Michiko Okada
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Michiko Okada is an Japan
ese professional golfer
who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour
(JLPGA).
Okada won 10 times on the JLPGA between 1975 and 1995. One of Ohsako's JLPGA wins was co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
, the 1978 Mizuno-Japan Classic.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese professional golfer
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...
(JLPGA).
Okada won 10 times on the JLPGA between 1975 and 1995. One of Ohsako's JLPGA wins was co-sanctioned with 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...
, the 1978 Mizuno-Japan Classic.
LPGA of Japan Tour wins
- 1975 (1) one win
- 1976 (1) one win
- 1977 (1) one win
- 1978 (1) Mizuno-Japan Classic (co-sanctioned with LPGA Tour)
- 1981 (1) one win
- 1983 (1) one win
- 1986 (1) one win
- 1989 (1) one win
- 1992 (1) one win
- 1995 (1) one win
LPGA Tour wins
- 19781978 LPGA TourThe 1978 LPGA Tour was the 29th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 10 to November 12. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Nancy Lopez won the most tournaments, nine. She also led the money list with earnings of $189,814.There were four...
Mizuno-Japan Classic (co-sanctioned with LPGA of Japan Tour)