Mone Inami

Mone Inami (稲見 萌寧, Inami Mone) (born 29 July 1999) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has 12 wins.

Mone Inami
稲見 萌寧
Personal information
Born (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999
Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s)LPGA of Japan Tour
Professional wins12
Number of wins by tour
LPGA of Japan Tour12
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenT54: 2020
Women's British OpenCUT: 2020
Evian ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
LPGA of Japan Tour
leading money winner
2020–21
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoGolf

Inami competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] At those games, Inami shot a final round 65 and defeated Lydia Ko in a sudden-death playoff to win a silver medal in women's individual, on home soil.[2]

Professional wins

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (12)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 28 Jul 2019 Century 21 Ladies Golf Tournament 68-69-70=207 −9 1 stroke Japan Serena Aoki
South Korea Lee Na-ri
2 11 Oct 2020 Stanley Ladies Golf Tournament 72-67=139 −5 Playoff Japan Saki Asai
South Korea Bae Seon-woo
3 14 Mar 2021 Meiji Yasuda Life Ladies Yokohama Tire Golf Tournament 68-66-76=210 −6 Playoff Japan Kana Nagai
4 4 Apr 2021 Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi 70-74-66-66=276 −12 1 stroke Japan Miyū Yamashita
5 11 Apr 2021 Fujifilm Studio Alice Ladies Open 72-69-70=211 −5 Playoff Japan Sakura Koiwai
6 25 Apr 2021 Fujisankei Ladies Classic 67-67-67=201 −12 3 strokes Japan Miyū Yamashita
7 23 May 2021 Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open 61-68=129 −15 6 strokes Japan Momoko Osato
8 29 Aug 2021 Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament 70-66-71-67=274 −16 1 stroke South Korea Jeon Mi-jeong
9 12 Sep 2021 Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup 70-70-65-64=269 −19 4 strokes Japan Mao Saigo
10 14 Nov 2021 Ito En Ladies Golf Tournament 70-64-65=199 −17 9 strokes Japan Shina Kanazawa
Japan Mao Saigo
11 5 Jun 2022 Richard Mille Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament 69-69-71=209 −7 2 strokes Japan Saiki Fujita
Japan Chisato Iwai
12 28 Aug 2022 Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament 69-72-68-70=279 −9 2 strokes Japan Yuna Nishimura
Japan Nozomi Uetake
Japan Miyū Yamashita

Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in LPGA of Japan Tour.

Summer Olympics (1)

Singles: 1 (1 Silver Medal)

No. Date Tournament Score To par Gold medalist Silver medalist Bronze medalist
1 7 Aug 2021 Summer Olympics, Tokyo, Japan 70-65-68-65=268 −16 United States Nelly Korda New Zealand Lydia Ko

References

  1. "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Golf Rankings". IGF.
  2. Hoggard, Rex (7 August 2021). "Japan's Mone Inami bests Lydia Ko for Olympic silver medal in playoff". Golf Channel. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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