2016 LPGA of Japan Tour

The 2016 LPGA of Japan Tour is the 49th season of the LPGA of Japan Tour, the professional golf tour for women operated by the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan. The 2016 schedule includes 38 official events.

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. All tournaments are played in Japan.

Dates Tournament Location Prize fund (¥) Winner
Mar 3–6 Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament Okinawa 120,000,000 Taiwan Teresa Lu (10)
Mar 11–13 Yokohama Tire Golf Tournament PRGR Ladies Cup Kochi 80,000,000 South Korea Lee Bo-mee (16)
Mar 18–20 T-Point Ladies Golf Tournament Kagoshima 70,000,000 Japan Kaori Ohe (2)
Mar 25–27 AXA Ladies Golf Tournament in Miyazaki Miyazaki 80,000,000 South Korea Kim Ha-neul (2)
Mar 31 – Apr 3 Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi Shizuoka 100,000,000 South Korea Lee Ji-hee (20)
Apr 8–10 Studio Alice Women's Open Hyogo 60,000,000 Japan Erika Kikuchi (2)
Apr 15–17 KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open Kumamoto 100,000,000 Cancelled due to earthquake[1]
Apr 22–24 Fujisankei Ladies Classic Shizuoka 80,000,000 Japan Shiho Oyama (17)
Apr 29 – May 1 Cyber Agent Ladies Golf Tournament Shizuoka 70,000,000 Japan Hiroko Fukushima (1)
May 5–8 World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup Ibaraki 120,000,000
May 13–15 Hoken No Madoguchi Ladies Fukuoka 120,000,000
May 20–22 Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open Aichi 70,000,000
May 27–29 Resort Trust Ladies Tokushima 80,000,000
Jun 3–5 Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament Niigata 70,000,000
Jun 9–12 Suntory Ladies Open Golf Tournament Hyogo 100,000,000
Jun 17–19 Nichirei Ladies Chiba 80,000,000
Jun 23–26 Earth Mondahmin Cup Chiba 140,000,000
Jul 8–10 Nipponham Ladies Classic Hokkaido 100,000,000
Jul 15–17 Samantha Thavasa Girls Collection Ladies Tournament Ibaraki 60,000,000
Jul 22–24 Century 21 Ladies Golf Tournament Shizuoka 60,000,000
Jul 29–31 Daito Kentaku Eheyanet Ladies Yamanashi 80,000,000
Aug 5–7 Meiji Cup Hokkaido 90,000,000
Aug 12–14 NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf Tournament Nagano 80,000,000
Aug 19–21 CAT Ladies Kanagawa 60,000,000
Aug 25–28 Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament Hokkaido 100,000,000
Sep 2–4 Golf 5 Ladies Professional Golf Tournament Hokkaido 60,000,000
Sep 8–11 Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup Hokkaido 140,000,000
Sep 16–18 Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic Aichi 80,000,000
Sep 23–25 Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Women's Open Golf Tournament Miyagi 70,000,000
Sep 29 – Oct 2 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship Tochigi 140,000,000
Oct 7–9 Stanley Ladies Golf Tournament Shizuoka 90,000,000
Oct 14–16 Fujitsu Ladies Chiba 80,000,000
Oct 20–23 Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies Hyogo 140,000,000
Oct 28–30 Hisako Higuchi Mitsubishi Electric Ladies Golf Tournament Saitama 80,000,000
Nov 4–6 Toto Japan Classic IbarakiUS$1,500,000
Nov 11–13 Ito En Ladies Golf Tournament Chiba 100,000,000
Nov 17–20 Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open Ehime 100,000,000
Nov 24–27 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup Miyazaki 100,000,000

Events in bold are majors.

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

References

  1. "Kumamoto tourney nixed". The Japan News. April 15, 2016.

External links

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