Akiko Fukushima
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Akiko Fukushima is a Japanese professional golfer
who played on the LPGA Tour
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Fukushima won 24 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour
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Fukushima won twice on the LPGA Tour both in 1999.
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
who played on the LPGA Tour
LPGA
The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
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Fukushima won 24 times 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...
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Fukushima won twice on the LPGA Tour both in 1999.
LPGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | 23 May 1999 1999 LPGA Tour The 1999 LPGA Tour was the 50th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to November 14. The season consisted of 38 official money events. Karrie Webb won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $1,591,959.The season saw the... |
The Philips Invitational | 2 strokes |  Charlotta SörenstamCharlotta Sörenstam Charlotta Sörenstam is a Swedish professional golfer. Her older sister, Annika, is herself a Hall of Fame golf professional.- Amateur career :... |
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| 2 | Oct 17, 1999 1999 LPGA Tour The 1999 LPGA Tour was the 50th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to November 14. The season consisted of 38 official money events. Karrie Webb won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $1,591,959.The season saw the... |
AFLAC Champions | 1 stroke | Maria Hjorth Maria Hjorth Maria Anna "Mimmi" Hjorth is a Swedish professional golfer. She attended the University of Stirling in Scotland. She won more than twenty amateur titles including the 1995 European Ladies Amateur Championship. She turned professional in 1996 and played mainly on the Ladies European Tour that year... ,  Karrie WebbKarrie Webb Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of... |
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (24)
this list is incomplete- 1994 (1) one win
- 1995 (2) two wins
- 1996 (2) NEC Karuizawa 72NEC Karuizawa 72The NEC Karuizawa 72 is an annual golf tournament on the LPGA of Japan Tour. It is first played in 1987. The event is held in Nagano, currently at the Karuizawa 72 Golf North Course...
, Fujitsu LadiesFujitsu LadiesThe Fujitsu Ladies is an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on LPGA of Japan Tour. It is generally played in October and in recent years at the Tokyu Seven Hundred Club, Chiba, Chiba... - 1997 (6) JLPGA Meiji Dairies Cup, Japan LPGA ChampionshipJapan 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...
, four other wins - 1998 (2) two wins
- 2000 (1) one win
- 2002 (1) NEC Karuizawa 72NEC Karuizawa 72The NEC Karuizawa 72 is an annual golf tournament on the LPGA of Japan Tour. It is first played in 1987. The event is held in Nagano, currently at the Karuizawa 72 Golf North Course...
- 2003 (1) NEC Karuizawa 72NEC Karuizawa 72The NEC Karuizawa 72 is an annual golf tournament on the LPGA of Japan Tour. It is first played in 1987. The event is held in Nagano, currently at the Karuizawa 72 Golf North Course...
- 2004 (1) one win
- 2006 (2) IDC Otsuka LadiesIDC Otsuka LadiesThe IDC Otsuka Ladies, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Hisako Higuchi IDC Otsuka Ladies is an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on LPGA of Japan Tour. It is usually played in October and in recent years at the Musashigaoka Golf Course, Hannō, Saitama...
, one other win - 2007 (2) NEC Karuizawa 72NEC Karuizawa 72The NEC Karuizawa 72 is an annual golf tournament on the LPGA of Japan Tour. It is first played in 1987. The event is held in Nagano, currently at the Karuizawa 72 Golf North Course...
, one other win - 2008 (2) World Ladies Championship Salonpas CupWorld Ladies Championship Salonpas CupThe World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup is one of the four major golf tournaments for women on the LPGA of Japan Tour. It was founded in 1973 by Nippon Television and has been classified as a major since 2008...
, one other win - 20102010 LPGA of Japan TourEvents in bold are majors.Mizuno Classic is co-sanctioned with LPGA.* Ahn Sun-ju's victory at Stanley Ladies marks Korean players' 100th victory since Ku Ok-hee's victory at Kibun Ladies Classic in 1985. ....
(1) CAT Ladies