The 1983 PGA of Japan Tour was the 11th 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 1983 season.[ 1] [ 2]
Date
Tournament
Location
Purse (¥ )
Winner(s)[ lower-alpha 1]
Other tours[ lower-alpha 2]
Notes
20 Mar
Shizuoka Open
Shizuoka
30,000,000
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (9)
27 Mar
KSB Setonaikai Open
Kagawa
15,000,000
Japan Kenji Sogame (1)
New to PGA of Japan Tour
3 Apr
Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament
Osaka
15,000,000
Japan Kikuo Arai (4)
10 Apr
Pocari-Sweat Hakuryuko Open
Hiroshima
30,000,000
Japan Hiroshi Makino (1)
17 Apr
Bridgestone Aso Open
Kumamoto
30,000,000
Japan Fujio Kobayashi (5)
24 Apr
Dunlop International Open
Ibaraki
40,000,000
United States Larry Nelson (n/a)
AGC
1 May
Chunichi Crowns
Aichi
70,000,000
Taiwan Chen Tze-ming (2)
8 May
Fujisankei Classic
Shizuoka
40,000,000
Japan Nobumitsu Yuhara (3)
15 May
Japan PGA Match-Play Championship
Ibaraki
32,000,000
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (10)
22 May
Mitsubishi Galant Tournament
Iwate
50,000,000
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (11)
29 May
Pepsi Ube Open
Yamaguchi
30,000,000
Japan Seiichi Kanai (5)
5 Jun
Tohoku Classic
Miyagi
32,000,000
Japan Yutaka Hagawa (3)
12 Jun
Sapporo Tokyu Open
Hokkaidō
35,000,000
Japan Isao Aoki (34)
19 Jun
Yomiuri Open
Hyōgo
30,000,000
Australia Graham Marsh (15)
26 Jun
Mizuno Tournament
Ishikawa
30,000,000
Japan Eitaro Deguchi (2)
3 Jul
Kansai Pro Championship
Hyōgo
15,000,000
Japan Yoshitaka Yamamoto (9)
3 Jul
Kanto Pro Championship
Gunma
30,000,000
Japan Isao Aoki (35)
9 Jul
Toyamaken Open
Toyama
15,000,000
Japan Kikuo Arai (5)
17 Jul
Gunmaken Open
Gunma
15,000,000
Japan Masaru Amono (3)
17 Jul
Descente Osaka Open
Kyoto
15,000,000
Japan Teruo Sugihara (20)
24 Jul
Niigata Open
Niigata
15,000,000
Japan Hideto Shigenobu (3)
24 Jul
Kanagawa Open
Kanagawa
15,000,000
Japan Takaaki Kono (2)
31 Jul
Japan PGA Championship
Niigata
35,000,000
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (12)
7 Aug
Descente Cup Hokkoku Open
Ishikawa
30,000,000
Japan Shozo Miyamoto (2)
14 Aug
JPGA East-West Tournament
Chiba
18,000,000
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (13)
21 Aug
Acom Doubles
Shiga
40,000,000
Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen (2) andTaiwan Lu Liang-Huan (7)
New team event
28 Aug
KBC Augusta
Fukuoka
40,000,000
Japan Saburo Fujiki (3)
3 Sep
Chushikoku Open
Okayama
5,800,000
Japan Masahiro Kuramoto (8)
4 Sep
Chubu Open
Gifu
12,000,000
Japan Teruo Nakamura (1)
4 Sep
Kyusyu Open
Fukuoka
12,000,000
Japan Noboru Fujiike (1)
4 Sep
Kansai Open
Hyōgo
15,000,000
Japan Susumu Wakita (1)
4 Sep
Kanto Open
Nagano
20,000,000
Japan Saburo Fujiki (4)
4 Sep
Hokkaido Open
Hokkaidō
5,000,000
Japan Katsunari Takahashi (1)
11 Sep
Suntory Open
Chiba
50,000,000
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (14)
18 Sep
ANA Sapporo Open
Hokkaidō
40,000,000
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (15)
25 Sep
Hiroshima Open
Hiroshima
30,000,000
Japan Katsunari Takahashi (2)
2 Oct
Japan Open Golf Championship
Hyōgo
50,000,000
Japan Isao Aoki (36)
9 Oct
Tokai Classic
Aichi
40,000,000
Japan Masahiro Kuramoto (9)
16 Oct
Golf Digest Tournament
Shizuoka
40,000,000
Japan Seiichi Kanai (6)
23 Oct
Bridgestone Tournament
Chiba
60,000,000
Japan Eitaro Deguchi (3)
30 Oct
Gene Sarazen Jun Classic
Tochigi
50,000,000
Japan Masashi Ozaki (26)
13 Nov
Goldwin Cup Japan vs USA
Hyōgo
US$440,000
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima (16)
20 Nov
Dunlop Phoenix Tournament
Miyazaki
100,000,000
Taiwan Chen Tze-ming (3)
27 Nov
Casio World Open
Kagoshima
70,000,000
West Germany Bernhard Langer (n/a)
4 Dec
Golf Nippon Series
Tokyo
20,000,000
Japan Isao Aoki (37)
11 Dec
Daikyo Open
Okinawa
25,000,000
Japan Masaji Kusakabe (8)
New to PGA of Japan Tour
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 Tsuneyuki Nakajima
85,514,183
2
Japan Isao Aoki
58,508,614
3
Japan Masahiro Kuramoto
49,247,776
4
Japan Kikuo Arai
41,782,074
5
Japan Saburo Fujiki
39,038,137
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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