Professional golf tour for women
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.
The 2024 schedule includes 37 events played in Japan.
Leading money winners [ edit ] 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
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