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World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup Tournament information Location Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki
36°00′09″N 140°03′10″E / 36.002452°N 140.052681°ECoordinates: 36°00′09″N 140°03′10″E / 36.002452°N 140.052681°EEstablished 1973 Course(s) Ibaraki Golf Club Par 72 Length 6,655 yards Tour(s) LPGA of Japan Tour Format Stroke play Prize fund ¥120,000,000 Month played May Current champion Morgan Pressel 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.
Tournament names through the years:
- 1973-1984 World Ladies Golf Tournament
- 1985-1986 Roku Konishi Cup World Ladies Golf Tournament
- 1987-1992 Konica Cup World Ladies Golf Tournament
- 1993 World Ladies Golf Tournament
- 1994-1999 Gunze Cup World Ladies Golf Tournament
- 2000-2004 Nichirei 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 Pressel
- 2009 Shinobu Moromizato
- 2008 Akiko Fukushima
- 2007 Mi-Jeong Jeon
- 2006 Shiho Oyama
- 2005 Yuri Fudoh
- 2004 Rui Kitada
- 2003 Annika Sörenstam
- 2002 Yuri Fudoh
- 2001 Karrie Webb
- 2000 Karrie Webb
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995 Kaori Higo
- 1994
- 1993 Mayumi Hirase
- 1992 Yuuko Moriguchi
- 1991 Beth Daniel
- 1990 Beth Daniel
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987 Ayako Okamoto
- 1986
- 1985 Ai-Yu Tu
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982 Ai-Yu Tu
- 1981
- 1980
- 1979 Beth Daniel
- 1978 Yuko Moriguchi
- 1977 Ayako Okamoto
- 1976 Jane Blalock
- 1975 Jane Blalock
- 1974 Hisako Higuchi
- 1973 Hisako Higuchi
External links
LPGA of Japan Tour events Tournaments in playing order
Daikin Orchid Ladies · PRGR Ladies Cup · T-Point Ladies · Yamaha Ladies Open · Studio Alice Women's Open · Nishijin Ladies Classic · Fujisankei Ladies Classic · Cyber Agent Ladies · World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup · Fundokin Ladies · Bridgestone Ladies Open · Resort Trust Ladies · Suntory Ladies Open · Nichirei Ladies · Nichiiko Women's Open · Meiji Chocolate Cup · Stanley Ladies · NEC Karuizawa 72 · CAT Ladies · Nitori Ladies · Yonex Ladies · Golf 5 Ladies · Japan LPGA Championship · Tokai Classic · Dunlop Women's Open · Japan Women's Open · Sankyo Ladies Open · Fujitsu Ladies · Masters GC Ladies · IDC Otsuka Ladies · Mizuno Classic (LPGA event) · Itoen Ladies · Elleair Ladies Open · Japan LPGA Tour Championship · Hitachi 3Tours Championship (unofficial event)Categories:- LPGA of Japan Tour
- 1973 in golf
- 1973 establishments in Japan
- Visitor attractions in Ibaraki Prefecture
- Recurring sporting events established in 1973
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