Junko Yasui
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{{short description|Japanese professional golfer (born 1973}}
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| birth_place = Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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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 !Runner(s)-up |
align=center|1
|align=right|4 Sep 1988 |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 |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 |
align=center|5
|align=right|15 Jul 1990 |align=right|68-66-75=209 |align=center|−7 |2 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN}} Fukumi Tani |
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 |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 |
align=center|10
|align=right|3 Sep 1995 |align=right|69-73=142 |align=center|−4 |Playoff |{{flagicon|JPN}} Akira Nakano |
align=center|11
|align=right|30 May 1999 |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 |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 |
References
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External links
- {{JLPGA player|1000236}}
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Category:Japanese female golfers
Category:LPGA of Japan Tour golfers
Category:Golfers from Hyōgo Prefecture