2011 LPGA of Japan Tour

The 2011 LPGA of Japan Tour was the 44th season of the LPGA of Japan Tour, the professional golf tour for women operated by the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan. It consisted of 34 golf tournaments, all played in Japan. Four events were canceled due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Ahn Sun-ju won four events and the Order of Merit title.

Tournament results

DatesTournamentLocationPrize fund (JPY)Winner
Mar 4–6Daikin Orchid LadiesOkinawa80,000,000South Korea Inbee Park (3)
Mar 11–13Yokohama Tire PRGR Ladies CupKōchi80,000,000Canceled because of earthquake
Mar 18–20T-Point LadiesKagoshima70,000,000
Apr 1–3Yamaha Ladies OpenShizuoka80,000,000
Apr 8–10Studio Alice Ladies OpenHyogo60,000,000
Apr 15–17Nishijin Ladies ClassicKumamoto70,000,000Japan Yuri Fudoh (49)
Apr 22–24Fujisankei Ladies ClassicShizuoka80,000,000Japan Kumiko Kaneda (1)
Apr 29 – May 1Cyber Agent LadiesChiba70,000,000Japan Yuri Fudoh (50)
May 5–8World Ladies Championship Salonpas CupIbaraki120,000,000South Korea Ahn Sun-ju (5)
May 13–15Fundokin LadiesFukuoka80,000,000Japan Miki Saiki (3)
May 20–22Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies OpenAichi70,000,000Japan Harukyo Nomura (1)
May 27–29Yonex LadiesNiigata60,000,000Japan Hiromi Mogi (5)
Jun 3–5Resort Trust LadiesNagano70,000,000Japan Sakura Yokomine (18)
Jun 9–12Suntory Ladies OpenHyogo100,000,000South Korea Ahn Sun-ju (6)
Jun 17–19Nichirei LadiesChiba80,000,000South Korea Lee Ji-hee (14)
Jul 1–3Nichi-Iko Ladies OpenToyama60,000,000Japan Ayako Uehara (3)
Jul 15–17Stanley LadiesShizuoka90,000,000Japan Chie Arimura (8)
Aug 5–7Meiji CupHokkaido90,000,000China Shanshan Feng (1)
Aug 12–14NEC Karuizawa 72Nagano70,000,000South Korea Ahn Sun-ju (7)
Aug 19–21CAT LadiesKanagawa60,000,000Japan Chie Arimura (9)
Aug 26–28Nitori LadiesHokkaido90,000,000Japan Ritsuko Ryu (1)
Sep 2–4Golf 5 LadiesGifu60,000,000China Ye Liying (1)
Sep 8–11Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta CupChiba140,000,000Japan Yuko Mitsuka (4)
Sep 16–18Munsingwear Ladies Tokai ClassicAichi80,000,000Japan Mayu Hattori (3)
Sep 23–25Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Ladies OpenMiyagi70,000,000China Shanshan Feng (2)
Sep 29 – Oct 2Japan Women's Open Golf ChampionshipAichi140,000,000Japan Yukari Baba (3)
Oct 7–9Sankyo Ladies OpenJapan Gunma100,000,000South Korea Ahn Sun-ju (8)
Oct 14–16Fujitsu LadiesJapan Chiba80,000,000Japan Saiki Fujita (5)
Oct 21–23Masters GC LadiesJapan Hyogo123,000,000Japan Shiho Oyama (12)
Oct 28–30Hisako Higuchi – Morinaga Weider LadiesJapan Chiba70,000,000Japan Chie Arimura (10)
Nov 4–6Mizuno ClassicJapan MieUS$1,200,000Japan Momoko Ueda (9)
Nov 11–13Ito En LadiesJapan Chiba90,000,000Japan Asako Fujimoto (1)
Nov 18–20Daio Paper Elleair Ladies OpenJapan Kagawa100,000,000South Korea Lee Ji-hee (15)
Nov 24–27Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh CupJapan Miyazaki100,000,000South Korea Jeon Mi-jeong (17)
Dec 11Hitachi 3Tours ChampionshipJapan Chiba57,000,000LPGA of Japan Tour

For the official tour schedule on the LPGA of Japan Tour's website, including links to full results, click here.

Events in bold are majors.

The Mizuno Classic is co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour.

Leading money winners

RankPlayerCountryPrize money (¥)
1Ahn Sun-ju South Korea127,926,893
2Lee Ji-hee South Korea102,317,057
3Chie Arimura Japan88,689,388
4Sakura Yokomine Japan87,304,130
5Yukari Baba Japan76,293,839
6Jeon Mi-jeong South Korea67,777,540
7Shan-Shan Feng China67,139,194
8Miki Saiki Japan62,729,018
9Yuri Fudoh Japan60,518,023
10Ritsuko Ryu Japan57,560,409

There is a complete list on the official site here.

See also

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