Ladies Asian Golf Tour
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| Formerly | Kosaido Ladies Asia Golf Circuit (1987–2004) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Golf |
| Founded | 1983[1] |
| President | Koichi Kato[2] |
| Country | Thailand Singapore Malaysia Indonesia India Hong Kong Taiwan Japan China Philippines Macau |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong (former)[3] Japan |
| Confederation | Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation International Golf Federation |
| Official website | LAGTPro.com |
The Ladies Asian Golf Tour is a women's professional golf tour that was established as the Ladies Asia Golf Circuit in 1983 and known as the Kosaido Ladies Asia Golf Circuit 1987–2004 for sponsorship reasons. The tour was sanctioned by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation since its inception as an official Asian ladies' tour.[3]
By 2005 there were five established women's professional tours in the world, of which two were in Asia, namely the LPGA of Japan Tour and the LPGA of Korea Tour. Japan and South Korea are two of the top three powers in women's professional golf, alongside the United States. The Ladies Asian Golf Tour is effectively a tour for the rest of Asia. This is comparable to the position in men's golf, where Japan has its own Japan Golf Tour and the rest of Asia has the Asian Tour. Most of the players on the tour come from Asia, but there are also representatives of various other parts of the world. Like the other major golf tours, LAGT is a professional member of the International Golf Federation.[1]
1987–2003 the prize money was in the range of $50,000–70,000. The main sponsor, the Kosaido Company of Japan, terminated its sponsorship due to the passing away of its Chairman, Mr. Yoshiaki Sakurai in 2003. In 2005 the tour was reorganized as the Ladies Asian Tour, and the first event after the restart was the Phuket Thailand Ladies Masters, which was played on 15-17 December 2005 with an $100,000 purse. In 2006 there were five tournaments with combined prize money of US$410,000, and five again in 2007, with total prize money of US$590,000.[3]
Tournaments of the Kosaido Ladies Asia Golf Circuit[]
1987 season[]
| Tournament | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Ladies Open | Taiwan |  Tu Ai-yu
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| Indonesia | 
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| Singapore |  Liselotte Neumann
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| Thailand Ladies Open | Thailand | 
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| Malaysia |
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1988 season[]
| Tournament | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 
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| Singapore |
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| Thailand Ladies Open | Thailand | Karen Lunn
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| Malaysia |
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1989 season[]
| Tournament | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand Ladies Open | Thailand | Debbie Dowling
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| Indonesia | Sofia Grönberg-Whitmore
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| Malaysia |
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1990 season[]
| Tournament | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore |  Evelyn Orley
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| Taiwan Ladies Open | Taiwan | Tu Ai-yu
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| Indonesia | 
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| Malaysia |
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| Thailand Ladies Open | Thailand | Corinne Dibnah
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1991 season[]
| Tournament | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia |
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| Singapore |
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| Malaysia |
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| Thailand Ladies Open | Thailand | Mardi Lunn
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| Taiwan Ladies Open | Taiwan |
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1992 season[]
| Tournament | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Ladies Open | Taiwan | Tu Ai-yu
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| Thailand Ladies Open | Thailand |
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| Indonesia |
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| Singapore |  Tania Abitbol
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| Malaysia | Alison Nicholas
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1993 season[]
| Tournament | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand Ladies Open | Thailand | Laura Davies
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| Indonesia |
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| Singapore |
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| Malaysia |
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| Taiwan Ladies Open | Taiwan |
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1994 season[]
| Tournament | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Ladies Open | Taiwan |
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| Indonesia | Tracy Hanson
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| Malaysia | 
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| Thailand Ladies Open | Thailand | Laura Davies
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1995 season[]
| Tournament | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Ladies Open | Taiwan |
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| Indonesia | Lisa Hackney
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| Malaysia | Corinne Dibnah
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| Thailand Ladies Open | Thailand | 
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| Singapore | Estefania Knuth
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1996 season[]
| Tournament | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Ladies Open | Taiwan |
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| Indonesia | Corinne Dibnah
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| Malaysia | Corinne Dibnah
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| Thailand Ladies Open | Thailand |
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| Singapore | Debbie Dowling
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1997 season[]
1998 season[]
| Tournament | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | Tina Fischer
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| Malaysia |  Sandrine Mendiburu
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| Thailand Ladies Open | Thailand |
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| Philippines Ladies Open | Philippines |
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| Taiwan Ladies Open | Taiwan |  Helen Wadsworth
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1999 season[]
| Tournament | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Ladies Open | Taiwan | Tu Ai-yu
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| Indonesia |
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| Malaysia | Johanna Head
