Momoko Ueda

Momoko Ueda
上田 桃子
Ueda before 2009 Women's British Open
Personal information
Born (1986-06-15) 15 June 1986 (age 38)
Kumamoto, Japan
Height5 ft 3.5 in (1.61 m)
Sporting nationality Japan
ResidenceKumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Career
Collegenone
Turned professional2005
Current tour(s)LPGA of Japan Tour (joined 2005)
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour (2008–13)
Professional wins17
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour2
LPGA of Japan Tour17
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT27: 2010
Women's PGA C'shipT25: 2008
U.S. Women's OpenT13: 2008
Women's British Open6th: 2020
Evian ChampionshipT27: 2013
Achievements and awards
LPGA of Japan Tour
Player of the Year
2007
LPGA of Japan Tour
leading money winner
2007
LPGA of Japan Tour
Rookie of the Year
2007

Momoko Ueda (上田 桃子, Ueda Momoko, born 15 June 1986) is a Japanese female professional golfer who in 2007 at the age of 21 became the youngest player in the history of the LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA) to finish first on the money list.[1] She also played on the United States–based LPGA Tour for six years.

  1. ^ "Ueda's fifth victory clinches money title". The Japan Times. 19 November 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2008.