Nayoko Yoshikawa Explained
Nayoko Yoshikawa
吉川なよ子 |
| Birth Date: | 18 February 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Sapporo, Japan |
| Status: | Professional |
| Extour: | LPGA of Japan Tour (1973-2004)
LPGA Tour (1978-1980) |
| Prowins: | 29 |
| Lpgawins: | 1 |
| Jlpgawins: | 29 |
| Nabisco: | DNP |
| Lpga: | DNP |
| Wusopen: | CUT: 1989 |
| Dumaurier: | DNP |
| Award1: | LPGA of Japan Tour
leading money winner |
| Year1: | 1988 |
Nayoko Yoshikawa (ja|吉川なよ子, born 18 February 1949) is a 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 LPGA East vs. West, Japan Women's Open, Mita Lakeside Women's Professional
- 1980 (3) Stanley Ladies, JLPGA Lady Borden Cup, Sanyo Queens
- 1982 (4) Okinawa Makiminato Auto Ladies, Mizuno Open, Pioneer Cup, Kosaido Asahi Golf Cup
- 1983 (4) Junon Ladies Open, Stanley Ladies, Isuzu Ladies Cup, Fujitsu Ladies
- 1984 (3) Fujitsu Ladies, Mazda Japan Classic (co-sanctioned with LPGA Tour), Saikai National Park Ladies Open
- 1985 (1) Uniden Japan Ladies
- 1986 (1) Dunlop Ladies Open
- 1987 (3) Kumamoto Cyuoh Ladies, Japan Women's Open, Stanley Ladies
- 1988 (5) Kibun Ladies Classic, Yamaha Cup Ladies Open, Mizuno Open, Stanley Ladies, Itsuki & Orimupikku Ladies
- 1990 (1) Itoki Classic
- 1995 (1) Saishunkan Ladies Hinokuni Open
Tournament in bold denotes major championships on LPGA of Japan Tour.
LPGA Tour wins (1)
Team appearances
Professional
- Handa Cup (representing World team): 2006, 2007
Notes and References
- Web site: LPGA All-Time Winners List . 25 July 2010 . 29 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101229053926/http://www.lpga.com/content/All-timeWinnersList.pdf . dead .
- Web site: LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 . 25 July 2010 . 29 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629095854/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology80-89.pdf . dead .
- http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?mid=1&pid=581 LPGA Tour Qualifying School 1973-1979
- Web site: LPGA All-Time Records . 25 July 2010 . 15 April 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070415045540/http://www.lpga.com/content/Alltimerecords.pdf . dead .
