It's kinda fitting that my overview of the LPGA's, JLPGA's, KLPGA's, and LET's 2012 schedules and most recent winners comes on leap-year day, given how behind I am with my golf blogging this year! But at least I'm ahead of the KLPGA, which as far as I can tell hasn't yet released this season's schedule (hence the question marks below). [Update 1 (3/9/12, 8:02 pm): The KLPGA sked is out!] [Update 2 (3/12/12, 8:28 am): Just added in LPGA Q-School dates!]
Note: A [D] following a player's name indicates that she is the defending champion of a tournament that has not yet been completed.
DECEMBER 2011
16-19: Hyundai China Ladies Open (KLPGA/CLPGA) HYE YOUN KIM
FEBRUARY 2012
2-5: Gold Coast RACV Ladies Masters (LET/ALPG) CHRISTEL BOELJON
9-12: ISPS HANDA Women's Australian Open (LPGA/LET/ALPG) JESSICA KORDA
16-19: Honda LPGA Thailand (LPGA) YA NI TSENG
17-19: ISPS HANDA New Zealand Women's Open (LET/ALPG) LINDSEY WRIGHT
23-26: HSBC Women's Champions (LPGA) ANGELA STANFORD
MARCH 2012
2-4: Daikin Orchid Ladies Open (JLPGA) AIRI SAITOH; World Ladies Championships (LET team competition) SHANSHAN FENG; CHINA
9-11: Yokohama Tire PRGR Ladies Cup (JLPGA) BO-MEE LEE
15-18: RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup (LPGA) YA NI TSENG
16-18: T-Point Ladies (JLPGA) JI-HEE LEE
22-25: Kia Classic (LPGA) YA NI TSENG; Lalla Meryem Cup (LET) KAREN LUNN
29-4/1: Kraft Nabisco Championship (LPGA major) SUN YOUNG YOO
30-4/1: Yamaha Ladies Open (JLPGA) RITSUKO RYU
APRIL 2012
6-8: Studio Alice Ladies Open (JLPGA) MIKI SAIKI
12-15: LOTTE Mart Ladies Open (KLPGA) HYO-JOO KIM [a]
13-15: Nishijin Ladies Classic (JLPGA) MAIKO WAKABAYASHI
18-21: LPGA LOTTE Championship (LPGA) AI MIYAZATO
20-22: Fujisankei Ladies Classic (JLPGA) KAORI OHE
26-29: Mobile Bay LPGA Classic (LPGA) STACY LEWIS
27-29: Cyber Agent Ladies Cup (JLPGA) CHIE ARIMURA; Edaily-Livart Ladies Open (KLPGA) YE JEONG LEE
MAY 2012
3-5: Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open (LET) CARLY BOOTH
3-6: Salonpas Cup (JLPGA major) SUN-JU AHN
10-13: Turkish Ladies Open (LET) CHRISTEL BOELJON
11-13: Fundokin Ladies (JLPGA) INBEE PARK
17-20: Sybase Match Play Championship (LPGA) AZAHARA MUNOZ
18-20: Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open (JLPGA) JI-HEE LEE; Woori Investment & Securities Ladies Championship (KLPGA) CHAR YOUNG KIM
24-27: UniCredit Ladies German Open (LET) ANNE-LISE CAUDAL; Doosan Match Play Championship (KLPGA) CHAR YOUNG KIM
25-27: Yonex Ladies (JLPGA) SHANSHAN FENG
JUNE 2012
1-3: ShopRite LPGA Classic (LPGA) STACY LEWIS; Resort Trust Ladies Open (JLPGA) MI-JEONG JEON; Deloitte Ladies Open (LET) CARLOTA CIGANDA
7-10: Wegmans LPGA Championship (LPGA major) SHANSHAN FENG; Suntory Ladies Open (JLPGA) HYO-JOO KIM
8-10: Ladies Slovak Open (LET) LINE VEDEL; Lotte Cantata Women's Open SBS Tour (KLPGA) HYE JIN JUNG
14-17: Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open (LET) CARLY BOOTH
15-17: Nichirei PGM Ladies (JLPGA) HYUN-JU SHIN; S-OIL Champions Invitational (KLPGA) SOO JIN YANG
21-24: Manulife Financial LPGA Classic (LPGA) BRITTANY LANG
22-24: Earth Mondamin Cup (JLPGA) MAYU HATTORI; Reiffeisenbank Prague Golf Masters (LET) MELISSA REID
29-7/1: Walmart NW Arkansas Championship (LPGA) AI MIYAZATO; Nichi-Iko/Sun Engineering Ladies (JLPGA) MI-JEONG JEON
JULY 2012
5-8: U.S. Women's Open (LPGA major) NA YEON CHOI
13-15: Stanley Ladies (JLPGA) CHIE ARIMURA; South African Women's Open (LET) CAROLINE MASSON
20-22: Samantha Thavasa Ladies (JLPGA) MEGUMI KIDO
26-29: Evian Masters (LPGA limited-field event/LET major) INBEE PARK
AUGUST 2012
3-5: Meiji Cup (JLPGA) SHANSHAN FENG; Ladies Irish Open (LET) CATRIONA MATTHEW
