World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup
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The World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup is one of the four major
golf tournaments for women on the LPGA of Japan Tour
. It was founded in 1973
by Nippon Television
and has been classified as a major since 2008
. The annual tournament is held at the Ibaraki Golf Club in Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki
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Tournament names through the years:
Women's major golf championships
Women's golf has a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's. Many professional stroke play events for women are played over three rounds , but the majors are played over four rounds , which is the...
golf tournaments for women on the 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...
. It was founded in 1973
1973 in sports
1973 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Gustav Thöni, Italy** Women's overall season champion: Annemarie Pröll, Austria-American football:* O.J...
by Nippon Television
Nippon Television
is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,...
and has been classified as a major since 2008
2008 in golf
-Men's professional golf:Major championships*10–13 April: The Masters - South African Trevor Immelman won his first major by a three-stroke margin....
. The annual tournament is held at the Ibaraki Golf Club in Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki
Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki
is a city located in Ibaraki, Japan. The city was formed on March 27, 2006 from the merger of the town of Ina, and the village of Yawara, both from Tsukuba District....
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Tournament names through the years:
- 1973-1984 World Ladies Golf Tournament
- 1985-1986 Roku Konishi Cup World Ladies Golf Tournament
- 1987-1992 KonicaKonicawas a Japanese manufacturer of, among other products, film, film cameras, camera accessories, photographic and photo-processing equipment, photocopiers, fax machines and laser printers.- History :...
Cup World Ladies Golf Tournament - 1993 World Ladies Golf Tournament
- 1994-1999 Gunze Cup World Ladies Golf Tournament
- 2000-2004 NichireiNichireiis one of Japan's top producers of frozen foods and a leader in cold storage warehousing, headquartered in Tokyo. Operating through around 80 subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide, its businesses include processed food; logistics; marine products ; meat and poultry; real estate; and biosciences...
Cup World Ladies Golf Tournament - 2005-2007 Salonpas World Ladies Golf Tournament
- 2008- World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup
Winners
this list is incomplete- 2011 Ahn Sun-ju
- 2010 Morgan PresselMorgan PresselMorgan Pressel is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour. She turned pro at age 17 and is the youngest-ever winner of a modern LPGA major championship. Pressel has reached as high as fourth in the world rankings....
- 2009 Shinobu Moromizato
- 2008 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 :...
- 2007 Mi-Jeong Jeon
- 2006 Shiho Oyama
- 2005 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...
- 2004 Rui KitadaRui KitadaRui Kitada is a Japanese professional golfer on the LPGA of Japan Tour.Kitada has won six times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 2004 and 2010.In February 2005, she teamed with Ai Miyazato to win the inaugural Women's World Cup of Golf in South Africa....
- 2003 Annika SörenstamAnnika SörenstamAnnika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer...
- 2002 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...
- 2001 Karrie WebbKarrie WebbKarrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of...
- 2000 Karrie WebbKarrie WebbKarrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of...
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995 Kaori Higo
- 1994
- 1993 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 :...
- 1992 Yuuko Moriguchi
- 1991 Beth DanielBeth DanielBeth Daniel is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame....
- 1990 Beth DanielBeth DanielBeth Daniel is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame....
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987 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:...
- 1986
- 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
- 1983
- 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
- 1980
- 1979 Beth DanielBeth DanielBeth Daniel is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame....
- 1978 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...
- 1977 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:...
- 1976 Jane BlalockJane BlalockJane Blalock is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1969 and won 27 LPGA Tour events in all.-Amateur career:...
- 1975 Jane BlalockJane BlalockJane Blalock is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1969 and won 27 LPGA Tour events in all.-Amateur career:...
- 1974 Hisako HiguchiHisako Higuchiis a Japanese professional golfer.Higuchi won the LPGA Championship on 12 June 1977, making her the first Asian-born player to win a major championship for either men or women. She remains the only Japanese woman to win an LPGA major championship...
- 1973 Hisako HiguchiHisako Higuchiis a Japanese professional golfer.Higuchi won the LPGA Championship on 12 June 1977, making her the first Asian-born player to win a major championship for either men or women. She remains the only Japanese woman to win an LPGA major championship...