2010 LPGA of Japan Tour

Last updated

The 2010 LPGA of Japan Tour was the 43rd 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 34 golf tournaments, all played in Japan. Ahn Sun-ju won four events and the Order of Merit title.

Contents

Tournament results

DatesTournamentLocationPrize fund (JPY)Winner
Mar 5–7 Daikin Orchid Ladies Okinawa 80,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Sun Ju Ahn (1)
Mar 12–14 Yokohama Tire PRGR Ladies Cup Kōchi 80,000,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Wei Yun-jye (4)
Mar 19–21 T-Point Ladies Kagoshima 70,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Rui Kitada (6)
Apr 2–4 Yamaha Ladies Open Shizuoka 80,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Miho Koga (12)
Apr 9–11 Studio Alice Ladies Open Hyogo 60,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Chie Arimura (7)
Apr 16–18 Nishijin Ladies Classic Kumamoto 70,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park (1)
Apr 23–25 Fujisankei Ladies Classic Shizuoka 80,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Mayu Hattori (2)
Apr 30 – May 2 CyberAgent Ladies Chiba 70,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Jiyai Shin (4)
May 6–9 World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup Ibaraki 120,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Morgan Pressel (1)
May 14–16 Fundokin Ladies Fukuoka 80,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Sakura Yokomine (16)
May 21–23 Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open Aichi 70,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yuri Fudoh (47)
May 28–30 Yonex Ladies Niigata 60,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Mi-jeong (14)
Jun 4–6 Resort Trust Ladies Nagano 70,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshimi Koda (1)
Jun 10–13 Suntory Ladies Open Hyogo 100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Akane Iijima (5)
Jun 18–20 Nichirei Ladies Chiba 80,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Mi-jeong (15)
Jul 2–4 Nichi-Iko Ladies Open Toyama 60,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Hyun-ju (5)
Jul 9–11 Meiji Chocolate Cup Hokkaido 90,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yuri Fudoh (48)
Jul 16–18 Stanley Ladies Shizuoka 90,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Sun Ju Ahn (2) *
Aug 13–15 NEC Karuizawa 72 Nagano 70,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Ji-hee (13)
Aug 20–22 CAT Ladies Kanagawa 60,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Fukushima (24)
Aug 27–29 Nitori Ladies Hokkaido 80,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuko Kizawa (1)
Sep 3–5 Golf5 Ladies Gifu 60,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Akane Iijima (6)
Sep 9–12 Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup Nara 140,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Saiki Fujita (4)
Sep 17–19 Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic Aichi 80,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Mi-jeong (16)
Sep 24–26 Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Ladies Open Miyagi 70,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Eun-a (3)
Oct 1–4 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship Ibaraki 140,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Mika Miyazato (1)
Oct 8–10 Sankyo Ladies Open Gunma 110,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Sun Ju Ahn (3)
Oct 15–17 Fujitsu Ladies Chiba 80,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Sun Ju Ahn (4)
Oct 22–24 Masters GC Ladies Hyogo 123,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Sakura Yokomine (17)
Oct 29–31 Hisako Higuchi IDC Otsuka Kagu Ladies Saitama 70,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Rikako Morita (1)
Nov 5–7 Mizuno Classic Mie 108,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Jiyai Shin (5)
Nov 12–14 Ito En Ladies Chiba 90,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Miki Saiki (2)
Nov 19–21 Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open Ehime 100,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Na-ri (1)
Nov 25–28 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup Miyazaki 100,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park (2)
Dec 12 Hitachi 3Tours Championship Chiba 57,000,000JGTO Team

Events in bold are majors.

The Mizuno Classic is co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour.

* Ahn Sun-ju's victory at Stanley Ladies marks Korean players' 100th victory since Ku Ok-hee's victory at Kibun Ladies Classic in 1985. (See more detail in Korean players' victories on LPGA of Japan Tour).

