The 1981 PGA of Japan Tour was the ninth season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.
| Duration | 19 March 1981 – 6 December 1981 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 42 |
| Most wins |  Masahiro Kuramoto (4) |
| Money list | Isao Aoki |
← 1980 1982 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 1981 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[a] | Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar | Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 32,000,000 | |||
| 5 Apr | Aso National Park Open | Kumamoto | 15,000,000 | |||
| 19 Apr | Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament | Osaka | 15,000,000 | |||
| 26 Apr | Dunlop International Open | Ibaraki | 30,000,000 | AGC | ||
| 3 May | Chunichi Crowns | Aichi | 65,000,000 | |||
| 10 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 40,000,000 | |||
| 17 May | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship | Kanagawa | 40,000,000 | |||
| 24 May | Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 30,000,000 | |||
| 31 May | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Tochigi | 35,000,000 | |||
| 7 Jun | Tohoku Classic | Miyagi | 30,000,000 | |||
| 14 Jun | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Hokkaidō | 30,000,000 | |||
| 21 Jun | Pepsi-Wilson Tournament | Yamaguchi | 25,000,000 | |||
| 2 Jul | Naganoken Open | Nagano | 17,000,000 | Title shared New to PGA of Japan Tour | ||
| 5 Jul | JPGA East-West Tournament | Mie | 12,000,000 | |||
| 12 Jul | Gunmaken Open | Gunma | 6,000,000 | New to PGA of Japan Tour | ||
| 19 Jul | Descente Cup Hokkoku Open | Ishikawa | 25,000,000 | |||
| 26 Jul | Niigata Open | Niigata | 15,000,000 | New to PGA of Japan Tour | ||
| 2 Aug | Japan PGA Championship | Hokkaidō | 32,000,000 | |||
| 9 Aug | Mizuno Tournament | Ishikawa | 22,000,000 | |||
| 16 Aug | Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers | Chiba | 33,000,000 | |||
| 23 Aug | Kanto Pro Championship | Shizuoka | 20,000,000 | |||
| 23 Aug | Kansai Pro Championship | Hiroshima | 13,000,000 | |||
| 30 Aug | KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 32,000,000 | |||
| 5 Sep | Chushikoku Open | Shimane | 5,000,000 | |||
| 6 Sep | Chubu Open | Aichi | 12,000,000 | |||
| 6 Sep | Kyusyu Open | Fukuoka | 8,000,000 | |||
| 6 Sep | Kanto Open | Tochigi | 20,000,000 | |||
| 6 Sep | Kansai Open | Shiga | 15,000,000 | |||
| 6 Sep | Hokkaido Open | Hokkaidō | 4,000,000 | |||
| 13 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 40,000,000 | |||
| 20 Sep | ANA Sapporo Open | Hokkaidō | 30,000,000 | |||
| 27 Sep | Hiroshima Open | Hiroshima | 25,000,000 | |||
| 4 Oct | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Tochigi | 45,000,000 | |||
| 11 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 35,000,000 | |||
| 18 Oct | Golf Digest Tournament | Shizuoka | 30,000,000 | |||
| 25 Oct | Bridgestone Tournament | Chiba | 50,000,000 | |||
| 1 Nov | Japan Open Golf Championship | Gifu | 47,000,000 | |||
| 8 Nov | ABC Cup Japan vs USA | Hyōgo | 36,000,000 | |||
| 15 Nov | Toshiba Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 70,000,000 | |||
| 22 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 80,000,000 | |||
| 29 Nov | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 60,000,000 | New tournament | ||
| 6 Dec | Golf Nippon Series | Tokyo | 17,000,000 |
Money list
editThe money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57,262,941 | |
| 2 | 32,345,130 | |
| 3 | 29,600,960 | |
| 4 | 29,412,852 | |
| 5 | 26,534,162 |
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- ^ "1981 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Springwood Books. pp. 235–252, 448–490. ISBN 0862541018. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "1981 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 25 June 2023.