Junko Yasui
| Junko Yasui 安井 純子 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 25 July 1960 Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 5 ft .2 in (1.53 m) |
| Sporting nationality | Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1985 |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA of Japan Tour |
| Professional wins | 15 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 15 |
Junko Yasui (Japanese: 安井 純子, Hepburn: Yasui Junko; born 25 July 1960) is a professional golfer from Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] She studied under Kosaku Shimada and is a mentor to Nobuko Onizawa, among others.[2][3]
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.[2]
In 1988, she won her first tour title at the Fujisankei Ladies Classic.[2]
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.[2]
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).[4]
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.[2]
Professional wins (15)
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (15)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Sep 1988 | Fujisankei Ladies Classic | 66-73-71=210 | −9 | 1 stroke | Cindy Rarick |
| 2 | 16 Apr 1989 | Tokushima Tsukinomiya Ladies Classic Open | 69-72-74=215 | −1 | Playoff | Reiko Kashiwado |
| 3 | 1 Apr 1990 | Tohato Ladies Golf Tournamen | 68-72-74=214 | −2 | Playoff | Kayoko Yamaguchi |
| 4 | 15 Apr 1990 | Tokushima Tsukinomiya Ladies Classic Open | 65-69-70=204 | −12 | Playoff | Reiko Kashiwado Ikuyo Shiotani Erika Nakajima Norimi Terasawa |
| 5 | 15 Jul 1990 | Asahi International Ladies | 68-66-75=209 | −7 | 2 strokes | Fukumi Tani Norimi Terazawa |
| 6 | 29 Jul 1990 | Stanley Ladies Golf Tournament | 70-67-71=208 | −8 | 1 stroke | Yueh-Chyn Huang |
| 7 | 7 Apr 1991 | Tohato Ladies Golf Tournament | 70-68-33=171 | −9 | 7 strokes | Tu Ai-yu |
| 8 | 23 Jun 1991 | Dunlop Ladies Open Golf | 74-68-70-71=283 | −5 | 3 strokes | Yuko Moriguchi |
| 9 | 22 Nov 1992 | Daio Paper Elleair Women's Open Golf Tournament | 66-71-70=207 | −9 | 6 strokes | Tomiko Ikebuchi Miyuki Shimabukuro Laura Davies |
| 10 | 3 Sep 1995 | Fujisankei Ladies Classic | 69-73=142 | −4 | Playoff | Akira Nakano |
| 11 | 30 May 1999 | Kosaido Ladies Golf Cup | 73-70-72=215 | −1 | Playoff | Miyuki Shimabukuro |
| 12 | 25 Jul 1999 | Sumitomo VISA Pacific Club Ladies | 70-72-68=210 | −6 | 2 strokes | Aki Takamura |
| 13 | 16 Jul 2000 | Toyo Suisan Ladies Hokkaido | 66-64-74=204 | −12 | 4 strokes | Mineko Nasu |
| 14 | 20 Aug 2000 | New Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ladies | 72-68-75=215 | −4 | Playoff | Mineko Nasu |
| 15 | 1 Oct 2000 | Friskies Osaka Women's Open Golf Tournament | 68-71-69=208 | −8 | Playoff | Orie Fujino |
References
- ^ "不動及ばず。L.ケーンが逆転V". GDOニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "｜JLPGA｜日本女子プロゴルフ協会". 一般社団法人日本女子プロゴルフ協会 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "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？". GDOニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "＜記録・国内女子＞プレーオフ連勝記録保持者（4連勝）". GDOニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
External links
- Junko Yasui at the LPGA of Japan Tour official site