See also

Related Research Articles

The LPGA of Japan Tour is a professional golf tour for women organised by the Japan Ladies Professional Golfers' Association. 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 Fujitsu Ladies is an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on LPGA of Japan Tour. It is generally played in October and in recent years at the Tokyu Seven Hundred Club, Chiba, Chiba. It was founded in 1983.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jiyai Shin</span> South Korean golfer (born 1988)

Jiyai Shin is a former world No. 1 ranked South Korean professional golfer who primarily plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour. She previously played primarily on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Korea Tour (KLPGA). She has broken existing KLPGA records, winning 10 events in 19 starts on the KLPGA Tour in 2007. In 2008, playing only 10 tournaments on the LPGA Tour as a non-member, she won three events, including the Women's British Open and the ADT Championship. She has been ranked No. 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings for 25 weeks and was the first Asian to be ranked No. 1. With 64 wins worldwide on six different tours, she is the winningest Korean golfer, male or female, of all time.

The Suntory Ladies Open is an annual golf tournament on the LPGA of Japan Tour. It is first played in 1990. The event is held in Hyogo, currently at the Rokko International Golf Club. The prize fund for 2021 was ¥150,000,000 with ¥27,000,000 going to the winner.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Inbee Park</span> South Korean professional golfer

Inbee Park is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour. She has been the number one ranked player in the Women's World Golf Rankings for four separate runs: April 2013 to June 2014, October 2014 to February 2015, June 2015 to October 2015, and from April to July 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kim In-Kyung</span> South Korean golfer

Kim In-Kyung, also called In-Kyung Kim and I. K. Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hong Jin-joo</span> South Korean golfer (born 1983)

Hong Jin-joo or Jin-Joo Hong is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour (KLPGA). She previously played on the LPGA Tour and has three professional wins.

The 2010 U.S. Women's Open was the 65th U.S. Women's Open, played July 8–11 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, a suburb northeast of Pittsburgh. Paula Creamer, in her fourth tournament after surgery to her left thumb, won her first major championship, four shots ahead of runners-up Na Yeon Choi and Suzann Pettersen.

This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2010.

This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2011.

Ahn Sun-ju, or Sun-ju Ahn is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA of Japan Tour. She led the LPGA of Japan Tour money list in 2010, 2011, 2014, and 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 U.S. Women's Open</span> Golf tournament

The 2011 U.S. Women's Open was the 66th U.S. Women's Open, played July 7–11 at The Broadmoor East Course in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was one of 13 national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA). The course is at an elevation of over 6,200 feet (1,890 m) above sea level and previously hosted the U.S. Women's Open in 1995, the first major championship won by Annika Sörenstam. Broadmoor East was the first course in the history of the tournament to play longer than 7,000 yards (6,400 m)

The 2011 LPGA of Japan Tour was the 44th 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 34 golf tournaments, all played in Japan. Four events were canceled due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Ahn Sun-ju won four events and the Order of Merit title.

This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 U.S. Women's Open</span> Golf tournament

The 2014 U.S. Women's Open was the 69th U.S. Women's Open, held June 1922 at Pinehurst Resort Course No. 2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. It marked the first time that the U.S. Women's Open was played on the same course in the same year as the U.S. Open. The U.S. Women's Open was played a week after the U.S. Open.

The 2014 LPGA of Japan Tour was the 47th 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 37 golf tournaments, all played in Japan. Ahn Sun-ju won five tournaments and was the leading money winner with earnings of ¥153,075,741. It was her third money title in five years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Women's British Open</span> Golf tournament

The 2015 Ricoh Women's British Open was played 30 July – 2 August at the Trump Turnberry in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the 39th Women's British Open, and the 15th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour.

The 2017 Ricoh Women's British Open was played 3–6 August in Scotland at Kingsbarns Golf Links in Fife. It was the 41st Women's British Open, the 17th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour, and the first at Kingsbarns, southeast of nearby St Andrews.

The 2018 Ricoh Women's British Open was played from 2–5 August in England at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Golf Links in Lancashire. It was the 43rd Women's British Open, the 18th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour, and the fifth at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 U.S. Women's Open</span> Golf tournament

The 2020 U.S. Women's Open was the 75th U.S. Women's Open, played December 10–14 at Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas, having been postponed from its original date of June 4–7, 2020, on April 3, 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was played on both the Cypress Creek and Jackrabbit courses.