After a stop in Kuala Lumpur for the Maybank Championship, the last of the LPGA Tour’s Asian Swing tournaments takes place at Taiheiyo Club Minori Course for the TOTO Japan Classic.

Last year, Gemma Dryburgh claimed her maiden LPGA Tour title with a four-shot victory over Kana Nagai at Seta Golf course, and the Scot defends her title this week.

Dryburgh was part of Team Europe’s successful Solheim Cup team, but her form since then has been patchy, with a T59 in the BMW Ladies Championship in her last start. However, given the dominance of her victory in the TOTO Japan Classic last year, she will be confident of getting back on track, albeit at a different venue.

The highest-ranked player in the field is World No.7 Hyo Joo Kim, who won the Ascendant LPGA Benefiting Volunteers of America in October and will be confident of further success here. Meanwhile, Xiyu Lin, who finished runner-up in the Portland Classic and claimed victory in the Aramco Team Series Hong Kong recently, also heads into the tournament in good form.

Another player who will have high hopes of a win is Ayaka Furue, who won the 2021 title in her homeland when it was an LPGA of Japan tournament. Another Japanese star, Nasa Hataoka, will also be hoping to replicate her success of 2018. South Korean Jiyai Shin, who the tournament in 2020, also plays.

World No.23 Miyu Yamashita will also be confident of excelling in front of her home fans, particularly after her T2 in the Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies on the LPGA of Japan Tour. Elsewhere, 2019 Women’s PGA Champion Hannah Green appears too, along with 2021 US Women’s Open champion Yuka Saso. 

Other big names in the field include three-time Major winner In Jee Chun, Jennifer Kupcho, who won the 2022 Chevron Championship, and former World No.1 amateur Rose Zhang.

There will be no cut and players will compete for a $2m purse of which the winner will receive $300,000. 

Below is the full prize-money breakdown and field for the 2023 TOTO Japan Classic.

TOTO Japan Classic Prize Money

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Position	Prize Money
1st	$300,000
2nd	$188,651
3rd	$136,853
4th	$105,866
5th	$85,211
6th	$69,718
7th	$58,356
8th	$51,127
9th	$45,962
10th	$41,831
11th	$38,731
12th	$36,149
13th	$33,877
14th	$31,812
15th	$29,952
16th	$28,300
17th	$26,855
18th	$25,615
19th	$24,582
20th	$23,755
21st	$22,930
22nd	$22,103
23rd	$21,278
24th	$20,450
25th	$19,728
26th	$19,005
27th	$18,281
28th	$17,558
29th	$16,836
30th	$16,216
31st	$15,596
32nd	$14,976
33rd	$14,356
34th	$13,736
35th	$13,221
36th	$12,704
37th	$12,189
38th	$11,671
39th	$11,154
40th	$10,741
41st	$10,329
42nd	$9,916
43rd	$9,502
44th	$9,089
45th	$8,779
46th	$8,469
47th	$8,159
48th	$7,849
49th	$7,539
50th	$7,229
51st	$7,024
52nd	$6,817
53rd	$6,609
54th	$6,404
55th	$6,197
56th	$5,990
57th	$5,784
58th	$5,577
59th	$5,372
60th	$5,164
61st	$5,062
62nd	$4,957
63rd	$4,854
64th	$4,752
65th	$4,647

TOTO Japan Classic Field

• Miyuu Abe
• Narin An
• Lala Anai
• Pajaree Anannarukarn
• Serena Aoki
• Seon Woo Bae
• Celine Borge
• Peiyun Chien
• In Gee Chun
• Lauren Coughlin
• Gemma Dryburgh
• Lindy Duncan
• Maria Fassi
• Saiki Fujita
• Mami Fukuda
• Ayaka Furue
• Hannah Green
• Erika Hara
• Nasa Hataoka
• Esther Henseleit
• Minami Hiruta
• Daniela Holmqvist
• Mone Inami
• Akie Iwai
• Chisato Iwai
• Eun Hee Ji
• Sora Kamiya
• Danielle Kang
• Minami Katsu
• Fumika Kawagishi
• Sarah Kemp
• Erika Kikuchi
• Hyo Joo Kim
• Gina Kim
• Sakura Koiwai
• Jennifer Kupcho
• Shiho Kuwaki
• Andrea Lee
• Mi Hyang Lee
• Hana Lee
• Xiyu Lin
• Yu Liu
• Yan Liu
• Nanna Koerstz Madsen
• Stephanie Meadow
• Morgane Metraux
• Saki Nagamine
• Yuka Nii
• Yuna Nishimura
• Mao Nozawa
• Emily Kristine Pedersen
• Paula Reto
• Mao Saigo
• Shuri Sakuma
• Kokona Sakurai
• Shoko Sasaki
• Yuka Saso
• Miyu Sato
• Sarah Schmelzel
• Hinako Shibuno
• Jenny Shin
• Jiyai Shin
• Linnea Strom
• Nana Suganuma
• Jasmine Suwannapura
• Ai Suzuki
• Sayaka Takahashi
• Rio Takeda
• Bailey Tardy
• Momoko Ueda
• Albane Valenzuela
• Chanettee Wannasaen
• Miyu Yamashita
• Yuka Yasuda
• Yuri Yoshida
• Hikaru Yoshimoto
• Arpichaya Yubol
• Rose Zhang

Who Is Playing In The TOTO Japan Classic?

One of the standout names in the field is defending champion Gemma Dryburgh. Other big names participating include World No.7 Hyo Joo Kim, 2021 winner Ayaka Furue and three-time Major winner In Jee Chun.

What Is The Purse For The TOTO Japan Classic?

Players will compete for a $2m purse in this year's tournament at Taiheiyo Club Minori Course - an identical sum to the 2022 event, which was won by Gemma Dryburgh. The winner will earn $300,000.