The Japan Challenge Tour, currently titled as the Abema Tour for sponsorships reasons, is a series of developmental golf tournaments run by the Japan Golf Tour Organization. It has been in operation since 1985.

Japan Challenge Tour
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 Japan Challenge Tour
FormerlyAbemaTV Tour
SportGolf
Founded1985
First season1985
CountriesBased in Japan
Most titlesTournament wins:
Japan Gohei Sato (5)
Japan Masamichi Uehira (5)
Related
competitions
Japan Golf Tour

In 2023, the schedule featured 12 tournaments, with prize funds of mostly ¥15,000,000.[1] This is about a tenth of the level of prize money per event on offer on the main Japan Golf Tour, with the main tour also having a longer season.

In January 2018, the tour signed a sponsor title agreement with AbemaTV, being renamed as the AbemaTV Tour for the 2018 season onwards.[2]

In July 2018, it was also announced that the tour would be included into the Official World Golf Ranking starting in 2019, with the winner receiving a minimum of 4 points for a 54-hole event.[3]

The top 20 players earn entry into the Japan Golf Tour.

Money list winners

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Season Winner Prize money (¥)
2024   Taisei Yamada 5,259,789
2023   Tatsunori Shogenji 11,253,106
2022   Yujiro Ohori 7,798,551
2020–21   Ryo Hisatsune 10,922,467
2019   Yoshikazu Haku 6,797,444
2018   Taihei Sato 7,256,163
2017   Tomoharu Otsuki 3,787,591
2016   Yoshinobu Tsukada 5,509,115
2015   Yu Morimoto 4,479,531
2014   Shugo Imahira 7,444,288
2013   Kwon Ki-taek 5,326,885
2012   Yuki Koko 4,607,237
2011   Tatsunori Nukaga 5,846,275
2010   Dinesh Chand 4,780,625
2009   Chris Campbell 6,136,154
2008   Masamichi Uehira 6,329,033
2007   Michio Matsumura 6,685,183
2006   Takaki Ono 7,710,069
2005   Shoichi Ideguchi 5,070,263
2004   Yoshiaki Kimura 4,199,650
2003   Masamichi Uehira 3,082,833
2002   Tatsuhiko Ichihara 4,124,935
2001   Hur Suk-ho 5,150,264
2000   Masanori Kobayashi 3,851,250
1999   Kosaku Makisaka 3,461,294
1998 No information known
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985

References

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  1. ^ "2023 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ "ス 「AbemaTV」がJGTO主催「チャレンジトーナメント」との年間特別スポンサー契約を締結 現「チャレンジトーナメント」から「AbemaTVツアー」へ名称を変更" ["AbemaTV" signs annual special sponsorship agreement with "Challenge Tournament" sponsored by JGTO Changed name from "Challenge Tournament" to "AbemaTV Tour"] (in Japanese). Abema. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Board Announcement". Official World Golf Ranking. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2022. The Abema TV Tour will be introduced to the OWGR at minimum points levels of 4 first place points for its tournaments that are played over 54 holes.
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