| Year: | 1999 |
| Tour: | Japan Golf Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 32 |
| Most Wins: |  Naomichi Ozaki (3) Tsuyoshi Yoneyama (3) |
| Honor1: | Money list |
| Honoree1: | Naomichi Ozaki |
| Prevseason: | 1998 |
| Nextseason: | 2000 |
The 1999 Japan Golf Tour was the 27th season of the Japan Golf Tour (formerly the PGA of Japan Tour), the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.
It was the first season in which the newly formed Japan Golf Tour Organization took over the running of the tour, separating from the PGA of Japan.[1]
The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.[2]
The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$4,000,000 |  José María Olazábal | 100 | Major championship | ||
| 20 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$3,500,000 |  Payne Stewart | 100 | Major championship | ||
| 18 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £2,000,000 | Paul Lawrie | 100 | Major championship | ||
| 15 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$3,500,000 | Tiger Woods | 100 | Major championship |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[3] [4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 137,641,796 | ||
| 2 | 129,058,283 | ||
| 3 | 114,958,525 | ||
| 4 | 110,927,044 | ||
| 5 | 106,872,033 |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Tour: | Japan Challenge Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 11 |
| Honor1: | Money list |
| Honoree1: | Kosaku Makisaka |
| Prevseason: | 1998 |
| Nextseason: | 2000 |
The 1999 Japan Challenge Tour was the 15th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.[5]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr | PRGR Cup (East) | Tochigi | 10,000,000 |  Richard Tate (1) | |
| 15 Apr | Kourakuen Cup (1st) | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Masayuki Inoue (1) | |
| 11 Jun | Aiful Challenge Cup Spring | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Yoshimi Niizeki (2) | |
| 18 Jun | Kourakuen Cup (2nd) | Hokkaido | 10,000,000 | Taku Sugaya (1) | |
| 9 Jul | Nishino Cup Open | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Sushi Ishigaki (1) | |
| 23 Jul | PRGR Cup (West) | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Tatsuaki Nakamura (1) | |
| 19 Aug | Descente Challenge Cup | Ishikawa | 10,000,000 | Kosaku Makisaka (2) | |
| 9 Sep | Kourakuen Cup (3rd) | Oita | 10,000,000 | Yoichi Shimizu (1) | |
| 22 Sep | Aiful Challenge Cup Autumn | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Satoshi Oide (1) | |
| 15 Oct | Shinwa Golf Classic | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Tatsuhiko Takahashi (1) | |
| 4 Nov | Kourakuen Cup (4th) | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Masahiko Akazawa (1) |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[6] The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 2000 Japan Golf Tour (iiyama Tour).
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,461,294 | ||
| 2 | 3,252,902 | ||
| 3 | 3,175,466 | ||
| 4 | 3,142,242 | ||
| 5 | 2,538,627 |
