Rui Kitada
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Rui Kitada is a Japan
ese professional golf
er on the LPGA of Japan Tour
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Kitada has won six times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 2004 and 2010.
In February 2005, she teamed with Ai Miyazato
to win the inaugural Women's World Cup of Golf
in South Africa
.
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 golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er 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...
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Kitada has won six times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 2004 and 2010.
In February 2005, she teamed with Ai Miyazato
Ai Miyazato
is a Japanese professional golfer who currently competes on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Japan LPGA Tour . She was the top-ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings for three periods of time in 2010.-Early life and amateur career:...
to win the inaugural Women's World Cup of Golf
Women's World Cup of Golf
The Women's World Cup of Golf was a professional golf tournament contested by teams of two female golfers representing their respective countries....
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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LPGA of Japan Tour (6)
- 2004 Nichirei Cup World Ladies Golf Tournament, 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...
, one other win - 2007 one win
- 2008 Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament
- 20102010 LPGA of Japan TourEvents in bold are majors.Mizuno Classic is co-sanctioned with LPGA.* Ahn Sun-ju's victory at Stanley Ladies marks Korean players' 100th victory since Ku Ok-hee's victory at Kibun Ladies Classic in 1985. ....
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