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1974 PGA of Japan Tour

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1974 PGA of Japan Tour season
Duration16 February 1974 (1974-02-16) – 8 December 1974 (1974-12-08)
Number of official events31
Most winsJapan Masashi Ozaki (6)
Money listJapan Masashi Ozaki
1973
1975

The 1974 PGA of Japan Tour was the second season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1974 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)
Winner[a] Other
tours[b]
Notes
17 Feb JPGA East-West Match Okinawa 12,000,000 Japan Isao Aoki (6)
21 Apr Sobu International Open Chiba US$50,000 Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan (2) AGC New to PGA of Japan Tour
29 Apr Chunichi Crowns Aichi 28,000,000 Japan Takashi Murakami (2)
12 May Fujisankei Classic Saitama 30,000,000 Australia Graham Marsh (2)
19 May Dunlop Tournament Chiba 20,000,000 Australia Graham Marsh (3)
26 May Pepsi Tournament Ishikawa 25,000,000 Australia Graham Marsh (4)
2 Jun Sports Shinko International Hyōgo 25,000,000 Japan Shozo Miyamoto (1) New tournament
16 Jun Sapporo Tokyu Open Hokkaidō 20,000,000 Japan Tōru Nakamura (2)
23 Jun Tohoku Classic Miyagi 17,000,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (6)
7 Jul ANA Sapporo Open Hokkaidō 20,000,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (7)
11 Jul Kyusyu Open Nagasaki 1,800,000 Japan Norio Suzuki (1)
11 Jul Kansai Open Nara 3,500,000 Japan Teruo Sugihara (3)
11 Jul Chushikoku Open Hiroshima 1,300,000 Japan Mitsuhiko Masuda (2)
12 Jul Chubu Open Hiroshima 3,000,000 Japan Tadashi Kitta (1)
14 Jul Kanto Open Ibaraki 15,000,000 Japan Isao Aoki (7)
21 Jul Tokyo Charity Classic Chiba 30,000,000 Japan Haruo Yasuda (1)
4 Aug Kanto Pro Championship Ibaraki 10,000,000 Japan Isao Aoki (8)
18 Aug Japan PGA Championship Miyagi 13,500,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (8)
25 Aug KBC Augusta Fukuoka 23,000,000 Japan Tōru Nakamura (3)
1 Sep Hiroshima Open Hiroshima 20,000,000 Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan (2)
8 Sep Suntory Open Chiba 25,000,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (9)
15 Sep Sanpo Classic Chiba 25,000,000 Japan Isao Aoki (9)
22 Sep Kansai Pro Championship Osaka 8,000,000 Japan Kosaku Shimada (2)
29 Sep Japan Open Golf Championship Ibaraki 30,000,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (10)
6 Oct Golf Digest Tournament Shizuoka 20,000,000 Japan Takashi Murakami (3)
27 Oct Tokai Classic Aichi 25,000,000 Japan Kosaku Shimada (3)
3 Nov Bridgestone Tournament Chiba 21,500,000 Australia Graham Marsh (5)
17 Nov Golf Nippon Series Tokyo 15,000,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (11) New to PGA of Japan Tour
24 Nov Shizuoka Open Shizuoka 20,000,000 Japan Takashi Kurihara (2)
1 Dec ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches Wakayama 23,000,000 Japan Teruo Sugihara (4)
8 Dec Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki 51,000,000 United States Johnny Miller (n/a)

Unofficial events

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The following events were sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(¥)
Winner Other
tours[b]
Notes
13 Oct Taiheiyo Club Masters Chiba US$300,000 United States Gene Littler

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3]

Position Player Prize money (¥)
1 Japan Masashi Ozaki 41,846,908
2 Japan Takashi Murakami 31,603,626
3 Japan Teruo Sugihara 21,121,901
4 Japan Isao Aoki 20,711,666
5 Japan Tōru Nakamura 20,079,777

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.

References

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  1. ^ "1974 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf. Collins. pp. 252–257, 427–443. ISBN 0002119552.
  3. ^ "1974 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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