Written on 8-May-2023
The prize money for the tournaments held by the Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO) is the third largest in the world after the tours in the United States and Europe.
However, it is said to be only one-tenth of that in the United States and less than half that in Europe.
For reference, in recent years there have been rare situations globally where the total prize money for women's professional golf (LPGA) has been higher than that for men's golf in Japan.
This article summarizes the top 20 male professional golfers who earned prize money in tournaments held by the Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO) in a ranking format.
Reference： https://www.jgto.org/en/stats/tour/money_ranking_japan
*Age is as of 31-December-2022
*Tour victory count is as of 2022
*The exchange rate is 130 yen/$
20th Ryosuke Kinoshita $323,611
Image:https://images.j-tos.org/cms/assets/image/article/65593_640x360_6313e108ed851.png
Tour Wins：0
Hometown：Nara, Japan
Height：174cm
Age：31
19th Ryuko Tokimatsu $332,889
Image:https://i.gimg.jp/cmsimg/274485.jpg
Tour Wins：0
Hometown： Fukuoka, Japan
Height：168cm
Age：29
18th Jinichiro Kozuma $354,909
Image:https://store.descente.co.jp/srixon/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/220404_01_news.jpg
Tour Wins：1
Hometown：Kagoshima, Japana
Height：165cm
Age：28
17th Brad Kennedy $363,212
Tour Wins：0
Hometown：Sydney, Australia
Height：180cm
Age：48
16th Yuta Ikeda $381,296
Image:https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2022/09/15/jpeg/20220915s00043000527000p_view.webp
Tour Wins：1
Hometown：Chiba, Japan
Height：176cm
Age：37
15th Tomoya Ikemura $412,553
Image:https://i.gimg.jp/cmsimg/274335.jpg
Tour Wins：1
Hometown：Kagoshima, Japan
Height：166cm
Age：27
14th Hideto Tanihara $427,478
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Tour Wins：1
Hometown：Hiroshima, Japan
Height：178cm
Age：44
13th Kaito Onishi $524,510
Image:https://images.j-tos.org/cms/assets/image/article/65641_640x360_631b22d9596b1.png
Tour Wins：1
Hometown：Aichi, Japan
Height：177cm
Age：24
12th Shugo Imahira $528,123
Image:https://i.gimg.jp/cmsimg/290948.jpg
Tour Wins：2
Hometown：Saitama, Japan
Height：165cm
Age：30
11th Yuki Inamori $561,548
Tour Wins：2
Hometown：Kagoshima, Japan
Height：169cm
Age：28
10th Ryo Ishikawa $591,918
Image:https://egolf.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ishikawaryo_2021BSopen_PIC2021101103253001200191_M-1.jpg
Tour Wins：1
Hometown：Saitama, Japan
Height：175cm
Age：31
9th Riki Kawamoto $598,201
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Tour Wins：2
Hometown：Ehime, Japan
Height：183cm
Age：21
8th Yuto Katsuragawa $640,957
Image:https://i.daily.jp/golf/2022/04/28/Images/f_15255216.jpg
Tour Wins：1
Hometown：Aichi, Japan
Height：167cm
Age：24
7th Tomoharu Otsuki $653,095
Tour Wins：1
Hometown：Ibaraki, japan
Height：172cm
Age：32
6th Chan Kim $667,732
Tour Wins：1
Hometown：Suwon, South Korea
Height：182cm
Age：32
5th Hiroshi Iwata $671,672
Image:https://i.gimg.jp/cmsimg/282420.jpg
Tour Wins：1
Hometown：Miyagi, Japan
Height：177cm
Age：42
4th Mikumu Horikawa $735,344
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Tour Wins：2
Hometown：Kanagawa, Japna
Height：176cm
Age：30
Image:https://i.gimg.jp/cmsimg/273372.jpg
Tour Wins：0
Hometown：Shizuoka, Japan
Height：181cm
Age：25
2nd Rikuya Hoshino $857,033
Image:https://d2bo6f45ymcdv9.cloudfront.net/images/large/aQ3ETFKJ4LdaskyMu1bq.jpg?ver=gqvc
Tour Wins：1
Hometown：Ibaraki, Japan
Height：186cm
Age：26
1st Kazuki Higa $1,396,914
Image:https://i.gimg.jp/cmsimg/295544.jpg?maxwidth=600&maxheight=600
Tour Wins：4
Hometown：Okinawa, Japan
Height：158cm
Age：27
■Summary
| Rank | Player | Prize[$] | Tour Wins | Hometown | Height[cm] | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazuki Higa | $1,396,914 | 4 | Okinawa, Japan | 158 | 27 |
| 2 | Rikuya Hoshino | $857,033 | 1 | Ibaraki, Japan | 186 | 26 |
| 3 | Aguri Iwasaki | $743,620 | 0 | Shizuoka, Japan | 181 | 25 |
| 4 | Mikumu Horikawa | $735,344 | 2 | Kanagawa, Japna | 176 | 30 |
| 5 | Hiroshi Iwata | $671,672 | 1 | Miyagi, Japan | 177 | 42 |
| 6 | Chan Kim | $667,732 | 1 | Suwon, South Korea | 188 | 32 |
| 7 | Tomoharu Otsuki | $653,095 | 1 | Ibaraki, japan | 172 | 32 |
| 8 | Yuto Katsuragawa | $640,957 | 1 | Aichi, Japan | 167 | 24 |
| 9 | Riki Kawamoto | $598,201 | 2 | Ehime, Japan | 183 | 21 |
| 10 | Ryo Ishikawa | $591,918 | 1 | Saitama, Japan | 175 | 31 |
| 11 | Yuki Inamori | $561,548 | 2 | Kagoshima, Japan | 169 | 28 |
| 12 | Shugo Imahira | $528,123 | 2 | Saitama, Japan | 165 | 30 |
| 13 | Kaito Onishi | $524,510 | 1 | Aichi, Japan | 177 | 24 |
| 14 | Hideto Tanihara | $427,478 | 1 | Hiroshima, Japan | 178 | 44 |
| 15 | Tomoya Ikemura | $412,553 | 1 | Kagoshima, Japan | 166 | 27 |
| 16 | Yuta Ikeda | $381,296 | 1 | Chiba, Japan | 176 | 37 |
| 17 | Brad Kennedy | $363,212 | 0 | Sydney, Australia | 180 | 48 |
| 18 | Jinichiro Kozuma | $354,909 | 1 | Kagoshima, Japana | 165 | 28 |
| 19 | Ryuko Tokimatsu | $332,889 | 0 | Fukuoka, Japan | 168 | 29 |
| 20 | Ryosuke Kinoshita | $323,611 | 0 | Nara, Japan | 174 | 31 |
That's all.
