Kim Chan "I am the Japanese Prize Money King"... Danihara Wins

2020/2021 Season Final JT Cup Joint 22nd Place Foreign Player 5th Time Prize Money King, Kanaya 7.8 Million Yen Behind 2nd Place

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Defending champion Kim Chan (USA, photo) has been crowned the money leader.

On the final day of the JT Cup (total prize money 130 million yen), the final event of the 2020/2021 Japan Professional Golf Tour (JGTO) held on the 5th at Yomiuri Golf Club in Tokyo, Japan (par 70, 7,023 yards), Kim struggled with a 4-over-par and dropped to a tie for 22nd place (2-over-par 282 strokes). Adding 1,349,592 yen to his earnings, he accumulated a total season prize money of 127,599,803 yen (1.33 billion KRW). He surpassed second place Takumi Kanaya (Japan, 119,803,605 yen) by 7,796,198 yen to claim the money title.

Following David Ishii in 1987, Kim is the second American player and the fifth foreign player to win the JGTO money title, after Kim Kyung-tae (35) in 2010 and 2015, and Bae Sang-moon (35) in 2011. Kim Chan secured his third victory at the JT Cup held last December, the Tokai Classic in October this year, and the Dunlop Phoenix Open in November. The JGTO determines the money ranking by including not only the prize money from the Japan Tour but also earnings from the World Golf Championships (WGC) series and major tournaments.

On the JGTO Tour alone, Kim was second with 113,999,583 yen behind Kanaya (119,803,605 yen), but he added prize money by finishing tied 23rd at the PGA Championship in May and tied 53rd at The Open, securing first place overall. Veteran Hideto Tanihara (Japan) reduced one stroke to complete a two-stroke victory (12-under-par 268 strokes). The winner's prize money is 40 million yen (420 million KRW). Yusaku Miyazato (Japan), the elder brother of Ai Miyazato, finished second (10-under-par 270 strokes).

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