2013 LPGA of Japan Tour

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The 2013 LPGA of Japan Tour was the 46th 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 36 golf tournaments, all played in Japan. Rikako Morita and Sakura Yokomine each won four tournaments and Morita was the leading money winner with earnings of ¥126,675,049.

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.

DatesTournamentLocationPrize fund (¥)Winner
Mar 8–10 Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament Okinawa 80,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Rikako Morita (3)
Mar 15–17 Yokohama Tire Golf Tournament PRGR Ladies Cup Kōchi 80,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Mi-jeong (22)
Mar 22–24 T-Point Ladies Golf Tournament Kagoshima 70,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Ichinose (1)
Mar 29–31 AXA Ladies Golf Tournament in Miyazaki Miyazaki 80,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Natsuka Hori (1)
Apr 4–7 Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi Shizuoka 100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Mamiko Higa (1)
Apr 12–14 Studio Alice Women's Open Hyogo 60,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Na-ri (2)
Apr 19–21 KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open Kumamoto 70,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Miki Saiki (6)
Apr 26–28 Fuji Sankei Ladies Classic Shizuoka 80,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Miki Saiki (7)
May 3–5 CyberAgent Ladies Golf Tournament Chiba 70,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Sakura Yokomine (19)
May 9–12 World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup Ibaraki 120,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Hiromi Mogi (6)
May 17–19 Hokken No Madoguchi Ladies Fukuoka 120,000,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Onnarin Sattayabanphot (1)
May 24–26 Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open Aichi 70,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Rikako Morita (4)
May 31 – Jun 2 Resort Trust Ladies Hyogo 70,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Mamiko Higa (2)
Jun 7–9 Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament Niigata 60,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Junko Omote (3)
Jun 13–16 Suntory Ladies Open Hyogo 100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Rikako Morita (5)
Jun 21–23 Nichirei Ladies Chiba 80,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yumiko Yoshida (2)
Jun 27–30 Earth Mondahmin Cup Chiba 140,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Natsuka Hori (2)
Jul 5-7 Nichi-Iko Women's Open Golf Tournament Toyama 60,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Young (1)
Jul 19–21 Samantha Thavasa Girls Collection Ladies Tournament Ibaraki 60,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yumiko Yoshida (3)
Aug 9–11 Meiji Cup Hokkaido 90,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Na Da-ye (1)
Aug 16–18 NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf Tournament Nagano 70,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Misuzu Narita (2)
Aug 23–25 CAT Ladies Kanagawa 60,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Ahn Sun-ju (12)
Aug 30 – Sep 1 Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament Hokkaido 100,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Ahn Sun-ju (13)
Sep 6–8 Golf5 Ladies Hokkaido 60,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yumiko Yoshida (4)
Sep 12–15 Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup Hokkaido 140,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Bo-mee (4)
Sep 20–22 Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic Aichi 80,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Sakura Yokomine (20)
Sep 27–29 Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Women's Open Golf Tournament Miyagi 70,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Na-ri (1)
Oct 3–6 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship Kanagawa 140,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Mika Miyazato (2)
Oct 11–13 Stanley Ladies Golf Tournament Shizuoka 90,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Soo-yun (1)
Oct 18–20 Fujitsu Ladies Chiba 80,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Na-ri (2)
Oct 24–27 Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies Hyogo 140,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Sakura Yokomine (21)
Nov 1–3 Hisako Higuchi – Morinaga Weider Ladies Chiba 70,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Bo-mee (5)
Nov 8–10 Mizuno Classic Mie US$1,200,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Teresa Lu (1)
Nov 15–17 Ito En Ladies Golf Tournament Chiba 90,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Sakura Yokomine (22)
Nov 21–24 Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open Ehime 100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Rikako Morita (6)
Nov 28 – Dec 1 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup Miyazaki 100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shiho Oyama (13)

Events in bold are majors.

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

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