Played as the Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions Championship (Oct 23-25; unofficial Champions Tr event for 60+ age group; played as part of the Champions Tour season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship). Second-placed Tom Wargo (USA) and Raymond Floyd (USA) finished 6 shots behind Aoki (Jpn). [Sonoma GC, Sonoma, California].

Played as the Instinet Classic (May 17-19). Second-placed John Jacobs (USA) finished 4 shots behind Aoki (Jpn). [TPC Jasna Polana, Princeton, New Jersey].

Played as the BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland (June 12-14). Second-placed Larry Nelson (USA) finished 2 shots behind Aoki (Jpn). [Gaylord Springs Links, Nashville, Tennessee; at the time known as Springhouse GC].

Played as the Emerald Coast Classic (Sept 26-28). Aoki (Jpn) beat Gil Morgan (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole. [The Moors GC, Milton, Florida].

Played as the BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland (May 24-26). Second-placed Graham Marsh (Aus) and Jay Sigel (USA) finished 1 shot behind Aoki (Jpn), who recorded his fifth Snr PGA Tour win. [Gaylord Springs Links, Nashville, Tennessee; at the time known as Springhouse GC].

Played as the Kroger Senior Classic (Jun 28-30). Second-placed Mike Hill (USA) and Rocky Thompson (USA) finished 1 shot behind Aoki (Jpn). [Grizzly course, Golf Ctr at Kings Island, Mason, Ohio].

Played as the Bank of Boston Senior Classic (Aug 25-27). Second-placed Bob Charles (NZ) and Hale Irwin (USA) finished 1 shot behind Aoki (Jpn). [Nashawtuc CC, Concord, Massachusetts].

Played as the American Express Grand Slam (March 24-26; Snr PGA Tour unofficial money event). Second-placed Gibby Gilbert (USA) and Graham Marsh (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Aoki (Jpn). Final round cut to nine holes due to snow. [Glen Oaks CC, nr Katori, Chiba, Japan].

Played as the Bank One Senior Classic. Second-placed Chi Chi Rodriguez (PR/USA) finished 3 shots behind Aoki (Jpn). [Kearney Hill Links, Lexington, Kentucky].

Played as the Brickyard Crossing Championship presented by GTE (Sept 24-25; formerly GTE North Classic). Second-placed Jimmy Powell (USA) and Tom Wargo (USA) finished 1 shot behind Aoki (Jpn), who recorded back-to-back Snr PGA Tour wins. First round was rained out. [Brickyard Crossing GC, Indianapolis, Indiana].

Played as the Casio World Open (Nov 26-29; Japan Tr event). Second-placed "T.M." Chen Tze-ming (Taiw) finished 2 shots behind 50-year-old Aoki (Jpn), who recorded the last of his 51 Japan Tour wins. [Kaimon course, Ibusuki GC, Ibusuki, Kagoshima, Japan].

Played as the Nationwide Championship (Sept 25-27). Second-placed Raymond Floyd (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time Snr PGA Tour winner Aoki (Jpn). [CC of the South, Alpharetta, nr Atlanta, Georgia].

Played as the Bridgestone Open (Oct 24-27; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Tsuyoshi Yoneyama (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Aoki (Jpn). Reduced to 36-holes due to bad weather. [Sodegaura course, Sodegaura CC, Chiba, Jpn].

Played as the Casio World Open (Nov 23-26; Japan Tr event). Second-placed and defending champion Larry Mize (USA) finished 1 shot behind Aoki (Jpn). [Kaimon course, Ibusuki GC, Ibusuki, Kagoshima, Japan].

Played as the Golf Nippon Series (Dec 2-6; Japanese major ch'ship). Isao Aoki (Jpn) and David Ishii (USA) finished in a tie for first place. Reduced to 36 holes due to bad weather. [Tokyo Yomiuri CC, Inagi, nr Tokyo].

Played as the Japan Open (Oct 8-11; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn) and Nobuo Serizawa (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Aoki (Jpn). [East/Centre course, Arima Royal GC, nr Kobe, Hyogo].

Aoki (Jpn) recorded the season's lowest scoring average on the Japan Tour. Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn) was second with 70.40; Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (Jpn) was third with 70.92.

Played as the Japan PGA Championship (July 24-27; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (Jpn) finished 4 shots behind Aoki (Jpn), who recorded the last of his three wins in this event. [West course, Nihon Line GC, Kani, Gifu, Jpn].

Played as the Hawaiian Open (Feb 10-13). Second-placed Jack Renner (USA) finished 1 shot behind 40-year-old Isao Aoki (Jpn), who recorded his first and only PGA Tour win. Aoki became the first Japanese winner of a PGA Tour event. [Waialae CC, Honolulu, Hawaii].

