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.

DatesTournamentLocationPrize fund (¥)Winner
Mar 3–6Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf TournamentOkinawa120,000,000 Teresa Lu (10)
Mar 11–13Yokohama Tire Golf Tournament PRGR Ladies CupKōchi80,000,000 Lee Bo-mee (16)
Mar 18–20T-Point Ladies Golf TournamentKagoshima70,000,000 Kaori Ohe (2)
Mar 25–27AXA Ladies Golf Tournament in MiyazakiMiyazaki80,000,000 Kim Ha-neul (2)
Mar 31 – Apr 3Yamaha Ladies Open KatsuragiShizuoka100,000,000 Lee Ji-hee (20)
Apr 8–10Studio Alice Women's OpenHyogo60,000,000 Erika Kikuchi (2)
Apr 15–17KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies OpenKumamoto100,000,000Cancelled due to earthquake[1]
Apr 22–24Fujisankei Ladies ClassicShizuoka80,000,000 Shiho Oyama (17)
Apr 29 – May 1Cyber Agent Ladies Golf TournamentShizuoka70,000,000 Hiroko Fukushima (1)
May 5–8World Ladies Championship Salonpas CupIbaraki120,000,000 Lexi Thompson (1)
May 13–15Hoken No Madoguchi LadiesFukuoka120,000,000 Jiyai Shin (13)
May 20–22Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies OpenAichi70,000,000 Ai Suzuki (2)
May 27–29Resort Trust LadiesTokushima80,000,000 Junko Omote (5)
Jun 3–5Yonex Ladies Golf TournamentNiigata70,000,000 Porani Chutichai (1)
Jun 9–12Suntory Ladies Open Golf TournamentHyogo100,000,000 Kang Soo-yun (2)
Jun 17–19Nichirei LadiesChiba80,000,000 Jiyai Shin (14)
Jun 23–26Earth Mondahmin CupChiba140,000,000 Lee Bo-mee (17)
Jul 8–10Nipponham Ladies ClassicHokkaido100,000,000 Rumi Yoshiba (1)
Jul 15–17Samantha Thavasa Girls Collection Ladies TournamentIbaraki60,000,000 Jeon Mi-jeong (23)
Jul 22–24Century 21 Ladies Golf TournamentShizuoka80,000,000 Ahn Sun-ju (21)
Jul 29–31Daito Kentaku Eheyanet LadiesYamanashi80,000,000 Shoko Sasaki (1)
Aug 5–7Meiji CupHokkaido90,000,000 Lee Bo-mee (18)
Aug 12–14NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf TournamentNagano80,000,000 Ritsuko Ryu (4)
Aug 19–21CAT LadiesKanagawa60,000,000 Lee Bo-mee (19)
Aug 25–28Nitori Ladies Golf TournamentHokkaido100,000,000 Ritsuko Ryu (5)
Sep 2–4Golf 5 Ladies Professional Golf TournamentHokkaido60,000,000 Lala Anai (1)
Sep 8–11Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta CupHokkaido140,000,000 Ai Suzuki (3)
Sep 16–18Munsingwear Ladies Tokai ClassicAichi80,000,000 Teresa Lu (11)
Sep 23–25Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Women's Open Golf TournamentMiyagi70,000,000 Lee Ji-hee (21)
Sep 29 – Oct 2Japan Women's Open Golf ChampionshipTochigi140,000,000 Nasa Hataoka (a,1)
Oct 7–9Stanley Ladies Golf TournamentShizuoka90,000,000 Ahn Sun-ju (22)
Oct 14–16Fujitsu LadiesChiba80,000,000 Ayaka Matsumori (1)
Oct 20–23Nobuta Group Masters GC LadiesHyogo140,000,000 Jeon Mi-jeong (24)
Oct 28–30Hisako Higuchi Mitsubishi Electric Ladies Golf TournamentSaitama80,000,000 Jiyai Shin (15)
Nov 4–6Toto Japan ClassicIbarakiUS$1,500,000 Shanshan Feng (6)
Nov 11–13Ito En Ladies Golf TournamentChiba100,000,000 Lee Bo-mee (20)
Nov 17–20Daio Paper Elleair Ladies OpenEhime100,000,000 Teresa Lu (12)
Nov 24–27Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh CupMiyazaki100,000,000 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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