Yuri Fudoh
Yuri Fudoh (不動 裕理, Fudō Yūri, born 14 October 1976 in Kumamoto) is a Japanese golfer. She was the leading money winner on the JLPGA Tour six times in a row from 2000 to 2005. She became the first player on the JLPGA Tour to earn in excess of 100 million yen, a feat she accomplished in 2000, and achieved again in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
| Yuri Fudoh 不動 裕理 | |||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | 14 October 1976 Kumamoto, Japan | ||||||
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||
| Nationality |  Japan | ||||||
| Career | |||||||
| Turned professional | 1996 | ||||||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA of Japan Tour | ||||||
| Professional wins | 50 | ||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 50 | ||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||||
| ANA Inspiration | T15: 2006 | ||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T20: 2006 | ||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T12: 2001 | ||||||
| du Maurier Classic | DNP | ||||||
| Women's British Open | T3: 2008 | ||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||
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In 2003, Fudoh became the first player to win 10 tournaments in a year and she earned more prize money than the leading male player on the Japan Golf Tour. In 2004 Fudoh became the youngest player to earn permanent seeding on the Tour following her 30th career victory at the Golf 5 Ladies Open. In 2005 Fudoh became the first JLPGA Player to earn in excess of 800 million yen.
In 2005, she topped the money list for the sixth consecutive year following her second-place finish at the Ricoh JLPGA Tour Championship. In 2006, she became the youngest player on the JLPGA Tour to win 40 tournaments following her win at the Life Card Ladies Open. In 2008, she became the first player on the JLPGA Tour to break the billion-yen barrier in career winnings with her victory in the Meiji Chocolate Cup, and also took the lead at Sunningdale in the Women's British Open.
Fudoh has stated that her primary goal is to compete in Japan and she has no interest competing on the U.S. LPGA Tour full-time apart from the majors. She was fourth on the debut edition of the Women's World Golf Rankings, released in February 2006.
She currently has endorsement deals with Titleist, Ellesse and Nomura Asset Management
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (50)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Nov 1999 | Itoen Ladies | -9 (68–71–68=207) | 1 stroke | Aki Nakano |
| 2 | 14 May 2000 | Vernal Cup RKB Ladies | -4 (70–72–70=212) | 3 strokes | Aki Takamura |
| 3 | 4 Jun 2000 | Resort Trust Ladies | -11 (66–71–68=205) | 5 strokes | Yuriko Ohtsuka |
| 4 | 18 Jun 2000 | APiTa Circle K Sunkus Ladies | -3 (71–73–69=213) | 1 stroke | Midori Yoneyama |
| 5 | 13 Aug 2000 | NEC Karuizawa 72 | -5 (71–69–71=211) | Playoff | Chieko Amanuma |
| 6 | 17 Sep 2000 | Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic | -4 (74–68–70=212) | 1 stroke |  Lee Young-me Midori Yoneyama |
| 7 | 8 Oct 2000 | Sankyo Ladies Open | -10 (69–71–66=206) | 3 strokes | Kasumi Fujii |
| 8 | 4 Mar 2001 | Daikin Orchid Ladies | -3 (73–71–69=213) | 3 strokes | Tomoko Ueda Woo-Soon Ko Kasumi Fujii |
