The 1982 PGA of Japan Tour was the 10th season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.
| Duration | 18 March 1982 – 5 December 1982 |
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| Number of official events | 45 |
| Most wins |  Tsuneyuki Nakajima (5) |
| Money list | Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
← 1981 1983 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 1982 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[a] | Other tours[b] |
Notes |
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| 21 Mar | Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 25,000,000 | Eitaro Deguchi (1) |
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| 4 Apr | Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament | Osaka | 15,000,000 | Namio Takasu (3) |
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| 11 Apr | Hakuryuko Open | Hiroshima | 15,000,000 | Toshimitsu Kai (1) |
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| 18 Apr | Bridgestone Aso Open | Kumamoto | 30,000,000 | Tōru Nakamura (10) |
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| 25 Apr | Dunlop International Open | Ibaraki | US$150,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (4) |
AGC | |
| 2 May | Chunichi Crowns | Aichi | 70,000,000 |  Gary Hallberg (n/a) |
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| 9 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 40,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (5) |
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| 16 May | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship | Kanagawa | 32,000,000 | Isao Aoki (33) |
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| 23 May | Pepsi Ube Open | Yamaguchi | 30,000,000 | Kikuo Arai (2) |
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| 30 May | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Okayama | 40,000,000 |  Graham Marsh (14) |
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| 6 Jun | Tohoku Classic | Miyagi | 30,000,000 | Shinsaku Maeda (6) |
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| 13 Jun | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Hokkaidō | 30,000,000 | Yasuhiro Funatogawa (2) |
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| 20 Jun | Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 30,000,000 | Terry Gale (1) |
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| 27 Jun | Mizuno Tournament | Ishikawa | 20,000,000 | Teruo Sugihara (16) |
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| 1 Jul | Naganoken Open | Nagano | 20,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (6) |
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| 4 Jul | Kanagawa Open | Kanagawa | 15,000,000 | Akio Toyoda (1) |
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| 10 Jul | Toyamaken Open | Toyama | 15,000,000 | Shigeru Uchida (4) |
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| 11 Jul | Niigata Open | Niigata | 15,000,000 | Yoshitaka Yamamoto (8) |
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| 18 Jul | Gunmaken Open | Gunma | 15,000,000 | Fujio Kobayashi (4) |
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| 25 Jul | Japan PGA Championship | Shiga | 32,000,000 | Masahiro Kuramoto (6) |
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| 1 Aug | Kanto Pro Championship | Tochigi | 20,000,000 | Motomasa Aoki (1) |
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| 1 Aug | Kansai Pro Championship | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | Hideto Shigenobu (2) |
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| 8 Aug | Descente Cup Hokkoku Open | Ishikawa | 30,000,000 | Kikuo Arai (3) |
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| 15 Aug | JPGA East-West Tournament | Tochigi | 18,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (7) |
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| 22 Aug | Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers | Chiba | 30,000,000 | Teruo Sugihara (17) |
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| 29 Aug | KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 32,000,000 |  Chen Tze-ming (1) |
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| 4 Sep | Chushikoku Open | Hiroshima | 5,000,000 | Masahiro Kuramoto (7) |
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| 5 Sep | Kanto Open | Shizuoka | 20,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (25) |
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| 5 Sep | Kansai Open | Hyōgo | 15,000,000 | Teruo Sugihara (18) |
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| 5 Sep | Chubu Open | Ishikawa | 12,500,000 | Shigeru Uchida (5) |
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| 5 Sep | Kyusyu Open | Fukuoka | 12,000,000 | Norio Suzuki (15) |
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| 5 Sep | Hokkaido Open | Hokkaidō | 5,000,000 | Koichi Uehara (5) |
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| 12 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 50,000,000 | Pete Izumikawa (1) |
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| 19 Sep | ANA Sapporo Open | Hokkaidō | 40,000,000 | Norio Suzuki (16) |
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| 26 Sep | Hiroshima Open | Hiroshima | 30,000,000 | Takashi Kurihara (4) |
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| 3 Oct | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Tochigi | 50,000,000 | Teruo Sugihara (19) |
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| 10 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 35,000,000 | Hsieh Min-Nan (7) |
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| 17 Oct | Golf Digest Tournament | Shizuoka | 30,000,000 | Hsieh Min-Nan (8) |
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| 24 Oct | Bridgestone Tournament | Chiba | 50,000,000 | Hsieh Min-Nan (9) |
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| 31 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Saitama | 50,000,000 | Akira Yabe (5) |
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| 7 Nov | Goldwin Cup Japan vs USA | Chiba | US$440,000 | Bob Gilder (n/a) Calvin Peete (n/a) |
Title shared | |
| 14 Nov | Taiheiyo Club Masters | Shizuoka | 80,000,000 | Scott Hoch (n/a) |
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| 21 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 90,000,000 | Calvin Peete (n/a) |
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| 28 Nov | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 65,000,000 | Scott Hoch (n/a) |
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| 5 Dec | Golf Nippon Series | Tokyo | 17,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (8) |
Money list
editThe money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
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| 1 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
68,220,640 |
| 2 | Isao Aoki |
45,659,150 |
| 3 | Hsieh Min-Nan |
45,617,930 |
| 4 | Kikuo Arai |
43,827,155 |
| 5 | Teruo Sugihara |
43,673,380 |
Notes
edit- ^ 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.
References
edit- ^ "1982 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1983). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1983. Springwood Books. pp. 221–244, 437–483. ISBN 0862541190. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "1982 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.