2018 LPGA of Japan Tour


The 2018 LPGA of Japan Tour was the 51st season of the LPGA of Japan Tour, the professional golf tour for women operated by the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan. The 2018 schedule included 38 official events.

Schedule

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.
DatesTournamentLocationPrize fund WinnerWWGR
pts
Mar 1–4Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf TournamentOkinawa120,000,000 Lee Min-young 19.5
Mar 9–11Yokohama Tire Golf Tournament PRGR Ladies CupKōchi80,000,000 Ahn Sun-ju 19.5
Mar 16–18T-Point Ladies Golf TournamentOsaka70,000,000 Ai Suzuki 19.5
Mar 23–25AXA Ladies Golf Tournament in MiyazakiMiyazaki80,000,000 Phoebe Yao 18
Mar 29 – Apr 1Yamaha Ladies Open KatsuragiShizuoka100,000,000 Ahn Sun-ju 19
Apr 6–8Studio Alice Women's OpenHyogo60,000,000 Ai Suzuki 18.5
Apr 13–15KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies OpenKumamoto100,000,000 Mamiko Higa 19.5
Apr 20–22Fujisankei Ladies ClassicShizuoka80,000,000 Saki Nagamine 16.5
Apr 27–29Cyber Agent Ladies Golf TournamentShizuoka80,000,000 Hina Arakaki 17.5
May 3–6World Ladies Championship Salonpas CupIbaraki120,000,000 Jiyai Shin 20.5
May 11–13Hoken No Madoguchi LadiesFukuoka120,000,000 Ai Suzuki 19.5
May 18–20Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies OpenAichi70,000,000 Bae Hee-kyung 18.5
May 25–27Resort Trust LadiesHyogo80,000,000 Eri Okayama 17
Jun 1–3Yonex Ladies Golf TournamentNiigata70,000,000 Shiho Oyama 15.5
Jun 7–10Ai Miyazato Suntory Ladies Open Golf TournamentHyogo100,000,000 Misuzu Narita 19
Jun 15–17Nichirei LadiesChiba80,000,000 Ai Suzuki 19
Jun 21–24Earth Mondahmin CupChiba180,000,000 Misuzu Narita 19
Jul 6–8Nipponham Ladies ClassicHokkaido100,000,000 Ahn Sun-ju 19
Jul 13–15Samantha Thavasa Girls Collection Ladies TournamentIbaraki60,000,000 Chie Arimura 17
Jul 20–22Century 21 Ladies Golf TournamentShiga80,000,000 Kristen Gillman 18
Jul 26–29Daito Kentaku Eheyanet LadiesYamanashi120,000,000 Hwang Ah-reum 19
Aug 3–5Hokkaido Meiji CupHokkaido90,000,000 Mami Fukuda 17
Aug 10–12NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf TournamentNagano80,000,000 Hwang Ah-reum 17
Aug 17–19CAT LadiesKanagawa60,000,000 Momoko Oosato 16
Aug 23–26Nitori Ladies Golf TournamentHokkaido100,000,000 Ahn Sun-ju 19
Aug 31 – Sep 2Golf 5 Ladies Professional Golf TournamentGifu60,000,000 Jiyai Shin 16
Sep 6–9Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta CupToyama200,000,000 Jiyai Shin 19.5
Sep 14–16Munsingwear Ladies Tokai ClassicAichi80,000,000 Kotono Kozuma 18.5
Sep 21–23Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Women's Open Golf TournamentMiyagi70,000,000 Kaori Ohe 17.5
Sep 27–30Japan Women's Open Golf ChampionshipChiba140,000,000 Ryu So-yeon 22
Oct 5–7Stanley Ladies Golf TournamentShizuoka100,000,000 Shoko Sasaki 15.5
Oct 12–14Fujitsu LadiesChiba80,000,000 Misuzu Narita 19
Oct 18–21Nobuta Group Masters GC LadiesHyogo180,000,000 Ahn Sun-ju 19.5
Oct 26–28Hisako Higuchi Mitsubishi Electric Ladies Golf TournamentSaitama80,000,000 Shoko Sasaki 18
Nov 2–4Toto Japan ClassicShigaUS$1,500,000 Nasa Hataoka 53
Nov 9–11Ito En Ladies Golf TournamentChiba100,000,000 Hwang Ah-reum 19
Nov 15–18Daio Paper Elleair Ladies OpenEhime100,000,000 Minami Katsu 19.5
Nov 22–25Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh CupMiyazaki100,000,000 Jiyai Shin 17

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