Yuri Yoshida

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|4|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan

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| height = 158 cm

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| college = Japan Wellness Sports University

| yearpro = 2019

| tour = LPGA Tour (joined 2024)
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| anainspiration = T40: 2025

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| wusopen = T51: 2024

| wbritopen = CUT: 2023

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{{nihongo|Yuri Yoshida|吉田優利|Yoshida Yuri}} (born 17 April 2000) is a Japanese professional golfer and LPGA Tour player. She won four times on the LPGA of Japan Tour.{{cite web |title=Member Guide: Yuri Yoshida |url=https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/members/info/1003054 |publisher=LPGA of Japan |access-date=7 December 2023}}

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.{{cite web |title=Three-way tie for medalist at Women's Australian Amateur |url=https://www.amateurgolf.com/golf-tournament-news/23394/Three-way-tie-for-medalist-at-Women-s-Aussie-Am--bracket-set |publisher=Amateur Golf |access-date=7 December 2023}}

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.{{cite web |title=Yuri Yoshida |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/players/6118 |publisher=Women's World Golf Ranking |access-date=7 December 2023}} In 2023, she won the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup, one of the four majors of the JLPGA.{{cite news |title=Yuri Yoshida wins first Japan women's major title |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/05/07/more-sports/golf/yoshida-world-ladies-championship/ |newspaper=Japan Times |access-date=7 December 2023}}

Yoshida earned her card for the 2024 LPGA Tour through qualifying school, where she tied for 7th.{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2023/2023-lpga-q-series-meet-the-top-45-and-ties |title=2023 LPGA Q-Series: Meet the Top 45 and Ties |publisher=LPGA |date=7 December 2023}}

Amateur wins

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

Source:{{cite web |title=Yuri Yoshida |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/yuri-yoshida-23600 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=7 December 2023}}