Yuri Yoshida Explained

Yuri Yoshida
Birth Date:	17 April 2000
Birth Place:	Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
Height:	158 cm
Weight:	58 kg
College:	Japan Wellness Sports University
Yearpro:	2019
Tour:	LPGA Tour (joined 2024) LPGA of Japan Tour (joined 2020)
Prowins:	3
Jlpgawins:	3
Anainspiration:	DNP
Lpga:	DNP
Wusopen:	T51: 2024
Wbritopen:	CUT: 2023
Evian:	DNP

(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]

Early life and amateur career

Yoshida had a successful amateur career and in 2018 she won both the Japan Junior Championship and the Japan Women's Amateur Championship. In 2019, she was medalist at the Australian Women's Amateur.^[2]

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.

Professional career

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.^[3] In 2023, she won the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup, one of the four majors of the JLPGA.^[4]

Yoshida earned her card for the 2024 LPGA Tour through qualifying school, where she tied for 7th.^[5]

Amateur wins

• 2017 Kanto Amateur Championship, Aaron Baddeley International Junior Championship
• 2018 Japan Women's Amateur Championship, Japan Junior Championship

Source:^[6]

Professional wins (3)

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (3)

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

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

Amateur

• Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Japan): 2018
• Queen Sirikit Cup (representing Japan): 2019

Source:^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Member Guide: Yuri Yoshida . LPGA of Japan . 7 December 2023.
2. Web site: Three-way tie for medalist at Women's Australian Amateur . Amateur Golf . 7 December 2023.
3. Web site: Yuri Yoshida . Women's World Golf Ranking . 7 December 2023.
4. News: Yuri Yoshida wins first Japan women's major title . Japan Times . 7 December 2023.
5. Web site: 2023 LPGA Q-Series: Meet the Top 45 and Ties . LPGA . 7 December 2023.
6. Web site: Yuri Yoshida . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 7 December 2023.