{{short description|Golf tour season}} {{use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox golf season | year = 2000 | tour = Japan Golf Tour | image = | pixels = | caption = | regular_season = {{start date|2000|3|9|df=y}} – {{end date|2000|12|10|df=y}} | no_of_events = 33 | most_wins = {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shingo Katayama]] (5) | honor1 = Money list | honoree1 = {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shingo Katayama]] | honor2 = Most Valuable Player | honoree2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shingo Katayama]] | honor3 = Rookie of the Year | honoree3 = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dean Wilson (golfer)|Dean Wilson]] | honor4 = | honoree4 = | prevseason = [[1999 Japan Golf Tour|1999]] | nextseason = [[2001 Japan Golf Tour|2001]] }} The '''2000 Japan Golf Tour''', titled as the '''2000 iiyama Tour''' for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the [[Japan Golf Tour]] (formerly the '''PGA of Japan Tour'''), the main [[professional golf tour]] in Japan since it was formed in 1973.
==Iiyama title sponsorship== It was the first season in which the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with [[Iiyama (company)|Iiyama]], being renamed as the '''iiyama Tour'''. The agreement was reported to be worth {{currency|1.5 billion|JPY}} over three years.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.golfdigest.co.jp/digest/column/back9/2002/20021105b.asp |title=年間スポンサーのイーヤマ撤退を正式発表 |trans-title=Official announcement of the withdrawal of annual sponsor iiyama |language=ja |magazine=Golf Digest Japan |date=11 May 2002 |access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref>
==Schedule== The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=1&year=2000 |title=2000 Tour Tournaments |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=10 April 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date !! Tournament !! Location !! Purse<br>([[Japanese yen|¥]]) !! Winner{{efn|name=totals|The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.}} !! [[Official World Golf Ranking|OWGR]]<br>points !! Notes |- |12 Mar |[[Token Corporation Cup]] |Kagoshima |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nobuo Serizawa]] (5) |align=center|16 | |- |19 Mar |[[Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open]] |Shizuoka |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hidemichi Tanaka]] (7) |align=center|16 | |- |16 Apr |[[Tsuruya Open]] |Hyōgo |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Richard Backwell]] (1) |align=center|16 | |- |23 Apr |[[Asia Pacific Open Golf Championship Kirin Open]] |Ibaraki |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shingo Katayama]] (3) |align=center|16 | |- |30 Apr |[[The Crowns]] |Aichi |align=right|110,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hidemichi Tanaka]] (8) |align=center|24 | |- |7 May |[[Fujisankei Classic]] |Shizuoka |align=right|110,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tateo Ozaki]] (15) |align=center|16 | |-style="background:#D6E8FF;" |14 May |[[Japan PGA Championship]] |Chiba |align=right|110,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nobuhito Sato]] (3) |align=center|16 |Japan major |- |21 May |[[Munsingwear Open KSB Cup]] |Okayama |align=right|120,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shingo Katayama]] (4) |align=center|16 |New tournament |- |28 May |[[Mitsubishi Motors Tournament]] |Shiga |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hirofumi Miyase]] (3) |align=center|16 | |- |4 Jun |[[JCB Classic Sendai]] |Miyagi |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nobuhito Sato]] (4) |align=center|16 | |- |11 Jun |[[PGA Philanthropy Tournament]] |Nara |align=right|50,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masashi Shimada]] (1) |align=center|16 | |- |18 Jun |[[Tamanoi Yomiuri Open]] |Hyōgo |align=right|90,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yoshi Mizumaki]] (7) |align=center|16 | |- |25 Jun |[[Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open]] |Okayama |align=right|90,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yasuharu Imano]] (2) |align=center|16 | |-style="background:#D6E8FF;" |2 Jul |[[JGTO TPC iiyama Cup]] |Tochigi |align=right|120,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toshimitsu Izawa]] (5) |align=center|16 |New tournament<br>Japan major |- |9 Jul |[[Juken Sangyo Open Hiroshima]] |Hiroshima |align=right|90,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Keiichiro Fukabori]] (3) |align=center|16 | |- |16 Jul |[[Aiful Cup]] |Aomori |align=right|90,000,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dean Wilson (golfer)|Dean Wilson]] (1) |align=center|16 | |- |30 Jul |[[NST Niigata Open Golf Championship]] |Niigata |align=right|50,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hidezumi Shirakata]] (1) |align=center|16 | |- |6 Aug |[[Sun Chlorella Classic]] |Hokkaidō |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masashi Ozaki]] (93) |align=center|16 | |- |27 Aug |[[Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta]] |Fukuoka |align=right|90,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toshimitsu Izawa]] (6) |align=center|16 | |- |3 Sep |[[Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup]] |Hokkaidō |align=right|80,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kaname Yokoo]] (3) |align=center|16 | |- |10 Sep |[[Suntory Open]] |Chiba |align=right|90,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kiyoshi Maita]] (1) |align=center|16 | |- |17 Sep |[[ANA Open]] |Hokkaidō |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nobuhito Sato]] (5) |align=center|16 | |- |24 Sep |[[Acom International]] |Ibaraki |align=right|110,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toru Taniguchi]] (2) |align=center|16 | |- |8 Oct |[[Tokai Classic]] |Aichi |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hirofumi Miyase]] (4) |align=center|16 | |-style="background:#f2ecce;" |15 Oct |[[Japan Open Golf Championship]] |Chiba |align=right|120,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naomichi Ozaki]] (29) |align=center|32 |Flagship event{{efn|name=jpnmaj|Also a Japan major championship.}} |- |22 Oct |[[Bridgestone Open]] |Chiba |align=right|110,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nobuhito Sato]] (6) |align=center|16 | |- |29 Oct |[[Philip Morris Championship]] |Hyōgo |align=right|200,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toru Taniguchi]] (3) |align=center|16 | |- |5 Nov |[[Ube Kosan Open]] |Yamaguchi |align=right|140,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Keiichiro Fukabori]] (4) |align=center|16 | |- |12 Nov |[[Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters]] |Shizuoka |align=right|140,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toshimitsu Izawa]] (7) |align=center|16 | |- |19 Nov |[[Dunlop Phoenix Tournament]] |Miyazaki |align=right|200,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shingo Katayama]] (5) |align=center|34 | |- |26 Nov |[[Casio World Open]] |Kagoshima |align=right|140,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toru Suzuki]] (5) |align=center|22 | |-style="background:#D6E8FF;" |3 Dec |[[Golf Nippon Series JT Cup]] |Tokyo |align=right|90,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shingo Katayama]] (6) |align=center|16 |Japan major |- |10 Dec |[[Fancl Open in Okinawa]] |Okinawa |align=right|90,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shingo Katayama]] (7) |align=center|16 | |}
===Unofficial events=== The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date !! Tournament !! Location !! Purse !! Winner !! [[Official World Golf Ranking|OWGR]]<br>points !! Notes |-style="background:#e5d1cb;" |9 Apr |'''[[2000 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]]''' |United States |align=right|US$4,600,000 |{{flagicon|FJI}} '''[[Vijay Singh]]''' |align=center|100 |[[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]] |-style="background:#e5d1cb;" |18 Jun |'''[[2000 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]''' |United States |align=right|US$4,500,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Tiger Woods]]''' |align=center|100 |[[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]] |-style="background:#e5d1cb;" |23 Jul |'''[[2000 Open Championship|The Open Championship]]''' |Scotland |align=right|£2,800,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Tiger Woods]]''' |align=center|100 |[[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]] |-style="background:#e5d1cb;" |20 Aug |'''[[2000 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]''' |United States |align=right|US$5,000,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Tiger Woods]]''' |align=center|100 |[[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]] |}
==Money list== The [[Japan Golf Tour#Money list winners|money list]] was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in [[Japanese yen]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/stats/tour/money_ranking_all?year=2000 |title=2000 Money Rankings |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=10 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/news/5085 |title=片山晋呉が、今季５勝目で逆転賞金王に！！ |trans-title=Shingo Katayama comes from behind to become the prize money champion with his 5th win of the season!! |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |date=11 December 2000 |language=ja |access-date=20 September 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money ([[Japanese yen|¥]]) |- | align=center|1 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shingo Katayama]] || align=center|177,116,489 |- | align=center|2 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toru Taniguchi]] || align=center|175,829,742 |- | align=center|3 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nobuhito Sato]] || align=center|155,246,900 |- | align=center|4 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toshimitsu Izawa]] || align=center|120,316,633 |- | align=center|5 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hidemichi Tanaka]] || align=center|108,807,851 |}
