Nayoko Yoshikawa
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| Nayoko Yoshikawa 吉川なよ子 | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
18 February 1949 Sapporo, Japan |
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Nationality |
 Japan |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) |
LPGA of Japan Tour (1973-2004) LPGA Tour (1978-1980) |
| Professional wins | 29 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 29 |
| Best results in LPGA Major Championships | |
| Kraft Nabisco C'ship | DNP |
| LPGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 1989 |
| du Maurier Classic | DNP |
| Achievements and awards | |
| LPGA of Japan Tour leading money winner | 1988 |
Nayoko Yoshikawa (Japanese: 吉川なよ子, born 18 February 1949) is an Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA) and the LPGA Tour.
Yoshikawa won 29 times on the JLPGA between 1979 and 1995. She was the leading money winner on JLPGA in 1988.
One of Yoshikawa's JLPGA wins was co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour, the 1984 Mazda Japan Classic.[1][2]
Yoshikawa finished third at the LPGA Tour's qualifying school tournament in January 1978[3] and played sparingly on the LPGA Tour from 1978 to 1980. Her 1984 win was as a non-member.[4]
Professional wins
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (29)
- 1979 (3) Japan Women's Open, two other wins
- 1980 (3) JLPGA Lady Borden Cup, two other wins
- 1982 (4) Pioneer Cup, three other wins
- 1983 (4) Fujitsu Ladies, three other wins
- 1984 (3) Fujitsu Ladies, Mazda Japan Classic (co-sanctioned with LPGA Tour), one other win
- 1985 (1) one win
- 1986 (1) one win
- 1987 (3) Japan Women's Open, two other wins
- 1988 (5) IDC Otsuka Ladies, four other wins
- 1990 (1) one win
- 1995 (1) one win
LPGA Tour wins
- 1984 Mazda Japan Classic (co-sanctioned with LPGA of Japan Tour)
Team appearances
Professional
- Handa Cup (representing World team): 2006, 2007
References
External links
- Nayoko Yoshikawa at the LPGA of Japan Tour official site (Japanese)
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