The Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup (日本女子プロゴルフ選手権大会コニカミノルタ杯, Nihon Josi Puro Gorufu Senshuken Taikai Konika Minoruta Hai), is one of the longest running tournaments in the history of the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association, surpassed only by Japan Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA of Japan Tour.

Japan LPGA Championship
Tournament information
LocationRotates
Established1968
Course(s)Rotates
Tour(s)LPGA of Japan Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥200,000,000
Month playedSeptember
Current champion
Japan Rio Takeda

Winners

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Year Champion Venue Location Score To par Purse
(¥)
Winner's
share (¥)
Sony JLPGA Championship
2024   Rio Takeda Kanehide Kise Country Club Nago, Okinawa 276 −12 200,000,000 36,000,000
Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup
2023   Sora Kamiya Passage Kinkai Island Golf Club Nagasaki, Nagasaki 269 −19 200,000,000 36,000,000
2022   Haruka Kawasaki Jōyō Country Club Jōyō, Kyoto 272 −16 200,000,000 36,000,000
2021   Mone Inami Shizu Hills Country Club Naka, Ibaraki 269 −19 200,000,000 36,000,000
2020   Saki Nagamine JFE Setonaikai Golf Club Kasaoka, Okayama 276 −12 200,000,000 36,000,000
2019   Nasa Hataoka Cherry Hills Golf Club Miki, Hyōgo 270 −18 200,000,000 36,000,000
2018   Jiyai Shin Kosugi Country Club Imizu, Toyama 272 −16 200,000,000 36,000,000
2017   Lee Ji-hee Appikogen Country Club Hachimantai, Iwate 279 −5 200,000,000 36,000,000
2016   Ai Suzuki Noboribetsu Country Club Noboribetsu, Hokkaido 289 +1 140,000,000 25,200,000
2015   Teresa Lu Passage Kinkai Island Golf Club Nagasaki, Nagasaki 281 −7 140,000,000 25,200,000
2014   Ai Suzuki Minagi Golf Club Miki, Hyōgo 283 −5 140,000,000 25,200,000
2013   Lee Bo-mee Eniwa Country Club Eniwa, Hokkaido 205 −11 140,000,000 18,900,000
2012   Chie Arimura Tarao County Club, West Course Koka, Shiga 275 −13 140,000,000 25,200,000
2011   Yuko Mitsuka King Fields Golf Club Ichihara, Chiba 282 −6 140,000,000 25,200,000
2010   Saiki Fujita Grandage Golf Club Yoshino, Nara 275 −13 140,000,000 25,200,000
2009   Shinobu Moromizato Gifuseki Country Club Seki, Gifu 282 −6 140,000,000 25,200,000
2008   Shin Hyun-ju Katayamazu Golf Club, Hakusan Course Kaga, Ishikawa 283 −5 100,000,000 18,000,000
2007   Akane Iijima Regus Crest Golf Club, Grand Course Akitakata, Hiroshima 274 −14 100,000,000 18,000,000
2006   Ai Miyazato Nidom Classic Course, Nispa Course Tomakomai, Hokkaido 282 −6 100,000,000 18,000,000
2005   Yuri Fudoh Meishin Youkaichi Country Club Higashiomi, Shiga 278 −10 70,000,000 12,600,000
2004   Kaori Higo Taiheiyo Club and Associates, Mashiko Course Mashiko, Tochigi 281 −7 70,000,000 12,600,000
2003   Yuri Fudoh Taiheiyo Club and Associates, Konan Course Kumagaya, Saitama 277 −11 70,000,000 12,600,000
Japan LPGA Championship Konica Cup
2002   Ku Ok-hee Taiheiyo Club, Rokko Course Miki, Hyōgo 283 −5 70,000,000 12,600,000
