FIRST QUALIFYING STAGE

First Qualifying Tournament will be held at all 8 venues. The number of players who will advance to the Second Qualifying Stage from each site will be determined so that each site has the same ratio of participating players qualifying at each venue. The number of qualifiers to advance to the Second Qualifying Stage will be announced prior to the commencement of the Qualifying Tournament.

Eligibility

  • Players who participated in the First Qualifying Stage, Second Qualifying Stage of the previous year’s (2022) Qualifying Tournament.
  • Players who participated in one of the JGTO Qualifying Tournament held between 1999 and 2021.
  • Players who have forfeited their amateur status.
  • Players with a handicap of 3.0 or less that is calculated under the handicap system adopted by the Japan Golf Association or the national golf association of other countries.
  • Players who have been a member of the Japan Student Golf Association for four years and have been recommended by their university golf team. And Players who have been a member of a high school golf team in Japan for three years and have been recommended by their high school golf team.
  • Other players approved by JGTO.

Dates and Play style, Venues

  • Date: From Tuesday, AUG 29th to Friday SEP 1st , 2023 (4days)
    Designated Practice day: Monday, AUG 28th, 2023 (1day)
    Registration: 7:00~12:00, Monday, AUG 28th, 2023

    1.[A] Tomioka Club (Gunma) TEL:0274-64-3311
    2.[B] Narayagyu Country Club (Nara) TEL:0742-93-0789
  • Date: From Tuesday, SEP 5th to Friday, SEP 8th, 2023 (4 days)
    Designated practice day: Monday, SEP 4th, 2023 (1 day)
    Registration: 7:00~12:00, Monday, SEP 4th, 2023

    3.[B] Suginosato Country Club (Tochigi) TEL:0288-26-2111
  • Date: From Tuesday, SEP 12th to Friday, SEP 15th, 2023 (4 days)
    Designated practice day: Monday, SEP 11th, 2023 (1 day)
    Registration: 7:00~12:00, Monday, SEP 11th, 2023

    4.[B] Itsuura-teien Country Club (Fukushima) TEL:0246-65-0011
  • Date: From Tuesday, SEP 26th to Friday, SEP 29th, 2023 (4 days)
    Designated practice day: Monday, SEP 25th, 2023 (1 day)
    Registration: 7:00~12:00, Monday, SEP 25th, 2023

    5.[A] Taiheiyo Club Sano Hillcrest Course (Tochigi) TEL:0283-62-8111
    6.[C] Kinojo Golf Club (Okayama) TEL:0866-99-8010
  • Date: From Tuesday, OCT 3rd to Friday, OCT 6th, 2023 (4 days)
    Designated practice day: Monday, OCT 2nd, 2023 (1 day)
    Registration: 7:00~12:00, Monday, OCT 2nd, 2023

    7.[C] Green-park Daisen Golf Club (Tottori) TEL:0859-64-2111
  • Date: From Tuesday, OCT 10th to Friday, OCT 13th, 2023 (4 days)
    Designated practice day: Monday, OCT 9th, 2023 (1 day)
    Registration: 7:00~12:00, Monday, OCT 9th, 2023

    8.[B] Rockhill Golf Club Lake Course (Ibaraki) TEL:0295-56-3211

*A:With caddy (You can play with your private caddy and cannot play without caddy)
B:Without caddy (You can play with your private caddy. Use the remote control cart)
C:Without caddy (You can play with your private caddy. Use the cart to drive by yourself)

Format

  • 72 holes stroke play (18 holes on each day for 4 days).
  • After 72 holes, leading players from each venue will proceed to the Second Qualifying Stage.
  • The passage rank of players who will proceed to the Second Qualifying Stage will be determined based on the ratio of participants at each venue and an announcement will be posted on the notice board located at each venue prior to the commencement of the tournament.
  • In case of ties, the results of 4th round shall be used to break the ties. If it is not determined by the scores of the 4th round, 3rd round, 2nd round, 1st round, 4th round 18th hole scores, 17th hole scores and so on will be used as a tiebreaker.

Entry fee

220,000 yen
(inclusive of 20,000 yen consumption tax)

*Witten Entry (Bank transfer only)
SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATIN, HONTEN Branch
Account Number: 4860764
Name of Account Holder: Japan Golf Tour Organization
Swift Code: SMBCJPJT
Bank Address: 1-1-2 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 105-0005 Japan
* If you remit form the outside Japan, a transfer commission is charged also at the bank there and the bank in Japan. Ask a bank there about the transfer commission and add the charge when you transfer your entry fee.

*Web Entry
Credit card payment only

Application acceptance period and application terms

*Witten Entry
From Monday, JUN 19th to Wednesday, JUL 12th, 2023
(Any application with the date of mailing indicated by the postmark on the envelope being JUL 12th will be accepted.)
*Applications will be accepted on a first come, first served basis delivered to JGTO after the date of acceptance of accepting applications. Any applications received prior to the first day of accepting applications will be deemed to have been received on the second day of accepting applications.
*The payment for the entry fee is accepted prior to the entry date.

*Web Entry
From Monday, JUN 19th 10:00:00, to Wednesday, JUL 12th 23:59:59, 2023

How to apply to participate in JGTO Qualifying Tournaments

Dates & Venue Confirmation

The tournament date, venue, confirmation number will be issued after the respective entry deadlines are closed and announce on Player My Page and JGTO Homepage no later than JUL 26th 2023. See 5.Regulations.
See 5.Regulations.

Withdrawal Deadline

5 PM on Monday, AUG 21st, 2023
See 5.Regulations.

2023 ENTRY

  • First Qualifying Tournament
    6/19(Mon)~ 7/12(Wed)
    (postmarked valid on the day)
  • Second Qualifying Tournament
    8/7(Mon)~ 9/7(Thu)
    (postmarked valid on the day)
  • Third Qualifying Tournament
    9/19(Tue)~ 10/16(Mon)
    (postmarked valid on the day)
  • Final Qualifying Tournament
    10/16(Mon)~ 11/27(Mon)
    (postmarked valid on the day)

2023 SCHEDULE




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