2023 LPGA of Japan Tour
The 2023 LPGA of Japan Tour was the 55th season of the LPGA of Japan Tour, the professional golf tour for women operated by the Japan Ladies Professional Golfers' Association.
Like in the previous year, the leading money winner was Miyū Yamashita with ¥213,554,215. She also won the Mercedes Ranking, had the lowest scoring average and finished most often (20 times) inside the top-10.[1]
Schedule
The results of the season are given in the table below.[2] "Date" is the end date of the tournament. The number in parentheses after winners' names shows the player's total number wins in official money individual events on the LPGA of Japan Tour, including that event.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Prize fund (¥) | Winner | WWGR pts[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar | Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament | Okinawa | 120,000,000 | Jiyai Shin (29) | 18.5 |
| 12 Mar | Meiji Yasuda Life Ladies Yokohama Tire Golf Tournament | Kōchi | 100,000,000 | Hikaru Yoshimoto (1) | 19.0 |
| 19 Mar | T-Point ENEOS Golf Tournament | Kagoshima | 100,000,000 | Serena Aoki (4) | 19.0 |
| 26 Mar | AXA Ladies Golf Tournament in Miyazaki | Miyazaki | 100,000,000 | Hinako Yamauchi (1) | 19.0 |
| 2 Apr | Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 | Lala Anai (4) | 18.5 |
| 9 Apr | Fuji Film Studio Alice Ladies Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Miyū Yamashita (7) | 18.5 |
| 16 Apr | KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open | Kumamoto | 100,000,000 | Akie Iwai (1) | 17.5 |
| 23 Apr | Fujisankei Ladies Classic | Shizuoka | 80,000,000 | Sora Kamiya (1) | 17.5 |
| 30 Apr | Panasonic Open Ladies Golf Tournament | Chiba | 80,000,000 | Lala Anai (5) | 19.0 |
| 7 May | World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Yuri Yoshida (3) | 19.5 |
| 14 May | RKB Mitsui Matsushima Ladies | Fukuoka | 120,000,000 | Chisato Iwai (3) | 19.0 |
| 21 May | Bridgestone Ladies Open | Aichi | 100,000,000 | Miyū Yamashita (8) | 19.0 |
| 28 May | Resort Trust Ladies | Shizuoka | 140,000,000 | Miyū Yamashita (9) | 19.0 |
| 4 Jun | Richard Mille Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament | Shizuoka | 90,000,000 | Fumika Kawagishi (2) | 18.0 |
| 11 Jun | Ai Miyazato Suntory Ladies Open Golf Tournament | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Chisato Iwai (4) | 19.0 |
| 18 Jun | Nichirei Ladies | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Miyū Yamashita (10) | 18.0 |
| 25 Jun | Earth Mondahmin Cup | Chiba | 300,000,000 | Jiyai Shin (30) | 19.0 |
| 2 Jul | Shiseido Ladies Open | Kanagawa | 120,000,000 | Kokona Sakurai (1) | 17.0 |
| 9 Jul | MinebeaMitsumi Ladies Hokkaido Shimbun Cup | Hokkaido | 100,000,000 | Sakura Koiwai (9) | 14.0 |
| 23 Jul | Daito Kentaku Eheyanet Ladies | Fukuoka | 120,000,000 | Mio Kotaki (1) | 18.5 |
| 30 Jul | Rakuten Super Ladies | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Kokona Sakurai (2) | 17.0 |
| 6 Aug | Hokkaido Meiji Cup | Hokkaido | 90,000,000 | Ai Suzuki (18) | 16.5 |
| 13 Aug | NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf Tournament | Nagano | 100,000,000 | Nana Suganuma (1) | 15.0 |
| 20 Aug | CAT Ladies | Kanagawa | 60,000,000 | Minami Hirata (1) | 18.5 |
| 27 Aug | Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament | Hokkaido | 100,000,000 | Erika Kikuchi (6) | 18.0 |
| 3 Sep | Golf 5 Ladies | Hokkaido | 70,000,000 | Kokona Sakurai (3) | 17.0 |
| 10 Sep | Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup | Nagasaki | 200,000,000 | Sora Kamiya (2) | 26.0 |
| 17 Sep | Sumitomo Life Vitality Ladies Tokai Classic | Aichi | 100,000,000 | Akie Iwai (2) | 19.0 |
| 24 Sep | Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Women's Open Golf Tournament | Miyagi | 70,000,000 | Akie Iwai (3) | 19.0 |
| 1 Oct | Japan Women's Open Golf Championship | Fukui | 150,000,000 | Erika Hara (5) | 26.0 |
| 8 Oct | Stanley Ladies Honda Golf Tournament | Shizuoka | 120,000,000 | Haruka Morita-WanyaoLu (2) | 19.0 |
| 15 Oct | Fujitsu Ladies | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Kokona Sakurai (4) | 19.0 |
| 22 Oct | Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies | Hyōgo | 200,000,000 | Nana Suganuma (2) | 19.0 |
| 29 Oct | Hisako Higuchi Mitsubishi Electric Ladies Golf Tournament | Saitama | 100,000,000 | Hana Lee (1) | 19.0 |
| 5 Nov | Toto Japan Classic^ | Ibaraki | US$2,000,000 | Mone Inami (13) | 26.0 |
| 12 Nov | Ito En Ladies Golf Tournament | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Mao Saigo (6) | 19.0 |
| 19 Nov | Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open | Ehime | 100,000,000 | Serena Aoki (5) | 19.0 |
| 26 Nov | Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup | Miyazaki | 120,000,000 | Miyū Yamashita (11) | 17.5 |
Events in bold are majors.
^ The Toto Japan Classic was co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour.
References
- ^ "2023 JLPGA – Stats". JLPGA.
- ^ "Tournament: 2023 JLPGA Tour Schedule". JLPGA. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Events – JLPGA – 2023". Rolex Rankings.