.S. Open | United States | US$12,500,000 | Bryson DeChambeau | 100 | | Major championship |
| 25 Oct 2020 | Zozo Championship | United States | US$8,000,000 | Patrick Cantlay | 70 | PGAT | Limited-field event |
| 15 Nov 2020 12 Apr 2020 | Masters Tournament | United States | US$11,500,000 | Dustin Johnson | 100 | | Major championship |
| 11 Apr 2021 | Masters Tournament | United States | US$11,500,000 | Hideki Matsuyama | 100 | | Major championship |
| 23 May 2021 | PGA Championship | United States | US$12,000,000 | Phil Mickelson | 100 | | Major championship |
| 20 Jun 2021 | U.S. Open | United States | US$12,500,000 | Jon Rahm | 100 | | Major championship |
| 18 Jul 2021 | The Open Championship | England | US$11,500,000 | Collin Morikawa | 100 | | Major championship |
| 24 Oct 2021 | Zozo Championship | Chiba | US$9,950,000 | Hideki Matsuyama | 40 | PGAT | Limited-field event |
| 12 Dec 2021 | 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 | Chan Kim | 127,599,803 |
| 2 | Takumi Kanaya | 119,803,605 |
| 3 | Ryosuke Kinoshita | 115,001,239 |
| 4 | Hideto Tanihara | 111,599,542 |
| 5 | Rikuya Hoshino | 107,341,089 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Most Valuable Player | Chan Kim | |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Takumi Kanaya | |

## Japan Challenge Tour

The 2020–21 Japan Challenge Tour, titled as the 2020–21 AbemaTV Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 36th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

### Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points |
| 5 Apr 2020 | Novil Cup | Tokushima | – | Cancelled | – |
| 17 Apr 2020 | i Golf Shaper Challenge | Fukuoka | – | Cancelled | – |
| 24 Apr 2020 | Japan Create Challenge | Fukuoka | – | Cancelled | – |
| 15 May 2020 | PGM Challenge I | Hyōgo | – | Cancelled | – |
| 29 May 2020 | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Saitama | – | Cancelled | – |
| 12 Jun 2020 | Landic Challenge 8 | Fukuoka | – | Cancelled | – |
| 19 Jun 2020 | Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge | Akita | – | Cancelled | – |
| 27 Jun 2020 | Daisendori Cup | Tottori | – | Cancelled | – |
| 4 Sep 2020 | Elite Grips Challenge | Hyōgo | – | Cancelled | – |
| 18 Sep 2020 | PGM Challenge II | Chiba | 15,000,000 | Daichi Sato (1) | 4 |
| 2 Oct 2020 | TI Challenge | Gunma | 15,000,000 | Keisuke Otawa (1) | 4 |
| 9 Oct 2020 | Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Ren Takeuchi (1) | 4 |
| 23 Oct 2020 | Delight Works Challenge | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Hideto Kobukuro (1) | 4 |
| 16 Apr 2021 | i Golf Shaper Challenge | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | Ayumi Kawamitsu (1) | 4 |
| 28 May 2021 | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Saitama | 15,000,000 | Shingo Ito (1) | 4 |
| 11 Jun 2021 | Landic Challenge 8 | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | Daisuke Yasumoto (1) | 4 |
| 18 Jun 2021 | Japan Create Challenge | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | Ryo Hisatsune (1) | 4 |
| 26 Jun 2021 | Daisendori Cup | Tottori | 18,000,000 | Akihiro Narutomi (1) | 4 |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Japan Players Championship Challenge | Iwate | 15,000,000 | Tomoyasu Sugiyama (1) | 4 |
| 30 Jul 2021 | Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge | Akita | 15,000,000 | Ryo Hisatsune (2) | 4 |
| 3 Sep 2021 | Elite Grips Challenge | Hyōgo | – | Cancelled | – |
| 17 Sep 2021 | PGM Challenge | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Konosuke Nakazato (4) | 4 |
| 24 Sep 2021 | ISPS Handa Hero ni nare! Challenge Tournament | Tochigi | 23,000,000 | Ryo Hisatsune (3) | 4 |
| 1 Oct 2021 | TI Challenge | Gunma | 15,000,000 | Riki Kawamoto (a) (1) | 4 |
| 8 Oct 2021 | Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Yuto Katsuragawa (1) | 4 |
| 22 Oct 2021 | Delight Works JGTO Final | Ibaraki | 20,000,000 | Junya Kameshiro (1) | 4 |

### 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 2022 Japan Golf Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
| 1 | Ryo Hisatsune | 10,922,467 |
| 2 | Daichi Sato | 6,132,326 |
| 3 | Yuto Katsuragawa | 5,938,614 |
| 4 | Taichi Nabetani | 5,547,031 |
| 5 | Junya Kameshiro | 5,404,507 |