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 TournamentOkinawa120,000,000Taiwan Teresa Lu (10)
Mar 11–13Yokohama Tire Golf Tournament PRGR Ladies CupKōchi80,000,000South Korea Lee Bo-mee (16)
Mar 18–20T-Point Ladies Golf TournamentKagoshima70,000,000Japan Kaori Ohe (2)
Mar 25–27AXA Ladies Golf Tournament in MiyazakiMiyazaki80,000,000South Korea Kim Ha-neul (2)
Mar 31 – Apr 3Yamaha Ladies Open KatsuragiShizuoka100,000,000South Korea Lee Ji-hee (20)
Apr 8–10Studio Alice Women's OpenHyogo60,000,000Japan Erika Kikuchi (2)
Apr 15–17KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies OpenKumamoto100,000,000Cancelled due to earthquake[1]
Apr 22–24Fujisankei Ladies ClassicShizuoka80,000,000Japan Shiho Oyama (17)
Apr 29 – May 1Cyber Agent Ladies Golf TournamentShizuoka70,000,000Japan Hiroko Fukushima (1)
May 5–8World Ladies Championship Salonpas CupIbaraki120,000,000United States Lexi Thompson (1)
May 13–15Hoken No Madoguchi LadiesFukuoka120,000,000South Korea Jiyai Shin (13)
May 20–22Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies OpenAichi70,000,000Japan Ai Suzuki (2)
May 27–29Resort Trust LadiesTokushima80,000,000Japan Junko Omote (5)
Jun 3–5Yonex Ladies Golf TournamentNiigata70,000,000Thailand Porani Chutichai (1)
Jun 9–12Suntory Ladies Open Golf TournamentHyogo100,000,000South Korea Kang Soo-yun (2)
Jun 17–19Nichirei LadiesChiba80,000,000South Korea Jiyai Shin (14)
Jun 23–26Earth Mondahmin CupChiba140,000,000South Korea Lee Bo-mee (17)
Jul 8–10Nipponham Ladies ClassicHokkaido100,000,000Japan Rumi Yoshiba (1)
Jul 15–17Samantha Thavasa Girls Collection Ladies TournamentIbaraki60,000,000South Korea Jeon Mi-jeong (23)
Jul 22–24Century 21 Ladies Golf TournamentShizuoka80,000,000South Korea Ahn Sun-ju (21)
Jul 29–31Daito Kentaku Eheyanet LadiesYamanashi80,000,000Japan Shoko Sasaki (1)
Aug 5–7Meiji CupHokkaido90,000,000South Korea Lee Bo-mee (18)
Aug 12–14NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf TournamentNagano80,000,000Japan Ritsuko Ryu (4)
Aug 19–21CAT LadiesKanagawa60,000,000South Korea Lee Bo-mee (19)
Aug 25–28Nitori Ladies Golf TournamentHokkaido100,000,000Japan Ritsuko Ryu (5)
Sep 2–4Golf5 LadiesHokkaido60,000,000Japan Lala Anai (1)
Sep 8–11Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta CupHokkaido140,000,000Japan Ai Suzuki (3)
Sep 16–18Munsingwear Ladies Tokai ClassicAichi80,000,000Taiwan Teresa Lu (11)
Sep 23–25Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Women's Open Golf TournamentMiyagi70,000,000South Korea Lee Ji-hee (21)
Sep 29 – Oct 2Japan Women's Open Golf ChampionshipTochigi140,000,000Japan Nasa Hataoka (a,1)
Oct 7–9Stanley Ladies Golf TournamentShizuoka90,000,000South Korea Ahn Sun-ju (22)
Oct 14–16Fujitsu LadiesChiba80,000,000Japan Ayaka Matsumori (1)
Oct 20–23Nobuta Group Masters GC LadiesHyogo140,000,000South Korea Jeon Mi-jeong (24)
Oct 28–30Hisako Higuchi Mitsubishi Electric Ladies Golf TournamentSaitama80,000,000South Korea Jiyai Shin (15)
Nov 4–6Toto Japan ClassicIbarakiUS$1,500,000China Shanshan Feng (6)
Nov 11–13Ito En Ladies Golf TournamentChiba100,000,000South Korea Lee Bo-mee (20)
Nov 17–20Daio Paper Elleair Ladies OpenEhime100,000,000Taiwan Teresa Lu (12)
Nov 24–27Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh CupMiyazaki100,000,000South 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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