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| Sakura Yokomine 横峯さくら | |||||||||
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.jpg) Yokomine at the 2010 Women's British Open | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | (1985-12-13) 13 December 1985 (age 39) Kanoya, Japan | ||||||||
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Japan | ||||||||
| Spouse | Yotaro Morikawa | ||||||||
| Career | |||||||||
| Turned professional | 2004 | ||||||||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA of Japan Tour LPGA Tour (joined 2015) | ||||||||
| Professional wins | 25 | ||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 23 | ||||||||
| Ladies Asian Golf Tour | 1 | ||||||||
| Other | 1 | ||||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||||||
| Chevron Championship | T19: 2008 | ||||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T13: 2015 | ||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T7: 2014 | ||||||||
| Women's British Open | T16: 2006 | ||||||||
| Evian Championship | T29: 2014 | ||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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Medal record
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Sakura Yokomine (横峯さくら, Yokomine Sakura, born 13 December 1985 in Kanoya, Kagoshima) is a Japanese professional golfer. She is one of the leading players on the LPGA of Japan Tour and was in the top twenty of the February 2006 debut edition of the Women's World Golf Rankings. She finished T-11 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn her tour card for 2015.
Yokomine has endorsement deals with Epson, Srixon, Asahi Soft Drinks, Le Coq Sportif, ANA and Sato.
Professional wins
LPGA of Japan Tour (23)
Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in LPGA of Japan Tour.
Ladies Asian Golf Tour
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Feb 2011 | Yumeya Championship | 67-67-74=208 | −8 | 1 stroke | Rui Yokomine
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Other
- 2006 Hitachi 3Tours Championship (with Shin Hyun-Ju, Wei Yun-Jye, Ai Miyazato, Akane Iijima)
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2019.
| ! Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T43 | T19 | T25 | T27 | T59 | T41 | CUT | T68 | T39 | |||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T22 | T51 | T10 | T27 | T39 | T7 | T47 | T38 | CUT | CUT | ||||
| Women's PGA Championship | T25 | T13 | CUT | CUT | T66 | T60 | ||||||||
| The Evian Championship ^ | T29 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T52 | |||||||||
| Women's British Open | T16 | CUT | T24 | T31 | CUT | CUT | T36 | CUT | CUT | T24 | ||||
| ! Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | CUT | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | |||
| Women's PGA Championship | |||
| The Evian Championship | |||
| Women's British Open |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
Top 10 Did not playCUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 27 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 9 (2008 ANA – 2011 U.S. Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)
Team appearances
Professional
- Lexus Cup (representing Asia team): 2006 (winners)
- World Cup (representing Japan): 2006
- International Crown (representing Japan): 2014
References
- "Final Round Results - LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament". LPGA. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- "2011 Yumeya Championship Full Results". LAGT. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Sakura Yokomine at the LPGA of Japan Tour official site
- Sakura Yokomine at the LPGA Tour official site
- Sakura Yokomine at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
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