LPGA of Japan Tour

The Japan LPGA Tour is a professional golf tour for women organised by the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan. It is the second richest women's golf tour in the world. The U.S.-based LPGA Tour is the most important women's tour, but the prize money gap has closed markedly since the American tour's total prize fund peaked at just over $60 million in 2008. While the Japan Tour is the second-most lucrative women's tour, two other non-U.S. tours, the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA of Korea Tour, rival the Japan Tour in level of competition.

The 2007 schedule had 37 official events and total prize money of almost US$26 million. The 2008 schedule featured 38 events, and prize money of approximately US$28 million. The Japan LPGA was less affected by the ongoing global economic downturn than its U.S. counterpart. While the U.S. LPGA has only 24 events for 2010, down from 34 as recently as 2008, the Japan LPGA had 34 events, with total prize money of about US$32 million. The 2011 schedule includes 34 official events worth roughly US$36 million.

2012 Schedule

The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number wins in official money individual events on the LPGA of Japan Tour, including that event.

Dates	Tournament	Location	Prize Fund (¥)	Winner
Mar 2-4	Daikin Orchid Ladies	Okinawa	80,000,000	Airi Saitoh (1)
Mar 9-11	Yokohama Tire PRGR Ladies Cup	Kochi	80,000,000
Mar 16-18	T-Point Ladies	Kagoshima	70,000,000
Mar 30 - Apr 1	Yamaha Ladies Open	Shizuoka	100,000,000
Apr 6-8	Studio Alice Ladies Open	Hyogo	60,000,000
Apr 13-15	Nishijin Ladies Classic	Kumamoto	70,000,000
Apr 20-22	Fujisankei Ladies Classic	Shizuoka	80,000,000
Apr 27-29	Cyber Agent Ladies	Chiba	70,000,000
May 3-6	World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup	Ibaraki	120,000,000
May 11-13	Fundokin Ladies	Fukuoka	80,000,000
May 18-20	Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open	Aichi	70,000,000
May 25-27	Yonex Ladies	Niigata	60,000,000
Jun 1-3	Resort Trust Ladies	Nagano	70,000,000
Jun 7-10	Suntory Ladies Open	Hyogo	100,000,000
Jun 15-17	Nichirei Ladies	Chiba	80,000,000
Jun 22-24	Earth Mondahmin Cup	Chiba	100,000,000
Jun 29 - Jul 1	Nichi-Iko Ladies Open	Toyama	60,000,000
Jul 13-15	Stanley Ladies	Shizuoka	90,000,000
Jul 20-22	Samantha Thavasa Girls Collection Ladies	Ibaraki	60,000,000
Aug 3-5	Meiji Cup	Hokkaido	90,000,000
Aug 10-12	NEC Karuizawa 72	Nagano	70,000,000
Aug 17-19	CAT Ladies	Kanagawa	60,000,000
Aug 24-26	Nitori Ladies	Hokkaido	100,000,000
Aug 31 - Sep 2	Golf 5 Ladies	Gifu	60,000,000
Sep 6-9	Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup	Shiga	140,000,000
Sep 14-16	Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic	Aichi	80,000,000
Sep 21-23	Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Ladies Open	Miyagi	70,000,000
Sep 27-30	Japan Women's Open Golf Championship	Kanagawa	140,000,000
Oct 12-14	Fujitsu Ladies	Chiba	80,000,000
Oct 19-21	Masters GC Ladies	Hyogo	123,000,000
Oct 26-28	Hisako Higuchi – Morinaga Weider Ladies	Chiba	70,000,000
Nov 2-4	Mizuno Classic	Mie	$1,200,000
Nov 9-11	Ito En Ladies	Chiba	90,000,000
Nov 16-18	Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open	Ehime	100,000,000
Nov 22-25	Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup	Miyazaki	100,000,000

Events in bold are majors.

Mizuno Classic is co-sanctioned with LPGA.

Leading money winners

Year	Player	Earnings (¥)
2011	Ahn Sun-ju	127,926,893
2010	Ahn Sun-ju	145,073,799
2009	Sakura Yokomine	175,016,384
2008	Miho Koga	120,854,137
2007	Momoko Ueda	166,112,232
2006	Shiho Oyama	166,290,957
2005	Yuri Fudoh	122,460,908
2004	Yuri Fudoh	142,774,000
2003	Yuri Fudoh	149,325,679
2002	Yuri Fudoh	95,690,917
2001	Yuri Fudoh	89,248,793
2000	Yuri Fudoh	120,443,924
1999	Fumiko Muraguchi	66,891,682
1998	Michiko Hattori	81,570,823
1997	Akiko Fukushima	99,594,094
1996	Akiko Fukushima	70,596,190
1995	Ikuyo Shiotani	75,006,561
1994	Mayumi Hirase	69,817,958
1993	Mayumi Hirase	81,474,399
1992	Ikuyo Shiotani	57,799,649
1991	Ai-Yu Tu	70,403,481
1990	Hiromi Takamura	62,576,087
1989	Ai-Yu Tu	90,075,587
1988	Nayoko Yoshikawa	61,462,665
1987	Tatsuko Ohsako	56,763,481
1986	Ai-Yu Tu	62,435,225
1985	Ai-Yu Tu	65,634,788
1984	Ai-Yu Tu	52,897,845
1983	Ai-Yu Tu	45,764,313
1982	Ai-Yu Tu	39,029,644
1981	Ayako Okamoto	32,333,465
1980	Tatsuko Ohsako	23,594,744
1979	Hisako Higuchi	18,399,345
1978	Hisako Higuchi	11,664,650
1977	Tatsuko Ohsako	14,481,500
1976	Hisako Higuchi	14,667,000
1975	Hisako Higuchi	8,428,233
1974	Hisako Higuchi	15,545,700
1973	Hisako Higuchi	12,627,000
1972	Hisako Higuchi	4,150,000
1971	Hisako Higuchi	2,290,000
1970	Hisako Higuchi	1,215,000
1969	Hisako Higuchi	500,000
1968	Hisako Higuchi	350,000

See also

• Women's World Golf Rankings
• Professional golf tours
• Japan Golf Association
• Korean players' victories on LPGA of Japan Tour
• 2009 LPGA of Japan Tour
• 2010 LPGA of Japan Tour

External links

• Official website Template:Ja icon