The 1980 PGA of Japan Tour was the eighth season of 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 1980 season.[ 1] [ 2]
Date
Tournament
Location
Purse¥ )
Winner[ lower-alpha 1]
Other[ lower-alpha 2]
Notes
30 Mar
Shizuoka Open Shizuoka
25,000,000
Japan Katsuji Hasegawa (1)
6 Apr
Aso National Park Open Kumamoto
10,000,000
Japan Masaji Kusakabe (6)
13 Apr
Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament Osaka
12,000,000
Japan Yoshikazu Yokoshima (2)
27 Apr
Dunlop International Open Ibaraki
US$110,000
Japan Masashi Ozaki (22)AGC
4 May
Chunichi Crowns Aichi
65,000,000
Japan Isao Aoki (25)
11 May
Fujisankei Classic Saitama
28,000,000
Japan Masashi Ozaki (23)
18 May
Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Kanagawa
30,000,000
Japan Haruo Yasuda (4)
25 May
Yomiuri Open Hyōgo
30,000,000
Japan Isao Aoki (26)
1 Jun
Mitsubishi Galant Tournament Shiga
35,000,000
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (3)
8 Jun
Tohoku Classic Miyagi
25,000,000
Japan Haruo Yasuda (5)
15 Jun
Sapporo Tokyu Open Hokkaidō
30,000,000
Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan (5)
22 Jun
Pepsi-Wilson Tournament Yamaguchi
25,000,000
Japan Norio Suzuki (10)
29 Jun
Kanto Pro Championship Tochigi
20,000,000
Japan Akira Yabe (3)
29 Jun
Kansai Pro Championship Fukuoka
12,000,000
Japan Teruo Sugihara (12)
20 Jul
Descente Cup Hokkoku Open Ishikawa
20,000,000
Japan Akira Yabe (4)New tournament
3 Aug
JPGA East-West Tournament Miyagi
12,000,000
Japan Shigeru Uchida (2)
10 Aug
Mizuno Tournament Ishikawa
20,000,000
Japan Norio Suzuki (11)
24 Aug
Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers Nagano
30,000,000
Japan Yasuhiro Funatogawa (1)
31 Aug
KBC Augusta Fukuoka
30,000,000
Japan Isao Aoki (27)
7 Sep
Suntory Open Chiba
40,000,000
United States Bill Rogers (n/a)
14 Sep
ANA Sapporo Open Hokkaidō
30,000,000
Japan Teruo Sugihara (13)
21 Sep
Hiroshima Open Hiroshima
25,000,000
Japan Norio Suzuki (12)
28 Sep
Kanto Open Saitama
20,000,000
Japan Isao Aoki (28)
28 Sep
Kansai Open Hyōgo
15,000,000
Japan Takemitsu Uranishi (1)
28 Sep
Chubu Open Aichi
12,000,000
Japan Hisashi Suzumura (1)
28 Sep
Chushikoku Open Hiroshima
5,000,000
Japan Masahiro Kuramoto (a) (1)
28 Sep
Kyusyu Open Fukuoka
8,000,000
Japan Yurio Akitomi (2)
28 Sep
Hokkaido Open Hokkaidō
4,000,000
Japan Koichi Uehara (4)
5 Oct
Japan PGA Championship Gunma
30,000,000
Japan Yoshitaka Yamamoto (7)
12 Oct
Tokai Classic Aichi
32,000,000
United States Larry Nelson (n/a)
19 Oct
Golf Digest Tournament Shizuoka
25,000,000
Japan Teruo Sugihara (14)
26 Oct
Bridgestone Tournament Chiba
30,000,000
United States Bob Gilder (n/a)
3 Nov
Japan Open Golf Championship Kanagawa
50,000,000
Japan Shoji Kikuchi (1)
9 Nov
ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches Hyōgo
US$150,000
United States Jerry Pate (n/a)
16 Nov
Toshiba Taiheiyo Masters Shizuoka
US$300,000
Japan Norio Suzuki (13)
23 Nov
Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki
70,000,000
United States Tom Watson (n/a)
30 Nov
Gene Sarazen Jun Classic Tochigi
35,000,000
Japan Isao Aoki (29)
7 Dec
Golf Nippon Series Tokyo
16,000,000
Japan Masashi Ozaki (24)
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen .[ 3]
Position
Player
Prize money (¥ )
1
Japan Isao Aoki 60,532,660
2
Japan Norio Suzuki 48,132,102
3
Japan Masashi Ozaki 48,132,102
4
Japan Haruo Yasuda 30,141,305
5
Japan Teruo Sugihara 28,196,856
Notes
↑ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA of Japan Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA of Japan Tour members.
↑ AGC − Asia Golf Circuit .
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