2017 LPGA of Japan Tour

The 2017 LPGA of Japan Tour was the 50th season of the LPGA of Japan Tour, the professional golf tour for women operated by the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan. The 2017 schedule included 38 official events worth ¥3.710 billion.

Leading money winner was Ai Suzuki with ¥140,122,631. She also won the Mercedes Ranking and tied with Momoko Ueda for finishing most often (16 times) inside the top-10. Jiyai Shin had the highest scoring average.[1]

Schedule

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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 2–5 Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament Okinawa 120,000,000 South Korea Ahn Sun-ju (23)
Mar 10–12 Yokohama Tire Golf Tournament PRGR Ladies Cup Kōchi 80,000,000 South Korea Jeon Mi-jeong (25)
Mar 17–19 T-Point Ladies Golf Tournament Kagoshima 70,000,000 Japan Erika Kikuchi (3)
Mar 24–26 AXA Ladies Golf Tournament in Miyazaki Miyazaki 80,000,000 Japan Maiko Wakabayashi (3)
Mar 30 – Apr 2 Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi Shizuoka 100,000,000 South Korea Lee Min-young (1)
Apr 7–9 Studio Alice Women's Open Hyogo 60,000,000 Taiwan Teresa Lu (13)
Apr 14–16 KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open Kumamoto 100,000,000 Japan Yukari Nishiyama (2)
Apr 21–23 Fujisankei Ladies Classic Shizuoka 80,000,000 Japan Yumiko Yoshida (6)
Apr 28–30 Cyber Agent Ladies Golf Tournament Shizuoka 70,000,000 South Korea Kim Ha-neul (4)
May 4–7 World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup Ibaraki 120,000,000 South Korea Kim Ha-neul (5)
May 12–14 Hoken No Madoguchi Ladies Fukuoka 120,000,000 Japan Ai Suzuki (4)
May 19–21 Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open Aichi 70,000,000 Japan Momoko Ueda (12)
May 26–28 Resort Trust Ladies Nara 80,000,000 South Korea Kang Soo-yun (3)
Jun 2–4 Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament Niigata 70,000,000 Japan Serena Aoki (1)
Jun 8–11 Suntory Ladies Open Golf Tournament Hyogo 100,000,000 South Korea Kim Ha-neul (6)
Jun 16–18 Nichirei Ladies Chiba 80,000,000 Taiwan Teresa Lu (14)
Jun 22–25 Earth Mondahmin Cup Chiba 180,000,000 Japan Ai Suzuki (5)
Jul 7–9 Nipponham Ladies Classic Hokkaido 100,000,000 South Korea Lee Min-young (2)
Jul 14–16 Samantha Thavasa Girls Collection Ladies Tournament Ibaraki 60,000,000 South Korea Kim Hae-rym (1)
Jul 21–23 Century 21 Ladies Golf Tournament Shiga 80,000,000 Japan Lala Anai (2)
Jul 27–30 Daito Kentaku Eheyanet Ladies Yamanashi 120,000,000 Japan Misuzu Narita (8)
Aug 4–6 Hokkaido Meiji Cup Hokkaido 90,000,000 China Haruka Morita-WanyaoLu (1)
Aug 11–13 NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf Tournament Nagano 80,000,000 Japan Mamiko Higa (3)
Aug 18–20 CAT Ladies Kanagawa 60,000,000 South Korea Lee Bo-mee (21)
Aug 24–27 Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament Hokkaido 100,000,000 South Korea Jiyai Shin (16)
Sep 1–3 Golf5 Ladies Chiba 60,000,000 Thailand Onnarin Sattayabanphot (3)
Sep 7–10 Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup Iwate 200,000,000 South Korea Lee Ji-hee (22)
Sep 15–17 Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic Aichi 80,000,000 Japan Fumika Kawagishi (1)
Sep 22–24 Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Women's Open Golf Tournament Miyagi 70,000,000 Japan Nasa Hataoka (2)
Sep 28 – Oct 1 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship Chiba 140,000,000 Japan Nasa Hataoka (3)
Oct 6–8 Stanley Ladies Golf Tournament Shizuoka 90,000,000 Japan Yumiko Yoshida (7)
Oct 13–15 Fujitsu Ladies Chiba 80,000,000 Taiwan Teresa Lu (15)
Oct 19–22 Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies Hyogo 180,000,000 Japan Momoko Ueda (13)
Oct 27–29 Hisako Higuchi Mitsubishi Electric Ladies Golf Tournament Saitama 80,000,000 Japan Kana Nagai (1)
Nov 3–5 Toto Japan Classic Ibaraki US$1,500,000 China Shanshan Feng (7)
Nov 10–12 Ito En Ladies Golf Tournament Chiba 100,000,000 Japan Mami Fukuda (1)
Nov 16–19 Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open Ehime 100,000,000 South Korea Jiyai Shin (17)
Nov 23–26 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup Miyazaki 100,000,000 Taiwan Teresa Lu (16)

Events in bold are majors.
The Toto Japan Classic is co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "2017 JLPGA – Stats". JLPGA.
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