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Sakura Yokomine
Japanese professional golfer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sakura Yokomine (横峯さくら, Yokomine Sakura, born 13 December 1985 in Kanoya, Kagoshima) is a Japanese professional golfer. She is one of the leading players on the LPGA of Japan Tour and was in the top twenty of the February 2006 debut edition of the Women's World Golf Rankings. She finished T-11 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn her tour card for 2015.[1]
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Sakura Yokomine 横峯さくら | |||||||
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![]() Yokomine at the 2010 Women's British Open | |||||||
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Born | (1985-12-13) 13 December 1985 (age 38) Kanoya, Japan | ||||||
Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||||||
Spouse | Yotaro Morikawa | ||||||
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Turned professional | 2004 | ||||||
Current tour(s) | LPGA of Japan Tour LPGA Tour (joined 2015) | ||||||
Professional wins | 25 | ||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||
LPGA of Japan Tour | 23 | ||||||
Ladies Asian Golf Tour | 1 | ||||||
Other | 1 | ||||||
Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||||
Chevron Championship | T19: 2008 | ||||||
Women's PGA C'ship | T13: 2015 | ||||||
U.S. Women's Open | T7: 2014 | ||||||
Women's British Open | T16: 2006 | ||||||
Evian Championship | T29: 2014 | ||||||
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Yokomine has endorsement deals with Epson, Srixon, Asahi Soft Drinks, Le Coq Sportif, ANA and Sato.