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| Thailand Ladies Open | Thailand |
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| Philippines Ladies Open | Philippines | Chung Il-mi
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2000 season[]
| Tournament | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Ladies Open | Taiwan |
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| Indonesia | Kang Soo-yun
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| Malaysia | Kang Soo-yun
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| Thailand Ladies Open | Thailand | Kang Soo-yun
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2001 season[]
| Tournament | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Ladies Open | Taiwan |
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| Indonesia |
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| Malaysia | Shiho Oyama
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| Thailand Ladies Open | Thailand | 
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2002 season[]
| Tournament | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Ladies Open | Taiwan |
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| Indonesia |
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| Malaysia |
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| Thailand Ladies Open | Thailand |
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2003 season[]
| Tournament | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Ladies Open | Taiwan |
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| Indonesia |
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| Malaysia |  Smriti Mehra
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| Thailand Ladies Open | Thailand |
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2004 season[]
| Tournament | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|
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| Tu Ai-yu
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Source:[3]
Tournaments of the Ladies Asian Golf Tour[]
2005 season[]
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3–5 | Samsung Ladies Masters | Singapore | Song Bo-bae |
206 (−10) | Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour and LPGA of Korea Tour[4] |
| Dec 15–17 | Phuket | |
213 (−3) |
2006 season[]
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8–10 | Hong Kong Ladies Masters | Hong Kong | Pornanong Phatlum |
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| Feb 22–24 | Thailand Ladies Open | Chonburi | Hee Young Park |
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| Mar 2–4 | Miri | Eun-Hee Ji |
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| Mar 15–17 | Zhuhai | |
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| Mar 22–24 | Macau LAGT Championship | Macau | Eun-Hee Ji |
2007 season[]
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24–26 | Macau Ladies Open | Macau | |
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| Jan 31 – Feb 2 | Hong Kong Ladies Masters | Hong Kong | |
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| Mar 7–9 | Thailand Ladies Open | Bangkok | Jiyai Shin |
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| Mar 14–16 | DLF Women's Indian Open | New Delhi |  Yani Tseng |
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| Mar 21–23 | Shanghai | |
Co-sanctioned with the LPGA of Korea Tour |
2008 season[]
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20–22 | Thailand Ladies Open | Samutprakarn | Pornanong Phatlum |
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| Mar 26–28 | DLF Women's Indian Open | New Delhi | Pornanong Phatlum |
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| Sep 11–13 | Shanghai | Seo Hee-kyung |
Co-sanctioned with the LPGA of Korea Tour | |
| Oct 31 – Nov 2 | Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open | Jiangsu | Annika Sorenstam |
Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
2009 season[]
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18–20 | Thailand Ladies Open | Samutprakarn | |
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| Feb 25–27 | DLF Women's Indian Open | New Delhi | Pornanong Phatlum |
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| Oct 30 – Nov 1 | Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open | Jiangsu | |
Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
2010 season[]
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24–26 | Thailand Ladies Open | Samutprakarn | |
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| Mar 19–21 | Bali | |
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| Oct 22–24 | Sanya Ladies Open | Hainan |  Lee-Anne Pace |
Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
| Oct 29–31 | Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open | Jiangsu | Lee-Anne Pace |
Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
| Nov 11–13 | Hero Honda Women's Indian Open | New Delhi | Laura Davies |
Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
2011 season[]
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6–8 | Hsinchu | Lee Mi-rim |
Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Jan 14–16 | Changhua | Yani Tseng |
Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Jan 21–23 | Taoyuan | Pornanong Phatlum |
Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Feb 9–11 | Thailand Ladies Open | Bangkok | |
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| Feb 24–26 | Yumeya Dream Cup | Nagoya | Sakura Yokomine |
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| Sep 21–23 | New Taipei | |
Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Oct 21–23 | Sanya Ladies Open | Hainan | Frances Bondad |
Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
| Oct 28–30 | Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open | Jiangsu | Yani Tseng |
Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
| Nov 9–11 | Hero Women's Indian Open | New Delhi | Caroline Hedwall |
Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
2012 season[]
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30 – Jan 1 | Hsinchu | |
Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Jan 6–8 | Taoyuan | Teresa Lu |
Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Feb 8–10 | Thailand Ladies Open | Bangkok | |
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| Feb 23–24 | Miyazaki | |
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| Mar 23–25 | Yumeya Dream Cup | Nagoya | |
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| Aug 8–10 | Hsinchu | |
Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Oct 5–7 | Linkou | |
Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Oct 10–12 | Kaohsiung | |
Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Oct 18–20 | Jakarta | |
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| Oct 25–28 | Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open | Jiangsu | Carlota Ciganda |
Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
| Nov 2–4 | Sanya Ladies Open | Hainan | Cassandra Kirkland |
Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
| Nov 8–10 | Linkou | |
Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Nov 30 – Dec 2 | Hero Women's Indian Open | New Delhi | Pornanong Phatlum |
Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
| Dec 14–16 | Changhua | Teresa Lu |
Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour |
