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Japan Challenge Tour

Professional golf tour

The Japan Challenge Tour, currently titled as the ACN Tour, is a series of developmental golf tournaments run by the Japan Golf Tour Organization. It has been in operation since 1985. In 2023, the schedule featured 12 tournaments, with prize funds of mostly ¥15,000,000.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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The Japan Challenge Tour, currently titled as the ACN Tour, is a series of developmental golf tournaments run by the Japan Golf Tour Organization. It has been in operation since 1985.2

The story

In January 2018, the tour signed a sponsor title agreement with AbemaTV, being renamed as the AbemaTV Tour for the 2018 season onwards. The agreement lasted until the end of the 2024 season. In March 2025, it was announced that ACN would become the new title sponsor of the tour, being renamed as the ACN Tour.

In July 2018, it was also announced that the tour would be included into the Official World Golf Ranking starting in 2019, with the winner receiving a minimum of 4 points for a 54-hole event.

The top 20 players earn entry into the Japan Golf Tour.

From Wikipedia’s article on Japan Challenge Tour, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

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