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2006 Japan Golf Tour Schedule

December 15 - 18: 2005 Asia Japan Okinawa Open
venue: Naha Golf Club, OKINAWA
Purse: Yen 100,000,000
Champion: Tadahiro TAKAYAMA

April 13 - 16: Token Homemate Cup
Venue: Token Shuga Country Club, GIFU
Purse: Yen 110,000,000
Champion: Wayne PERSKE

April 20 -23: Tsuruya Open
Venue: Yamanohara Golf Club, HYOGO
Purse: Yen 100,000,000
Champion: Brendan JONES

April 27 - 30: The Crowns
Venue: Nagoya Golf Club, Wago Course, AICHI
Purse: Yen 120,000,000
ChampionL: Shingo KATAYAMA

May 11 - 14: Japan PGA Championship
Venue: Tanigumi Country Club, GIFU
Purse: Yen 110,000,000
Champion: Tomohiro KONDO

May 18 - 21: Munsingwear Open KSB Cup
Venue: Tojigaoka Marine Hills Golf Club, OKAYAMA
Purse: Yen 100,000,000
Champion: Toshinori MUTO

May 25 - 28: Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf
Venue: Sayama Golf Club, SAITAMA
Purse: Yne 110,000,000
Champion: Kaname YOKOO

June 1 - 4: JCB Classic Sendai
Venue: Omotezao Kokusai Golf Club, MIYAGI
Purse: Yen 100,000,000
Champion: Hideto TANIHARA

June 15 - 18: Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open
Venue: Yomiuri Country Club, HYOGO
Purse: Yen 100,000,000
Champion: Nobuhiro MASUDA

June 22 - 25: Gate Way To The Open Mizuno Open
Venue: JFE Setonaikai Golf Club, OKAYAMA
Purse: Yen 100,000,000
Champion: S K HO

June 29 - July 2: UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills
Venue: Shishido Hills Country Club, IBARAKI
Purse: Yen 150,000,000
Champion: Tatsuhiko TAKAHASHI

July 6 - 9: Woodone Open Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima Country Club, Hachihonmatsu Course, HIROSHIMA
Purse: Yen 100,000,000
Champion: Tetsuji HIRATSUKA

July 20 - 23: Sega Sammy Cup
Venue: The North Country Golf Club, HOKKAIDO
Purse: Yen 120,000,000
Champion: Wei-Tze YEH

July 27 - 30: The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki
Venue: Shizuoka Country Hamaoka Course & Hotel, SHIZUOKA
Purse: Yen 120,000,000
Champion: Toru TANIGUCHI

August 3 - 6: Sun Chlorella Classic
Venue: Otaru Country Club, HOKKAIDO
Purse: Yen 150,000,000
Champion: Hideto TANIHARA

August 24 -27: Under Armour KBC Augusta
Venue: Keya Golf Club, FUKUOKA
Purse Yen 100,000,000
Champion: Taichi TESHIMA

August 31 - September 3: Fujisankei Classic
venue: Fujizakura Country Club, YAMANASHI
Purse: Yen 150,000,000
Champion: Shingo KATAYAMA

September 7 - 10: Suntory Open
Venue: Sobu Country Club, Sobu Course, CHIBA
Purse: Yen 100,000,000
Champion: Y E YANG

September 14 - 17: ANA Open
Venue: Sapporo Golf Club, Wattsu Course, HOKKAIDO
Purse: Yen 100,000,000
Champion: Tomohiro KONDO

September 21 - 24: Acom International
Venue: Ishioka Golf Club, IBARAKI
Purse: Yen 120,000,000
Champion: Mamo OSANAI

September 28 - Ocotber 1: Coca-Cola Tokai Classic
Venue: Miyoshi Country Club, West Course, AICHI
Purse: Yen 120,000,000
Champion: Hidemasa HOSHINO

October 12 - 15: Japan Open Golf Championship
Venue: Kasumigaseki Country Club, West Course, SAITAMA
Purse: Yen 200,000,000
Champion: Paul SHEEHAN

October 19 - 22: Bridgestone Open
Venue: Sodegaura Country Club, Sodegaura Course, CHIBA
Purse: Yen 110,000,000
Champion: Taichi TESHIMA

Ocotber 26 - 29: ABC Championship
Venue: ABC Golf Club, HYOGO
Purse: Yen 120,000,000
Champion: Shingo KATAYAMA

November 2 - 5: Asahiryokuken Yomiuri Memorial
Venue: Asoiizuka Golf Club, FUKUOKA
Purse: Yen 100,000,000
Champion: Tatsuhiko ICHIHARA

November 9 - 12: Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters
Venue: Taiheiyo Club, Gotemba Course, SHIZUOKA
Purse: Yen 150,000,000
Champion: Tommy NAKAJIMA

November 16 - 19: Dunlop Phoenix
Venue: Phoenix Country Club, MIYAZAKI
Purse: Yen 200,000,000
Champion: Padraig HARRINGTON

November 23 - 26: Casio World Open
Venue: Kochi Kuroshio Country Club, KOCHI
Purse: Yen 140,000,000
Champion: Jeev Milkha SINGH

November 30 - December 3: Golf Nippon Series JT Cup
Venue: Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club, TOKYO
Purse: Yen 100,000,000
Champion: Jeev Milkha SINGH