Japan Challenge Tour
The Japan Challenge Tour is a series of developmental golf tournaments run by the Japan Golf Tour Organization. It has been in operation since 1985. The 2016 schedule featured 14 tournaments, with a prize fund of ¥10 million to ¥15 million. This is about a tenth of the level of prize money per event on offer on the main Japanese Tour, and the main tour also has a longer season.
Tournament schedules
2016 season
| Date | Tournament | Location | Prize fund
(¥) | Winner |
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| 3 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 |  Tatsuya Kodai |
| 29 Apr | Fuji Home Service Challenge Cup | Shiga | 10,000,000 | Yoshinobu Tsukada |
| 20 May | HEIWA PGM Challenge I Road to Championship | Gifu | 10,000,000 | Kazuhiro Kida |
| 27 May | FIDRA Classic | Saitama | 10,000,000 | Kunihiro Kamii |
| 10 Jun | ISPS Handa Global Challenge Cup | Chiba | 13,000,000 | Konosuke Nakazato |
| 17 Jun | Himawari Dragon Cup | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Yuta Kawakami |
| 24 Jun | LANDIC Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Shotaro Wada |
| 1 Jul | Japan Create Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Ryuko Tokimatsu |
| 29 Jul | Minami Akita Country Club Michinoku Challenge Tournament | Akita | 10,000,000 | Tomoyo Ikemura |
| 9 Sep | Seven Dreamers Challenge | Chiba | 13,000,000 | Daisuke Maruyama |
| 23 Sep | Elite Grips Challenge | Gunma | 10,000,000 | Jinichiro Kozuma |
| 30 Sep | HEIWA PGM Challenge II Road to Championship | Hokkaido | 10,000,000 | Konosuke Nakazato |
| 8 Oct | Everyone Project Challenge | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Yoshinobu Tsukada |
| 14 Oct | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Saitama | 10,000,000 | Daisuke Maruyama |
| 21 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Takashi Ogiso |
2015 season
| Date | Tournament | Location | Prize fund
(¥) | Winner |
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| 5 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 |  Park Il-hwan |
| 1 May | Fuji Home Service Challenge Cup | Shiga | 10,000,000 | Yujiro Ohori |
| 8 May | Japan Create Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Masashi Hidaka |
| 22 May | HEIWA PGM Challenge I Road to Championship | Hiroshima | 10,000,000 | Tatsunori Nukaga |
| 29 May | Good Job Challenge | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Yu Morimoto |
| 11 Jun | ISPS Handa Global Challenge Cup | Chiba | 13,000,000 | Shigeru Nonaka |
| 19 Jun | Musee Platinum Challenge Tournament | Fukushima | 10,000,000 | Yosuke Asaji |
| 26 Jun | LANDIC Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Tomoyo Ikemura |
| 3 Jul | HEIWA PGM Challenge II Road to Championship | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Keiichi Kaneko |
| 31 Jul | Minami Akita Country Club Challenge Tournament | Akita | 10,000,000 | Yu Morimoto |
| 21 Aug | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup | Chiba | 13,000,000 | Keiichi Kaneko |
| 4 Sep | Elite Grips Challenge | Gunma | 10,000,000 | Tomoyo Ikemura |
| 11 Sep | Himawari Dragon CUP | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Koichi Sugimoto |
| 18 Sep | Seven Dreamers Challenge | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Shota Akiyoshi |
| 10 Oct | Everyone Project Challenge Golf Tournament | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Shota Akiyoshi |
| 16 Oct | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Hiroaki Hirai |
| 23 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Masamichi Uehira |
2014 season
| Date | Tournament | Location | Prize fund
(¥) | Winner |
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| 6 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Soushi Tajima |
| 9 May | Plus One Fukuoka Raizan Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 |  Peter Wilson |
| 23 May | Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Shugo Imahira |
| 13 Jun | Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup | Gifu | 10,000,000 | Toru Suzuki |
| 27 Jun | Landic Golf Tournament Associa Mansion Memorial | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Shintaro Kai |
| 10 Jul | ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament | Shizuoka | 15,000,000 | Shota Akiyoshi |
| 25 Jul | Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship | Niigata | 10,000,000 | Kiyoshi Miyazato |
| 1 Aug | Akita TV Minamiakita CC Challenge | Akita | 10,000,000 | Yasunobu Fukunaga |
| 22 Aug | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup | Chiba | 13,000,000 | Taigen Tsumagari |
| 5 Sep | Madame Shinco Challenge Tournament | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Peter Wilson |