| 9 | 5 Aug 2001 | Vernal Open | -9 (68–66–73=207) | 3 strokes | Hisako Ohgane |
| 10 | 26 Aug 2001 | Yonex Ladies | -12 (69–68–67=204) | 1 stroke |  Tseng Hsiu-feng |
| 11 | 14 Oct 2001 | Fujitsu Ladies | -13 (68–67–68=203) | 1 stroke | Michie Ohba |
| 12 | 12 May 2002 | Nichirei Cup World Ladies | -17 (65–69–70–67=271) | 3 strokes | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Karrie Webb |
| 13 | 4 Aug 2002 | Vernal Open | -6 (72–70–68=210) | 5 strokes | Chieko Amanuma Julie Lu |
| 14 | 1 Sep 2002 | Yonex Ladies | -15 (64–69–68=201) | 7 strokes | Kaori Higo |
| 15 | 17 Nov 2002 | Itoen Ladies | -12 (65–71–68=204) | 1 stroke | Akiko Fukushima |
| 16 | 9 Mar 2003 | Daikin Orchid Ladies | -8 (72–67–69=208) | Playoff | Aki Nakano |
| 17 | 25 May 2003 | Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open | -9 (65-68-74-207) | 1 stroke | Toshimi Kimura Ok-Hee Ku |
| 18 | 8 Jun 2008 | Resort Trust Ladies | -11 (72–66–67=212) | 7 strokes | Kaori Higo Lee Ji-hee |
| 19 | 20 Jul 2003 | Stanley Ladies | -8 (70–70–68=208) | 3 stroke | Woo-Soon Ko Mihoko Takahashi Mitsui Michiko Fumiko Muraguchi |
| 20 | 24 Aug 2003 | New Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ladies | -11 (67–68–73=208) | 3 strokes | Junko Omote |
| 21 | 14 Sep 2003 | Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup | -11 (67–68–72–70=277) | 4 strokes | Michie Ohba Miho Koga |
| 22 | 21 Sep 2003 | Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic | -10 (67–70–69=206) | 1 stroke | Kaori Harada |
| 23 | 19 Oct 2003 | Fujitsu Ladies | -12 (67–68–69=204) | 2 strokes | Ok-Hee Ku |
| 24 | 16 Nov 2003 | Itoen Ladies | -3 (70–69–74=213) | Playoff | Junko Omote |
| 25 | 30 Nov 2003 | Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup | -9 (75–68–66–70=279) | 5 strokes | Akiko Fukushima Lee Ji-hee |
| 26 | 18 Apr 2004 | Saishunkan Ladies Hinokuni Open | +1 (76–68–73=217) | Playoff | Woo-Soon Ko Sakura Yokomine (amateur) |
| 27 | 16 May 2004 | Vernal Ladies | -2 (72–72–70=214) | 1 stroke | Toshimi Kimura |
| 28 | 30 May 2004 | Kosaido Ladies Golf Cup | -10 (69–68–69=206) | 3 strokes | Tseng Hsiu-feng |
| 29 | 18 Jul 2004 | Stanley Ladies | -12 (67–69–68=204) | 1 stroke | Hattori Michiko |
| 30 | 25 Jul 2004 | Golf5 Ladies | +2 (75–72–74=221) | 3 strokes | Wei Yun-jye |
| 31 | 3 Oct 2004 | Japan Women's Open Golf Championship | -8 (74–70–69–67=280) | 11 strokes | Kaori Higo Sakura Yokomine |
| 32 | 28 Nov 2004 | Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup | -2 (68–76–71–71=286) | 1 stroke | Michie Ohba Ai Miyazato |
| 33 | 8 May 2005 | Salonpas World Ladies | -12 (71–71–64–70=276) | Playoff | Shiho Oyama |
| 34 | 12 Jun 2005 | Suntory Ladies Open | -16 (72–69–67–64=272) | 2 strokes | Michie Ohba |
| 35 | 4 Sep 2005 | Golf5 Ladies | -11 (72–69–64=205) | 2 strokes | Akane Iijima Wei Yun-jye Shin Hyun-ju |
| 36 | 11 Sep 2005 | Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup | -10 (74–67–71–66=278) | 2 strokes | Ai Miyazato |
| 37 | 16 Oct 2005 | Fujitsu Ladies | -12 (68–65–71=204) | 3 strokes | Sakura Yokomine |
| 38 | 13 Nov 2005 | Itoen Ladies | -7 (71–71–67=209) | 2 strokes | Yuko Saitoh Hiroko Yamaguchi |
| 39 | 12 Mar 2006 | Accordia Golf Ladies | -5 (71–67–73=211) | 1 stroke | Michiko Hattori Hiromi Mogi |
