2024 LPGA of Japan Tour
The 2024 LPGA of Japan Tour was the 56th season of the LPGA of Japan Tour, the professional golf tour for women operated by the Japan Ladies Professional Golfers' Association.
Leading money winner was Rio Takeda with ¥265,730,016. She also won the Mercedes Ranking and finished most often (23 times) inside the top-10. Miyū Yamashita had the lowest scoring average.[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] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar | Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament | Okinawa | 120,000,000 | Chisato Iwai (5) | 18.5 |
| 10 Mar | Meiji Yasuda Ladies Yokohama Tire Golf Tournament | Kōchi | 100,000,000 | Ai Suzuki (19) | 18.5 |
| 17 Mar | V-Point-ENEOS Golf Tournament | Kagoshima | 100,000,000 | Ai Suzuki (20) | 19.0 |
| 24 Mar | AXA Ladies Golf Tournament in Miyazaki | Miyazaki | 100,000,000 | Reika Usui (1) | 18.5 |
| 31 Mar | Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 | Sakura Koiwai (10) | 18.5 |
| 7 Apr | Fuji Film Studio Alice Women's Open | Saitama | 100,000,000 | Miyuu Abe (1) | 18.0 |
| 14 Apr | KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open | Kumamoto | 100,000,000 | Rio Takeda (1) | 19.0 |
| 21 Apr | Fujisankei Ladies Classic | Shizuoka | 80,000,000 | Rio Takeda (2) | 16.5 |
| 28 Apr | Panasonic Open Ladies Golf Tournament | Chiba | 80,000,000 | Haruka Amamoto (1) | 17.0 |
| 5 May | World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Lee Hyo-song (a,1) | 19.5 |
| 12 May | RKB-Mitsui Matsushima Ladies | Fukuoka | 120,000,000 | Chisato Iwai (6) | 19.0 |
| 19 May | Bridgestone Ladies Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Rio Takeda (3) | 18.5 |
| 26 May | Resort Trust Ladies | Hyogo | 140,000,000 | Akie Iwai (4) | 18.0 |
| 2 Jun | Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament | Niigata | 90,000,000 | Hina Arakaki (2) | 12.0 |
| 9 Jun | Ai Miyazato Suntory Ladies Open Golf Tournament | Hyōgo | 150,000,000 | Momoko Osato (3) | 19.0 |
| 16 Jun | Nichirei Ladies | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Akie Iwai (5) | 18.0 |
| 23 Jun | Earth Mondahmin Cup | Chiba | 300,000,000 | Sakura Koiwai (11) | 16.5 |
| 30 Jun | Shiseido Ladies Open | Kanagawa | 120,000,000 | Shiho Kuwaki (1) | 18.5 |
| 7 Jul | MinebeaMitsumi Ladies Hokkaido Shimbun Cup | Hokkaido | 100,000,000 | Haruka Kawasaki (3) | 17.0 |
| 21 Jul | Daito Kentaku Eheyanet Ladies | Fukuoka | 120,000,000 | Haruka Kawasaki (4) | 18.0 |
| 4 Aug | Hokkaido Meiji Cup | Hokkaido | 90,000,000 | Rio Takeda (4) | 18.5 |
| 11 Aug | NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf Tournament | Nagano | 100,000,000 | Yui Kawamoto (2) | 18.5 |
| 18 Aug | CAT Ladies | Kanagawa | 60,000,000 | Haruka Kawasaki (5) | 15.0 |
| 25 Aug | Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament | Hokkaido | 100,000,000 | Shiho Kuwaki (2) | 12.0 |
| 1 Sep | Golf 5 Ladies Professional Golf Tournament | Gifu | 80,000,000 | Rio Takeda (5) | 15.0 |
| 8 Sep | Sony JLPGA Championship | Okinawa | 300,000,000 | Rio Takeda (6) | 26.0 |
| 15 Sep | Sumitomo Life Vitality Ladies Tokai Classic | Aichi | 100,000,000 | Akie Iwai (6) | 19.0 |
| 22 Sep | Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Women's Open Golf Tournament | Miyagi | 70,000,000 | Yuka Yasuda (1) | 17.0 |
| 29 Sep | Japan Women's Open Golf Championship | Ibaraki | 170,000,000 | Rio Takeda (7) | 26.0 |
| 6 Oct | Stanley Ladies Honda Golf Tournament | Shizuoka | 120,000,000 | Miyu Sato (1) | 19.0 |
| 13 Oct | Fujitsu Ladies | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Miyū Yamashita (12) | 19.0 |
| 20 Oct | Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies | Hyōgo | 200,000,000 | Lee Min-young (7) | 19.0 |
| 27 Oct | Hisako Higuchi Mitsubishi Electric Ladies Golf Tournament | Saitama | 100,000,000 | Chisato Iwai (7) | 18.5 |
| 3 Nov | Toto Japan Classic^ | Shiga | US$2,000,000 | Rio Takeda (8) | 31.0 |
| 10 Nov | Ito En Ladies Golf Tournament | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Hinako Yamauchi (2) | 19.0 |
| 17 Nov | Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open | Ehime | 100,000,000 | Miyū Yamashita (13) | 18.5 |
| 24 Nov | Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup | Miyazaki | 120,000,000 | Shiho Kuwaki (3) | 18.0 |
Events in bold are majors on JLPGA.
(a) denotes amateur.
^ The Toto Japan Classic was co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour.
References
- ^ "2024 JLPGA – Stats". JLPGA.
- ^ "Tournament: 2024 JLPGA Tour Schedule". JLPGA. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Events – JLPGA – 2024". Rolex Rankings.