Ladies Asian Golf Tour
| Formerly | Ladies Asia Golf Circuit (1983–2004) Ladies Asian Golf Tour (2005–2021) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Golf |
| Founded | 1983[1] |
| Country | Thailand Singapore Malaysia Indonesia India Hong Kong Taiwan Japan China Philippines Macau |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong (former) Japan (former)[2] Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| Confederation | Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation International Golf Federation |
| Official website | LAT |
The Ladies Asian Tour is a women's professional golf tour established in 2022 and successor to the Ladies Asia Golf Circuit which ran 1983–2004 and the Ladies Asian Golf Tour which ran 2005–2021. The successive tours have been sanctioned by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation since its inception as an official Asian ladies' tour.[2]
Background
[edit | edit source]By 2005 there were five established women's professional tours in the world, of which two were in Asia, namely the LPGA of Japan Tour and the LPGA of Korea Tour. Japan and South Korea are two of the top three powers in women's professional golf, alongside the United States. The Ladies Asian Tour (LAT) is effectively a tour for the rest of Asia. This is comparable to the position in men's golf, where Japan has its own Japan Golf Tour and the rest of Asia has the Asian Tour. Most of the players on the tour come from Asia, but there are also representatives of various other parts of the world. Like the other major golf tours, LAGT has been a professional member of the International Golf Federation.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]Ladies Asia Golf Circuit
[edit | edit source]Between 1987–2003 the tour was known as the Kosaido Ladies Asia Golf Circuit as the main sponsor was the Kosaido Company of Japan, and prize money was in the range of $50,000–70,000. The company terminated its sponsorship due to the passing of its Chairman, Mr. Yoshiaki Sakurai in 2003.[2]
Ladies Asian Golf Tour
[edit | edit source]In 2005 the tour was reorganized as the Ladies Asian Golf Tour by Koichi Kato,[3] and the first event after the restart was the Phuket Thailand Ladies Masters, which was played on 15-17 December 2005 with a $100,000 purse. In 2006 there were five tournaments with combined prize money of US$410,000, and five again in 2007, with total prize money of US$590,000.[2] Between 2011 and 2014 most of the touräs events were co-sanctioned tournaments organized by the Taiwan LPGA Tour. With the only remaining tournaments of the tour, the Hong Kong Ladies Open and Hero Women's Indian Open, cancelled for several seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour's activity came to a halt.[4]
Ladies Asian Tour
[edit | edit source]In 2022, the Asian Golf Leaders Forum (AGLF) established a new Ladies Asian Tour (LAT) Series, which kicked off in June with the 36th Korea Women's Open. The LAT Series, through the Asia Pacific Golf Platform (APGP), organized seven tournaments across the Asia Pacific region in 2023, with plans to expand to 10 events in 2024.[5]
Schedule and results – Kosaido Ladies Asia Golf Circuit (1987–2004)
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Schedule and results – Ladies Asian Golf Tour (2005–2021)
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Schedule and results – Ladies Asian Tour (2022–)
[edit | edit source]2022 season
[edit | edit source]| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner(s) | Prize fund | WWGR | Main tour[a] | Ref |
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| 19 Jun | DB Group Korea Women's Open | South Korea | South Korea Lim Hee-jeong | ₩1,300,000,000 | 26 | KLPGA | |
| 20 Aug | Simone Asia Pacific Cup – Individual | Indonesia | Philippines Princess Mary Superal | US$500,000 | – | [7] | |
| Simone Asia Pacific Cup – Team | South Korea Lee Bo-mee & Ryu So-yeon | US$250,000 | – | [8] | |||
| 2 Oct | Hana Financial Group Championship | South Korea | South Korea Kim Su-ji | ₩1,500,000,000 | 20.5 | KLPGA | |
| 11 Dec | Hana Financial Group Singapore Women's Open[b] | Singapore | South Korea Park Ji-young | ₩1,000,000,000 | 19.5 | KLPGA | [9] |
2023 season
[edit | edit source]| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner(s) | Prize fund | WWGR | Main tour[a] | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun | DB Group Korea Women's Open | South Korea | South Korea Hong Ji-won | ₩1,300,000,000 | 26 | KLPGA | |
| 24 Sep | Hana Financial Group Championship | South Korea | South Korea Lee Da-yeon | ₩1,500,000,000 | 20.5 | KLPGA | |
| 23 Dec | Simone Asia Pacific Cup – Individual | Indonesia | Thailand Atthaya Thitikul | US$550,000 | – | ||
| Simone Asia Pacific Cup – Team | Thailand Atthaya Thitikul & Jaravee Boonchant | US$200,000 | – |
2024 season
[edit | edit source]| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner(s) | Prize fund | WWGR | Main tour[a] | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar | Hana Financial Group Singapore Women's Open | Singapore | South Korea Kim Jae-hee | S$1,100,000 | 18.5 | KLPGA | [10] |
| 16 Jun | DB Group Korea Women's Open | South Korea | South Korea Ro Seung-hui | ₩1,200,000,000 | 26 | KLPGA | |
| Golfzon China Open | China | Cancelled | CN¥ 5,000,000 | – | |||
| 29 Sep | Hana Financial Group Championship | South Korea | South Korea Ma Da-som | ₩1,500,000,000 | 20.5 | KLPGA | |
| Philippines Ladies Open | Philippines | Cancelled | US$300,000 | – | TLPGA | ||
| Simone Asia Pacific Cup – Individual | Indonesia | Cancelled | US$550,000 | – | |||
| Simone Asia Pacific Cup – Team | Cancelled | US$200,000 | – |
2025 season
[edit | edit source]| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Runner-up | Prize fund | WWGR | Main tour[a] | Ref |
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| 26 Jan | Indonesia Women's Open | Indonesia | South Korea Hwang Yoo-na | South Korea Cho Jeong-min | US$300,000 | 4 | KDT | [11][12] |
| 14 Feb | Philippine Ladies Masters | Philippines | South Korea Kim Ka-young | Thailand Budsabakorn Sukapan | US$200,000 | 4 | TLPGA | [13][14] |
- ^ a b c d KLPGA − LPGA of Korea Tour; TLPGA − Taiwan LPGA Tour
- ^ Reduced to 36 holes due to weather conditions.
Order of Merit winners
[edit | edit source]Ladies Asian Golf Tour
[edit | edit source]| Year | Player | Country | Events | Earnings (US$) |
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| 2017 | Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 1 | 13,216 |
| 2016 | Leticia Ras-Anderica | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 2 | 7,581 |
| 2015 | Kanphanitnan Muangkhumsakul | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 3 | 25,777 |
| 2014 | Pornanong Phatlum | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 1 | 82,500 |
| 2013 | Pornanong Phatlum | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 3 | 116,295 |
| 2012 | Patcharajutar Kongkraphan | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 10 | 87,966 |
| 2011 | Yani Tseng | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 1 | 62,550 |
| 2010 | Lee-Anne Pace | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 3 | 88,330 |
| 2009 | Bo-Mi Suh | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 2 | 48,500 |
| 2008 | Hee-Kyung Seo | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 1 | 45,000 |
| 2007 | Na Da-ye | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 2 | 44,500 |
| 2006 | Eun-Hee Ji | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 3 | 28,845 |
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See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website – LAT
- Official website – LAGT