2018 LPGA of Japan Tour

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The 2018 LPGA of Japan Tour was the 51st season of the LPGA of Japan Tour, the professional golf tour for women operated by the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan. The 2018 schedule included 38 official events.

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Leading money winner was Ahn Sun-ju with ¥180,784,885. Jiyai Shin won the Mercedes Ranking. Ai Suzuki had the lowest scoring average. Mamiko Higa finished most often (18 times) inside the top-10. [1]

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 were played in Japan.

DatesTournamentLocationPrize fund (¥)Winner WWGR
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Mar 1–4 Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament Okinawa 120,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Min-young (3)19.5
Mar 9–11 Yokohama Tire Golf Tournament PRGR Ladies Cup Kōchi 80,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Ahn Sun-ju (24)19.5
Mar 16–18 T-Point Ladies Golf Tournament Osaka 70,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Ai Suzuki (6)19.5
Mar 23–25 AXA Ladies Golf Tournament in Miyazaki Miyazaki 80,000,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Phoebe Yao (2)18
Mar 29 – Apr 1 Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi Shizuoka 100,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Ahn Sun-ju (25)19
Apr 6–8 Studio Alice Women's Open Hyogo 60,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Ai Suzuki (7)18.5
Apr 13–15 KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open Kumamoto 100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Mamiko Higa (4)19.5
Apr 20–22 Fujisankei Ladies Classic Shizuoka 80,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Saki Nagamine (1)16.5
Apr 27–29 Cyber Agent Ladies Golf Tournament Shizuoka 80,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Hina Arakaki (1)17.5
May 3–6 World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup Ibaraki 120,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Jiyai Shin (18)20.5
May 11–13 Hoken No Madoguchi Ladies Fukuoka 120,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Ai Suzuki (8)19.5
May 18–20 Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open Aichi 70,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Bae Hee-kyung (1)18.5
May 25–27 Resort Trust Ladies Hyogo 80,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Eri Okayama (1)17
Jun 1–3 Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament Niigata 70,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shiho Oyama (18)15.5
Jun 7–10 Ai Miyazato Suntory Ladies Open Golf Tournament Hyogo 100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Misuzu Narita (9)19
Jun 15–17 Nichirei Ladies Chiba 80,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Ai Suzuki (9)19
Jun 21–24 Earth Mondahmin Cup Chiba 180,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Misuzu Narita (10)19
Jul 6–8 Nipponham Ladies Classic Hokkaido 100,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Ahn Sun-ju (26)19
Jul 13–15 Samantha Thavasa Girls Collection Ladies Tournament Ibaraki 60,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Chie Arimura (14)17
Jul 20–22 Century 21 Ladies Golf Tournament Shiga 80,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kristen Gillman (a,1)18
Jul 26–29 Daito Kentaku Eheyanet Ladies Yamanashi 120,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang Ah-reum (2)19
Aug 3–5 Hokkaido Meiji Cup Hokkaido 90,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Mami Fukuda (2)17
Aug 10–12 NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf Tournament Nagano 80,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang Ah-reum (3)17
Aug 17–19 CAT Ladies Kanagawa 60,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Momoko Osato (1)16
Aug 23–26 Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament Hokkaido 100,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Ahn Sun-ju (27)19
Aug 31 – Sep 2 Golf5 Ladies Gifu 60,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Jiyai Shin (19)16
Sep 6–9 Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup Toyama 200,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Jiyai Shin (20)19.5
Sep 14–16 Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic Aichi 80,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Kotono Kozuma (1)18.5
Sep 21–23 Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Women's Open Golf Tournament Miyagi 70,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Kaori Ohe (3)17.5
Sep 27–30 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship Chiba 140,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Ryu So-yeon (1)22
Oct 5–7 Stanley Ladies Golf Tournament Shizuoka 100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shoko Sasaki (2)15.5
Oct 12–14 Fujitsu Ladies Chiba 80,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Misuzu Narita (11)19
Oct 18–21 Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies Hyogo 180,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Ahn Sun-ju (28)19.5
Oct 26–28 Hisako Higuchi Mitsubishi Electric Ladies Golf Tournament Saitama 80,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shoko Sasaki (3)18
Nov 2–4 Toto Japan Classic Shiga US$1,500,000 Flag of Japan.svg Nasa Hataoka (4)53
Nov 9–11 Ito En Ladies Golf Tournament Chiba 100,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang Ah-reum (4)19
Nov 15–18 Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open Ehime 100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Minami Katsu (2)19.5
Nov 22–25 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup Miyazaki 100,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Jiyai Shin (21)17

Events in bold are majors.
The Toto Japan Classic was co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour.

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References

  1. ↑ "2018 JLPGA – Stats". JLPGA.
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