Minami Katsu (Japanese: 勝みなみ, born 1 July 1998) is a Japanese professional golfer. She is the youngest winner in the history of the LPGA of Japan Tour when she won the KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open as an amateur on 20 April 2014 at age 15.[2]
Katsu was born in Kagoshima City in 1998. She began to play golf at the age of six under her grandfather's influence. She graduated from Kagoshima Municipal Nagata Junior High School in 2014[1] and from Kagoshima High School [ja] in 2017.
Amateur winsedit
2014 New Zealand Women's Stroke Play Championship,[1] Japan Junior Golf Championship (girl's aged 15–17 division)[3]
2015 Japan Women's Amateur
Professional careeredit
Katsu has eight wins on the LPGA of Japan Tour, including one as an amateur.
minami, katsu, confused, with, manami, katsu, japanese, 勝みなみ, born, july, 1998, japanese, professional, golfer, youngest, winner, history, lpga, japan, tour, when, vantelin, ladies, open, amateur, april, 2014, 勝みなみkatsu, 2019personal, informationborn, 1998, ju. Not to be confused with Manami Katsu Minami Katsu Japanese 勝みなみ born 1 July 1998 is a Japanese professional golfer She is the youngest winner in the history of the LPGA of Japan Tour when she won the KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open as an amateur on 20 April 2014 at age 15 2 Minami Katsu勝みなみKatsu in 2019Personal informationBorn 1998 07 01 1 July 1998 age 25 1 Kagoshima City Kagoshima Prefecture JapanHeight1 59 m 5 ft 3 in Sporting nationality JapanCareerStatusProfessionalCurrent tour s LPGA of Japan TourLPGA TourProfessional wins8Number of wins by tourLPGA of Japan Tour8Best results in LPGA major championshipsChevron ChampionshipT9 2024Women s PGA C shipCUT 2023U S Women s OpenT22 2019Women s British OpenT21 2023Evian Championship53rd 2023 Contents 1 Early life 2 Amateur wins 3 Professional career 4 Professional wins 8 4 1 LPGA of Japan Tour wins 8 5 Team appearances 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editKatsu was born in Kagoshima City in 1998 She began to play golf at the age of six under her grandfather s influence She graduated from Kagoshima Municipal Nagata Junior High School in 2014 1 and from Kagoshima High School ja in 2017 Amateur wins edit2014 New Zealand Women s Stroke Play Championship 1 Japan Junior Golf Championship girl s aged 15 17 division 3 2015 Japan Women s AmateurProfessional career editKatsu has eight wins on the LPGA of Japan Tour including one as an amateur Katsu earned her LPGA Tour card for the 2023 season via Q School 4 Professional wins 8 editLPGA of Japan Tour wins 8 edit No Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin ofvictory Runner s up 1 20 Apr 2014 KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Opena 66 71 68 205 11 1 stroke nbsp Lee Bo mee 2 18 Nov 2018 Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open 71 68 64 65 268 20 4 strokes nbsp Erika Kikuchi 3 5 May 2019 Panasonic Open Ladies Golf Tournament 69 68 67 204 12 Playoff nbsp Jeon Mi jeong 4 26 May 2019 Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open 68 62 72 202 14 2 strokes nbsp Yui Kawamoto 5 30 May 2021 Resort Trust Ladies 69 70 69 71 279 9 3 strokes nbsp Mamiko Higa nbsp Momoko Osato nbsp Momo Yoshikawa 6 3 Oct 2021 Japan Women s Open Golf Championship 68 67 69 66 270 14 6 strokes nbsp Mao Saigo nbsp Momoko Ueda 7 31 Jul 2022 Rakuten Super Ladies 65 66 64 71 266 22 5 strokes nbsp Mone Inami 8 2 Oct 2022 Japan Women s Open Golf Championship 72 75 70 68 285 3 1 stroke nbsp Jiyai Shin a Katsu won the 2014 KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open as an amateur Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in LPGA of Japan Tour Team appearances editAmateur Espirito Santo Trophy representing Japan 2014References edit a b c Profile Minami Katsu in Japanese Japan Golf Association Minami Katsu wins at age 15 ESPN Associated Press 20 April 2014 2014 Japan Junior Golf Championship girl s aged 15 17 division Japan Golf Association 2023 LPGA Tour Rookies LPGA 12 December 2022 External links editMinami Katsu at the LPGA of Japan Tour official site Minami Katsu at the Women s World Golf Rankings official site nbsp This biographical article relating to golf in Japan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Minami Katsu amp oldid 1220280480, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
