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Japan Challenge Tour

Professional golf tour

Summary

Professional golf tour

Field	Value
title	Japan Challenge Tour
current_season	2025 Japan Challenge Tour
pixels	150px
formerly	AbemaTV Tour
Abema Tour
sport	Golf
founded	1985
inaugural	1985
countries	Based in Japan
most_champs	Tournament wins:
JPN Gohei Sato (5)
JPN Masamichi Uehira (5)
related_comps	Japan Golf Tour

Abema Tour JPN Gohei Sato (5) JPN Masamichi Uehira (5) The Japan Challenge Tour, currently titled as the ACN Tour, is a series of developmental golf tournaments run by the Japan Golf Tour Organization. It has been in operation since 1985.

In 2023, the schedule featured 12 tournaments, with prize funds of mostly . This is about a tenth of the level of prize money per event on offer on the main Japan Golf Tour, with the main tour also having a longer season.

History

In January 2018, the tour signed a sponsor title agreement with AbemaTV, being renamed as the AbemaTV Tour for the 2018 season onwards. The agreement lasted until the end of the 2024 season. In March 2025, it was announced that would become the new title sponsor of the tour, being renamed as the ACN Tour.

In July 2018, it was also announced that the tour would be included into the Official World Golf Ranking starting in 2019, with the winner receiving a minimum of 4 points for a 54-hole event.

The top 20 players earn entry into the Japan Golf Tour.

Money and points list winners

Season	Points list	Points
2025	JPN Ryota Wakahara	1,292
2024	JPN Taisei Yamada	5,259,789
2023	JPN Tatsunori Shogenji	11,253,106
2022	JPN Yujiro Ohori	7,798,551
2020–21	JPN Ryo Hisatsune	10,922,467
2019	JPN Yoshikazu Haku	6,797,444
2018	JPN Taihei Sato	7,256,163
2017	JPN Tomoharu Otsuki	3,787,591
2016	JPN Yoshinobu Tsukada	5,509,115
2015	JPN Yu Morimoto	4,479,531
2014	JPN Shugo Imahira	7,444,288
2013	KOR Kwon Ki-taek	5,326,885
2012	JPN Yuki Koko	4,607,237
2011	JPN Tatsunori Nukaga	5,846,275
2010	FIJ Dinesh Chand	4,780,625
2009	AUS Chris Campbell	6,136,154
2008	JPN Masamichi Uehira	6,329,033
2007	JPN Michio Matsumura	6,685,183
2006	JPN Takaki Ono	7,710,069
2005	JPN Shoichi Ideguchi	5,070,263
2004	JPN Yoshiaki Kimura	4,199,650
2003	JPN Masamichi Uehira	3,082,833
2002	JPN Tatsuhiko Ichihara	4,124,935
2001	KOR Hur Suk-ho	5,150,264
2000	JPN Masanori Kobayashi	3,851,250
1999	JPN Kosaku Makisaka	3,461,294
1998	No information known
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References

"2023 Challenge Schedule". Japan Golf Tour Organization.
(31 January 2018). "ス「AbemaTV」がJGTO主催「チャレンジトーナメント」との年間特別スポンサー契約を締結現「チャレンジトーナメント」から「AbemaTVツアー」へ名称を変更". Abema.
(18 October 2024). "Abemaツアー７年間の歴史に幕。男子ツアーに様々な変革と刺激を注入した功績に感謝". Japan Golf Tour Organization.
(19 March 2025). "国内男子下部は「ACNツアー」に名称変更 YouTubeでも中継".
(20 July 2018). "Board Announcement". Official World Golf Ranking.
(6 April 2022). "Abema Tour 2022 season tees off". Japan Golf Tour Organization.

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