2018 LPGA of Japan Tour explained

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.

Schedule

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
pts
Mar 1–4 120,000,000 Lee Min-young (3) 19.5
Mar 9–11 80,000,000 Ahn Sun-ju (24) 19.5
Mar 16–18 70,000,000 Ai Suzuki (6) 19.5
Mar 23–25 80,000,000 Phoebe Yao (2) 18
Mar 29 – Apr 1 100,000,000 Ahn Sun-ju (25) 19
Apr 6–8 60,000,000 Ai Suzuki (7) 18.5
Apr 13–15 100,000,000 Mamiko Higa (4) 19.5
Apr 20–22 80,000,000 Saki Nagamine (1) 16.5
Apr 27–29 80,000,000 Hina Arakaki (1) 17.5
May 3–6 World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup 120,000,000 Jiyai Shin (18) 20.5
May 11–13 120,000,000 Ai Suzuki (8) 19.5
May 18–20 70,000,000 Bae Hee-kyung (1) 18.5
May 25–27 80,000,000 Eri Okayama (1) 17
Jun 1–3 70,000,000 Shiho Oyama (18) 15.5
Jun 7–10 100,000,000 Misuzu Narita (9) 19
Jun 15–17 80,000,000 Ai Suzuki (9) 19
Jun 21–24 180,000,000 Misuzu Narita (10) 19
Jul 6–8 100,000,000 Ahn Sun-ju (26) 19
Jul 13–15 60,000,000 Chie Arimura (14) 17
Jul 20–22 80,000,000 Kristen Gillman (a,1)18
Jul 26–29 120,000,000 Hwang Ah-reum (2) 19
Aug 3–5 90,000,000 Mami Fukuda (2) 17
Aug 10–12 80,000,000 Hwang Ah-reum (3) 17
Aug 17–19 60,000,000 Momoko Osato (1) 16
Aug 23–26 100,000,000 Ahn Sun-ju (27) 19
Aug 31 – Sep 2 60,000,000 Jiyai Shin (19) 16
Sep 6–9 Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup 200,000,000 Jiyai Shin (20) 19.5
Sep 14–16 80,000,000 Kotono Kozuma (1) 18.5
Sep 21–23 70,000,000 Kaori Ohe (3) 17.5
Sep 27–30 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship 140,000,000 Ryu So-yeon (1) 22
Oct 5–7 100,000,000 Shoko Sasaki (2) 15.5
Oct 12–14 80,000,000 Misuzu Narita (11) 19
Oct 18–21 180,000,000 Ahn Sun-ju (28) 19.5
Oct 26–28 80,000,000 Shoko Sasaki (3) 18
Nov 2–4 ShigaUS$1,500,000 Nasa Hataoka (4) 53
Nov 9–11 100,000,000 Hwang Ah-reum (4) 19
Nov 15–18 100,000,000 Minami Katsu (2) 19.5
Nov 22–25 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup 100,000,000 Jiyai Shin (21) 17

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