2013 season[]
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11–13 | Hsinchu |
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Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Jan 18–20 | Linkou | Pornanong Phatlum
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Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Jan 24–26 | Linkou |
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Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Apr 11–13 | Yumeya Dream Cup | Nagoya |
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| May 31–Jun 2 | Hsinchu |
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Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Jul 19–21 | Linkou | Ssu-Chia Cheng
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Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Jul 24–26 | Linkou | 
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Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Sep 19–21 | Taoyuan |
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Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Sep 27–29 | Linkou | Ssu-Chia Cheng
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Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Oct 25–27 | Sanya Ladies Open | Hainan | Lee-Anne Pace
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Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
| Nov 1–3 | Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open | Jiangsu | Gwladys Nocera
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Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
| Nov 7–9 | PTT Global Chemical Thailand Ladies Open | Bangkok | (a)
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| Nov 13–15 | Kaohsiung |
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Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Nov 28–30 | Hero Women's Indian Open | New Delhi | Thidapa Suwannapura
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Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
2014 season[]
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10–12 | Taoyuan | Pornanong Phatlum
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Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Jan 17–19 | Hsinchu |
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Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Jan 24–26 | Changhua | Yani Tseng
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Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| May 21–23 | New Taipei |
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Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| May 28–30 | Taoyuan |
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Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Aug 6–8 | Linkou | Ssu-Chia Cheng
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Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Sep 23–25 | Taichung | Kanphanitnan Muangkhumsakul
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Co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA Tour | |
| Nov 14–16 | Sanya Ladies Open | Hainan |  Xi Yu Lin
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Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
| Dec 4–6 | Hero Women's Indian Open | New Delhi | Gwladys Nocera
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Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
2015 season[]
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5–7 | Hong Kong Ladies Open | Hong Kong | Lee Jeong-hwa
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| Oct 23–25 | Hero Women's Indian Open | New Delhi |  Emily Kristine Pedersen
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Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
| Nov 6–8 | Sanya Ladies Open | Hainan | Xi Yu Lin
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Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
2016 season[]
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10–12 | Hong Kong Ladies Open | Hong Kong |  Tiffany Chan (a)
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| Oct 27–29 | Sanya Ladies Open | Hainan | Supamas Sangchan
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Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
| Nov 11–13 | Hero Women's Indian Open | New Delhi | Aditi Ashok
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Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
2017 season[]
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9–11 | EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open | Hong Kong | Supamas Sangchan
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| Nov 10–12 | Hero Women's Indian Open | New Delhi | Camille Chevalier
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Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour and WGAI1 |
| Nov 17–19 | Sanya Ladies Open | Hainan | Céline Boutier
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Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
2018 season[]
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11–13 | EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open | Hong Kong | Saranporn Langkulgasettrin
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| Nov 18–21 | Hero Women's Indian Open | New Delhi | Becky Morgan
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Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour and WGAI1 |
2019 season[]
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10–12 | EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open | Hong Kong |
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| Oct 3–6 | Hero Women's Indian Open | New Delhi |  Christine Wolf
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Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour and WGAI1 |
2020 season[]
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open | Hong Kong | Postponed[5] | ||
| Oct 1–4 | Hero Women's Indian Open | New Delhi | Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour and WGAI1 |
1Since 2017 LAGT has been allocated ten entries in the Hero Women's Indian Open[3]
Order of Merit winners[]
| Year | Player | Country | Events | Earnings (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras | Thailand |
1 | 13,216 |
| 2016 |  Germany |
2 | 7,581 | |
| 2015 | Kanphanitnan Muangkhumsakul | Thailand |
3 | 25,777 |
| 2014 | Pornanong Phatlum | Thailand |
1 | 82,500 |
| 2013 | Pornanong Phatlum | Thailand |
3 | 116,295 |
| 2012 | Thailand |
10 | 87,966 | |
| 2011 | Yani Tseng | Taiwan |
1 | 62,550 |
| 2010 | Lee-Anne Pace | South Africa |
3 | 88,330 |
| 2009 | South Korea |
2 | 48,500 | |
| 2008 | Hee-Kyung Seo | South Korea |
1 | 45,000 |
| 2007 | South Korea |
2 | 44,500 | |
| 2006 | Eun-Hee Ji | South Korea |
3 | 28,845 |
Source:[6]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Ladies Asian Golf Tour". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Koichi Kato" (PDF). LAGT. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "History". Ladies Asian Golf Tour. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Blomqvist One Back Monnet-Melocco Wins Car". Golfchannel. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postponement" (PDF). Ladies Asian Golf Tour. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Ladies Asian Golf Tour: Order of Merit". Retrieved May 2, 2013.
External links[]
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