2001   Kumiko Hiyoshi Rope Club Shioya, Tochigi 282 −6 70,000,000 12,600,000
2000   Aki Takamura Liberal Hills Golf Club Tomioka, Fukushima 287 −1 70,000,000 12,600,000
1999   Fuki Kido Biwako Country Club Ritto, Shiga 281 −7 70,000,000 12,600,000
1998   Michiko Hattori Miho Golf Club Miho, Ibaraki 290 +2 70,000,000 12,600,000
1997   Akiko Fukushima Fuji Country Shuga Club Kani, Gifu 283 −9 70,000,000 12,600,000
Japan LPGA Championship
1996   Ikuyo Shiotani Nagaoka Country Club Nagaoka, Niigata 283 −5 65,000,000 11,700,000
1995   Aki Takamura The Classic Golf Club Miyawaka, Fukuoka 282 −6 65,000,000 11,700,000
1994   Kumiko Hiyoshi Hotaka Country Club Azumino, Nagano 285 −3 65,000,000 11,700,000
1993   Kaori Harada Asahikokusai Hamamura Onsen Golf Club Tottori, Tottori 284 −4 65,000,000 11,700,000
1992   Ku Ok-hee Hirakawa Country Club Chiba, Chiba 285 −3 60,000,000 10,800,000
1991   Tatsuko Ohsako Asahikokusai Tojo Country Club Katō, Hyōgo 213 −3 60,000,000 8,100,000
1990   Ayako Okamoto Koryo Country Club Kanuma, Tochigi 282 −6 45,000,000 8,100,000
1989   Fukumi Tani Ogane Golf Club Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi 276 −12 40,000,000 7,000,000
1988   Tatsuko Ohsako ABC Golf Club Katō, Hyōgo 281 −7 40,000,000 7,000,000
1987   Fusako Nagata Asahigaoka Country Club Tochigi, Tochigi 281 −7 40,000,000 7,000,000
1986   Kayoko Ikoma ABC Golf Club Katō, Hyōgo 280 −8 40,000,000 7,000,000
1985   Tu Ai-yu Karasuyamajo Country Club Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi 284 −4 30,000,000 5,000,000
1984   Huang Yueh-chyn Shinshu Ina Kokusai Golf Club Ina, Nagano 285 −3 30,000,000 5,000,000
1983   Tatsuko Ohsako Gamo Golf Club Hino, Shiga 288 E 25,000,000 4,000,000
1982   Ayako Okamoto Takaoka Country Club Takaoka, Toyama 283 −5 20,000,000 3,000,000
1981   Mieko Suzuki Goi Country Club Ichihara, Chiba 213 −3 15,000,000 2,500,000
1980   Tatsuko Ohsako Gamo Golf Club Hino, Shiga 212 −4 15,000,000 2,500,000
1979   Ayako Okamoto PL Country Club Tondabayashi, Osaka 205 −17 15,000,000 2,500,000
1978   Yuko Moriguchi PL Country Club Tondabayashi, Osaka 215 −7 12,000,000 1,800,000
1977   Hisako Higuchi PL Country Club Tondabayashi, Osaka 218 −4 12,000,000 1,800,000
1976   Hisako Higuchi PL Country Club Tondabayashi, Osaka 222 E 10,000,000 1,500,000
1975   Sayoko Yamazaki PL Country Club Tondabayashi, Osaka 223 +1 10,000,000 1,500,000
1974   Hisako Higuchi Hisayama Country Club Hisayama, Fukuoka 220 +4 5,810,000 1,500,000
1973   Hisako Higuchi Teiho Country Club Toyota, Aichi 218 −4 5,335,000 1,500,000
1972   Hisako Higuchi Teiho Country Club Toyota, Aichi 225 +3 3,590,000 1,000,000
1971   Hisako Higuchi Teiho Country Club Toyota, Aichi 228 +6 1,670,000 500,000
1970   Hisako Higuchi Teiho Country Club Toyota, Aichi 227 +5 947,000 250,000
1969   Hisako Higuchi Teiho Country Club Toyota, Aichi 225 +3 580,000 200,000
1968   Hisako Higuchi Amagi Country Club Izu, Shizuoka 222 +4 470,000 150,000

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