Sakura Yokomine

Sakura Yokomine (横峯さくら, Yokomine Sakura; born 13 December 1985 in Kanoya, Kagoshima) is a Japanese professional golfer. She is one of the leading players on the LPGA of Japan Tour and was in the top twenty of the February 2006 debut edition of the Women's World Golf Rankings. She finished T-11 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn her tour card for 2015.^[1]

Sakura Yokomine 横峯さくら
Yokomine at the 2010 Women's British Open
Personal information
Born	(1985-12-13) 13 December 1985 (age 39) Kanoya, Japan
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Sporting nationality	Japan
Spouse	Yotaro Morikawa
Career
Turned professional	2004
Current tour(s)	LPGA of Japan Tour LPGA Tour (joined 2015)
Professional wins	25
Number of wins by tour
LPGA of Japan Tour	23
Ladies Asian Golf Tour	1
Other	1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	T19: 2008
Women's PGA C'ship	T13: 2015
U.S. Women's Open	T7: 2014
Women's British Open	T16: 2006
Evian Championship	T29: 2014
Achievements and awards
LPGA of Japan Tour Player of the Year 2009, 2013 LPGA of Japan Tour leading money winner 2009 LPGA of Japan Tour Rookie of the Year 2005
Medal record Asian Games 2002 Busan Women's team

Yokomine has endorsement deals with Epson, Srixon, Asahi Soft Drinks, Le Coq Sportif, ANA and Sato.

Professional wins

LPGA of Japan Tour (23)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	17 Apr 2005	Life Card Ladies	73-71-71=215	−1	1 stroke	Julie Lu
2	25 Sep 2005	Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Ladies Open	70-72-71=213	−3	Playoff	Jeon Mi-jeong
3	18 Jun 2006	Nichirei Ladies	65-72-73=210	−6	1 stroke	Lee Ji-hee
4	2 Jul 2006	Belluna Ladies Cup	70-64-67=201	−15	5 strokes	Yui Kawahara Namika Omata
5	26 Nov 2006	Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup	73-67-70-67=277	−11	7 strokes	Lee Jeong-eun Ai Miyazato Shinobu Moromizato
6	20 May 2007	Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open	70-69-70=209	−7	1 stroke	Yukari Baba Yuko Mitsuka Mie Nakata
7	19 Aug 2007	New Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ladies	67-67-72=206	−13	1 stroke	Shiho Oyama
8	25 Sep 2007	Fujitsu Ladies	72-66-69=207	−9	Playoff	Momoko Ueda
9	23 Nov 2008	Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open	71-68-66=205	−11	4 strokes	Midori Yoneyama
10	12 Apr 2009	Studio Alice Ladies Open	71-73-68=212	−4	Playoff	Jeon Mi-jeong
11	31 May 2009	Kosaido Ladies Golf Cup	68-64-71=203	−13	2 strokes	Chie Arimura
12	21 Jun 2009	Nichirei PGM Ladies	69-67=136	−8	2 strokes	Chie Arimura
13	20 Sep 2009	Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic	66-65-68=199	−17	1 stroke	Yuri Fudoh
4	15 Nov 2009	Itoen Ladies	67-70-69=206	−10	4 strokes	Ayako Uehara
15	29 Nov 2009	Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup	69-71-73-69=282	−6	1 stroke	Mayu Hattori Akane Iijima Lee Ji-hee Shinobu Moromizato
16	15 May 2010	Fundokin Ladies	69-70-68=207	−9	1 stroke	Shin Hyun-ju
17	24 Oct 2010	Masters GC Ladies	71-67-68=206	−10	1 stroke	Yukari Baba
18	5 Jun 2011	Resort Trust Ladies	70-68-68=216	−10	1 stroke	Hwang Ah-reum Rui Kitada Satsuki Oshiro
19	5 May 2013	Cyber Agent Ladies	68-68-70=206	−10	2 strokes	Natsuka Hori Jeon Mi-jeong Yuki Sakurai Maiko Wakabayashi
20	2 Sep 2013	Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic	68-66-67=201	−15	2 strokes	Asako Fujimoto Lee Ji-hee Na Da-ye
21	27 Oct 2013	Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies	70-63-71=204	−12	3 strokes	Ahn Sun-ju
22	17 Nov 2013	Itoen Ladies	70-68-68=206	−10	1 stroke	Fumiko Yoshida
23	23 Nov 2014	Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open	69-68-65-68=270	−18	1 stroke	Teresa Lu Rikako Morita Ai Suzuki

Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in LPGA of Japan Tour.

Ladies Asian Golf Tour

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1[2]	26 Feb 2011	Yumeya Championship	67-67-74=208	−8	1 stroke	Rui Yokomine

Other

• 2006 Hitachi 3Tours Championship (with Shin Hyun-Ju, Wei Yun-Jye, Ai Miyazato, Akane Iijima)

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Chevron Championship		T43	T19	T25	T27				T59	T41	CUT	T68		T39
U.S. Women's Open		T22	T51		T10	T27	T39		T7	T47	T38	CUT		CUT
Women's PGA Championship					T25					T13	CUT	CUT	T66	T60
The Evian Championship ^									T29	CUT	CUT		CUT	T52
Women's British Open	T16	CUT	T24		T31	CUT		CUT		T36	CUT		CUT	T24

Tournament	2020	2021	2022
Chevron Championship			CUT
U.S. Women's Open
Women's PGA Championship
The Evian Championship
Women's British Open

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  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	2	10	8
U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	0	2	3	10	8
Women's PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	4
The Evian Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Women's British Open	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	5
Totals	0	0	0	0	2	10	41	27

• Most consecutive cuts made – 9 (2008 ANA – 2011 U.S. Open)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

Team appearances

Professional

• Lexus Cup (representing Asia team): 2006 (winners)
• World Cup (representing Japan): 2006
• International Crown (representing Japan): 2014