Japan LPGA Tour Championship
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Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh
Cup was historically the final event of golf
's LPGA of Japan Tour
season. It is usually played in November and in recent years at the Miyazaki Country Club, Miyazaki, Miyazaki
. It was founded in 1979.
Tournament names through the years:
Ricoh
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Cup was historically the final event of golf
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Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
's LPGA of Japan Tour
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...
season. It is usually played in November and in recent years at the Miyazaki Country Club, Miyazaki, Miyazaki
Miyazaki, Miyazaki
is the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū in Japan. Located on the coast and perforated by several rivers, Miyazaki City enjoys scenic views of both ocean and nearby, verdant mountains...
. It was founded in 1979.
Tournament names through the years:
- 2001-: Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup
- 2000: Japan LPGA Tour Championship
- 1990-1999: JLPGA Meiji DairiesMeiji Dairiesis the trade name of a food company in Japan, , until March 31, 2011.It was a major dairy industry company established in 1917. Apart from dairy products like milk, ice cream, and cheese, their lineup includes sports drinks, pizza, chocolate bars and food supplements like "Toromeiku", described as...
Cup - 1979-1989: JLPGA Lady Borden Cup
Winners
- 2011 Jeon Mi-jeong
- 2010 Inbee ParkInbee ParkInbee Park, also known as In-Bee Park, is a South Korean professional golfer.-Early life and amateur career:Park was born in Seoul. She began playing golf at the age of 10. After moving to the United States, she won nine events on the American Junior Golf Association circuit and was a five-time...
- 2009 Sakura YokomineSakura Yokomineis a Japanese professional golfer. She is one of the leading players on the LPGA of Japan Tour and was in the top twenty of the February 2006 debut edition of the Women's World Golf Rankings...
- 2008 Miho Koga
- 2007 Miho Koga
- 2006 Sakura YokomineSakura Yokomineis a Japanese professional golfer. She is one of the leading players on the LPGA of Japan Tour and was in the top twenty of the February 2006 debut edition of the Women's World Golf Rankings...
- 2005 Shiho Oyama
- 2004 Yuri FudohYuri Fudohis a Japanese golfer. She was the leading money winner on the JLPGA Tour six times in a row from 2000 to 2005. She became the first player on the JLPGA Tour to earn in excess of 100 million yen, a feat she accomplished in 2000, and achieved again in 2003, 2004 and 2005.In 2003, Fudoh became the...
- 2003 Yuri FudohYuri Fudohis a Japanese golfer. She was the leading money winner on the JLPGA Tour six times in a row from 2000 to 2005. She became the first player on the JLPGA Tour to earn in excess of 100 million yen, a feat she accomplished in 2000, and achieved again in 2003, 2004 and 2005.In 2003, Fudoh became the...
- 2002 Woo-Soon KoWoo-Soon KoWoo-Soon Ko is a South Korean professional golfer.Ko won twice on the LPGA Tour in 1994 and 1995, both as a non-member.-LPGA Tour wins :*1994 Toray Japan Queens Cup...
- 2001 Kaori Higo
- 2000 Akira Nakano
- 1999 Kaori Higo
- 1998 Lee Young-Me
- 1997 Akiko FukushimaAkiko FukushimaAkiko Fukushima is a Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Fukushima won 24 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour.Fukushima won twice on the LPGA Tour both in 1999.-LPGA Tour wins :-LPGA of Japan Tour wins :...
- 1996 Yoko Inoue
- 1995 Ikuyo Shiotani
- 1994 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 :...
- 1993 Kaori Harada
- 1992 Akira Nakano
- 1991 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...
- 1990 Aiko Takase
- 1989 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 :...
- 1988 Huang Yueh-Chyn
- 1987 Yuko MoriguchiYuko MoriguchiYuko Moriguchi is a Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour and the LPGA Tour.Moriguchi won 41 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 1978 and 1994 and one of those events, the 1987 Mazda Japan Classic, was an LPGA Tour co-sanctioned tournament.Moriguchi won the LPGA...
- 1986 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...
- 1985 Yuko MoriguchiYuko MoriguchiYuko Moriguchi is a Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour and the LPGA Tour.Moriguchi won 41 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 1978 and 1994 and one of those events, the 1987 Mazda Japan Classic, was an LPGA Tour co-sanctioned tournament.Moriguchi won the LPGA...
- 1984 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...
- 1983 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...
- 1982 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...
- 1981 Yuko MoriguchiYuko MoriguchiYuko Moriguchi is a Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour and the LPGA Tour.Moriguchi won 41 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 1978 and 1994 and one of those events, the 1987 Mazda Japan Classic, was an LPGA Tour co-sanctioned tournament.Moriguchi won the LPGA...
- 1980 Nayoko YoshikawaNayoko YoshikawaNayoko Yoshikawa is an Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour and the LPGA Tour.Yoshikawa won 29 times on the JLPGA between 1979 and 1995...
- 1979 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...