| Nayoko Yoshikawa 吉川なよ子 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 18 February 1949 Sapporo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Japan | ||
| Career | |||
| Status | Professional | ||
| Former tour(s) | LPGA of Japan Tour (1973-2004) LPGA Tour (1978-1980) | ||
| Professional wins | 29 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| LPGA Tour | 1 | ||
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 29 | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| Chevron Championship | DNP | ||
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 1989 | ||
| du Maurier Classic | DNP | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Nayoko Yoshikawa (Japanese: 吉川なよ子, born 18 February 1949) is a Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA) and the LPGA Tour.
Yoshikawa won 29 times on the JLPGA between 1979 and 1995. She was the leading money winner on JLPGA in 1988.
One of Yoshikawa's JLPGA wins was co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour, the 1984 Mazda Japan Classic.[1][2]
Yoshikawa finished third at the LPGA Tour's qualifying school tournament in January 1978[3] and played sparingly on the LPGA Tour from 1978 to 1980. Her 1984 win was as a non-member.[4]
- ^ "LPGA All-Time Winners List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ LPGA Tour Qualifying School 1973-1979
- ^ "LPGA All-Time Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2010.