Shugo Imahira
The main tournament wins for Shugo Imahira are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Japan
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Played as the Japan Open (Oct 10-13; Japan Tr major championship). Second-placed Ryosuke Kinoshita (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind 32-year-old Shugo Imahira (Jpn), who recorded his first Japan Tour "major", and tenth Japan Tour win in total. Only Imahira and Kinoshita finished under par for the tournament. [Tokyo GC, Sayama, Saitama, Jpn].
Japan
Mitsui Sumitomo
Played as the Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters (Nov 9-12; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Taiki Yoshida (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Shugo Imahira (Jpn). [Gotemba course, Taiheiyo Club, Gotemba, Shizuoka, Jpn].
Japan
Token Corp.
Played as the Token Homemate Cup (Mar 30-Apr 2; Japan Tr 2023 season opener). Second-placed Rikuya Hoshino (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Shugo Imahira (Jpn), who recorded his eighth Japan Tour win. [Token Tado CC Nagoya, Kuwana, Mie, Japan].
Japan
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Played as the Asia Pacific Open Diamond Cup Golf (May 12-15; Japan/Asian Tours event). Second-placed Kosuke Suzuki (Jpn, amateur), Hiroshi Iwata (Jpn), Kaito Onishi (Jpn) and Yuto Katsuragawa (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Shugo Imahira (Jpn). [Oarai GC, Oarai, Ibaraki, Japan].
Japan
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Played as the Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament (May 19-22; Japan Tr event). Shugo Imahira (Jpn) beat Tomohiro Kondo (Jpn) at the second playoff hole (par-4 18th), to record back-to-back wins on the Japan Tour. Tomoharu Otsuki (Jpn) was eliminated at the first playoff hole (par-4 18th). [Toride Kokusai GC, Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki].
Japan
Fujisankei
Played as the Fujisankei Classic (Sept 2-5; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn) and Kenshiro Ikegami (Jpn) finished 4 shots Shugo Imahira (Jpn), who recorded his fifth Japan Tour win. [Fujizakura CC, Yamanashi, Jpn].
Japan
Bridgestone
Played as the Bridgestone Open (Oct 10-13; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Seungsu Han (USA), Akio Sadakata (Jpn), Hiroyuki Fujita (Jpn) and Tomoharu Otsuki (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Imahira (Jpn). Reduced to 36 holes; weekend play lost to Typhoon Hagibis. [Sodegaura course, Sodegaura CC, Chiba, Jpn].
Japan
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament (Nov 21-24; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Jung-gon Hwang (S Kor) finished 2 shots behind Imahira (Jpn). Reduced to 54 holes due to loss of final round to stormy weather. [Phoenix CC, Miyazaki, Japan].
Awards
Japan Tr
Shugo Imahira (Jpn) recorded the 2019 season's lowest stroke average (69.73) on the Japan Tour. Gunn Charoenkul (Thai) was second with 70.12; Jung-gon Hwang (S Kor) was third with 70.39.
Awards
Japan Tr
For the second straight year Shugo Imahira (Jpn) won the Japan Golf Tour Money List, with 2019 earnings of Yn168,049,312. Shaun Norris (RSA) was second with Yn145,044,149; Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn) was third with Yn132,812,990. Note: the Japan Tour Money List includes earnings from Japan Tour events and golf's four top majors (Masters, Open, US Open, US PGA).
Japan
Bridgestone
Played as the Bridgestone Open (Oct 18-21; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Masahiro Kawamura (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Imahira (Jpn), who recorded his second Japan Tour win. [Sodegaura course, Sodegaura CC, Chiba, Jpn].
Awards
Japan Tr
Imahira (Jpn) recorded the season's lowest scoring average (69.92) on the Japan Tour. Shaun Norris (RSA) was second with 70.26; Yuki Inamori (Jpn) was third with 70.27.
Awards
Japan Tr
26-year-old Shugo Imahira (Jpn) won the Japan Golf Tour 2018 Money List, with earnings of Yn139,119,332. Shaun Norris (RSA) was second with Yn103,942,450; Yuki Inamori (Jpn) was third with Yn85,301,742. Note: the Japan Tour Money List includes earnings from Japan Tour events and golf's four top majors (Masters, Open, US Open, US PGA).
Japan
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Played as the Kansai Open (May 18-21; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Daisuke Kataoka (Jpn) finished 6 shots behind 24-year-old Imahira (Jpn), who claimed his first Japan Tour win. [Joyo CC, nr Kyoto, Japan].
Sony Open in Hawaii: played at Waialae Country Club near Honolulu, the Sony Open takes over the spotlight from The Sentry as the PGA Tour’s calendar-year opening event (Jan 15-18). The Sentry (not being played in 2026) was formerly known as the Tournament of Champions, with a field typically restricted to golfers who won a PGA Tour event in the previous calendar year.
Dubai Desert Classic: the DP World Tour’s first Rolex Series event of 2026, is contested for the 37th time (Jan 22-25). First won by Englishman Mark James in 1989, it now boasts a four-time winner, Rory McIlroy. Played on the Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis course, this once desert-surrounded course is the long-time flagship for Golf in Dubai.
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