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) |
| 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 | T51: 2024 |
| Women's British Open | CUT: 2023 |
| Evian Championship | DNP |
Early life and amateur career
editYoshida 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
editYoshida 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)
editLPGA 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 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | ||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | T51 | |||
| Women's PGA Championship | ||||||
| The Evian Championship | NT | |||||
| Women's British Open | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
Team appearances
editAmateur
- 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 LPGA Tour official site
- Yuri Yoshida at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site