9-12: Jamie Farr Toledo Classic (LPGA) SO YEON RYU
10-12: NEC Karuizawa 72 Ladies (JLPGA) YUMIKO YOSHIDA; SBS Tour Hidden Valley Ladies Open (KLPGA) CHAR YOUNG KIM
16-18: ISPS HANDA Ladies British Masters (LET) LYDIA HALL
16-19: Nefs Masterpiece (KLPGA) CHAE YOON YANG
17-19: Safeway Classic (LPGA) MIKA MIYAZATO; CAT Ladies (JLPGA) MI-JEONG JEON
23-26: CN Canadian Women's Open (LPGA) LYDIA KO (a); Korean Women's Open (KLPGA major) MIRIM LEE
24-26: Nitori Ladies Cup (JLPGA) SUN-JU AHN
31-9/2: Golf5 Ladies (JLPGA) SUN-JU AHN; LIG Ladies Classic (KLPGA) JI HYUN KIM
SEPTEMBER 2012
4-7: Stage I (LPGA Q-School) MORIYA JUTANUGARN
6-9: Kingsmill Championship (LPGA) JI-YAI SHIN; Konica Minolta Cup (JLPGA major) CHIE ARIMURA; Hanhwa Finance Network Open (KLPGA) SO YEON RYU
7-9: UNIQA Ladies Golf Open (LET) CAROLINE HEDWALL
13-16: Ricoh Women's British Open (LPGA/LET major) JI-YAI SHIN; MetLife Hankyung KLPGA Championship (KLPGA major) HEE WON JUNG
14-16: Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic (JLPGA) NATSU NAGAI
20-23: Navistar LPGA Classic (LPGA) STACY LEWIS; Tenerife Open de Espana Femenino (LET) STACEY KEATING
21-23: Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Ladies Open (JLPGA) RIKAKO MORITA; KDB Daewoo Securities Ladies Open (KLPGA) SE RI PAK
27-30: Japan Women's Open (JLPGA major) SHANSHAN FENG
OCTOBER 2012
4-7: Lacoste Ladies Open de France (LET) STACEY KEATING
5-7: Rush & Cash Charity Classic (KLPGA) HA NEUL KIM
9-12: Stage II (LPGA Q-School) KATIE BURNETT
11-14: Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia (LPGA) INBEE PARK; Hite/Jinro Cup Championship (KLPGA major) SUL AH YOON
12-14: Fujitsu Ladies (JLPGA) MISUZU NARITA
19-21: LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship (LPGA/KLPGA) SUZANN PETTERSEN; Masters GC Ladies (JLPGA) SO-HEE KIM
25-28: Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship (LPGA) SUZANN PETTERSEN; 2012 KB Star Tour Grand Final (KLPGA major) AMY YANG [D]
26-28: Hisako Higuchi Morinaga Weider Ladies (JLPGA) CHIE ARIMURA [D]; China Suzhou Taihu Open (LET/CLPGA) YA NI TSENG [D]
NOVEMBER 2012
2-4: Mizuno Classic (LPGA/JLPGA) STACY LEWIS; BS Financial Group Busan Bank-Seokyung Ladies Open (KLPGA) HA NEUL KIM [D]; Sanya Ladies Open (LET/CLPGA) FRANCES BONDAD [D]
8-11: Lorena Ochoa Invitational (LPGA) CRISTIE KERR
9-11: Ito-En Ladies (JLPGA) ASAKO FUJIMOTO [D]; MBN-KYJ Golf Ladies Open (KLPGA) HA NEUL KIM [D]
15-18: CME Group Titleholders (LPGA) NA YEON CHOI
16-18: Daio Paper ElleAir Ladies (JLPGA) JI-HEE LEE [D]; ADT CAPS Championship (KLPGA) YOUNG-RAN JO [D]
22-24: Ricoh Cup (JLPGA major) MI-JEONG JEON [D]
28-12/2: Final Qualifying Tournament (LPGA Q-School)
30-12/2: Hero Women's Indian Open (LET) CAROLINE HEDWALL [D]
DECEMBER 2012
1-2: Korea-Japan Women's National Golf Team Championship (JLPGA-KLPGA team event)
5-8: Omega Dubai Ladies Masters (LET) LEXI THOMPSON [D]
7 comments:
Didn't the Women's British Open used to immediately follow the Evian Masters? Why do you think this has changed? It seems less convenient for US-based players now.
I think they had to move it because of the Olypics are being held in London.
Bingo, but I read somewhere this is going to be a permanent switch to space out the majors more.
Next year it will be the week of July 22nd at St. Andrews.
The permanent switch to space out the majors will be The Evian moving to the second week of September beginning in 2013.
o, ya!
The LET is contesting the South African Women's Open this week (13-15 July) in conjunction with the WPGA of SA. It is the last event on the LET before the Evian Masters.
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