2020–21 LPGA of Japan Tour

The 2020–21 LPGA of Japan Tour was the 53rd season of the LPGA of Japan Tour, the professional golf tour for women operated by the Japan Ladies Professional Golfers′ Association. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was combined with the 2021 season.[1] Only 14 of the original 37 events were played in 2020.

Leading money winner was Mone Inami with ¥255,192,049. She also had the highest scoring average and finished most often (25 times) inside the top ten. Ayaka Furue won the Mercedes Ranking.[2]

Schedule

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The number in parentheses after winners' names shows the player's total number wins in official money individual events on the LPGA of Japan Tour, including that event.

Date Tournament Location Prize fund (¥) Winner WWGR
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8 Mar 2020 Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament Okinawa 120,000,000 Canceled[3] –
15 Mar 2020 Meiji Yasuda Life Ladies Yokohama Tire Golf Tournament Kōchi 80,000,000 Canceled[3] –
22 Mar 2020 T-Point ENEOS Golf Tournament Kagoshima 100,000,000 Canceled[3] –
29 Mar 2020 AXA Ladies Golf Tournament in Miyazaki Miyazaki 80,000,000 Canceled[3] –
5 Apr 2020 Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi Shizuoka 100,000,000 Canceled[3] –
12 Apr 2020 Studio Alice Women's Open Hyōgo 60,000,000 Canceled[3] –
19 Apr 2020 KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open Kumamoto 100,000,000 Canceled[3] –
26 Apr 2020 Fuji Sankei Ladies Classic Shizuoka 80,000,000 Canceled[3] –
3 May 2020 Panasonic Open Ladies Golf Tournament Chiba 80,000,000 Canceled[3] –
10 May 2020 World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup Ibaraki 120,000,000 Canceled[3] –
17 May 2020 Hoken No Madoguchi Ladies Fukuoka 120,000,000 Canceled[3] –
24 May 2020 Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open Aichi 70,000,000 Canceled[3] –
31 May 2020 Resort Trust Ladies Shizuoka 100,000,000 Canceled[3] –
7 Jun 2020 Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament Niigata 70,000,000 Canceled[3] –
14 Jun 2020 Ai Miyazato Suntory Ladies Open Golf Tournament Hyōgo 150,000,000 Canceled[3] –
21 Jun 2020 Nichirei Ladies Chiba 80,000,000 Canceled[3] –
28 Jun 2020 Earth Mondahmin Cup Chiba 240,000,000 Japan Ayaka Watanabe (4) 19.0
5 Jul 2020 Shiseido Anessa Ladies Open Kanagawa 120,000,000 Canceled[3] –
12 Jul 2020 Nippon Ham Ladies Classic Hokkaido 100,000,000 Canceled[3] –
19 Jul 2020 Samantha Thavasa & GMO Internet Girls Collection Ladies Tournament Ibaraki 90,000,000 Canceled[3] –
26 Jul 2020 Daito Kentaku Eheyanet Ladies Hokkaido 120,000,000 Canceled[3] –
16 Aug 2020 NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf Tournament Nagano 80,000,000 Philippines Yuka Saso (1) 16.5
23 Aug 2020 CAT Ladies Kanagawa 60,000,000 Canceled[3] –
30 Aug 2020 Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament Hokkaido 200,000,000 Philippines Yuka Saso (2) 16.0
6 Sep 2020 Golf5 Ladies Gifu 60,000,000 Japan Sakura Koiwai (2) 16.0
13 Sep 2020 Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup Okayama 300,000,000 Japan Saki Nagamine (2) 17.5
20 Sep 2020 Descente Ladies Tokai Classic Aichi 80,000,000 Japan Ayaka Furue (2) 18.0
27 Sep 2020 Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Ladies Open Golf Tournament Miyagi 70,000,000 Canceled[3] –
4 Oct 2020 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship Fukuoka 150,000,000 Japan Erika Hara (2) 18.5
11 Oct 2020 Stanley Ladies Golf Tournament Shizuoka 100,000,000 Japan Mone Inami (2) 19.0
18 Oct 2020 Fujitsu Ladies Golf Tournament Chiba 100,000,000 South Korea Jiyai Shin (25) 18.5
25 Oct 2020 Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies Hyōgo 240,000,000 Cancelled[3] –
1 Nov 2020 Mitsubishi Electric/Hisako Higuchi Ladies Golf Tournament Saitama 80,000,000 Japan Yuna Nishimura (1) 19.0
8 Nov 2020 Toto Japan Classic Ibaraki US$1,500,000 South Korea Jiyai Shin (26) 19.5
15 Nov 2020 Ito En Ladies Golf Tournament Chiba 100,000,000 Japan Ayaka Furue (3) 19.5
22 Nov 2020 Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open Ehime 100,000,000 Japan Ayaka Furue (4) 19.5
29 Nov 2020 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup Miyazaki 120,000,000 Japan Erika Hara (3) 18.0
7 Mar 2021 Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament Okinawa 120,000,000 Japan Sakura Koiwai (3) 19.0
14 Mar 2021 Meiji Yasuda Life Ladies Yokohama Tire Golf Tournament Kōchi 80,000,000 Japan Mone Inami (3) 19.0
21 Mar 2021 T-Point ENEOS Golf Tournament Kagoshima 100,000,000 Japan Sakura Koiwai (4) 19.0
28 Mar 2021 AXA Ladies Golf Tournament in Miyazaki Miyazaki 80,000,000 Japan Eri Okayama (2) 19.0
4 Apr 2021 Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi Shizuoka 100,000,000 Japan Mone Inami (4) 19.0
11 Apr 2021 Fujifilm Studio Alice Ladies Open Hyōgo 100,000,000 Japan Mone Inami (5) 18.5
18 Apr 2021 KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open Kumamoto 100,000,000 Japan Miyū Yamashita (1) 18.0
25 Apr 2021 Fujisankei Ladies Classic Shizuoka 80,000,000 Japan Mone Inami (6) 18.5
2 May 2021 Panasonic Open Ladies Golf Tournament Chiba 80,000,000 Japan Momoko Ueda (16) 18.5
9 May 2021 World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup Ibaraki 120,000,000 Japan Yuna Nishimura (2) 19.5
16 May 2021 Hoken No Madoguchi Ladies Fukuoka 120,000,000 Japan Momoko Osato (2) 19.5
23 May 2021 Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open Aichi 70,000,000 Japan Mone Inami (7) 19.0
30 May 2021 Resort Trust Ladies Shizuoka 100,000,000 Japan Minami Katsu (5) 19.0
6 Jun 2021 Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament Niigata 70,000,000 Japan Ritsuko Ryu (6) 16.5
13 Jun 2021 Ai Miyazato Suntory Ladies Open Golf Tournament Hyōgo 150,000,000 Japan Serena Aoki (2) 19.0
20 Jun 2021 Nichirei Ladies Chiba 100,000,000 South Korea Jiyai Shin (27) 19.0
27 Jun 2021 Earth Mondahmin Cup Chiba 300,000,000 Japan Erika Kikuchi (4) 19.5
4 Jul 2021 Shiseido Ladies Open Kanagawa 120,000,000 Japan Ai Suzuki (17) 19.0
11 Jul 2021 Nippon Ham Ladies Classic Hokkaido 100,000,000 Japan Kotone Hori (1) 18.5
18 Jul 2021 GMO Internet Ladies Samantha Thavasa Global Cup Ibaraki 100,000,000 Japan Maiko Wakabayashi (4) 19.5
25 Jul 2021 Daito Kentaku Eheyanet Ladies Hokkaido 120,000,000 South Korea Jiyai Shin (28) 19.0
31 Jul 2021 Rakuten Super Ladies Hyōgo 80,000,000 Japan Yuri Yoshida (1) 18.5
15 Aug 2021 NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf Tournament Nagano 80,000,000 Japan Sakura Koiwai (5) −[4]
22 Aug 2021 CAT Ladies Kanagawa 60,000,000 Japan Sakura Koiwai (6) 17.0
29 Aug 2021 Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament Hokkaido 100,000,000 Japan Mone Inami (8) 17.0
5 Sep 2021 Golf5 Ladies Mie 60,000,000 Japan Yuri Yoshida (2) 14.0
12 Sep 2021 Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup Ibaraki 200,000,000 Japan Mone Inami (9) 26.0
19 Sep 2021 Sumitomo Life Vitality Ladies Tokai Classic Aichi 100,000,000 Japan Yuna Nishimura (3) 19.0
26 Sep 2021 Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Ladies Open Golf Tournament Miyagi 70,000,000 Japan Yuna Nishimura (4) 19.0
3 Oct 2021 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship Tochigi 150,000,000 Japan Minami Katsu (6) 26.0
10 Oct 2021 Stanley Ladies Golf Tournament Shizuoka 100,000,000 Japan Hinako Shibuno (5) 19.0
17 Oct 2021 Fujitsu Ladies Golf Tournament Chiba 100,000,000 Japan Ayaka Furue (5) 19.0
24 Oct 2021 Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies Hyōgo 200,000,000 Japan Ayaka Furue (6) 19.5
31 Oct 2021 Mitsubishi Electric/Hisako Higuchi Ladies Golf Tournament Saitama 80,000,000 Japan Hinako Shibuno (6) 18.5
7 Nov 2021 Toto Japan Classic Shiga US$2,000,000 Japan Ayaka Furue (7) 19.5
14 Nov 2021 Ito En Ladies Golf Tournament Chiba 100,000,000 Japan Mone Inami (10) 19.0
21 Nov 2021 Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open Ehime 100,000,000 Japan Erika Hara (4) 19.0
28 Nov 2021 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup Miyazaki 120,000,000 Japan Kana Mikashima (1) 18.5

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

References

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  1. ^ "Golf: LPGA of Japan Tour to start June 25 behind closed doors". Kyodo News. 3 June 2020.
  2. ^ "2020-21 JLPGA – Stats". JLPGA.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "2020-21 JLPGA Tour Schedule". JLPGA.
  4. ^ Weather shortened to 27 holes
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