Akie Iwai

Akie Iwai (岩井 明愛, Iwai Akie) (born 5 July 2002) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA Tour and on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has 6 wins.^[1]

Akie Iwai 岩井 明愛
Personal information
Born	(2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 23) Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Height	161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sporting nationality	Japan
Career
Turned professional	2021
Current tour(s)	LPGA of Japan Tour (joined 2021) LPGA Tour
Professional wins	8
Number of wins by tour
LPGA of Japan Tour	6
Other	2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	T30: 2024
Women's PGA C'ship	T29: 2025
U.S. Women's Open	T45: 2025
Women's British Open	T7: 2024
Evian Championship	T10: 2024

Early life and amateur career

Iwai was born in Saitama Prefecture and started playing golf at 8 years old.^[1] In 2019, she won the Junior Golf World Cup.

Professional career

Iwai turned professional and joined the LPGA of Japan Tour in 2021. As a rookie she won a title on the developmental circuit, the Step-Up tour, and the JLPGA Rookies Championship.^[1]

She had her breakthrough in 2023 when she won three titles and finished second on the money list.^[2]

In 2024, she finished top-10 in two LPGA majors, and rose to 26th in the Women's World Golf Rankings.^[3][4]

In December 2024, Iwai earned her LPGA Tour card for 2025 by finishing T-5 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.^[5]

Personal life

Her twin sister, Chisato, is also a professional golfer on the LPGA of Japan Tour.^[6]

Professional wins (8)

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	16 Apr 2023	KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open	67-70-72=209	−7	1 stroke	Lala Anai Mao Nozawa Jiyai Shin
2	17 Sep 2023	Sumitomo Life Vitality Ladies Tokai Classic	63-68-70=201	−15	1 stroke	Sakura Koiwai
3	24 Sep 2023	Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Women's Open Golf Tournament	65-69-69=203	−13	2 strokes	Mao Saigo
4	26 May 2024	Resort Trust Ladies	68 68-69-68=273	−15	3 strokes	Rio Takeda
5	16 Jun 2024	Nichirei Ladies	71-68-64=203	−13	1 stroke	Sakura Koiwai Shuri Sakuma
6	15 Sep 2024	Sumitomo Life Vitality Ladies Tokai Classic	70-66-64=200	−16	1 stroke	Miyū Yamashita

Step-Up Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	19 Sep 2021	Sanyo Shimbun Ladies Cup	70-66=136^	−8	1 stroke	Hanane Nagashima (a)

^Shortened to 36 holes due to weather

Other wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	10 Dec 2021	JLPGA Rookies Championship Kaga Electronics Cup	69-71=140	−4	Playoff	Kotoko Uchida

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament	2023	2024	2025
Chevron Championship		T30	T44
U.S. Women's Open	CUT	74	T45
Women's PGA Championship		T32	T29
The Evian Championship		T10	CUT
Women's British Open	T11	T7	T40

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Chevron Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Women's PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
The Evian Championship	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1
Women's British Open	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	3
Totals	0	0	0	0	2	3	12	10

• Most consecutive cuts made – 9 (2023 Women's British – 2025 Women's PGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2024 Evian – 2024 Women's British)

Team appearances

Amateur

• Junior Golf World Cup (representing Japan): 2019 (winners)

Professional

• Hitachi 3Tours Championship (representing JLPGA): 2023 (winners)

Source:^[7]