The KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open is an annual tournament on the

LPGA of Japan Tour 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 ...

. It was first held in 1992 at the Tamana Country Club in

Kumamoto Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture to ...

Winners

KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open *2023 Akie Iwai *2022 Nozomi Uetake *2021 Miyū Yamashita *2020 ''Cancelled'' *2019 Lee Ji-hee *2018

Mamiko Higa Mamiko Higa (born 11 October 1993) is a Japanese professional golfer. Amateur career Higa represented Japan at the 2010 Asian Games. She finished 8th in the individual competition and 4th in the team competition. Professional career Higa plays ...

*2017 Yukari Nishiyama *2016 ''Cancelled due to

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'' *2015

Erika Kikuchi Erika may refer to: Arts and Entertainment * Hayasaka Erika (''Megatokyo)'' * Erika (''Friends'') * Erika (''Pokémon'') * Erika (''Underworld'') * Erika Itsumi ''(Girls und Panzer)'' * ''Erika'' (film), a 1971 Italian thriller film * "E ...

*2014 Minami Katsu (amateur) *2013

Miki Saiki Miki may refer to: Places *Miki, Hyōgo, a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan *Miki, Kagawa, a town in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan *Miki, Azerbaijan, a village in Astara Rayon, Azerbaijan People *Miki (given name) *Miki (surname) *Miki Núñez (born ...

Nishijin Ladies Classic *2012 Maiko Wakabayashi *2011

Yuri Fudoh is a Japanese golfer. She was the leading money winner on the JLPGA Tour six times in a row from 2000 to 2005. She became the first player on the JLPGA Tour to earn in excess of 100 million yen, a feat she accomplished in 2000, and achieved ...

*2010

Inbee Park Inbee Park (, or ; born 12 July 1988) is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour. She has been the number one ranked player in the Women's World Golf Rankings for four separate runs: April 201 ...

Life Card Ladies *2009 Lee Ji-hee *2008 Yukari Baba *2007

Momoko Ueda is a Japanese female professional golfer who in 2007 at the age of 21 became the youngest player in the history of the LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA) to finish first on the money list. She also played on the United States-based LPGA Tour for six year ...

*2006

*2005

Sakura Yokomine is a Japanese professional golfer. She is one of the leading players on the LPGA of Japan Tour and was in the top twenty of the February 2006 debut edition of the Women's World Golf Rankings. She finished T-11 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tourn ...

Saishunkan Ladies Hinokuni Open *2004

*2003 Lee Ji-hee *2002 Tu Ai-yu *2001

Kaori Higo Kaori ( "scent/aroma, fabric/weave" and occasionally rendered "perfume", ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Kaori (voice actress) (born 1976), Japanese voice actress and singer *, musician known as Bonni ...

*2000

Midori Yoneyama Midori (みどり, ミドリ, , , ) is the Japanese word for "green" and may refer to: Places * Midori, Gunma * Midori-ku, Chiba * Midori-ku, Nagoya * Midori-ku, Sagamihara * Midori-ku, Saitama * Midori-ku, Yokohama People Given name * ...

*1999

Nahoko Hirao is a feminine Japanese given name which is occasionally spelled . Possible writings Naoko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *直子, "obedient, child" *尚子, "esteem, child" *奈緒子, "Nara, cord, child" *菜緒 ...

*1998

Michiko Hattori Michiko Hattori ( ja, 服部道子, born 8 September 1968) is a Japanese professional golfer and former Player of the Year on the LPGA of Japan Tour. Before turning professional, she became the first Japanese born champion of the U.S. Women's Am ...

*1997 Chikayo Yamazaki *1996 Lee Young-me *1995

Nayoko Yoshikawa Nayoko Yoshikawa ( ja, 吉川なよ子, born 18 February 1949) is a Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA) and the LPGA Tour. Yoshikawa won 29 times on the JLPGA between 1979 and 1995. She was the leading mone ...

*1994 Ikuyo Shiotani *1993 Fuki Kido *1992 Ikuyo Shiotani

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* {{LPGA of Japan Tour LPGA of Japan Tour events Golf tournaments in Japan Sport in Kumamoto Prefecture Recurring sporting events established in 1992 1992 establishments in Japan