The LPGA Tour's "T-POINT Ladies Golf Tournament" will be held at Kagoshima Takamaki Country Club from March 17th to March 19th, 2017!

2016.12.21 Press Releases
T Point Japan Co., Ltd. / Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. / CCC Marketing Co., Ltd.

T Point Japan Co., Ltd., Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd., and CCC Marketing Co., Ltd. will be holding the T-POINT Ladies Golf Tournament, a women's professional golf tour officially recognized by the Ladies Professional Golf Association of Japan (LPGA), for three days from Friday, March 17th to Sunday, March 19th, 2017, at Kagoshima Takamaki Country Club (Aira City, Kagoshima Prefecture).

At the Rio de Janeiro Olympics held in August this year, golf returned as an official event for the first time in 112 years, creating a great deal of excitement as the world's top players competed fiercely. As anticipation for golf continues to build, next season's tournament will be based on the themes of "live" and "local connection." The aim is to provide many people with the opportunity to experience the wonderful emotion that is the essence of sport - its ability to move people's hearts - and to propose a new lifestyle through sports.

Following on from the previous tournament, we will be introducing "T-TICKET," which will allow you to use your T-CARD as your admission ticket. For a limited time only until January 4, 2017, we will be offering "Tickets with a Photo Session with the Tournament Winner," and from January 6, 2017, we will be offering "Tickets with a Golf Ball Signed by Professional Golfer Kido Ai," who will serve as the tournament's hostess professional, on a limited number of tickets available for pre-sale on the dedicated T-TICKET website.

Additionally, we plan to hold a charity photo shoot to support those affected by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake, as well as to have professional female golfers interact with the gallery attendees.

This tournament, the third on the LPGA Tour, will be held at T-POINT partner stores across Japan, such as FamilyMart and TSUTAYA, as well as on the Internet, with the aim of helping to popularize golf as a familiar sport for people of all ages.

"T-POINT Ladies Golf Tournament" Tournament Overview

■Name: T-POINT Ladies Golf Tournament
■Official website:http://T-POINTladies.jp/
■Organizers: T Point Japan Co., Ltd., Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd., CCC Marketing Co., Ltd.
■Sponsors: Kagoshima Prefecture, Kagoshima City, Aira City, Misumi Co., Ltd., Kagoshima Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Minami Nippon Shimbun, Kyushu Golf Federation, Kagoshima Prefectural Golf Association
■Official Recognition: Ladies Professional Golf Association of Japan (LPGA)
■Operational cooperation: Kagoshima Takamaki Country Club (2489-1 Hisasue, Gamo-cho, Aira-shi, Kagoshima Prefecture), Hakuhodo Inc., Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc., Hakuhodo DY Sports Marketing Inc.
■ Competition Management: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
■Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 (designated practice day/pre-festival)
　　　　　　　　　　15th (Wed) Pro-Am Tournament
　　　　　　　　　　Thursday 16th: Designated practice day
　　　　　　　　　　Friday 17th: Preliminary Round (Day 1)
　　　　　　　　　　18th (Sat) Preliminary Round (Day 2)
　　　　　　　　　　19th (Sun) Final Round (final day)
■Total prize money: 70 million yen Winner: 12.6 million yen
■ Competition format: 54 holes, stroke play
(1) The qualifying round will consist of a total of 36 holes on the first and second days, and the top 50 players will be eligible to compete in the final round.
(2) If a tie occurs for first place after 54 holes, a hole-by-hole playoff will be held at a hole designated by the tournament committee on that day to determine the winner.
■ Competition Rules: 2017 JGA Rules of Golf, 2017 LPGA Competition Conditions and local rules apply.

"T-POINT Ladies Golf Tournament" T Ticket Overview

■T Ticket dedicated site:http://fan.tsite.jp/ticket/170317TPL/
■ [Raffle] Tournament Winner: Photo Session Ticket (2 tickets) Limited to 10 tickets
　・Ticket price: 5,000 yen (tax included)
　・Application period: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 to Wednesday, January 4, 2017 *Winners will be announced on January 5th
　・Purchase limit: 1 set per person
■ [First come, first served (1)] Ticket with ball signed by Ai Kido (2 tickets) Limited to 10 tickets
　・Ticket price: 5,000 yen (tax included)
　・Sales start: Friday, January 6, 2017 - until sold out
　- Sleeve containing 2 balls per ticket
　・Purchase limit: 1 set per person
■ [First come, first served (2)] Tickets with official tournament golf balls (2-ticket set, 3-ticket set) Limited to 50 tickets each
　Ticket price: 2 tickets for 4,500 yen, 3 tickets for 5,500 yen (tax included)
　・Sales start: Friday, January 6, 2017 - until sold out
　- Sleeve containing 2 balls per ticket
　・Purchase limit: 1 set per person

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The LPGA Tour's "T-POINT Ladies Golf Tournament" will be held at Kagoshima Takamaki Country Club from March 17th to March 19th, 2017!

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T Point Japan Co., Ltd.
Public Relations: Ando
TEL: 03-6800-4464