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The 2012 LPGA of Japan Tour was the 45th season of the LPGA of Japan Tour , the professional golf tour for women operated by the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan. It consisted of 35 golf tournaments, all played in Japan.
Leading money winner was Jeon Mi-jeong with ¥132,380,915. She also won the Mercedes Ranking , had the lowest scoring average and finished most often (22 times) inside the top-10.[ 1]
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.
Dates
Tournament
Location
Prize fund (¥ )
Winner
Mar 2–4
Daikin Orchid Ladies Okinawa 80,000,000
Airi Saitoh (1)
Mar 9–11
Yokohama Tire PRGR Ladies Cup Kōchi 80,000,000
Lee Bo-mee (1)
Mar 16–18
T-Point Ladies Kagoshima 70,000,000
Lee Ji-hee (16)
Mar 30 – Apr 1
Yamaha Ladies Open Shizuoka 100,000,000
Ritsuko Ryu (2)
Apr 6–8
Studio Alice Women's Open Hyogo 60,000,000
Miki Saiki (4)
Apr 13–15
Nishijin Ladies Classic Kumamoto 70,000,000
Maiko Wakabayashi (2)
Apr 20–22
Fujisankei Ladies Classic Shizuoka 80,000,000
Kaori Ohe (1)
Apr 27–29
CyberAgent Ladies Chiba 70,000,000
Chie Arimura (11)
May 3–6
World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup Ibaraki 90,000,000
Ahn Sun-ju (9)
May 11–13
Fundokin Ladies Fukuoka 80,000,000
Inbee Park (4)
May 18–20
Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open Aichi 70,000,000
Lee Ji-hee (17)
May 25–27
Yonex Ladies Niigata 60,000,000
Shanshan Feng (3)
Jun 1–3
Resort Trust Ladies Nagano 70,000,000
Jeon Mi-jeong (18)
Jun 7–10
Suntory Ladies Open Hyogo 100,000,000
Kim Hyo-joo (am) (n/a)
Jun 15–17
Nichirei Ladies Chiba 80,000,000
Shin Hyun-ju (6)
Jun 22–24
Earth Mondahmin Cup Chiba 100,000,000
Mayu Hattori (4)
Jun 29 – Jul 1
Nichi-Iko Women's Open Toyama 60,000,000
Jeon Mi-jeong (19)
Jul 13–15
Stanley Ladies Shizuoka 90,000,000
Chie Arimura (12)
Jul 20–22
Samantha Thavasa Girls Collection Ladies Ibaraki 60,000,000
Megumi Kido (1)
Aug 3–5
Meiji Cup Hokkaido 90,000,000
Shanshan Feng (4)
Aug 10–12
NEC Karuizawa 72 Nagano 70,000,000
Yumiko Yoshida (1)
Aug 17–19
CAT Ladies Kanagawa 60,000,000
Jeon Mi-jeong (20)
Aug 24–26
Nitori Ladies Hokkaido 100,000,000
Ahn Sun-ju (10)
Aug 31 – Sep 2
Golf5 Ladies Gifu 60,000,000
Ahn Sun-ju (11)
Sep 6–9
Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup Shiga 140,000,000
Chie Arimura (13)
Sep 14–16
Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic Aichi 80,000,000
Natsu Nagai (1)
Sep 21–23
Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Women's Open Miyagi 70,000,000
Rikako Morita (2)
Sep 27–30
Japan Women's Open Golf Championship Kanagawa 140,000,000
Shanshan Feng (5)
Oct 12–14
Fujitsu Ladies Chiba 80,000,000
Misuzu Narita (1)
Oct 19–21
Masters GC Ladies Hyogo 123,000,000
Kim So-hee (2)
Oct 26–28
Hisako Higuchi – Morinaga Weider Ladies Chiba 70,000,000
Jeon Mi-jeong (21)
Nov 2–4
Mizuno Classic Mie US$1,200,000
Stacy Lewis (n/a)
Nov 9–11
Ito En Ladies Chiba 90,000,000
Lee Bo-mee (2)
Nov 16–18
Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open Fukushima 90,000,000
Miki Saiki (5)
Nov 22–25
Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup Miyazaki 100,000,000
Lee Bo-mee (3)
Events in bold are majors.
The Mizuno Classic is co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour .
