Miyū Yamashita (山下 美夢有, Yamashita Miyu) (born 2 August 2001) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has 11 wins.[1]
| Miyū Yamashita 山下 美夢有 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2022 World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | 2 August 2001 Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, Japan | ||||
| Height | 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  Japan | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 2020 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA of Japan Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 11 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 11 | ||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||
| Chevron Championship | T17: 2024 | ||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2023 | ||||
| Women's British Open | 13th: 2022 | ||||
| Evian Championship | T48: 2023 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Career edit
Yamashita was born in Neyagawa, Osaka in 2001 and started playing golf when she was five years old.[1] She turned professional and joined the LPGA of Japan Tour in 2020.[1]
She captured the 2021 KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open for her maiden win on the JLPGA.[2]
In 2022, Yamashita recorded five wins and was the LPGA of Japan Tour leading money winner with ¥235,020,967.[3] She also won the Mercedes Ranking (youngest ever)[4][5] and had the lowest scoring average, finished most often (21 times) inside the top-10.[6][3]
Professional wins (11) edit
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (11) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Apr 2021 | KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open | 67-69-66=202 | −14 | 5 strokes | Ayaka Furue Sakura Koiwai
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| 2 | 8 May 2022 | World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup | 64-74-67-71=276 | −12 | 3 strokes | Serena Aoki
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| 3 | 12 Jun 2022 | Ai Miyazato Suntory Ladies Open Golf Tournament | 68-71-69-68=276 | −12 | 1 stroke | Saiki Fujita
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| 4 | 25 Sep 2022 | Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Women's Open Golf Tournament | 60-67-71=198 | −18 | 5 strokes | Kana Mikashima Rio Takeda
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| 5 | 13 Nov 2022 | Ito En Ladies Golf Tournament | 66-67-71=204 | −12 | 1 stroke | Momoko Kishibe
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| 6 | 27 Nov 2022 | Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup | 66-70-67-70=273 | −15 | Playoff | Minami Katsu
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| 7 | 9 Apr 2023 | Fuji Film Studio Alice Ladies Open | 67-68=135 | −9 | 1 stroke | Miyū Abe Chisato Iwai
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| 8 | 21 May 2023 | Bridgestone Ladies Open | 66-70-65-65=266 | −18 | 7 strokes | Akie Iwai
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| 9 | 28 May 2023 | Resort Trust Ladies | 68-65-66-68=267 | −27 | 4 strokes | Miyū Sato
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| 10 | 18 Jun 2023 | Nichirei Ladies | 65-65-69=199 | −17 | 3 strokes | Akie Iwai
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| 11 | 26 Nov 2023 | Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup | 69-69-70-70=278 | −10 | 3 strokes | Sayaka Takahashi
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Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in LPGA of Japan Tour.
Results in LPGA majors edit
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T17 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | ||
| Women's PGA Championship | |||
| The Evian Championship | T48 | ||
| Women's British Open | 13 | T21 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary edit
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
World ranking edit
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | Ranking | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 836 | [7] |
| 2019 | 766 | [8] |
| 2020 | 312 | [9] |
| 2021 | 64 | [10] |
| 2022 | 23 | [11] |
| 2023 | 19^ | [12] |
^ as of 3 July 2023
References edit
- ^ a b c "Miyu Yamashita". LPGA of Japan. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "大会レコードで圧勝 山下美夢有ツアー初V" (in Japanese). JLPGA. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ a b "山下美夢有、記録ずくめV 年間獲得賞金史上最高＆日本選手初平均ストローク70切り「いい一年だった」／国内女子". サンケイスポーツ (in Japanese). 産経デジタル. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "Mercedes Ranking (2022)". JLPGA.
- ^ "山下美夢有が史上最年少の女王戴冠 逆転で今季4勝目/国内女子". サンケイスポーツ (in Japanese). 産経デジタル. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "2022 JLPGA – Stats". JLPGA.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 3 July 2023.
External links edit
- Miyū Yamashita at the LPGA of Japan Tour official site
- Miyū Yamashita at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site