Fujisankei Ladies Classic
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The Fujisankei Ladies Classic is an annual golf event on the LPGA of Japan Tour
. It was first played in 1982. The tournament has been held at the Kawana Hotel's Fuji course since 2005. The prize fund in 2008 was ¥
80,000,000, with ¥14,400,000 going to the winner. The title sponsor is the Fujisankei Communications Group
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LPGA of Japan Tour
The Japan LPGA Tour is a professional golf tour for women organised by the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan. It is the second richest women's golf tour in the world. The U.S.-based LPGA Tour is the most important women's tour, but the prize money gap has closed markedly since the...
. It was first played in 1982. The tournament has been held at the Kawana Hotel's Fuji course since 2005. The prize fund in 2008 was ¥
Japanese yen
The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...
80,000,000, with ¥14,400,000 going to the winner. The title sponsor is the Fujisankei Communications Group
Fujisankei Communications Group
, abbreviated FCG, is a keiretsu in Japan. This media conglomerate was founded by Nobutaka Shikanai. In 1991, it was the fourth-largest media company in the world and the largest one in Japan. In the same year, the company's yearly revenue was $5 billion....
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Winners
this list is incomplete- 2011 Kumiko Kaneda
- 2010 Mayu Hattori
- 2009 Tamie Durdin
- 2008 Ayako Uehara
- 2007 Miki Saeki
- 2006 Shiho Oyama
- 2005 Kasumi Fujii
- 2004 Kasumi Fujii
- 2003 Ikuyo Shiotani
- 2002 Ok-Hee KuOk-Hee KuOk-Hee Ku is a South Korean professional golfer who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour and the LPGA Tour.Ku won 23 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 1985 and 2005...
- 2001 Miyuki Shimabukuro
- 2000 Mayumi HiraseMayumi HiraseMayumi Hirase is an Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour and the LPGA Tour.Hirase won 18 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 1989 and 2000.Hirase won once on the LPGA Tour in 1996.-LPGA of Japan Tour :...
- 1999 Midori Yoneyama
- 1998 Masako Ishihara
- 1997 Aki Takamura
- 1996 Ayako OkamotoAyako Okamotois a Japanese professional golfer. She won 62 tournaments internationally, including 17 on the American LPGA Tour. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early career:...
- 1995 Junko Yasui
- 1994 Yueh-chyn Huang
- 1993 Sheree Smail
- 1992 Ayako OkamotoAyako Okamotois a Japanese professional golfer. She won 62 tournaments internationally, including 17 on the American LPGA Tour. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early career:...
- 1991 Norimi Teresawa
- 1990 Mayumi HiraseMayumi HiraseMayumi Hirase is an Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour and the LPGA Tour.Hirase won 18 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 1989 and 2000.Hirase won once on the LPGA Tour in 1996.-LPGA of Japan Tour :...
- 1989 Erika Nakajima
- 1988 Junko Yasui
- 1987 Sally LittleSally LittleSally Little is a professional golfer. She originally had South African nationality, but became a United States citizen in August 1982....
- 1986 Atsuko Hikage
- 1985 Ai-Yu TuAi-Yu TuAi-Yu Tu is a Taiwanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour and the LPGA Tour.Tu won 69 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 1974 and 2002, 11 times before becoming a member in 1981, and 58 times afterward...
- 1984 Hiromi Takamura
- 1983 Tatsuko OhsakoTatsuko OhsakoTatsuko Ohsako is an Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour and the LPGA Tour.Ohsako won 45 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 1975 and 1991...
- 1982 Hiroko Kobayashi
External links
- Tournament home page - in Japanese