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2015 LPGA of Japan Tour

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The 2015 LPGA of Japan Tour is the 48th season of the LPGA of Japan Tour, the professional golf tour for women operated by the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan. The 2015 schedule includes 37 official events worth ¥3.4 billion.

Leading money winner was Lee Bo-mee with ¥230,497,057. She also won the Mercedes Ranking, had the highest scoring average and finished most often (23 times) inside the top-10.[1]

Schedule

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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. All tournaments are played in Japan.

Dates Tournament Location Prize fund (¥) Winner
Mar 6–8 Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament Okinawa 100,000,000 Taiwan Teresa Lu (5)
Mar 13–15 Yokohama Tire Golf Tournament PRGR Ladies Cup Kōchi 80,000,000 South Korea Lee Ji-hee (18)
Mar 20–22 T-Point Ladies Golf Tournament Saga 70,000,000 Japan Akane Iijima (7)
Mar 27–29 AXA Ladies Golf Tournament in Miyazaki Miyazaki 80,000,000 Japan Ritsuko Ryu (3)
Apr 2–5 Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi Shizuoka 100,000,000 Japan Ayaka Watanabe (2)
Apr 10–12 Studio Alice Women's Open Hyogo 60,000,000 Japan Misuzu Narita (6)
Apr 17–19 KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open Kumamoto 100,000,000 Japan Erika Kikuchi (1)
Apr 24–26 Fujisankei Ladies Classic Shizuoka 80,000,000 Japan Hikari Fujita (1)
May 1–3 Cyber Agent Ladies Golf Tournament Chiba 70,000,000 South Korea Jiyai Shin (10)
May 7–10 World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup Ibaraki 120,000,000 South Korea Chun In-gee (1)
May 15–17 Hoken no Madoguchi Ladies Fukuoka 120,000,000 South Korea Lee Bo-mee (9)
May 22–24 Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open Aichi 70,000,000 Japan Yumiko Yoshida (5)
May 29–31 Resort Trust Ladies Yamanashi 80,000,000 Taiwan Teresa Lu (6)
Jun 5–7 Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament Niigata 60,000,000 Japan Shiho Oyama (16)
Jun 11–14 Suntory Ladies Open Golf Tournament Hyogo 100,000,000 Japan Misuzu Narita (7)
Jun 19–21 Nichirei Ladies Chiba 80,000,000 South Korea Jiyai Shin (11)
Jun 25–28 Earth Mondahmin Cup Chiba 140,000,000 South Korea Lee Bo-mee (10)
Jul 17–19 Samantha Thavasa Girls Collection Ladies Tournament Ibaraki 60,000,000 Japan Yoko Maeda (2)
Jul 24–26 Century 21 Ladies Golf Tournament Shizuoka 60,000,000 South Korea Ahn Sun-ju (19)
Jul 31 – Aug 2 Daito Kentaku Eheyanet Ladies Yamanashi 80,000,000 Japan Erina Hara (2)
Aug 7–9 Meiji Cup Hokkaido 90,000,000 Japan Yukari Nishiyama (1)
Aug 14–16 NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf Tournament Nagano 80,000,000 Taiwan Teresa Lu (7)
Aug 21–23 CAT Ladies Kanagawa 60,000,000 Japan Mayu Hattori (5)
Aug 28–30 Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament Hokkaido 80,000,000 South Korea Lee Bo-mee (11)
Sep 4–6 Golf5 Ladies Gifu 60,000,000 South Korea Lee Bo-mee (12)
Sep 10–13 Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup Nagasaki 140,000,000 Taiwan Teresa Lu (8)
Sep 18–20 Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic Aichi 80,000,000 South Korea Kim Ha-neul (1)
Sep 25–27 Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Women's Open Golf Tournament Miyagi 70,000,000 Japan Junko Omote (4)
Oct 1–4 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship Ishikawa 140,000,000 South Korea Chun In-gee (2)
Oct 9–11 Stanley Ladies Golf Tournament Shizuoka 90,000,000 South Korea Lee Bo-mee (13)
Oct 16–18 Fujitsu Ladies Chiba 80,000,000 Taiwan Teresa Lu (9)
Oct 22–25 Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies Hyogo 140,000,000 South Korea Lee Ji-hee (19)
Oct 30 – Nov 1 Hisako Higuchi – Ponta Ladies Saitama 70,000,000 Japan Ayaka Watanabe (3)
Nov 6–8 Toto Japan Classic Mie US$1,500,000 South Korea Ahn Sun-ju (20)
Nov 13–15 Ito En Ladies Golf Tournament Chiba 100,000,000 South Korea Lee Bo-mee (14)
Nov 19–22 Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open Fukushima 100,000,000 South Korea Lee Bo-mee (15)
Nov 26–29 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup Miyazaki 100,000,000 South Korea Jiyai Shin (12)

Events in bold are majors.

The Toto Japan Classic is co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "2015 JLPGA – Stats". JLPGA.
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