Junko Yasui

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{{short description|Japanese professional golfer (born 1973}}

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{{Nihongo|Junko Yasui|安井 純子|Yasui Junko|born 25 July 1960|lead=yes}} is a professional golfer from Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.{{Cite web |title=不動及ばず。L.ケーンが逆転V |url=https://news.golfdigest.co.jp/lpga/3735/article/40306/4/?car=fromNewsSearch |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=GDOニュース |language=ja}}{{Cite web |title=|JLPGA|日本女子プロゴルフ協会 |url=https://www.lpga.or.jp/members/info/1000236 |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=一般社団法人日本女子プロゴルフ協会 |language=ja}} She studied under Kosaku Shimada and is a mentor to Nobuko Onizawa, among others.{{Cite web |title=ベテラン鬼澤信子 45歳になっても飛距離が落ちない理由とは? |url=https://news.golfdigest.co.jp/news/gdoeye/jlpga/article/53318/1/?car=fromNewsSearch |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=GDOニュース |language=ja}}

Yasui began playing golf at the age of 21 after graduating from Hyogo Prefectural Himeji Higashi High School. On 13 September 1984, she passed the professional exam and entered 47th class of the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan (LPGA of Japan) the following year, on 1 March 1985.

In 1988, she won her first tour title at the Fujisankei Ladies Classic.

In 1991, she scored two holes-in-one; one during the Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament and the other while competing in the Yamaha Cup Ladies Open.

Yasui won four consecutive championships in playoffs in 1995 (Fujisankei Ladies Classic), 1999 (Kosaido Ladies Golf Cup and Sumitomo VISA Pacific Club Ladies), and 2000 (Toyo Suisan Ladies Hokkaido).{{Cite web |title=<記録・国内女子>プレーオフ連勝記録保持者(4連勝) |url=https://news.golfdigest.co.jp/news/rec/jlpga/article/56267/1/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=GDOニュース |language=ja}}

Throughout her career, Yasui has often been among the top ranked in prize money earned. As of 2025, she ranks No.33, with ¥533,347,024 in lifetime winnings.

Professional wins (15)

=LPGA of Japan Tour wins (15)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!To par

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|4 Sep 1988

|Fujisankei Ladies Classic

|align=right|66-73-71=210

|align=center|−9

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Cindy Rarick

align=center|2

|align=right|16 Apr 1989

|Tokushima Tsukinomiya Ladies Classic Open

|align=right|69-72-74=215

|align=center|−1

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Reiko Kashiwado

align=center|3

|align=right|1 Apr 1990

|Tohato Ladies Golf Tournamen

|align=right|68-72-74=214

|align=center|−2

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kayoko Yamaguchi

align=center|4

|align=right|15 Apr 1990

|Tokushima Tsukinomiya Ladies Classic Open

|align=right|65-69-70=204

|align=center|−12

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Reiko Kashiwado
{{flagicon|JPN}} Ikuyo Shiotani
{{flagicon|JPN}} Erika Nakajima
{{flagicon|JPN}} Norimi Terasawa

align=center|5

|align=right|15 Jul 1990

|Asahi International Ladies

|align=right|68-66-75=209

|align=center|−7

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Fukumi Tani
{{flagicon|JPN}} Norimi Terazawa

align=center|6

|align=right|29 Jul 1990

|Stanley Ladies Golf Tournament

|align=right|70-67-71=208

|align=center|−8

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|TWN}} Yueh-Chyn Huang

align=center|7

|align=right|7 Apr 1991

|Tohato Ladies Golf Tournament

|align=right|70-68-33=171

|align=center|−9

|7 strokes

|{{flagicon|TWN}} Tu Ai-yu

align=center|8

|align=right|23 Jun 1991

|Dunlop Ladies Open Golf

|align=right|74-68-70-71=283

|align=center|−5

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuko Moriguchi

align=center|9

|align=right|22 Nov 1992

|Daio Paper Elleair Women's Open Golf Tournament

|align=right|66-71-70=207

|align=center|−9

|6 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tomiko Ikebuchi
{{flagicon|JPN}} Miyuki Shimabukuro
{{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Davies

align=center|10

|align=right|3 Sep 1995

|Fujisankei Ladies Classic

|align=right|69-73=142

|align=center|−4

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Akira Nakano

align=center|11

|align=right|30 May 1999

|Kosaido Ladies Golf Cup

|align=right|73-70-72=215

|align=center|−1

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Miyuki Shimabukuro

align=center|12

|align=right|25 Jul 1999

|Sumitomo VISA Pacific Club Ladies

|align=right|70-72-68=210

|align=center|−6

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Aki Takamura

align=center|13

|align=right|16 Jul 2000

|Toyo Suisan Ladies Hokkaido

|align=right|66-64-74=204

|align=center|−12

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Mineko Nasu

align=center|14

|align=right|20 Aug 2000

|New Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ladies

|align=right|72-68-75=215

|align=center|−4

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Mineko Nasu

align=center|15

|align=right|1 Oct 2000

|Friskies Osaka Women's Open Golf Tournament

|align=right|68-71-69=208

|align=center|−8

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Orie Fujino

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