2020–21 Japan Golf Tour


The 2020–21 Japan Golf Tour was the 48th season of the Japan Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

In-season changes

The 2020 season was originally scheduled to be played from 16 January to 6 December 2020, consisting of 25 official events. However, most of the scheduled tournaments were cancelled during 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. On 25 December 2020, the tour announced the schedule for 2021 and confirmed that it would be merged with the 2020 schedule to form the 2020–21 season.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse
WinnerOWGR
points		Other
tours		Notes
SMBC Singapore OpenSingaporeUS$1,000,000dts|19 Apr 2020|format=dmydts|3 May 2020|format=dmydts|10 May 2020|format=dmydts|24 May 2020|format=dmydts|31 May 2020|format=dmydts|7 Jun 2020|format=dmydts|28 Jun 2020|format=dmydts|5 Jul 2020|format=dmydts|12 Jul 2020|format=dmydts|23 Aug 2020|format=dmydts|30 Aug 2020|format=dmydts|6 Sep 2020|format=dmy

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse
WinnerOWGR
points		Other
tours		Notes
19 Jul 2020The Open ChampionshipEngland–Cancelled–Major championship
9 Aug 2020
17 May 2020		PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$11,000,000

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.
PositionPlayerPrize money
1

Japan Challenge Tour

The 2020–21 Japan Challenge Tour, titled as the 2020–21 AbemaTV Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 36th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse
WinnerOWGR
points
5 Apr 2020Novil CupTokushima–Cancelled–
17 Apr 2020i Golf Shaper ChallengeFukuoka–Cancelled–
24 Apr 2020Japan Create ChallengeFukuoka–Cancelled–
15 May 2020PGM Challenge IHyōgo–Cancelled–
29 May 2020Taiheiyo Club Challenge TournamentSaitama–Cancelled–
12 Jun 2020Landic Challenge 8Fukuoka–Cancelled–
19 Jun 2020Minami Akita CC Michinoku ChallengeAkita–Cancelled–
27 Jun 2020Daisendori CupTottori–Cancelled–
4 Sep 2020Elite Grips ChallengeHyōgo–Cancelled–
18 Sep 2020PGM Challenge IIChiba15,000,000

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top 20 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2022 Japan Golf Tour.
PositionPlayerPrize money
1