# 2005 Japan Golf Tour

The 2005 Japan Golf Tour was the 33rd 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 2005 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 19 Dec | Asia Japan Okinawa Open | Okinawa | 100,000,000 | Kiyoshi Miyazato (1) | 12 | ASA | |
| 27 Mar | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 100,000,000 | Tadahiro Takayama (1) | 16 | | |
| 24 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Naomichi Ozaki (31) | 16 | | |
| 1 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Naomichi Ozaki (32) | 16 | | |
| 15 May | Japan PGA Championship | Kumamoto | 110,000,000 | Hur Suk-ho (4) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 22 May | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (5) | 16 | | |
| 29 May | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf | Hyōgo | 110,000,000 | Jang Ik-jae (1) | 16 | | |
| 5 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | Hur Suk-ho (5) | 16 | | |
| 19 Jun | Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Satoru Hirota (1) | 16 | | |
| 26 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Chris Campbell (1) | 16 | | |
| 3 Jul | Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Kazuhiko Hosokawa (8) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 10 Jul | Woodone Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 100,000,000 | Takao Nogami (1) | 16 | | |
| 24 Jul | Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 120,000,000 | Lin Keng-chi (3) | 16 | | New tournament |
| 31 Jul | Aiful Cup | Tottori | 120,000,000 | Tatsuhiko Takahashi (1) | 16 | | |
| 7 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Keiichiro Fukabori (7) | 16 | | |
| 28 Aug | Under Armour KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Toshimitsu Izawa (15) | 16 | | |
| 4 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 150,000,000 | Daisuke Maruyama (1) | 16 | | |
| 11 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Yasuharu Imano (5) | 16 | | |
| 18 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Keiichiro Fukabori (8) | 16 | | |
| 25 Sep | Acom International | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | David Smail (4) | 16 | | |
| 9 Oct | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Yang Yong-eun (3) | 16 | | |
| 16 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (17) | 32 | | Flagship event |
| 23 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 | David Smail (5) | 16 | | |
| 30 Oct | ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (18) | 16 | | |
| 6 Nov | Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Azuma Yano (1) | 16 | | |
| 13 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Darren Clarke (n/a) | 20 | | |
| 20 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) | 34 | | |
| 27 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 140,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (10) | 16 | | |
| 4 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Yasuharu Imano (6) | 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 |
| 10 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,000,000 | Tiger Woods | 100 | Major championship |
| 19 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$6,250,000 | Michael Campbell | 100 | Major championship |
| 17 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £4,000,000 | Tiger Woods | 100 | Major championship |
| 15 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$6,500,000 | Phil Mickelson | 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 | 134,075,280 |
| 2 | Yasuharu Imano | 118,543,753 |
| 3 | Keiichiro Fukabori | 93,595,937 |
| 4 | Hur Suk-ho | 91,548,268 |
| 5 | David Smail | 78,870,984 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Most Valuable Player | Shingo Katayama | |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Jang Ik-jae | |

## Japan Challenge Tour

The 2005 Japan Challenge Tour was the 21st season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

### Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner |
| 15 Apr | PRGR Cup (Kanto) | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Masaya Tomida (1) |
| 3 Jun | PGA JGTO Challenge I | Okayama | 10,000,000 | Tsutomu Higa (1) |
| 17 Jun | Sega Sammy Challenge | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Tomonori Takahashi (2) |
| 24 Jun | PGA JGTO Challenge II | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | C. K. Choi (1) |
| 8 Jul | 1st PGM Series World Challenge | Kumamoto | 10,000,000 | Takeshi Kajikawa (2) |
| 22 Jul | 2nd PGM Series Kasagi Challenge | Kyoto | 10,000,000 | Shoichi Ideguchi (1) |
| 5 Aug | 3rd PGM Series Daitakarazuka Challenge | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Nam Young-woo (1) |
| 26 Aug | 4th PGM Series Ami Challenge | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Kazuhiro Shimizu (1) |
| 9 Sep | GDO Challenge Cup | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Akinori Tani (1) |
| 16 Sep | 5th PGM Series Matsushima Chisan Challenge | Miyagi | 10,000,000 | Takeshi Kajikawa (3) |
| 1 Oct | Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament | Miyagi | 20,000,000 | Taichiro Kiyota (2) |
| 7 Oct | PRGR Cup (Kansai) | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Shoichi Ideguchi (2) |
| 20 Oct | Tokyo Dome Cup | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Akinori Tani (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 2006 Japan Golf Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
| 1 | Shoichi Ideguchi | 5,070,263 |
| 2 | Taichiro Kiyota | 4,500,000 |
| 3 | Takeshi Kajikawa | 4,456,028 |
| 4 | Akinori Tani | 4,370,189 |
| 5 | Kazuhiro Shimizu | 3,381,377 |