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Provessional golf 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.
Leading money winner was Ahn Sun-ju with ¥180,784,885. Jiyai Shin won the Mercedes Ranking . Ai Suzuki had the lowest scoring average. Mamiko Higa finished most often (18 times) inside the top-10.[ 1]
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
WWGR pts
Mar 1–4
Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament
Okinawa
120,000,000
Lee Min-young (3)
19.5
Mar 9–11
Yokohama Tire Golf Tournament PRGR Ladies Cup
Kōchi
80,000,000
Ahn Sun-ju (24)
19.5
Mar 16–18
T-Point Ladies Golf Tournament
Osaka
70,000,000
Ai Suzuki (6)
19.5
Mar 23–25
AXA Ladies Golf Tournament in Miyazaki
Miyazaki
80,000,000
Phoebe Yao (2)
18
Mar 29 – Apr 1
Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi
Shizuoka
100,000,000
Ahn Sun-ju (25)
19
Apr 6–8
Studio Alice Women's Open
Hyogo
60,000,000
Ai Suzuki (7)
18.5
Apr 13–15
KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open
Kumamoto
100,000,000
Mamiko Higa (4)
19.5
Apr 20–22
Fujisankei Ladies Classic
Shizuoka
80,000,000
Saki Nagamine (1)
16.5
Apr 27–29
Cyber Agent Ladies Golf Tournament
Shizuoka
80,000,000
Hina Arakaki (1)
17.5
May 3–6
World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup
Ibaraki
120,000,000
Jiyai Shin (18)
20.5
May 11–13
Hoken No Madoguchi Ladies
Fukuoka
120,000,000
Ai Suzuki (8)
19.5
May 18–20
Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open
Aichi
70,000,000
Bae Hee-kyung (1)
18.5
May 25–27
Resort Trust Ladies
Hyogo
80,000,000
Eri Okayama (1)
17
Jun 1–3
Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament
Niigata
70,000,000
Shiho Oyama (18)
15.5
Jun 7–10
Ai Miyazato Suntory Ladies Open Golf Tournament
Hyogo
100,000,000
Misuzu Narita (9)
19
Jun 15–17
Nichirei Ladies
Chiba
80,000,000
Ai Suzuki (9)
19
Jun 21–24
Earth Mondahmin Cup
Chiba
180,000,000
Misuzu Narita (10)
19
Jul 6–8
Nipponham Ladies Classic
Hokkaido
100,000,000
Ahn Sun-ju (26)
19
Jul 13–15
Samantha Thavasa Girls Collection Ladies Tournament
Ibaraki
60,000,000
Chie Arimura (14)
17
Jul 20–22
Century 21 Ladies Golf Tournament
Shiga
80,000,000
Kristen Gillman (a,1)
18
Jul 26–29
Daito Kentaku Eheyanet Ladies
Yamanashi
120,000,000
Hwang Ah-reum (2)
19
Aug 3–5
Hokkaido Meiji Cup
Hokkaido
90,000,000
Mami Fukuda (2)
17
Aug 10–12
NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf Tournament
Nagano
80,000,000
Hwang Ah-reum (3)
17
Aug 17–19
CAT Ladies
Kanagawa
60,000,000
Momoko Osato (1)
16
Aug 23–26
Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament
Hokkaido
100,000,000
Ahn Sun-ju (27)
19
Aug 31 – Sep 2
Golf5 Ladies
Gifu
60,000,000
Jiyai Shin (19)
16
Sep 6–9
Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup
Toyama
200,000,000
Jiyai Shin (20)
19.5
Sep 14–16
Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic
Aichi
80,000,000
Kotono Kozuma (1)
18.5
Sep 21–23
Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Women's Open Golf Tournament
Miyagi
70,000,000
Kaori Ohe (3)
17.5
Sep 27–30
Japan Women's Open Golf Championship
Chiba
140,000,000
Ryu So-yeon (1)
22
Oct 5–7
Stanley Ladies Golf Tournament
Shizuoka
100,000,000
Shoko Sasaki (2)
15.5
Oct 12–14
Fujitsu Ladies
Chiba
80,000,000
Misuzu Narita (11)
19
Oct 18–21
Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies
Hyogo
180,000,000
Ahn Sun-ju (28)
19.5
Oct 26–28
Hisako Higuchi Mitsubishi Electric Ladies Golf Tournament
Saitama
80,000,000
Shoko Sasaki (3)
18
Nov 2–4
Toto Japan Classic
Shiga
US$1,500,000
Nasa Hataoka (4)
53
Nov 9–11
Ito En Ladies Golf Tournament
Chiba
100,000,000
Hwang Ah-reum (4)
19
Nov 15–18
Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open
Ehime
100,000,000
Minami Katsu (2)
19.5
Nov 22–25
Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup
Miyazaki
100,000,000
Jiyai Shin (21)
17
Events in bold are majors.
The Toto Japan Classic was co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour .