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About Us

The Professional Golfersf Association of Japan (gthe PGA of Japanh) was founded in 1957 as a membership organization of male professional golfers by consolidating a professional golfersf association in eastern Japan and one in western Japan

We run the PGA of Japan Seniors Tour, the Japan PGA Championship which is the oldest and longest-running tournament in Japan, among other games.

Our missions are to enhance the standards of the profession of golf and promote golf as a participation sport as well as a watching one. By holding various events for junior golfers and others of all skill levels, we have devoted ourselves to expand golf as a national sport in Japan which is accessible and enjoyable to more and more potential golf fans.

The Association has maintained significant growth and is now comprised of over 4,400 male professional golfers together with Tournament Players and Teaching Professionals.

Overview
  1. Qualify as PGA Tournament Players
  2. Qualify as PGA Teaching Professionals
  3. Enhance the standards of techniques, rules, and manners of golf
  4. Survey the standards of techniques, rules, and manners of golf
  5. Run various golf tournaments
  6. Support events and golf clinics held by its affiliates
  7. Publish golf-related publication
  8. Check and certify qualities of golf products
  9. Fulfill any other objectives required by the Association to accomplish its missions
LOCATION

Toranomon- Nakata Bldg., 2FL. 2-7-7 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001 Japan
Phone: +81 (0)3 3500 2311
Fax: +81 (0)3 3500 2322

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman : Isao Matsui
Vice Chairman : Shoichi Sato, Yoshihiro Takata, Shinsaku Maeda, Shizuo Mori
Director Of The Policy Board :

Yoshiaki Unno, Kazuya Kasahara, Shinji Kitano, Hisao Kinoshita,
Masahiro Kuramoto, Hatsutoshi Sakai, Yutaka Sawada,
Noritaka Shiraishi, Akimitsu Tokita, Toyotake Nakao,
Shogo Fujii, Yasuhiro Funatogawa, Shuichi Yamaguchi, Isao Watanabe
and Kazumi Watanabe
Advisers : Shoichi Asami, Sanji Kimoto, Fujio Ishii, Yonezo Yamada
Inspector : Akio Kanazawa, Toshio Kamiyama