# 2004 Japan Golf Tour

The 2004 Japan Golf Tour was the 32nd 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 2004 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 21 Dec | Asia Japan Okinawa Open | Okinawa | 100,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (2) | 12 | ASA | |
| 28 Mar | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 100,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (4) | 16 | | |
| 25 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Brendan Jones (3) | 16 | | |
| 2 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (15) | 16 | | |
| 9 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 110,000,000 | Paul Sheehan (1) | 16 | | |
| 16 May | Japan PGA Championship | Kōchi | 110,000,000 | Hur Suk-ho (2) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 23 May | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Tatsuya Mitsuhashi (1) | 16 | | |
| 30 May | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf | Ibaraki | 110,000,000 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka (2) | 16 | | |
| 6 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | Takashi Kamiyama (1) | 16 | | |
| 20 Jun | Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Dinesh Chand (3) | 16 | | |
| 27 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Brendan Jones (4) | 16 | | |
| 4 Jul | Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Hur Suk-ho (3) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 11 Jul | Woodone Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 100,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (16) | 16 | | |
| 25 Jul | Sato Foods NST Niigata Open | Niigata | 50,000,000 | Kim Jong-duck (4) | 16 | | |
| 1 Aug | Aiful Cup | Tottori | 120,000,000 | Takuya Taniguchi (1) | 16 | | |
| 8 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Yang Yong-eun (1) | 16 | | |
| 29 Aug | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Steven Conran (1) | 16 | | |
| 12 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Hideki Kase (4) | 16 | | |
| 19 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Chawalit Plaphol (1) | 16 | | |
| 3 Oct | Acom International | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Toru Suzuki (7) | 16 | | |
| 10 Oct | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Katsumune Imai (2) | 16 | | |
| 17 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Ishikawa | 120,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (8) | 32 | | Flagship event |
| 24 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (9) | 16 | | |
| 31 Oct | ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Makoto Inoue (1) | 16 | | |
| 7 Nov | Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Yang Yong-eun (2) | 16 | | New tournament |
| 14 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Darren Clarke (n/a) | 18 | | |
| 21 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) | 40 | | |
| 28 Nov | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 140,000,000 | David Smail (3) | 16 | | |
| 5 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Paul Sheehan (2) | 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 | OWGR points | Notes |
| 11 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$6,000,000 | Phil Mickelson | 100 | Major championship |
| 20 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$6,250,000 | Retief Goosen | 100 | Major championship |
| 18 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £4,000,000 | Todd Hamilton | 100 | Major championship |
| 15 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$6,250,000 | Vijay Singh | 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 | 119,512,374 |
| 2 | Toru Taniguchi | 101,773,301 |
| 3 | Yang Yong-eun | 99,540,333 |
| 4 | Hur Suk-ho | 90,176,104 |
| 5 | Paul Sheehan | 85,020,125 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Most Valuable Player | Toru Taniguchi | |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Takuya Taniguchi | |

## Japan Challenge Tour

The 2004 Japan Challenge Tour was the 20th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

### Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner |
| 16 Apr | PRGR Cup (Kanto) | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Isao Narukawa (1) |
| 25 Jun | PGA Cup Challenge Tournament | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Mitsuo Harada (1) |
| 9 Jul | 1st PGM Series Wakagi Challenge | Saga | 10,000,000 | Yutaka Horinouchi (1) |
| 30 Jul | 2nd PGM Series Lions Challenge | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Toshihiro Aizawa (1) |
| 6 Aug | 3rd PGM Series Segovia Challenge | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Toshio Ozaki (1) |
| 27 Aug | 4th PGM Series Matsushima Chisan Challenge | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Taichiro Kiyota (1) |
| 10 Sep | 4th PGM Series Ohinata Challenge | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Takeshi Kajikawa (1) |
| 2 Oct | Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament | Miyagi | 20,000,000 | Yoshiaki Kimura (1) |
| 8 Oct | PRGR Cup (Kansai) | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Masanori Ushiyama (1) |
| 21 Oct | Tokyo Dome Cup | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Gohei Sato (5) |

### 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 2005 Japan Golf Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
| 1 | Yoshiaki Kimura | 4,199,650 |
| 2 | Mitsuo Harada | 3,596,022 |
| 3 | Yutaka Horinouchi | 2,789,508 |
| 4 | Toshihiro Aizawa | 2,767,949 |
| 5 | Taichiro Kiyota | 2,635,826 |