Yuri Yoshida (吉田優利, Yoshida Yuri) (born 17 April 2000) is a Japanese professional golfer and LPGA Tour player. She won three times on the LPGA of Japan Tour 2021–2023.[1]
| Yuri Yoshida 吉田 優利 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 17 April 2000 Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan |
| Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| College | Japan Wellness Sports University |
| Turned professional | 2019 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2024) LPGA of Japan Tour (joined 2020) |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 3 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2019, 2023 |
| Women's British Open | CUT: 2023 |
| Evian Championship | DNP |
Early life and amateur career edit
Yoshida had a successful amateur career and in 2018 she won both the Japan Junior Championship and the Japan Women's Amateur Championship.[2] In 2019, she was medalist at the Australian Women's Amateur.[3]
She represented Japan internationally, and led her team to a runner-up finish behind the United States at the 2018 Espirito Santo Trophy in Ireland, where she finished third individually behind Cho Ayean and Jennifer Kupcho.[2]
Professional career edit
Yoshida turned professional in late 2019 and joined the 2020 LPGA of Japan Tour. She won twice on the 2020–21 LPGA of Japan Tour season, and rose to a Women's World Golf Rankings of 77 by September 2021.[4] In 2023, she won the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup, one of the four majors of the JLPGA.[5]
Yoshida earned her card for the 2024 LPGA Tour through qualifying school, where she tied for 7th.[6]
Amateur wins edit
- 2017 Kanto Amateur Championship, Aaron Baddeley International Junior Championship
- 2018 Japan Women's Amateur Championship, Japan Junior Championship
Source:[2]
Professional wins (3) edit
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (3) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 Jul 2021 | Rakuten Super Ladies | 65-67-66=198 | −18 | 3 stroke | Mamiko Higa
|
| 2 | 5 Sep 2021 | Golf5 Ladies | 69-68-65=202 | −14 | Playoff | Eri Okayama
|
| 3 | 7 May 2023 | World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup | 71-69-76-73=289 | +1 | 3 strokes |  Jiyai Shin
|
Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in LPGA of Japan Tour.
Results in LPGA majors edit
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | |||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | |||
| Women's PGA Championship | |||||
| The Evian Championship | NT | ||||
| Women's British Open | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
Team appearances edit
Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Japan): 2018
- Queen Sirikit Cup (representing Japan): 2019
Source:[2]
References edit
- ^ "Member Guide: Yuri Yoshida". LPGA of Japan. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Yuri Yoshida". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Three-way tie for medalist at Women's Australian Amateur". Amateur Golf. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Yuri Yoshida". Women's World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Yuri Yoshida wins first Japan women's major title". Japan Times. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "2023 LPGA Q-Series: Meet the Top 45 and Ties". LPGA. 7 December 2023.
External links edit
- Yuri Yoshida at the LPGA of Japan Tour official site
- Yuri Yoshida at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site