2011 LPGA of Japan Tour

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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 the Order of Merit and had the highest scoring average. Lee Ji-Hee finished most often (19 times) inside the top-10.[1]

Tournament results

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Dates Tournament Location Prize fund (JPY) Winner
Mar 4–6 Daikin Orchid Ladies Okinawa 80,000,000 South Korea Inbee Park (3)
Mar 11–13 Yokohama Tire PRGR Ladies Cup Kōchi 80,000,000 Canceled because of earthquake
Mar 18–20 T-Point Ladies Kagoshima 70,000,000
Apr 1–3 Yamaha Ladies Open Shizuoka 80,000,000
Apr 8–10 Studio Alice Ladies Open Hyogo 60,000,000
Apr 15–17 Nishijin Ladies Classic Kumamoto 70,000,000 Japan Yuri Fudoh (49)
Apr 22–24 Fujisankei Ladies Classic Shizuoka 80,000,000 Japan Kumiko Kaneda (1)
Apr 29 – May 1 Cyber Agent Ladies Chiba 70,000,000 Japan Yuri Fudoh (50)
May 5–8 World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup Ibaraki 120,000,000 South Korea Ahn Sun-ju (5)
May 13–15 Fundokin Ladies Fukuoka 80,000,000 Japan Miki Saiki (3)
May 20–22 Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open Aichi 70,000,000 Japan Harukyo Nomura (1)
May 27–29 Yonex Ladies Niigata 60,000,000 Japan Hiromi Mogi (5)
Jun 3–5 Resort Trust Ladies Nagano 70,000,000 Japan Sakura Yokomine (18)
Jun 9–12 Suntory Ladies Open Hyogo 100,000,000 South Korea Ahn Sun-ju (6)
Jun 17–19 Nichirei Ladies Chiba 80,000,000 South Korea Lee Ji-hee (14)
Jul 1–3 Nichi-Iko Ladies Open Toyama 60,000,000 Japan Ayako Uehara (3)
Jul 15–17 Stanley Ladies Shizuoka 90,000,000 Japan Chie Arimura (8)
Aug 5–7 Meiji Cup Hokkaido 90,000,000 China Shanshan Feng (1)
Aug 12–14 NEC Karuizawa 72 Nagano 70,000,000 South Korea Ahn Sun-ju (7)
Aug 19–21 CAT Ladies Kanagawa 60,000,000 Japan Chie Arimura (9)
Aug 26–28 Nitori Ladies Hokkaido 90,000,000 Japan Ritsuko Ryu (1)
Sep 2–4 Golf5 Ladies Gifu 60,000,000 China Ye Liying (1)
Sep 8–11 Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup Chiba 140,000,000 Japan Yuko Mitsuka (4)
Sep 16–18 Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic Aichi 80,000,000 Japan Mayu Hattori (3)
Sep 23–25 Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Ladies Open Miyagi 70,000,000 China Shanshan Feng (2)
Sep 29 – Oct 2 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship Aichi 140,000,000 Japan Yukari Baba (3)
Oct 7–9 Sankyo Ladies Open Japan Gunma 100,000,000 South Korea Ahn Sun-ju (8)
Oct 14–16 Fujitsu Ladies Japan Chiba 80,000,000 Japan Saiki Fujita (5)
Oct 21–23 Masters GC Ladies Japan Hyogo 123,000,000 Japan Shiho Oyama (12)
Oct 28–30 Hisako Higuchi – Morinaga Weider Ladies Japan Chiba 70,000,000 Japan Chie Arimura (10)
Nov 4–6 Mizuno Classic Japan Mie US$1,200,000 Japan Momoko Ueda (9)
Nov 11–13 Ito En Ladies Japan Chiba 90,000,000 Japan Asako Fujimoto (1)
Nov 18–20 Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open Japan Kagawa 100,000,000 South Korea Lee Ji-hee (15)
Nov 24–27 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup Japan Miyazaki 100,000,000 South Korea Jeon Mi-jeong (17)
Dec 11 Hitachi 3Tours Championship Japan Chiba 57,000,000 LPGA 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

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Rank Player Country Prize money (¥)
1 Ahn Sun-ju  South Korea 127,926,893
2 Lee Ji-hee  South Korea 102,317,057
3 Chie Arimura  Japan 88,689,388
4 Sakura Yokomine  Japan 87,304,130
5 Yukari Baba  Japan 76,293,839
6 Jeon Mi-jeong  South Korea 67,777,540
7 Shanshan Feng  China 67,139,194
8 Miki Saiki  Japan 62,729,018
9 Yuri Fudoh  Japan 60,518,023
10 Ritsuko Ryu  Japan 57,560,409

There is a complete list on the official site here.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2011 JLPGA – Stats". JLPGA.
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