The LPGA of Japan Tour is a professional golf tour for women organised by the Japan Ladies Professional Golfers' Association. It is the second richest women's golf tour in the world. The U.S.-based LPGA Tour is the most important women's tour, but the prize money gap has closed markedly since the American tour's total prize fund peaked at just over $60 million in 2008. While the Japan Tour is the second-most lucrative women's tour, two other non-U.S. tours, the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA of Korea Tour, rival the Japan Tour in level of competition.
Schedule
The 2024 schedule includes 37 events played in Japan.
Leading money winners
| Year | Player | Earnings (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  Rio Takeda |
265,730,016 |
| 2023 | Miyū Yamashita |
213,554,215 |
| 2022 | Miyū Yamashita |
235,020,967 |
| 2020–21 | Mone Inami |
255,192,049 |
| 2019 | Ai Suzuki |
160,189,665 |
| 2018 |  Ahn Sun-ju |
180,784,885 |
| 2017 | Ai Suzuki |
140,122,631 |
| 2016 | Lee Bo-mee |
175,869,764 |
| 2015 | Lee Bo-mee |
230,497,057 |
| 2014 | Ahn Sun-ju |
153,075,741 |
| 2013 | Rikako Morita |
126,675,049 |
| 2012 | Jeon Mi-jeong |
131,827,582 |
| 2011 | Ahn Sun-ju |
127,926,893 |
| 2010 | Ahn Sun-ju |
145,073,799 |
| 2009 | Sakura Yokomine |
175,016,384 |
| 2008 | Miho Koga |
120,854,137 |
| 2007 | Momoko Ueda |
166,112,232 |
| 2006 | Shiho Oyama |
166,290,957 |
| 2005 | Yuri Fudoh |
122,460,908 |
| 2004 | Yuri Fudoh |
142,774,000 |
| 2003 | Yuri Fudoh |
149,325,679 |
| 2002 | Yuri Fudoh |
95,690,917 |
| 2001 | Yuri Fudoh |
89,248,793 |
| 2000 | Yuri Fudoh |
120,443,924 |
| 1999 | Fumiko Muraguchi |
66,891,682 |
| 1998 | Michiko Hattori |
81,570,823 |
| 1997 | Akiko Fukushima |
99,594,094 |
| 1996 | Akiko Fukushima |
70,596,190 |
| 1995 | Ikuyo Shiotani |
75,006,561 |
| 1994 | Mayumi Hirase |
69,817,958 |
| 1993 | Mayumi Hirase |
81,474,399 |
| 1992 | Ikuyo Shiotani |
57,799,649 |
| 1991 |  Ai-Yu Tu |
70,403,481 |
| 1990 | Hiromi Takamura |
62,576,087 |
| 1989 | Ai-Yu Tu |
90,075,587 |
| 1988 | Nayoko Yoshikawa |
61,462,665 |
| 1987 | Tatsuko Ohsako |
56,763,481 |
| 1986 | Ai-Yu Tu |
62,435,225 |
| 1985 | Ai-Yu Tu |
65,634,788 |
| 1984 | Ai-Yu Tu |
52,897,845 |
| 1983 | Ai-Yu Tu |
45,764,313 |
| 1982 | Ai-Yu Tu |
39,029,644 |
| 1981 | Ayako Okamoto |
32,333,465 |
| 1980 | Tatsuko Ohsako |
23,594,744 |
| 1979 | Hisako Higuchi |
18,399,345 |
| 1978 | Hisako Higuchi |
11,664,650 |
| 1977 | Tatsuko Ohsako |
14,481,500 |
| 1976 | Hisako Higuchi |
14,667,000 |
| 1975 | Hisako Higuchi |
8,428,233 |
| 1974 | Hisako Higuchi |
15,545,700 |
| 1973 | Hisako Higuchi |
12,627,000 |
| 1972 | Hisako Higuchi |
4,150,000 |
| 1971 | Hisako Higuchi |
2,290,000 |
| 1970 | Hisako Higuchi |
1,215,000 |
| 1969 | Hisako Higuchi |
500,000 |
| 1968 | Hisako Higuchi |
350,000 |
See also
- List of golfers with most LPGA of Japan Tour wins
- Women's World Golf Rankings
- Professional golf tours
- Japan Golf Association
- Korean players' victories on LPGA of Japan Tour
- Women's sports
References
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
