2012 JLPGA Schedule

It was a terrific year again for the LPGA of Japan tour in 2011. Here is the schedule for the upcoming 2012 season.

Dates	Tournament	Location	Prize Fund (¥)	Winner
Mar 2-4	Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament	Okinawa	80,000,000
Mar 9-11	Yokohama Tire Golf Tournament PRGR Ladies Cup	Kochi	80,000,000
Mar 16-18	T-Point Ladies Golf Tournament	Kagoshima	70,000,000
Mar 30 – Apr 1	Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi	Shizuoka	100,000,000
Apr 6-8	Studio Alice Ladies Open	Hyogo	60,000,000
Apr 13-15	Nishijin Ladies Classic	Kumamoto	70,000,000
Apr 20-22	Fujisankei Ladies Classic	Shizuoka	80,000,000
Apr 27-29	Cyber Agent Ladies Golf Tournament	Chiba	70,000,000
May 3-6	World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup	Ibaraki	120,000,000
May 11-13	Fundokin Ladies	Fukuoka	80,000,000
May 18-20	Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open	Aichi	70,000,000
May 25-27	Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament	Niigata	60,000,000
Jun 1-3	Resort Trust Ladies	Nagano	70,000,000
Jun 7-10	Suntory Ladies Open	Hyogo	100,000,000
Jun 15-17	Nichirei Ladies	Chiba	80,000,000
Jun 22-24	Earth Mondahmin Cup	Chiba	100,000,000
Jun 29 – Jul 1	Nichi-Iko Ladies Open Golf Tournament	Toyama	60,000,000
Jul 13-15	Stanley Ladies Golf Tournament	Shizuoka	90,000,000
Jul 20-22	Samantha Thavasa Girls Collection Ladies Tournament	Ibaraki	60,000,000
Aug 3-5	Meiji Cup	Hokkaido	90,000,000
Aug 10-12	NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf Tournament	Nagano	70,000,000
Aug 17-19	CAT Ladies	Kanagawa	60,000,000
Aug 24-26	Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament	Hokkaido	100,000,000
Aug 31 – Sep 2	Golf 5 Ladies Professional Golf Tournament	Gifu	60,000,000
Sep 6-9	Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup	Shiga	140,000,000
Sep 14-16	Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic	Aichi	80,000,000
Sep 21-23	Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Ladies Open	Miyagi	70,000,000
Sep 27-30	Japan Women’s Open Golf Championship	Kanagawa	140,000,000
Oct 12-14	Fujitsu Ladies	Chiba	80,000,000
Oct 19-21	Masters GC Ladies	Hyogo	123,000,000
Oct 26-28	Hisako Higuchi – Morinaga Weider Ladies	Chiba	70,000,000
Nov 2-4	Mizuno Classic	Mie	$1,200,000
Nov 9-11	Ito En Ladies Golf Tournament	Chiba	90,000,000
Nov 16-18	Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open	Ehime	100,000,000
Nov 22-25	LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup	Miyazaki	100,000,000

Here is a short clip from the 2011 JLPGA Appreciation Ceremony.

…and a few pics from the 2011 Hitachi 3 Tour Challenge, won by the ladies from the JLPGA!

Miki Saiki

Miki was named MVP!

Shiho Oyama

Yukari Baba

Ritsuko Ryu

Yukari shows the love!

Yukari and Sakura Yokomine fist-bumpin'

Sakura Yokomine and Ryo Ishikawa. In the end, the ladies triumphed over the guys!

MVP Miki