The 1973 PGA of Japan Tour was the inaugural season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan.
| Duration | 26 April 1973 – 9 December 1973 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 30 |
| Most wins |  Isao Aoki (5) Masashi Ozaki (5) |
| Money list | Masashi Ozaki |
1974 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 1973 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner(s)[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr | Chunichi Crowns | Aichi | 18,000,000 | ||
| 13 May | Kanto Pro Championship | Chiba | 10,000,000 | ||
| 20 May | Pepsi Tournament | Kanagawa | 25,000,000 | ||
| 27 May | Dunlop Tournament | Chiba | 15,000,000 | ||
| 3 Jun | World Friendship | Nara | 10,000,000 | ||
| 17 Jun | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Hokkaidō | 10,000,000 | New tournament | |
| 8 Jul | ANA Sapporo Open | Hokkaidō | 15,000,000 | ||
| 15 Jul | Aero Masters | Tokyo | 25,000,000 | New tournament | |
| 19 Jul | Kansai Open | Hyōgo | 6,000,000 | ||
| 29 Jul | All Japan Doubles | Hokkaidō | 10,000,000 | Team event | |
| 5 Aug | Tohoku Classic | Miyagi | 10,000,000 | ||
| 9 Aug | Kyusyu Open | Fukuoka | 2,000,000 | ||
| 12 Aug | Fujisankei Classic | Saitama | 30,000,000 | New tournament | |
| 19 Aug | Suntory Open | Shizuoka | 30,000,000 | New tournament | |
| 24 Aug | Chushikoku Open | Yamaguchi | 1,000,000 | ||
| 26 Aug | KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | New tournament | |
| 30 Aug | Chubu Open | Gifu | 2,000,000 | ||
| 2 Sep | Hiroshima Open | Hiroshima | 8,000,000 | ||
| 8 Sep | Kansai Pro Championship | Saga | 8,000,000 | ||
| 9 Sep | Kanto Open | Saitama | 10,000,000 | ||
| 16 Sep | Sanpo Classic | Chiba | 10,000,000 | ||
| 23 Sep | First Flight Tournament | Shizuoka | 12,000,000 | ||
| 30 Sep | Japan Open Golf Championship | Osaka | 20,000,000 | ||
| 7 Oct | Golf Digest Tournament | Shizuoka | 10,000,000 | ||
| 14 Oct | Taiheiyo Club Masters | Chiba | 90,000,000 | ||
| 21 Oct | Japan PGA Championship | Gifu | 10,000,000 | ||
| 28 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 16,000,000 | ||
| 4 Nov | Bridgestone Tournament | Tokyo | 15,000,000 | ||
| 25 Nov | ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches | Wakayama | 23,000,000 | ||
| 9 Dec | ANA Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 10,000,000 | New tournament |
Money list
editThe money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43,814,000 | |
| 2 | 31,595,926 | |
| 3 | 13,965,796 | |
| 4 | 13,806,190 | |
| 5 | 13,518,570 |
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.
References
edit- ^ "1973 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "1973 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Aoki takes golf award". Waycross Journal-Herald. Waycross, Georgia. 22 December 1973. p. 6 (P-6 in paper). Retrieved 23 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
The leading money winner on the Japanese Tour, Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki, finished second to Aoki in the voting.