# 2009 Japan Golf Tour

The 2009 Japan Golf Tour was the 37th 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 2009 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 19 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 130,000,000 | Koumei Oda (2) | 16 | | |
| 26 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Masaya Tomida (1) | 18 | | |
| 3 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka (5) | 20 | | |
| 31 May | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Takashi Kanemoto (1) | 20 | | |
| 7 Jun | UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills | Ibaraki | 150,000,000 | Yuji Igarashi (1) | 20 | | Japan major |
| 14 Jun | Japan PGA Championship | Hokkaidō | 130,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (1) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 28 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic | Hyōgo | 130,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (3) | 18 | | |
| 26 Jul | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Hokkaidō | 130,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (7) | 18 | | |
| 2 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 150,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (4) | 16 | | |
| 23 Aug | Kansai Open Golf Championship | Hyōgo | 50,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (8) | 16 | | |
| 30 Aug | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 110,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (2) | 18 | | |
| 6 Sep | Fujisankei Classic | Yamanashi | 110,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (5) | 18 | | |
| 20 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 130,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (15) | 16 | | |
| 27 Sep | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open | Kyoto | 150,000,000 | Daisuke Maruyama (2) | 20 | ASA | |
| 4 Oct | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Ryo Ishikawa (6) | 18 | | |
| 11 Oct | Canon Open | Kanagawa | 150,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (3) | 18 | | |
| 18 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Saitama | 200,000,000 | Ryuichi Oda (1) | 32 | | Flagship event |
| 25 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 150,000,000 | Yuta Ikeda (4) | 20 | | |
| 1 Nov | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Toru Suzuki (8) | 16 | | |
| 8 Nov | The Championship by Lexus | Ibaraki | 200,000,000 | Toshinori Muto (3) | 16 | | |
| 15 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 200,000,000 | Yasuharu Imano (7) | 20 | | |
| 22 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Edoardo Molinari (n/a) | 28 | | |
| 29 Nov | Casio World Open | Kōchi | 200,000,000 | Koumei Oda (3) | 22 | | |
| 6 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 130,000,000 | Shigeki Maruyama (10) | 24 | | 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 |
| 12 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,500,000 | Ángel Cabrera | 100 | Major championship |
| 22 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$7,500,000 | Lucas Glover | 100 | Major championship |
| 19 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £4,200,000 | Stewart Cink | 100 | Major championship |
| 16 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$7,500,000 | Yang Yong-eun | 100 | Major championship |
| 14 Sep | Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf | Chiba | 18,000,000 | Kaname Yokoo | n/a | |
| 13 Dec | Hitachi 3Tours Championship | Chiba | 50,000,000 | Japan PGA Senior 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 | Ryo Ishikawa | 183,524,051 |
| 2 | Yuta Ikeda | 158,556,695 |
| 3 | Koumei Oda | 118,774,176 |
| 4 | Shingo Katayama | 113,678,535 |
| 5 | Hiroyuki Fujita | 91,244,625 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Most Valuable Player | Ryo Ishikawa | |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Yuta Ikeda | |

## Japan Challenge Tour

The 2009 Japan Challenge Tour was the 25th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

### Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner |
| 12 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 20,000,000 | Achi Sato (2) |
| 22 May | Sashima JGTO Challenge I | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Chris Campbell (1) |
| 20 Jun | Shizu Hills Tommy Cup | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Chris Campbell (2) |
| 26 Jun | Mochizuki Tokyu JGTO Challenge II | Nagano | 10,000,000 | Junpei Takayama (1) |
| 10 Jul | Boso Country Cup | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Katsumi Kubo (1) |
| 16 Jul | Everlife Cup Challenge Tournament | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Kazuhiro Kida (1) |
| 11 Sep | Srixon Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Toru Morita (1) |
| 18 Sep | Asakura JGTO Challenge III | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Kazuhiro Kida (2) |
| 25 Sep | Toshin Challenge Tournament | Mie | 10,000,000 | Yuta Kinoshita (1) |
| 9 Oct | Sunroyal GC Cup | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Achi Sato (3) |
| 23 Oct | PRGR Novil Cup Final | Ibaraki | 13,000,000 | Lu Wei-chih (1) |

### Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top seven players on the money list earned status to play on the 2010 Japan Golf Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
| 1 | Chris Campbell | 6,136,154 |
| 2 | Achi Sato | 6,119,944 |
| 3 | Lu Wei-chih | 4,890,916 |
| 4 | Kazuhiro Kida | 4,491,550 |
| 5 | Kodai Ichihara | 4,259,750 |
| 6 | Yoshikazu Haku | 3,594,500 |
| 7 | Junpei Takayama | 3,395,371 |