| 12 Sep | Himawari Dragon Cup | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Toru Suzuki |
| 19 Sep | Seven Dreamers Challenge | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Yuki Inamori |
| 26 Sep | Elite Grips Challenge | Mie | 10,000,000 | Yuichiro Nishi |
| 4 Oct | Ishikawa Ryo Everyone Project Challenge | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Katsufumi Okino |
| 10 Oct | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 |  Richard Hattori |
| 24 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Shugo Imahira |
2013 season
| Date | Tournament | Winner |
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| 7 Apr | Novil Cup | Dong-Kyu Jang |
| 19 Apr | Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship | Paul Sheehan |
| 24 May | Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup | Ryuichi Kondo |
| 7 Jun | ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament | Hiroyuki Nagamatsu |
| 14 Jun | Akita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge I | Sachio Sugiyama |
| 5 Jul | LANDIC VanaH Cup KBC Augusta Challenge | K T Kwon |
| 26 Jul | Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship | Genki Yanase |
| 2 Aug | Daisen GC JGTO Challenge II | Masayuki Kawamura |
| 16 Aug | ROYZE Corporation Cup in FukuokaRaizan | K T Kwon |
| 6 Sep | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup in Boso | Masamichi Ito |
| 13 Sep | Dragon Cup | Toru Suzuki |
| 22 Sep | Everyone Project Challenge Golf Tournament | Shinji Tomimura |
| 28 Sep | Elite Grips JGTO Challenge III | Hirotaro Naito |
| 11 Oct | Heiwa PGM Challenge III Road to Championship | Katsunori Kuwabara |
| 25 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Yoshitaka Takeya |
2012 season
| Date | Tournament | Winner |
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| 1 Apr | Novil Cup | Ji-Ho Yang |
| 20 Apr | Kimisarazu GL GMA Challenge Tournament | Daijiro Izumida |
| 25 May | Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup | Naomi Ohta |
| 1 Jun | Murasaki CC Sumire GMA Challenge Tournament | Akio Sadakata |
| 7 Jun | ISPS CharityChallenge Tournament | Yosuke Asaji |
| 15 Jun | Akita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge I | Yuki Kono |
| 29 Jun | Tokyu Nasu Resort JGTO Challenge II | Yuki Kono |
| 14 Jul | Shizu Hills Tommy Cup | Koichi Sugimoto |
| 27 Jul | Daisen GC JGTO Challenge III | Masashi Nishimura |
| 13 Sep | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup I in Onotoyo | Achi Sato |
| 21 Sep | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup II in Boso | Satoshi Kodaira |
| 228 Sep | Elite Grips JGTO Challenge IV | Toru Morita |
| 19 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | In-Hoi Hur |
2011 season
| Date | Tournament | Winner |
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| 10 Apr | Novil Cup | Tatsunori Nukaga |
| 22 Apr | Kimisarazu GL GMA Challenge Tournament | Takanobu Kondo |
| 27 May | Fuji Country Kanai Club Challenge Cup | Hidezumi Shirakata |
| 9 Jun | Boso Country Cup | Hirohito Koizumi |
| 1 Jul | Tokyu Resort Nasu JGTO Challenge |  Chinnarat Phadungsil |
| 9 Jul | Shizu Hills Tommy Cup | Koichi Sugimoto |
| 22 Jul | SRIXON Challenge | Hidemichi Haginomori |
| 16 Sep | Toshoen GC JGTO Challenge II | Taro Hiroi |
| 22 Sep | elite grips JGTO Challenge III | Yudai Maeda |
| 21 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Tatsunori Nukaga |
2010 season
| Date | Tournament | Winner |
|---|
| 11 Apr | Novil Cup | Soushi Tajima |
| 21 May | Toshin Challenge | Akira Endo |
| 28 May | Fuji Country Kanai Club Challenge Cup |  Dinesh Chand |
| 11 Jun | Tohoku Yakurai Cup | Dinesh Chand |
| 19 Jun | Shizu Hills Tommy Cup | Sushi Ishigaki |
| 25 Jun | Tokyu Resort Nasu JGTO Challenge |  Chen Chih Chiang |
| 15 Jul | Boso Country Cup | Masayoshi Nakayama |
| 20 Aug | Hatoyama Country Club GMA Challenge Tournament | Satoshi Kodaira (am) |
| 10 Sep | SRIXON Challenge | Shunta Maeawakura |
| 17 Sep | Itsuurateien JGTO Challenge 2 | Hirohito Koizumi |
| 22 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Park Sung-joon |
Money list winners
| Year | Player | Country | Prize money (¥) |
|---|
| 2005 | Shoichi Ideguchi | Japan | 5,070,263 |
| 2006 | Takaki Ono | Japan | 7,710,069 |
| 2007 | Michio Matsumura | Japan | 6,685,183 |
| 2008 | Masamichi Uehira | Japan | 6,329,033 |
| 2009 | Chris Campbell | Australia | 6,136,154 |
| 2010 | Dinesh Chand | Fiji | 4,780,625 |
| 2011 | Tatsunori Nukaga | Japan | 5,846,275 |
| 2012 | Yuki Koko | Japan | 4,607,237 |
| 2013 | K T Kwon | South Korea | 5,326,885 |
| 2014 | Shugo Imahira | Japan | 7,444,288 |
| 2015 | Yu Morimoto | Japan | 4,479,531 |
| 2016 | Yoshinobu Tsukada | Japan | 5,509,115 |
Source:[1]
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