==Awards== {| class="wikitable" !Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | [[Japan Golf Tour Most Valuable Player|Most Valuable Player]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shingo Katayama]] || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2005/12/06/more-sports/golf/katayama-picks-up-mvp-title/ |title=Katayama picks up MVP title |newspaper=The Japan Times |date=6 December 2005 |access-date=2 January 2024 |quote=Katayama, who claimed the money rankings crown for the third time overall, won the MVP title for the first time in five years and second time in his career.}}</ref> |- | [[Japan Golf Tour Rookie of the Year|Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy)]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dean Wilson (golfer)|Dean Wilson]] || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/266897395/ |title=Short putts |newspaper=The Honolulu Advertiser |location=Honolulu, Hawaii |page=13 (C6 in paper) |date=17 January 2001 |access-date=6 March 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/2004_pgatour.pdf |title=2004 PGA Tour Media Guide |year=2004 |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=2 January 2024 |page=170 (2-156 in document) |quote=Dean Wilson {{!}} 2000: JPGA rookie of the year.}}</ref> |}
==Japan Challenge Tour== {{Infobox golf season | year = 2000 | tour = Japan Challenge Tour | image = | pixels = | caption = | regular_season = {{start date|2000|4|13|df=y}} – {{end date|2000|11|2|df=y}} | no_of_events = 13 | most_wins = {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masanori Kobayashi]] (2) | honor1 = Money list | honoree1 = {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masanori Kobayashi]] | honor2 = | honoree2 = | honor3 = | honoree3 = | honor4 = | honoree4 = | prevseason = [[1999 Japan Challenge Tour|1999]] | nextseason = [[2001 Japan Challenge Tour|2001]] }} The '''2000 Japan Challenge Tour''' was the 16th season of the [[Japan Challenge Tour]], the official development tour to the [[Japan Golf Tour]].
===Schedule=== The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=2&year=2000 |title=2000 Challenge Schedule |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date!!Tournament!!Location!!Purse<br>([[Japanese yen|¥]])!!Winner{{efn|name=totals2|The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Japan Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the [[Japan Golf Tour]].}} |- | 14 Apr || PRGR Cup (East) || Tochigi || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoki Hattori (golfer)|Naoki Hattori]] (1) |- | 20 Apr || Kourakuen Cup (1st) || Oita || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Mitsuhiro Tateyama]] (1) |- | 27 Apr || Nishino Cup Open || Ibaraki || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Koichi Nogami]] (1) |- | 12 May || Hisamitsu Seiyaku KBC Challenge || Fukuoka || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masanori Kobayashi]] (1) |- | 2 Jun || Aiful Challenge Cup Spring || Hyōgo || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yukiharu Morita]] (1) |- | 6 Jul || Kourakuen Cup (2nd) || Tochigi || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hajime Tanaka]] (1) |- | 19 Jul || PRGR Cup (West) || Shiga || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masanori Kobayashi]] (2) |- | 3 Aug || JGTO iiyama Challenge 1 || Shiga || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Taisuke Kitajima]] (4) |- | 21 Sep || Aiful Challenge Cup Autumn || Fukushima || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa]] (1) |- | 5 Oct || JGTO iiyama Challenge 2 || Hyōgo || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takeshi Ohyama]] (1) |- | 21 Oct || Shinwa Golf Classic || Shiga || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tatsuo Takasaki]] (1) |- | 2 Nov || Kourakuen Cup (3rd) || Chiba || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yui Ueda]] (1) |}
===Money list=== The [[Japan Challenge Tour#Money and points list winners|money list]] was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in [[Japanese yen]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/stats/challenge/money_ranking_japan?year=2000 |title=2000 Challenge Money Ranking |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=30 December 2022}}</ref> The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the [[2001 Japan Golf Tour]] (iiyama Tour).
{| class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money ([[Japanese yen|¥]]) |- | align=center|1 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masanori Kobayashi]] || align=center|3,851,250 |- | align=center|2 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tatsuo Takasaki]] || align=center|3,838,130 |- | align=center|3 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoki Hattori (golfer)|Naoki Hattori]] || align=center|3,477,724 |- | align=center|4 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa]] || align=center|3,414,967 |- | align=center|5 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Taisuke Kitajima]] || align=center|3,058,938 |}
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{official|https://www.jgto.org/en}}
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