Mizuno Classic
The Mizuno Classic is co-sanctioned by both the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour. This is a very old tournament with its first edition being played in 1973. The tournament has not been held on any particular course, but on a number of courses around Japan. The tournament's name has been changed many times over the years. Here is a list of names by which it was known.
LPGA Japan Classic (1973-75)
Mizuno Japan Classic (1976-79)
Mazda Japan Classic (1980-92)
Toray Japan Queens Cup (1993-97)
Japan Classic (1998)
Mizuno Classic (1999- )
The 2006 Mizuno Classic was won by Karrie Webb. She defeated Kaori Higo by four strokes to take the winner's cheque of $ 180,000. The tournament was played in the first week of November and had a total prize fund of $ 1.2 million.
Past Winners
Annika Sorenstam had won the Mizuno Classic five times in a row from 2005. She has the credit of winning it the maximum number of times. Here is a list of winners who have won here since it became part of the LPGA Tour.
Karrie Webb 2006
Annika Sorenstam 2005-01
Lorie Kane 2000
Maria Hjorth 1999
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Hiromi Kobayashi 1998
Liselotte Neumann 1997; 1991
Mayumi Hirase 1996
Woo-Soon Ko 1995-94
Betsy King 1993-92
Debbi Massey 1990; 1977
Elaine Crosby 1989
Patty Sheehan 1988; 1981
Yuko Moriguchi 1987
Ai-Yu Tu 1986
Jane Blalock 1985 |
Nayoko Yoshikawa 1984
Pat Bradley 1983
Nancy Lopez 1982
Tatsuko Ohsako 1980
Amy Alcott 1979
Michiko Okada 1978
Donna Caponi 1976
Shelley Hamlin 1975
Chako Higuchi 1974
Jan Ferrais 1973 |
The Mizuno Classic is the 32nd tournament on the tour's roster.
