Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1980 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse
(¥) | Winner[a] | Other
tours[b] | Notes |
|---|
| 30 Mar | Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 25,000,000 |  Katsuji Hasegawa (1) | | |
| 6 Apr | Aso National Park Open | Kumamoto | 10,000,000 | Masaji Kusakabe (6) | | |
| 13 Apr | Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament | Osaka | 12,000,000 | Yoshikazu Yokoshima (2) | | |
| 27 Apr | Dunlop International Open | Ibaraki | US$110,000 | Masashi Ozaki (22) | AGC | |
| 4 May | Chunichi Crowns | Aichi | 65,000,000 | Isao Aoki (25) | | |
| 11 May | Fujisankei Classic | Saitama | 28,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (23) | | |
| 18 May | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship | Kanagawa | 30,000,000 | Haruo Yasuda (4) | | |
| 25 May | Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 30,000,000 | Isao Aoki (26) | | |
| 1 Jun | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Shiga | 35,000,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (3) | | |
| 8 Jun | Tohoku Classic | Miyagi | 25,000,000 | Haruo Yasuda (5) | | |
| 15 Jun | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Hokkaidō | 30,000,000 |  Hsieh Min-Nan (5) | | |
| 22 Jun | Pepsi-Wilson Tournament | Yamaguchi | 25,000,000 | Norio Suzuki (10) | | |
| 29 Jun | Kanto Pro Championship | Tochigi | 20,000,000 | Akira Yabe (3) | | |
| 29 Jun | Kansai Pro Championship | Fukuoka | 12,000,000 | Teruo Sugihara (12) | | |
| 20 Jul | Descente Cup Hokkoku Open | Ishikawa | 20,000,000 | Akira Yabe (4) | | New tournament |
| 3 Aug | JPGA East-West Tournament | Miyagi | 12,000,000 | Shigeru Uchida (2) | | |
| 10 Aug | Mizuno Tournament | Ishikawa | 20,000,000 | Norio Suzuki (11) | | |
| 24 Aug | Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers | Nagano | 30,000,000 | Yasuhiro Funatogawa (1) | | |
| 31 Aug | KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 30,000,000 | Isao Aoki (27) | | |
| 7 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 40,000,000 |  Bill Rogers (n/a) | | |
| 14 Sep | ANA Sapporo Open | Hokkaidō | 30,000,000 | Teruo Sugihara (13) | | |
| 21 Sep | Hiroshima Open | Hiroshima | 25,000,000 | Norio Suzuki (12) | | |
| 28 Sep | Kanto Open | Saitama | 20,000,000 | Isao Aoki (28) | | |
| 28 Sep | Kansai Open | Hyōgo | 15,000,000 | Takemitsu Uranishi (1) | | |
| 28 Sep | Chubu Open | Aichi | 12,000,000 | Hisashi Suzumura (1) | | |
| 28 Sep | Chushikoku Open | Hiroshima | 5,000,000 | Masahiro Kuramoto (a) (1) | | |
| 28 Sep | Kyusyu Open | Fukuoka | 8,000,000 | Yurio Akitomi (2) | | |
| 28 Sep | Hokkaido Open | Hokkaidō | 4,000,000 | Koichi Uehara (4) | | |
| 5 Oct | Japan PGA Championship | Gunma | 30,000,000 | Yoshitaka Yamamoto (7) | | |
| 12 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 32,000,000 | Larry Nelson (n/a) | | |
| 19 Oct | Golf Digest Tournament | Shizuoka | 25,000,000 | Teruo Sugihara (14) | | |
| 26 Oct | Bridgestone Tournament | Chiba | 30,000,000 | Bob Gilder (n/a) | | |
| 3 Nov | Japan Open Golf Championship | Kanagawa | 50,000,000 | Shoji Kikuchi (1) | | |
| 9 Nov | ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches | Hyōgo | US$150,000 | Jerry Pate (n/a) | | |
| 16 Nov | Toshiba Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | US$300,000 | Norio Suzuki (13) | | |
| 23 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 70,000,000 | Tom Watson (n/a) | | |
| 30 Nov | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Tochigi | 35,000,000 | Isao Aoki (29) | | |
| 7 Dec | Golf Nippon Series | Tokyo | 16,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (24) | | |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|
| 1 | Isao Aoki | 60,532,660 |
| 2 | Norio Suzuki | 48,132,102 |
| 3 | Masashi Ozaki | 48,132,102 |
| 4 | Haruo Yasuda | 30,141,305 |
| 5 | Teruo Sugihara | 28,196,856 |
Notes
References
External links
Isao Aoki (5)
