2016 LPGA of Japan Tour

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The 2016 LPGA of Japan Tour was 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 included 38 official events.

Lee Bo-mee won five tournaments and was the leading money winner with earnings of ¥175,869,764. Ranked next were Jiyai Shin with ¥147,098,013 and with ¥134,114,013.

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.

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 Kōchi 80,000,000 South Korea Lee Bo-mee (16)
Mar 18–20 Kagoshima 70,000,000 Japan (2)
Mar 25–27 Miyazaki 80,000,000 South Korea Kim Ha-neul (2)
Mar 31 – Apr 3 Shizuoka 100,000,000 South Korea (20)
Apr 8–10 Hyogo 60,000,000 Japan (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 Shizuoka 70,000,000 Japan (1)
May 5–8 World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup Ibaraki 120,000,000 United States Lexi Thompson (1)
May 13–15 Fukuoka 120,000,000 South Korea Jiyai Shin (13)
May 20–22 Aichi 70,000,000 Japan Ai Suzuki (2)
May 27–29 Resort Trust Ladies Tokushima 80,000,000 Japan (5)
Jun 3–5 Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament Niigata 70,000,000 Thailand (1)
Jun 9–12 Suntory Ladies Open Golf Tournament Hyogo 100,000,000 South Korea Kang Soo-yun (2)
Jun 17–19 Chiba 80,000,000 South Korea Jiyai Shin (14)
Jun 23–26 Chiba 140,000,000 South Korea Lee Bo-mee (17)
Jul 8–10 Hokkaido 100,000,000 Japan (1)
Jul 15–17 Ibaraki 60,000,000 South Korea (23)
Jul 22–24 Shizuoka 80,000,000 South Korea Ahn Sun-ju (21)
Jul 29–31 Yamanashi 80,000,000 Japan (1)
Aug 5–7 Meiji Cup Hokkaido 90,000,000 South Korea Lee Bo-mee (18)
Aug 12–14 NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf Tournament Nagano 80,000,000 Japan (4)
Aug 19–21 Kanagawa 60,000,000 South Korea Lee Bo-mee (19)
Aug 25–28 Hokkaido 100,000,000 Japan (5)
Sep 2–4 Hokkaido 60,000,000 Japan (1)
Sep 8–11 Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup Hokkaido 140,000,000 Japan Ai Suzuki (3)
Sep 16–18 Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic Aichi 80,000,000 Taiwan Teresa Lu (11)
Sep 23–25 Miyagi 70,000,000 South Korea (21)
Sep 29 – Oct 2 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship Tochigi 140,000,000 Japan Nasa Hataoka (a,1)
Oct 7–9 Shizuoka 90,000,000 South Korea Ahn Sun-ju (22)
Oct 14–16 Fujitsu Ladies Chiba 80,000,000 Japan (1)
Oct 20–23 Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies Hyogo 140,000,000 South Korea (24)
Oct 28–30 Hisako Higuchi Mitsubishi Electric Ladies Golf Tournament Saitama 80,000,000 South Korea Jiyai Shin (15)
Nov 4–6 Toto Japan Classic Ibaraki US$1,500,000 China Shanshan Feng (6)
Nov 11–13 Chiba 100,000,000 South Korea Lee Bo-mee (20)
Nov 17–20 Ehime 100,000,000 Taiwan Teresa Lu (12)
Nov 24–27 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup Miyazaki 100,000,000 South Korea Kim Ha-neul (3)

Events in bold are majors.
(a) denotes amateur

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

References[]

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

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