2016 LPGA of Japan Tour

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 Ritsuko Ryu 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 Yokohama Tire Golf Tournament PRGR Ladies Cup Kōchi 80,000,000 South Korea Lee Bo-mee (16)
Mar 18–20 T-Point Ladies Golf Tournament Kagoshima 70,000,000 Japan Kaori Ohe (2)
Mar 25–27 AXA Ladies Golf Tournament in Miyazaki Miyazaki 80,000,000 South Korea Kim Ha-neul (2)
Mar 31 – Apr 3 Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi Shizuoka 100,000,000 South Korea Lee Ji-hee (20)
Apr 8–10 Studio Alice Women's Open Hyogo 60,000,000 Japan Erika Kikuchi (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 Cyber Agent Ladies Golf Tournament Shizuoka 70,000,000 Japan Hiroko Fukushima (1)
May 5–8 World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup Ibaraki 120,000,000 United States Lexi Thompson (1)
May 13–15 Hoken No Madoguchi Ladies Fukuoka 120,000,000 South Korea Jiyai Shin (13)
May 20–22 Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open Aichi 70,000,000 Japan Ai Suzuki (2)
May 27–29 Resort Trust Ladies Tokushima 80,000,000 Japan Junko Omote (5)
Jun 3–5 Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament Niigata 70,000,000 Thailand Porani Chutichai (1)
Jun 9–12 Suntory Ladies Open Golf Tournament Hyogo 100,000,000 South Korea Kang Soo-yun (2)
Jun 17–19 Nichirei Ladies Chiba 80,000,000 South Korea Jiyai Shin (14)
Jun 23–26 Earth Mondahmin Cup Chiba 140,000,000 South Korea Lee Bo-mee (17)
Jul 8–10 Nippon Ham Ladies Classic Hokkaido 100,000,000 Japan Rumi Yoshiba (1)
Jul 15–17 Samantha Thavasa Girls Collection Ladies Tournament Ibaraki 60,000,000 South Korea Jeon Mi-jeong (23)
Jul 22–24 Century 21 Ladies Golf Tournament Shizuoka 80,000,000 South Korea Ahn Sun-ju (21)
Jul 29–31 Daito Kentaku Eheyanet Ladies Yamanashi 80,000,000 Japan Shoko Sasaki (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 Ritsuko Ryu (4)
Aug 19–21 CAT Ladies Kanagawa 60,000,000 South Korea Lee Bo-mee (19)
Aug 25–28 Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament Hokkaido 100,000,000 Japan Ritsuko Ryu (5)
Sep 2–4 Golf 5 Ladies Professional Golf Tournament Hokkaido 60,000,000 Japan Lala Anai (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 TV Cup Dunlop Women's Open Golf Tournament Miyagi 70,000,000 South Korea Lee Ji-hee (21)
Sep 29 – Oct 2 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship Tochigi 140,000,000 Japan Nasa Hataoka (a,1)
Oct 7–9 Stanley Ladies Golf Tournament Shizuoka 90,000,000 South Korea Ahn Sun-ju (22)
Oct 14–16 Fujitsu Ladies Chiba 80,000,000 Japan Ayaka Matsumori (1)
Oct 20–23 Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies Hyogo 140,000,000 South Korea Jeon Mi-jeong (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 IbarakiUS$1,500,000 China Shanshan Feng (6)
Nov 11–13 Ito En Ladies Golf Tournament Chiba 100,000,000 South Korea Lee Bo-mee (20)
Nov 17–20 Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open 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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