Akiko Fukushima 福嶋晃子 | |||||||
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Personal information | |||||||
Born | Kōnan-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | 29 June 1973||||||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||
Sporting 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 | |||||||
Chevron Championship | T2: 2001 | ||||||
Women's PGA C'ship | T9: 2000 | ||||||
U.S. Women's Open | T9: 1997 | ||||||
du Maurier Classic | CUT: 1999 | ||||||
Women's British Open | T41: 2003 | ||||||
Achievements and awards | |||||||
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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[1] both in 1999.[2]
She is the daughter of Hisaaki Fukushima, a catcher who played professional baseball in Japan for 19 seasons.