2017 LPGA of Japan Tour

The 2017 LPGA of Japan Tour was the 50th season of the LPGA of Japan Tour, the professional golf tour for women operated by the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan. The 2017 schedule included 38 official events worth ¥3.710 billion.

Leading money winner was Ai Suzuki with ¥140,122,631. She also won the Mercedes Ranking and tied with Momoko Ueda for finishing most often (16 times) inside the top-10. Jiyai Shin had the lowest scoring average.[1]

Schedule

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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
Mar 2–5 Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament Okinawa 120,000,000   Ahn Sun-ju (23)
Mar 10–12 Yokohama Tire Golf Tournament PRGR Ladies Cup Kōchi 80,000,000   Jeon Mi-jeong (25)
Mar 17–19 T-Point Ladies Golf Tournament Kagoshima 70,000,000   Erika Kikuchi (3)
Mar 24–26 AXA Ladies Golf Tournament in Miyazaki Miyazaki 80,000,000   Maiko Wakabayashi (3)
Mar 30 – Apr 2 Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi Shizuoka 100,000,000   Lee Min-young (1)
Apr 7–9 Studio Alice Women's Open Hyogo 60,000,000   Teresa Lu (13)
Apr 14–16 KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open Kumamoto 100,000,000   Yukari Nishiyama (2)
Apr 21–23 Fujisankei Ladies Classic Shizuoka 80,000,000   Yumiko Yoshida (6)
Apr 28–30 Cyber Agent Ladies Golf Tournament Shizuoka 70,000,000   Kim Ha-neul (4)
May 4–7 World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup Ibaraki 120,000,000   Kim Ha-neul (5)
May 12–14 Hoken No Madoguchi Ladies Fukuoka 120,000,000   Ai Suzuki (4)
May 19–21 Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open Aichi 70,000,000   Momoko Ueda (12)
May 26–28 Resort Trust Ladies Nara 80,000,000   Kang Soo-yun (3)
Jun 2–4 Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament Niigata 70,000,000   Serena Aoki (1)
Jun 8–11 Suntory Ladies Open Golf Tournament Hyogo 100,000,000   Kim Ha-neul (6)
Jun 16–18 Nichirei Ladies Chiba 80,000,000   Teresa Lu (14)
Jun 22–25 Earth Mondahmin Cup Chiba 180,000,000   Ai Suzuki (5)
Jul 7–9 Nipponham Ladies Classic Hokkaido 100,000,000   Lee Min-young (2)
Jul 14–16 Samantha Thavasa Girls Collection Ladies Tournament Ibaraki 60,000,000   Kim Hae-rym (1)
Jul 21–23 Century 21 Ladies Golf Tournament Shiga 80,000,000   Lala Anai (2)
Jul 27–30 Daito Kentaku Eheyanet Ladies Yamanashi 120,000,000   Misuzu Narita (8)
Aug 4–6 Hokkaido Meiji Cup Hokkaido 90,000,000   Haruka Morita-WanyaoLu (1)
Aug 11–13 NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf Tournament Nagano 80,000,000   Mamiko Higa (3)
Aug 18–20 CAT Ladies Kanagawa 60,000,000   Lee Bo-mee (21)
Aug 24–27 Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament Hokkaido 100,000,000   Jiyai Shin (16)
Sep 1–3 Golf5 Ladies Chiba 60,000,000   Onnarin Sattayabanphot (3)
Sep 7–10 Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup Iwate 200,000,000   Lee Ji-hee (22)
Sep 15–17 Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic Aichi 80,000,000   Fumika Kawagishi (1)
Sep 22–24 Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Women's Open Golf Tournament Miyagi 70,000,000   Nasa Hataoka (2)
Sep 28 – Oct 1 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship Chiba 140,000,000   Nasa Hataoka (3)
Oct 6–8 Stanley Ladies Golf Tournament Shizuoka 90,000,000   Yumiko Yoshida (7)
Oct 13–15 Fujitsu Ladies Chiba 80,000,000   Teresa Lu (15)
Oct 19–22 Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies Hyogo 180,000,000   Momoko Ueda (13)
Oct 27–29 Hisako Higuchi Mitsubishi Electric Ladies Golf Tournament Saitama 80,000,000   Kana Nagai (1)
Nov 3–5 Toto Japan Classic Ibaraki US$1,500,000   Shanshan Feng (7)
Nov 10–12 Ito En Ladies Golf Tournament Chiba 100,000,000   Mami Fukuda (1)
Nov 16–19 Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open Ehime 100,000,000   Jiyai Shin (17)
Nov 23–26 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup Miyazaki 100,000,000   Teresa Lu (16)

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

References

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  1. ^ "2017 JLPGA – Stats". JLPGA.
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