The 2008 Japan Golf Tour season was played from April 17 to December 7. The season consisted of 24 official money events in Japan, one in China, as well as the four majors and the three World Golf Championships.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events in Japan and Asia for the 2008 season. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.
| Dates |
Tournament |
Prize fund
(¥) |
Winner |
OWGR pts |
| Apr 17-20 |
Token Homemate Cup |
110,000,000 |
 Katsumasa Miyamoto (7) |
16 |
| Apr 24-27 |
Tsuruya Open |
120,000,000 |
 SK Ho (7) |
16 |
| May 1-4 |
The Crowns |
120,000,000 |
Tomohiro Kondo (4) |
16 |
| May 8-11 |
Pine Valley Beijing Open |
110,000,000 |
Hiroyuki Fujita (6) |
16 |
| May 15-18 |
Japan PGA Championship |
130,000,000 |
Shingo Katayama (24) |
16 |
| May 22-25 |
Munsingwear Open KSB Cup |
100,000,000 |
Hideto Tanihara (7) |
16 |
| May 29-Jun 1 |
Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf |
110,000,000 |
 Prayad Marksaeng (1) |
18 |
| Jun 19-22 |
Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic |
130,000,000 |
Prayad Marksaeng (2) |
16 |
| Jul 3-6 |
UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills |
150,000,000 |
Hidemasa Hoshino (3) |
16 |
| Jul 24-27 |
Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup |
150,000,000 |
 Jeev Milkha Singh (3) |
16 |
| Jul 31-Aug 3 |
Sun Chlorella Classic |
150,000,000 |
Takuya Taniguchi (2) |
16 |
| Aug 28-31 |
Vana H Cup KBC Augusta |
100,000,000 |
Shintaro Kai (1) |
16 |
| Sep 4-7 |
Fujisankei Classic |
150,000,000 |
Toyokazu Fujishima (1) |
16 |
| Sep 18-21 |
ANA Open |
130,000,000 |
Azuma Yano (2) |
16 |
| Sep 25-28 |
Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open |
200,000,000 |
Hideto Tanihara (8) |
20 |
| Oct 2-5 |
Coca-Cola Tokai Classic |
120,000,000 |
Toshinori Muto (2) |
20 |
| Oct 9-12 |
Canon Open |
200,000,000 |
Makoto Inoue (2) |
16 |
| Oct 16-19 |
Japan Open Golf Championship |
200,000,000 |
Shingo Katayama (25) |
32 |
| Oct 23-26 |
Bridgestone Open |
150,000,000 |
Azuma Yano (3) |
16 |
| Oct 30-Nov 2 |
mynavi ABC Championship |
150,000,000 |
Ryo Ishikawa (2) |
16 |
| Nov 6-9 |
The Championship by Lexus |
200,000,000 |
SK Ho (8) |
18 |
| Nov 13-16 |
Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters |
150,000,000 |
Shingo Katayama (26) |
22 |
| Nov 20-23 |
Dunlop Phoenix |
200,000,000 |
Prayad Marksaeng (3) |
36 |
| Nov 27-30 |
Casio World Open |
140,000,000 |
Koumei Oda (1) |
18 |
| Dec 4-7 |
Golf Nippon Series JT Cup |
100,000,000 |
Jeev Milkha Singh (4) |
24 |
Leaders
Money List leaders
| Position |
Player |
Prize money (¥) |
| 1 |
Shingo Katayama |
180,094,895 |
| 2 |
Azuma Yano |
137,064,052 |
| 3 |
Prayad Marksaeng |
126,430,825 |
| 4 |
Hideto Tanihara |
110,414,719 |
| 5 |
Ryo Ishikawa |
106,318,166 |
Full list
Scoring Average leaders
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External links
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