The LPGA Tour's "T Point Ladies Golf Tournament" will be held at Kagoshima Takamaki CC from March 16th to March 18th!

2012.03.05 Press Releases
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.

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Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Muneaki Masuda; hereinafter referred to as CCC), which operates "T-Point," Japan's largest common point service, will hold the "T-Point Ladies Golf Tournament," a women's professional golf tour sanctioned by the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), which has been held since 2010, for three days from Friday, March 16th to Sunday, March 18th, 2012, at Kagoshima Takamaki Country Club in Kagoshima.

Last year's tournament was unfortunately canceled due to the Great East Japan Earthquake, but this year, it will be held for the first time in two years. The competition will feature fierce and brilliant battles, centered around the first champion, Rui Kitada, and the Yokomine sisters, Sakura and Rui, who are from Kagoshima Prefecture. Furthermore, as with the first tournament, this tournament will also be open to many amateur players in order to support the challenges of junior players. Participants are expected to include Ayumi Oyama from Kagoshima, who is a high school student but is very active in the junior world, Minami Katsu, a first-year junior high school student who was crowned the No. 1 junior player in the nation two years ago, and Kotono Kozuma, a promising newcomer who passed the professional test last year. Furthermore, professional golfer Miho Koga, who sadly retired last year, will be appearing as a round reporter for the television broadcast of this tournament.

The venue for this tournament will be the prestigious Kagoshima Takamaki Country Club (Kamou-cho, Aira City, Kagoshima Prefecture), a renowned golf course in Kagoshima Prefecture. This course, designed in 1992 by renowned golf course architect Hisamitsu Onishi, is one of Kagoshima's premier courses. During the tournament, Gallery Plaza will host the "Fukko-ichi" (a temporary shopping street) held by Minamisanriku Town in Miyagi Prefecture, which was damaged by the earthquake, with the aim of promoting reconstruction. The stalls will sell local specialties from Minamisanriku Town. In addition, Minamisanriku Town is participating in the "Show your T-card to help support children's centers in disaster-stricken areas" project, a joint project of 81 T-point alliance companies that has been underway since June of last year. The children's center "Minamisanriku Town Minna no Jidokan" (Everyone's Children's Center), which was established through the "[organization name]", opened last October.

CCC aims to create a tournament where spectators and athletes who deliver their best performances can have an unforgettable experience, and through this tournament, we hope that many people will experience the wonderful essence of sports: its ability to move people's hearts.

"T-Point Ladies Golf Tournament" Tournament Overview
■Name: T-Point Ladies Golf Tournament
■Organizer: Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.
■ Officially sanctioned by: Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA)
■Sponsored by: Kagoshima Prefecture, Kagoshima City, Aira City, Misumi Co., Ltd., Minami-Nippon Shimbun, Kagoshima Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Kyushu Golf Federation, Kagoshima Prefectural Golf Association
■Operational support: Kagoshima Takamaki Country Club, Hakuhodo Inc., Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc., Hakuhodo DY Sports Marketing Inc.
■Competition Management: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
■Venue: Kagoshima Takamaki Country Club, 2489-1 Hisasue, Gamou-cho, Aira City, Kagoshima Prefecture 899-5307, Japan TEL: 0995-52-1603 (Main) / FAX: 0995-52-0121
■Event dates:
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Designated practice day
Wednesday, the 14th: Designated practice day and pre-festival celebration.
Thursday, the 15th: Pro-Am Tournament
Friday, the 16th: Qualifying Round (Day 1)
Saturday, the 17th: Qualifying Round (Day 2)
Sunday, the 18th: Final Round (Final Day)
■Total prize money: 70 million yen; Winner's prize: 12.6 million yen
■Participating players: 108 people
■Competition format: 54-hole stroke play
(1) The first and second days, totaling 36 holes, will serve as the qualifying round, with the top 50 players (including ties) qualifying for the final round.
(2) If there is a tie for first place after 54 holes, a hole-by-hole playoff will be held on a hole designated by the competition committee on the same day to determine the winner.
■Competition Rules: The 2012 JGA Golf Rules, the 2012 LPGA Competition Conditions and Local Rules will apply.

