Akiko Fukushima facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Akiko Fukushima福嶋晃子 |
|
---|---|
Personal information | |
Born | Kōnan-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
29 June 1973
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Nationality | Japan |
Residence | Yokohama, Japan |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1992 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA of Japan Tour (joined 1992) |
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1999-2004) |
Professional wins | 26 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 2 |
LPGA of Japan Tour | 24 |
Best results in LPGA Major Championships |
|
Kraft Nabisco C'ship | T2: 2001 |
LPGA Championship | T9: 2000 |
U.S. Women's Open | T9: 1997 |
du Maurier Classic | CUT: 1999 |
Women's British Open | T41: 2003 |
Achievements and awards | |
LPGA of Japan Tour Player of the Year |
1996, 1997 |
LPGA of Japan Tour leading money winner |
1996, 1997 |
LPGA of Japan Tour Rookie of the Year |
1993 |
Akiko Fukushima (Japanese: 福嶋晃子, born 29 June 1973) is a Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.
Fukushima won 24 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour.
Fukushima won twice on the LPGA Tour both in 1999.
She is the daughter of Hisaaki Fukushima, a catcher who played professional baseball in Japan for 19 seasons.
Professional wins (26)
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (24)
Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in LPGA of Japan Tour.
LPGA Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 23 May 1999 | The Philips Invitational | 64-67-65-71=267 | −12 | 2 strokes | Charlotta Sörenstam |
2 | 17 Oct 1999 | AFLAC Champions | 71-71-69-68=279 | −9 | 1 stroke | Maria Hjorth Karrie Webb |
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Akiko Fukushima Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.