Played as the Panasonic European Open (Sept 1-4). Second-placed Seve Ballesteros (Esp), Nick Faldo (Eng) and Carl Mason (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Aoki (Jpn), who recorded his first and only European Tour win. [Old course, Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].

Played as the Japan Open (Sept 29-Oct 2; Japanese major ch'ship). Aoki (Jpn) beat Terry Gale (Aus) with a par at the second playoff hole. [East/Centre course, Rokko Kokusai GC, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan].

Played as the Golf Nippon Series (Nov 30-Dec 4; Japanese major ch'ship). Masahiro "Massy" Kuramoto (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Aoki (Jpn). [Co-hosted by Yomiuri CC, Nishinomiya, Hyogo and Tokyo Yomiuri CC, Inagi, nr Tokyo].

Isao Aoki (Jpn) won his fifth (and fourth straight) Japan Golf Tour Money List, with 1981 season earnings of Yn57,262,941 from Japan Tour events and golf's four top majors (Masters, Open, US Open, US PGA).

Played as the Japan PGA Championship (July 30-Aug 2; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Toru Nakamura (Jpn) finished 4 shots behind Aoki (Jpn). [Sapporo Korakuen CC, Nibetsu, Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, Jpn].

Isao Aoki (Jpn) won his fourth (and third straight) Japan Golf Tour Money List, with 1980 season earnings of Yn60,532,660 from Japan Tour events and golf's four top majors (Masters, Open, US Open, US PGA).

Played as the Chunichi Crowns - International Invitation Golf (May 1-4; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Graham Marsh (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Aoki (Jpn), who recorded his third straight and fifth overall win in this event. [Wago course, Nagoya GC, Aichi, Japan].

Isao Aoki (Jpn) won his third (and second straight) Japan Golf Tour Money List, with 1979 season earnings of Yn45,554,211 from Japan Tour events and golf's four top majors (Masters, Open, US Open, US PGA).

Played as the Chunichi Crowns - International Invitation Golf (April 26-29; Japan Tr event). Won by defending champion Aoki (Jpn). [Wago course, Nagoya GC, Aichi, Japan].

Played as the Golf Nippon Series (Nov 28-Dec 2; Japanese major ch'ship and season-ending event). Won by defending champion Aoki (Jpn). [Co-hosted by Yomiuri CC, Nishinomiya, Hyogo and Tokyo Yomiuri CC, Inagi, nr Tokyo].

Played as the Colgate World Match Play Championship (Oct 12-15; field of 16 players). Aoki (Jpn) beat Simon Owen (NZ) 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final. [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].

Isao Aoki (Jpn) won his second Japan Golf Tour Money List, with 1978 season earnings of Yn62,987,200 from Japan Tour events and golf's four top majors (Masters, Open, US Open, US PGA).

Played as the Chunichi Crowns - International Invitation Golf (Apr 27-30; Japan Tr event). Won by Aoki (Jpn). [Wago course, Nagoya GC, Aichi, Japan].

Played as the Golf Nippon Series (Nov 29-Dec 3; Japanese major ch'ship and season-ending event). Won by Aoki (Jpn). [Co-hosted by Yomiuri CC, Nishinomiya, Hyogo and Tokyo Yomiuri CC, Inagi, nr Tokyo].

Played as the United States-Japan Professional Golf Match (Nov 9-12; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Second-placed Kosaku Shimada (Jpn) finished 5 shots behind defending champion Aoki (Jpn). [Harima CC, Ono, Hyogo, Japan].

Played as the United States-Japan Professional Golf Match (Nov 10-13; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Second-placed Tom Weiskopf (USA) finished 2 shots behind Aoki (Jpn). [Harima CC, Ono, Hyogo, Japan].

Isao Aoki (Jpn) won the Japan Golf Tour 1976 Money List, with earnings of Yn40,985,801 from Japan Tour events and golf's four top majors (Masters, Open, US Open, US PGA).

Played as the Chunichi Crowns - International Invitation Golf (April 26-29; Japan Tr event). Won for the second time in three years by Aoki (Jpn). [Wago course, Nagoya GC, Aichi, Japan].

Played as the Japan PGA Championship (Oct 18-21; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Haruo Yasuda (Jpn) finished 8 shots behind Aoki (Jpn), who won his first Japanese major championship title. [East course, Gifu Seki CC, Seki, Gifu, Japan].

Played as the Chunichi Crowns - International Invitation Golf (April 26-29; season-opener of the Japan Tour's first season). Aoki (Jpn) recorded the first of his 51 wins on the Japan Tour. [Wago course, Nagoya GC, Aichi, Japan].

Played as the inaugural Pepsi-Wilson Tournament (May 17-20). Aoki (Jpn) beat Kosaku Shimada (Jpn) in a playoff to record his second Japan Tour win. [West course, Yokohama CC, Kanagawa, Japan].