List of players scheduled to participate in the "T-Point Ladies Golf Tournament"
*As of March 5, 2012, 11:00 AM (scheduled)
*Titles and honorifics omitted.
■Professional players:
Ahn Sun-ju, Lee Ji-hee, Yokomine Sakura, Baba Yukari, Jeon Mi-jeong, Saeki Miki, Fudo Yuri, Kasai Ritsuko, Song Bo-bae, Hattori Mayu, Fujimoto Asako, Fujita Yuki, Uehara Ayako, Kitada Rui, Omote Junko, Kaneda Kumiko, Mogi Hiromi, Morita Rikako, Kim Na-ri, Lee Ji-woo, Mitsuka Yuko, Ye Rie, Iijima Akane, Lee Na-ri, Aoyama Kaori, Shin Hyun-ju, Hwang Ah-reum, Teresa Lu, Young Kim, Lee Es-do, Kang Soo-yeon, Jang Eun-bi, Lee Bo-mi, Moromizato Shinobu, Yoshida Yumiko, Oe Kaori, Otani Nachiyo, Tammy Durdin, Kido Ai, Kim Sohee, Mihoko Iseri, Maiko Wakabayashi, Harukyo Nomura, Erina Hara, Chie Sakai, Shiho Toyonaga, Orie Fujino, Yuki Ichinose, Chen Min-en, Hiromi Takematsu, Mayumi Shimomura, Megumi Shimokawa, Tomoko Takahashi, Shiho Anai, Nana Akahori, P. Chutichai, Ikue Asama, Yuko Saito, Yui Kawahara, Erika Kikuchi, Eriko Sonoda, Kaori Yamamoto, Miki Sakai, Ayako Okazaki, Yuko Fukuda, Hiroko Fukushima, Hiroko Takahama, Misuzu Narita, O. Satayabanpot, Mikiko Nishi, Na Dae, Rie Murata, Airi Saito, Rui Yokomine, Kino Kubo, Kumi Yamashita, Miyako Tanaka, Mina Nakayama, Li Jayun, Fukuda Mami, Honda Mirei, Inoue Nozomi, Mori Sakurako, Nakazono Mika, Nagata Aoi, Yoshino Akane, Yamamura Sae, Yang Taoli, Kozuma Kotono, Kaneda Aiko, Kimura Toshimi, Kusakabe Tomoko, Jiang Ruzhen, Inoue Yoko, Nagai Natsu, Nakamura Kaori, Yao Xueyi, Tsujimura Asuka, Oshiro Satsuki, Nakata Mie
■Amateur players:
Mamiko Higa, Haruna Taguchi, Ayumi Oyama, Minami Katsu

TV broadcast schedule
*As of March 5, 2012 (planned)
■TV Asahi Network (24 stations nationwide)
　March 17th (Saturday) Qualifying Round (Day 2) 16:00-16:55
　March 18th (Sunday) Final Round (Final Day) 16:00 - 17:25
Fukui Broadcasting (FBC)
　March 17th (Saturday) Qualifying Round (Day 2) 26:20 - 27:15
　March 18th (Sunday) Final Round (Final Day) 25:20 - 26:45
・Television Miyazaki (UMK)
　March 17th (Saturday) Qualifying Round (Day 2) 24:50 - 25:45
　March 18th (Sunday) Final Round (Final Day) 24:50 - 26:15
・Yamanashi Broadcasting System (YBS)
　March 17th (Saturday) Qualifying Round (Day 2) 24:50 - 25:45
　March 18th (Sunday) Final Round (Final Day) 25:20 - 26:45
Kochi Broadcasting (RKC)
　March 17th (Sat) Qualifying Round (Day 2) 25:50 - 26:45
　March 18th (Sunday) Final Round (Final Day) 25:20 - 26:45
・San-in Broadcasting (BSS)
　March 17th (Saturday) Qualifying Round (Day 2) 16:00-16:55
　March 18th (Sunday) Final Round (Final Day) 24:50 - 26:15
・Kitanippon Broadcasting (KNB)
　March 17th (Saturday) - Qualifying Round (Day 2) - 25:55 - 26:50
　March 18th (Sunday) Final Round (Final Day) 16:00-17:25
■BS Asahi
　March 17th (Sat) Qualifying Round (Day 2) 20:00-20:54
　March 18th (Sunday) Final Round (Final Day) 20:00 - 21:25
■ Sky A
　Saturday, March 17th: Qualifying Round (Day 2) 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
　March 18th (Sunday) Final Round (Final Day) 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

T-Point Ladies Golf Tournament Commemorative Sports Garbage Picking Ecolf Cup in Kagoshima
CCC will sponsor the "T-Point Ladies Golf Tournament Commemorative Sports Garbage Picking Ecolf Cup in Kagoshima," an event hosted by the General Incorporated Association Green Generation on Thursday, March 15, 2012, at the Yamagataya Tenmonkan Berg Plaza in Kansei-cho, Kagoshima City, and will cooperate with Green Generation's social contribution activities. This event is being held as part of the "ECO x GOLF = ECOLF" project, an environmental initiative undertaken by professional golfers and golf enthusiasts. Professional golfer Miho Koga is scheduled to participate as a representative of the professional golfers.
[Tournament Overview]
■Date and time:
Thursday, March 15, 2012
14:00 - 17:30
14:00 Registration begins
15:00 Opening Ceremony
15:30 Competition begins
17:00 Closing Ceremony
17:30 Event ends
■Organizer: Green Generation Association
■Venue: Yamagataya Tenmonkan Berg Square, Kansei-cho, Kagoshima City
■Eligibility: Elementary school students in first grade and above (teams consist of 3 people per team)
■Special Guest: Miho Koga (Professional Female Golfer)
■Registration: Green Generation HP (http://gregene.com/entry.html) Apply (entry per team)
■Number of participants: Maximum 150 people (50 teams)
■Participation fee: Free (Participation prize included for all participants)
■Prize: Autographed merchandise from professional golfer Koga (planned)
[About Sports Garbage Collection]
"Sports Garbage Picking" is a completely new sport that combines sports and environmental conservation activities. It's a team competition with three members per team, where participants pick up garbage in a designated area within a set time limit, and compete against each other based on the quality and quantity of the garbage they collect. By transforming litter picking from an "environmental service activity" into a "sport/competition," participants can enjoy picking up litter as a sport, fostering a sense of camaraderie and raising their environmental awareness. Picking up trash not only beautifies the town, but the sight of participants actively and enthusiastically picking up litter also raises environmental awareness among local residents and passersby.

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Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.
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