Yuko Moriguchi
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Yuko Moriguchi is a Japan
Japan
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ese 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...

 and the LPGA Tour
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Moriguchi won 41 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 1978 and 1994 and one of those events, the 1987 Mazda Japan Classic, was an LPGA Tour co-sanctioned tournament.

Moriguchi won the LPGA qualifying school
Qualifying school
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 tournament in January 1981 and played sparingly on the LPGA Tour from 1981 to 1983. Her 1987 win was as a non-member.

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (41)

  • 1978 (4) Japan LPGA Championship
    Japan LPGA Championship
    , is the first-longest running tournament in the history of the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association. surpassed only by Japan Women's Open...

    , World Ladies Golf Tournament, two other wins
  • 1979 (2) two wins
  • 1980 (3) three wins
  • 1981 (6) JLPGA Lady Borden Cup, five other wins
  • 1982 (4) four wins
  • 1983 (4) four wins
  • 1985 (5) JLPGA Lady Borden Cup, 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...

    , three other wins
  • 1987 (2) JLPGA Lady Borden Cup, Mazda Japan Classic (co-sanctioned with LPGA Tour)
  • 1989 (2) two wins
  • 1990 (2) 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...

    , one other win
  • 1991 (3) three wins
  • 1992 (1) one win
  • 1993 (1) one win
  • 1994 (2) two wins

LPGA Tour wins (1)

  • 1987
    1987 LPGA Tour
    The 1987 LPGA Tour was the 38th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 29 to November 8. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Jane Geddes won the most tournaments, five...

     Mazda Japan Classic (co-sanctioned with LPGA of Japan Tour)

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