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
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1978. It is based at Buckinghamshire Golf Club near London in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal stru ...
and the
LPGA of Korea Tour
The LPGA of Korea Tour is a South Korean professional golf tour for women. LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association. LPGA of Korea runs this tour, not the American LPGA. It is one of the world's five leading women's golf tours.
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, rival the Japan Tour in level of competition.
Schedule
The 2022 schedule includes 38 events played in Japan.
Leading money winners
See also
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List of golfers with most LPGA of Japan Tour wins
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Women's World Golf Rankings
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Professional golf tours
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Japan Golf Association The , also known as the JGA, is Japanese national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for Japan.
Competitions organized by JGA
*Japan Open Golf Championship
*Japan Women's Open Golf Championship
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Korean players' victories on LPGA of Japan Tour
This table lists Korea, Korean players who have victories on the LPGA of Japan Tour. They do not include team events or unofficial events.
The list is complete through the 2020–21 season.
Events in bold are majors.
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Women's sports
References
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Professional golf tours
Sports leagues established in 1968
1968 establishments in Japan