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
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.Toto Japan Classic was co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour .
