Japan Women's Open Golf Championship

Japan Women's Open

Tournament information
Location	Varies – Awara, Fukui in 2023
Established	1968
Course(s)	Varies – Awara Golf Club in 2023
Organized by	Japan Golf Association
Tour(s)	LPGA of Japan Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	¥150,000,000
Month played	October
Tournament record score
Aggregate	268 Nasa Hataoka (2017)
To par	−20 Nasa Hataoka (2017)
Current champion
Rio Takeda

The Japan Women's Open Golf Championship (日本女子オープンゴルフ選手権競技, Nihon Joshi ōpun gorufu senshuken kyōgi) is Japan's national women's open golf championship. From 2006 (as of 2011) it is one of the two richest tournaments on the LPGA of Japan Tour, with a prize fund of 140 million Yen.

Tournament names through the years:

• 1968–1970: TBS Women's Open
• 1971–present: Japan Women's Open Golf Championship

Winners

Year	Champion	Venue	Location	Score	To par	Purse (¥)	Winner's share (¥)
2024	Rio Takeda	Ohtone Country Club	Bandō, Ibaraki	278	−10	150,000,000	30,000,000
2023	Erika Hara	Awara Golf Club, Sea Course	Awara, Fukui	273	−15	150,000,000	30,000,000
2022	Minami Katsu	Murasaki Country Club, Sumire Course	Noda, Chiba	285	−3	150,000,000	30,000,000
2021	Minami Katsu	Tomei Country Club	Susono, Shizuoka	270	−14	150,000,000	30,000,000
2020	Erika Hara	Classic Golf Club	Miyawaka, Fukuoka	272	−16	112,500,000	22,500,000
2019	Nasa Hataoka	Cocopa Resort Club, Queen's Course	Tsu, Mie	270	−18	150,000,000	30,000,000
2018	Ryu So-yeon	Chiba Country Club, Noda Course	Noda, Chiba	273	−15	140,000,000	28,000,000
2017	Nasa Hataoka	Abiko Golf Club	Abiko, Chiba	268	−20	140,000,000	28,000,000
2016	Nasa Hataoka (a)	Karasuyamajo Country Club, Sannomaru Course	Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi	280	−4	140,000,000	28,000,000
2015	Chun In-gee	Katayamazu Golf Club, Hakusan Course	Kaga, Ishikawa	286	−2	140,000,000	28,000,000
2014	Teresa Lu	Biwako Country Club	Rittō, Shiga	280	−8	140,000,000	28,000,000
2013	Mika Miyazato	Sagamihara Golf Club, East Course	Sagamihara, Kanagawa	288	E	140,000,000	28,000,000
2012	Shanshan Feng	Yokohama County Club, West Course	Yokohama, Kanagawa	288	E	140,000,000	28,000,000
2011	Yukari Baba	Nagoya Golf Club	Togo, Aichi	292	+12	140,000,000	28,000,000
2010	Mika Miyazato	Otone Country Club, East Course	Bando, Ibaraki	276	−12	140,000,000	28,000,000
2009	Song Bo-bae	Abiko Golf Club	Abiko, Chiba	277	−11	140,000,000	28,000,000
2008	Lee Ji-hee	Shiun Golf Club, Kajikawa Course	Shibata, Niigata	284	−4	140,000,000	28,000,000
2007	Shinobu Moromizato	Tarumae Country Club	Tomakomai, Hokkaido	282	−6	140,000,000	28,000,000
2006	Jang Jeong	Ibaraki Country Club	Ibaraki, Osaka	279	−9	140,000,000	28,000,000
2005	Ai Miyazato	Totsuka Country Club, West Course	Yokohama, Kanagawa	283	−5	70,000,000	14,000,000
2004	Yuri Fudoh	Hiroshima Country Club, Hachihonmatsu Course	Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima	280	−8	70,000,000	14,000,000
2003	Michiko Hattori	Chiba Country Club, Noda Course	Noda, Chiba	287	−1	70,000,000	14,000,000
2002	Ko Woo-soon	Hakone Country Club	Hakone, Kanagawa	278	−14	70,000,000	14,000,000
2001	Miyuki Shimabukuro	Muroran Golf Club	Muroran, Hokkaido	302	+14	70,000,000	14,000,000
