Mayumi Hirase
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Mayumi Hirase is an Japanese professional golfer
who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour
and the LPGA Tour
.
Hirase won 18 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 1989 and 2000.
Hirase won once on the LPGA Tour in 1996.
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour
LPGA of Japan Tour
The Japan LPGA Tour is a professional golf tour for women organised by the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan. It is the second richest women's golf tour in the world. The U.S.-based LPGA Tour is the most important women's tour, but the prize money gap has closed markedly since the...
and the LPGA Tour
LPGA
The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
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Hirase won 18 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 1989 and 2000.
Hirase won once on the LPGA Tour in 1996.
LPGA of Japan Tour (18)
- 1989 (3) JLPGA Lady Borden Cup, two other wins
- 1990 (1) Fujisankei Ladies ClassicFujisankei Ladies ClassicThe Fujisankei Ladies Classic is an annual golf event on the LPGA of Japan Tour. It was first played in 1982. The tournament has been held at the Kawana Hotel's Fuji course since 2005. The prize fund in 2008 was ¥80,000,000, with ¥14,400,000 going to the winner...
- 1991 (1) one win
- 1992 (1) one win
- 1993 (3) World Ladies Golf Tournament, Fujitsu LadiesFujitsu LadiesThe Fujitsu Ladies is an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on LPGA of Japan Tour. It is generally played in October and in recent years at the Tokyu Seven Hundred Club, Chiba, Chiba...
, one other win - 1994 (4) NEC Karuizawa 72NEC Karuizawa 72The NEC Karuizawa 72 is an annual golf tournament on the LPGA of Japan Tour. It is first played in 1987. The event is held in Nagano, currently at the Karuizawa 72 Golf North Course...
, JLPGA Meiji Dairies Cup, two other wins - 1995 (3) NEC Karuizawa 72NEC Karuizawa 72The NEC Karuizawa 72 is an annual golf tournament on the LPGA of Japan Tour. It is first played in 1987. The event is held in Nagano, currently at the Karuizawa 72 Golf North Course...
, two other wins - 1999 (1) one win
- 2000 (1) Fujisankei Ladies ClassicFujisankei Ladies ClassicThe Fujisankei Ladies Classic is an annual golf event on the LPGA of Japan Tour. It was first played in 1982. The tournament has been held at the Kawana Hotel's Fuji course since 2005. The prize fund in 2008 was ¥80,000,000, with ¥14,400,000 going to the winner...