| 40 | 16 Apr 2006 | Life Card Ladies | -8 (68–70–70=208) | 2 strokes | Shiho Oyama |
| 41 | 27 May 2007 | Kosaido Ladies Golf Cup | -10 (70–68–68=206) | 5 strokes | Noriko Aso Jeon Mi-jeong Shinobu Moromizato Sakura Yokomine |
| 42 | 26 Aug 2007 | Yonex Ladies | -12 (65–70–69=204) | 1 stroke | Momoko Ueda |
| 43 | 16 Mar 2008 | Accordia Golf Ladies | -11 (70–70–65=205) | Playoff | Wei Yun-jye |
| 44 | 13 Jul 2008 | Meiji Chocolate Cup | -9 (69–68–70=207) | 1 stroke | Chie Arimura Saiki Fujita Shin Hyun-ju |
| 45 | 21 Sep 2008 | Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic | -8 (71–70–67=208) | Playoff | Momoko Ueda Yayoi Arasaki |
| 46 | 19 Oct 2008 | Fujitsu Ladies | -13 (69–68–66=203) | Playoff | Yuko Mitsuka |
| 47 | 23 May 2010 | Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open | -13 (66–67–70=203) | 2 strokes | Kim Na-ri |
| 48 | 11 Jul 2010 | Meiji Chocolate Cup | -12 (69–67–68=204) | 1 stroke | Lee Ji-woo |
| 49 | 17 Apr 2011 | Nishijin Ladies Classic | -5 (70–69–72=211) | Playoff | Lee Ji-woo Yukari Baba |
| 50 | 1 May 2011 | Cyber Agent Ladies | -10 (72–66–68=206) | 3 strokes | Jiyai Shin |
JLPGA majors are shown in bold.
Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | CUT | T45 | DNP | DNP | T39 | T15 | T37 | DNP | T36 |
| LPGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | T12 | CUT | T20 | CUT | CUT | T46 | DNP | DNP | T57 |
| Women's British Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 | T42 | DNP | T3 | T33 |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | CUT |
| LPGA Championship | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP | DNP |
| Women's British Open | DNP | CUT |
DNP = did not play
DNS = did not start
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.
Summary
- Starts – 20
- Wins – 0
- 2nd-place finishes – 0
- 3rd-place finishes – 1
- Top 3 finishes – 1
- Top 5 finishes – 1
- Top 10 finishes – 1
- Top 25 finishes – 6
- Missed cuts – 6
- Most consecutive cuts made – 10
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
LPGA Tour of Japan summary
| Year | Wins | Earnings (¥) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0 | 22,400,175 | 34 |
| 1998 | 0 | 40,027,445 | 10 |
| 1999 | 1 | 56,386,976 | 4 |
| 2000 | 6 | 120,443,924 | 1 |
| 2001 | 4 | 89,248,793 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 95,690,917 | 1 |
| 2003 | 10 | 149,325,679 | 1 |
| 2004 | 7 | 142,774,000 | 1 |
| 2005 | 6 | 122,460,908 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 46,010,000 | 15 |
| 2007 | 2 | 87,061,631 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 | 91,857,367 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 43,978,276 | 17 |
| 2010 | 2 | 69,701,733 | 7 |
| 2011 | 2 | 60,518,023 | 9 |
| 2012 | 0 | 45,283,900 | 16 |
| 2013 | 0 | 35,566,959 | 30 |
| 2014 | 0 | 17,190,725 | 52 |
| 2015 | 0 | 11,809,000 | 62 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1,074,000 | 127 |
| 2017 | 0 | 10,436,000 | 75 |
| Career | 50 | 1,359,246,431 | 1 |
Source:[1]
References
- "Yuri Fudoh – All Time Record" (in Japanese). LPGA of Japan Tour. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
External links
- Yuri Fudoh at the LPGA of Japan Tour official site (in Japanese)
- Yuri Fudoh at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Profile on Yahoo! Sports