2000	Kaori Higo	Hanno Golf Club	Hanno, Saitama	293	+5	70,000,000	14,000,000
1999	Mayumi Murai	Kasumigaseki Country Club	Kawagoe, Saitama	281	−7	70,000,000	14,000,000
1998	Natsuko Noro	Miyoshi Country Club, West Course	Miyoshi, Aichi	286	−2	70,000,000	14,000,000
1997	Ayako Okamoto	Higashihirono Golf Club	Miki, Hyōgo	295	+7	70,000,000	14,000,000
1996	Aki Takamura	Ryugasaki Country Club	Ryugasaki, Ibaraki	291	+3	70,000,000	14,000,000
1995	Ikuyo Shiotani	Ube Country Club, Mannenike West Course	Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi	285	−3	60,000,000	9,720,000
1994	Michiko Hattori	Musashi Country Club, Sasai Course	Sayama, Saitama	287	−1	60,000,000	10,800,000
1993	Ayako Okamoto	Higashinagoya Country Club	Toyota, Aichi	288	E	60,000,000	10,800,000
1992	Atsuko Hikage	Meishin Youkaichi Country Club	Higashiomi, Shiga	287	−1	60,000,000	10,800,000
1991	Tu Ai-yu	Sapporo Golf Club, Wattsu Course	Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido	292	E	50,000,000	9,000,000
1990	Yuko Moriguchi	Gifuseki Country Club	Seki, Gifu	288	E	40,000,000	8,000,000
1989	Hiromi Kobayashi	Musashi Country Club, Toyooka Course	Iruma, Saitama	289	+1	40,000,000	8,000,000
1988	Fukumi Tani	Dazaifu Golf Club	Dazaifu, Fukuoka	295	−1	30,000,000	6,000,000
1987	Nayoko Yoshikawa	Tsukuba Country Club	Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki	287	−1	30,000,000	6,000,000
1986	Tu Ai-yu	Omi Country Club	Konan, Shiga	293	−3	25,000,000	4,000,000
1985	Yuko Moriguchi	Sodegaura Country Club	Chiba, Chiba	293	−3	25,000,000	4,000,000
1984	Tatsuko Ohsako	Kanra Country Club	Kanra, Gunma	286	−2	25,000,000	4,000,000
1983	Tu Ai-yu	Awara Country Club, Sea Course	Awara, Fukui	218	−1	25,000,000	4,000,000
1982	Atsuko Hikage	Forest Golf Club, West Course	Shibata, Niigata	285	−3	25,000,000	4,000,000
1981	Tatsuko Ohsako	Sohsei Country Club	Narita, Chiba	213	−3	20,000,000	3,000,000
1980	Hisako Higuchi	Kasugai Country Club, West Course	Kasugai, Aichi	216	−6	20,000,000	3,000,000
1979	Nayoko Yoshikawa	Hiroshima Country Club, Hachihonmatsu Course	Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima	218	+2	20,000,000	3,000,000
1978	Takako Kiyomoto	Rose Bay Country Club	Annaka, Gunma	219	E	20,000,000	3,000,000
1977	Hisako Higuchi	Hanayashiki Golf Club, Hirono Course	Miki, Hyogo	216	−6	20,000,000	3,000,000
1976	Hisako Higuchi	Hamamatsu Seaside Golf Club	Iwata, Shizuoka	220	+1	20,000,000	3,000,000
1975	Ayako Nihei	Karasuyamajo Country Club	Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi	225	+3	15,000,000	2,500,000
1974	Hisako Higuchi	Meishin Youkaichi Country Club	Higashiomi, Shiga	224	+8	10,000,000	2,000,000
1973	Noriko Kobayashi	Meiyon Country Club	Yokkaichi, Mie	219	+3	5,000,000	1,000,000
1972	Masako Sasaki	Hamamatsu Seaside Golf Club	Iwata, Shizuoka	224	+5	2,390,000	600,000
1971	Hisako Higuchi	Otone Country Club, West Course	Bando, Ibaraki	221	+5	2,020,000	500,000
1970	Hisako Higuchi	TBS Koshigaya Golf Club	Yoshikawa, Saitama	226	+4	1,440,000	500,000
1969	Hisako Higuchi	TBS Koshigaya Golf Club	Yoshikawa, Saitama	142	−6	1,020,000	300,000
1968	Hisako Higuchi	TBS Koshigaya Golf Club	Yoshikawa, Saitama	148	E	500,000	200,000

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)