2009 LPGA of Japan Tour

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The 2009 LPGA of Japan Tour was the 42nd season of the LPGA of Japan Tour, the professional golf tour for women operated by the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan. It consisted of 35 golf tournaments, all played in Japan.

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Sakura Yokomine won the Order of Merit, had the lowest scoring average and finished most often (22 times) inside the top-10. [1]

Tournament results

DatesTournamentLocationPrize fund (JPY)Winner
Mar 6–8 Daikin Orchid Ladies Okinawa 80,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yuko Mitsuka
Mar 20–22 Yokohama Tire PRGR Ladies Cup Kōchi 80,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Ayako Uehara
Apr 3–5 Yamaha Ladies Open Shizuoka 80,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Huang Ah-reum
Apr 10–12 Studio Alice Ladies Open Hyogo 60,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Sakura Yokomine
Apr 17–19 Life Card Ladies Kumamoto 70,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Ji-hee
Apr 24–26 Fujisankei Ladies Classic Shizuoka 80,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tamie Durdin
May 1–3 Crystal Geyser Ladies Chiba 70,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Chie Arimura
May 7–10 World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup Ibaraki 120,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shinobu Moromizato
May 15–17 Vernal Ladies Fukuoka 100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yuko Saito
May 22–24 Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open Aichi 70,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Eun-a
May 29–31 Kosaido Ladies Chiba 60,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Sakura Yokomine
Jun 5–7 Resort Trust Ladies Shiga 70,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Mi-jeong
Jun 11–14 Suntory Ladies Open Hyogo 100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shinobu Moromizato
Jun 19–21 Nichirei PGM Ladies Ibaraki 80,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Sakura Yokomine
Jun 26–28 Promise Ladies Hyogo 80,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shinobu Moromizato
Jul 10–12 Meiji Chocolate Cup Hokkaido 90,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Mi-jeong
Jul 17–19 Stanley Ladies Shizuoka 90,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Chie Arimura
Aug 7–9 AXA Ladies Hokkaido 80,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Momoko Ueda
Aug 14–16 NEC Karuizawa 72 Nagano 60,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Chie Arimura
Aug 21–23 CAT Ladies Kanagawa 70,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shinobu Moromizato
Aug 28–30 Yonex Ladies Niigata 60,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Mi-jeong
Sep 4–6 Golf5 Ladies Gifu 60,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shinobu Moromizato
Sep 10–13 Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup Gifu 140,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shinobu Moromizato
Sep 18–20 Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic Aichi 80,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Sakura Yokomine
Sep 25–27 Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Ladies Open Miyagi 60,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Chie Arimura
Oct 1–4 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship Chiba 140,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Song Bo-bae
Oct 9–11 Sankyo Ladies Open Gunma 100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Ai Miyazato
Oct 16–18 Fujitsu Ladies Chiba 80,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nikki Campbell
Oct 23–25 Masters GC Ladies Hyogo 123,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Jiyai Shin
Oct 30 – Nov 1 Hisako Higuchi IDC Otsuka Kagu Ladies Saitama 70,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Mi-jeong
Nov 6–8 Mizuno Classic Mie US$1,400,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Song Bo-bae
Nov 13–15 Itoen Ladies Chiba 90,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Sakura Yokomine
Nov 20–22 Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open Kagawa 90,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Chie Arimura
Nov 27–30 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup Miyazaki 100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Sakura Yokomine
Dec 4–5 2009 Kyoraku Cup Okinawa 61,500,000Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea

Events in bold are majors.

The Mizuno Classic was co-sanctioned with LPGA Tour.

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References

  1. "2009 JLPGA – Stats". JLPGA.