The 1976 PGA of Japan Tour was the fourth season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.
| Duration | 22 April 1976 – 5 December 1976 |
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| Number of official events | 31 |
| Most wins |  Shinsaku Maeda (3) Graham Marsh (3) Takashi Murakami (3) Masashi Ozaki (3) Norio Suzuki (3) |
| Money list | Isao Aoki |
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Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 1976 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) |
Winner[a] | Other tours[b] |
Notes |
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| 25 Apr | Sobu International Open | Chiba | US$75,000 |  Ben Arda (3) |
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| 2 May | Chunichi Crowns | Aichi | 60,000,000 |  David Graham (n/a) |
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| 16 May | Fujisankei Classic | Saitama | 30,000,000 |  Norio Suzuki (4) |
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| 23 May | Pepsi-Wilson Tournament | Yamaguchi | 25,000,000 | Peter Thomson (n/a) |
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| 30 May | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship | Kanagawa | 30,000,000 | Kazuo Yoshikawa (1) |
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| 6 Jun | Dunlop Tournament | Ishikawa | 20,000,000 | Yoshikazu Yokoshima (1) |
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| 13 Jun | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Hokkaidō | 20,000,000 | Bill Dunk (2) |
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| 20 Jun | Tohoku Classic | Miyagi | 23,000,000 | Haruo Yasuda (2) |
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| 4 Jul | ANA Sapporo Open | Hokkaidō | 30,000,000 | Takashi Murakami (8) |
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| 11 Jul | Kanto Open | Saitama | 15,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (13) |
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| 16 Jul | Chushikoku Open | Hiroshima | 2,100,000 | Tadami Ueno (2) |
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| 16 Jul | Kyusyu Open | Fukuoka | 2,200,000 | Norio Suzuki (5) |
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| 17 Jul | Chubu Open | Fukui | 3,000,000 |  Chen Chien-chin (1) |
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| 18 Jul | Kansai Open | Shiga | 10,000,000 | Shinsaku Maeda (2) |
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| 25 Jul | Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 25,000,000 | Norio Suzuki (6) |
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| 1 Aug | Kansai Pro Championship | Kagawa | 10,000,000 | Shinsaku Maeda (3) |
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| 8 Aug | Kanto Pro Championship | Akita | 15,000,000 | Takashi Murakami (9) |
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| 29 Aug | KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 20,000,000 | Graham Marsh (7) |
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| 5 Sep | Hiroshima Open | Hiroshima | 20,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (14) |
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| 12 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 35,000,000 | Graham Marsh (8) |
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| 19 Sep | Sanpo Classic | Chiba | 20,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (15) |
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| 26 Sep | Japan PGA Championship | Kumamoto | 20,000,000 | Seiichi Kanai (1) |
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| 10 Oct | Taiheiyo Club Masters | Chiba | US$300,000 |  Jerry Pate (n/a) |
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| 17 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 32,000,000 | Isao Aoki (12) |
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| 24 Oct | Golf Digest Tournament | Shizuoka | 20,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (1) |
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| 31 Oct | Bridgestone Tournament | Chiba | 30,000,000 | Takashi Murakami (10) |
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| 7 Nov | Sony Charity Classic | Kanagawa | 30,000,000 | Yoshitaka Yamamoto (3) |
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| 15 Nov | Japan Open Golf Championship | Ibaraki | 65,000,000 | Kosaku Shimada (4) |
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| 21 Nov | Golf Nippon Series | Tokyo | 15,000,000 | Shinsaku Maeda (4) |
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| 28 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 60,000,000 | Graham Marsh (9) |
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| 5 Dec | ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches | Hyōgo | 23,000,000 | Tom Watson (n/a) |
Money list
editThe money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
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| 1 | Isao Aoki |
40,985,801 |
| 2 | Takashi Murakami |
36,469,936 |
| 3 | Masashi Ozaki |
24,608,872 |
| 4 | Kosaku Shimada |
21,824,670 |
| 5 | Yoshitaka Yamamoto |
21,816,308 |
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- ^ "1976 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "1976 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 28 June 2023.