Nayoko Yoshikawa is an Japan

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

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 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) and the LPGA Tour

LPGA

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Yoshikawa won 29 times on the JLPGA between 1979 and 1995. She was the leading money winner on JLPGA in 1988.

One of Yoshikawa's JLPGA wins was co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour, the 1984 Mazda Japan Classic.

Yoshikawa finished third at the LPGA Tour's qualifying school

Qualifying school

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 tournament in January 1978 and played sparingly on the LPGA Tour from 1978 to 1980. Her 1984 win was as a non-member.

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (29)

• 1979 (3) Japan Women's Open
  Japan Women's Open Golf Championship
  The is Japan's national women's open golf championship. From 2006 it is one of the two richest tournaments on the LPGA of Japan Tour, with a prize fund of 140 million Yen.Tournament names through the years:*1968-1970: TBS Women's Open...
  
  , two other wins
• 1980 (3) JLPGA Lady Borden Cup, two other wins
• 1982 (4) Pioneer Cup, three other wins
• 1983 (4) Fujitsu Ladies
  Fujitsu Ladies
  The 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...
  
  , three other wins
• 1984 (3) Fujitsu Ladies
  Fujitsu Ladies
  The 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...
  
  , Mazda Japan Classic (co-sanctioned with LPGA Tour), one other win
• 1985 (1) one win
• 1986 (1) one win
• 1987 (3) Japan Women's Open
  Japan Women's Open Golf Championship
  The is Japan's national women's open golf championship. From 2006 it is one of the two richest tournaments on the LPGA of Japan Tour, with a prize fund of 140 million Yen.Tournament names through the years:*1968-1970: TBS Women's Open...
  
  , two other wins
• 1988 (5) IDC Otsuka Ladies
  IDC Otsuka Ladies
  The IDC Otsuka Ladies, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Hisako Higuchi IDC Otsuka Ladies is an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on LPGA of Japan Tour. It is usually played in October and in recent years at the Musashigaoka Golf Course, Hannō, Saitama...
  
  , four other wins
• 1990 (1) one win
• 1995 (1) one win

LPGA Tour wins

• 1984
  1984 LPGA Tour
  The 1984 LPGA Tour was the 35th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 26 to November 4. The season consisted of 36 official money events. Amy Alcott and Patty Sheehan won the most tournaments, four each...
  
   Mazda Japan Classic (co-sanctioned with LPGA of Japan Tour)

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