Yuri Fudoh

Yuri Fudoh (不動 裕理, Fudō Yūri, born 14 October 1976 in Kumamoto) is a Japanese golfer. She was the leading money winner on the JLPGA Tour six times in a row from 2000 to 2005. She became the first player on the JLPGA Tour to earn in excess of 100 million yen, a feat she accomplished in 2000, and achieved again in 2003, 2004 and 2005.

Yuri Fudoh
不動 裕理
Personal information
Born (1976-10-14) 14 October 1976
Kumamoto, Japan
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
Turned professional1996
Current tour(s)LPGA of Japan Tour
Professional wins50
Number of wins by tour
LPGA of Japan Tour50
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT15: 2006
Women's PGA C'shipT20: 2006
U.S. Women's OpenT12: 2001
du Maurier ClassicDNP
Women's British OpenT3: 2008
Achievements and awards
LPGA of Japan Tour
Player of the Year		2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
LPGA of Japan Tour
leading money winner		2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
LPGA of Japan Tour
Rookie of the Year		1998

In 2003, Fudoh became the first player to win 10 tournaments in a year and she earned more prize money than the leading male player on the Japan Golf Tour. In 2004 Fudoh became the youngest player to earn permanent seeding on the Tour following her 30th career victory at the Golf 5 Ladies Open. In 2005 Fudoh became the first JLPGA Player to earn in excess of 800 million yen.

In 2005, she topped the money list for the sixth consecutive year following her second-place finish at the Ricoh JLPGA Tour Championship. In 2006, she became the youngest player on the JLPGA Tour to win 40 tournaments following her win at the Life Card Ladies Open. In 2008, she became the first player on the JLPGA Tour to break the billion-yen barrier in career winnings with her victory in the Meiji Chocolate Cup, and also took the lead at Sunningdale in the Women's British Open.

Fudoh has stated that her primary goal is to compete in Japan and she has no interest competing on the U.S. LPGA Tour full-time apart from the majors. She was fourth on the debut edition of the Women's World Golf Rankings, released in February 2006.

She currently has endorsement deals with Titleist, Ellesse and Nomura Asset Management

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (50)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 14 Nov 1999 Itoen Ladies 68–71–68=207 −9 1 stroke Japan Aki Nakano
2 14 May 2000 Vernal Cup RKB Ladies 70–72–70=212 −4 3 strokes Japan Aki Takamura
3 4 Jun 2000 Resort Trust Ladies 66–71–68=205 −11 5 strokes Japan Yuriko Ohtsuka
4 18 Jun 2000 APiTa Circle K Sunkus Ladies 71–73–69=213 −3 1 stroke Japan Midori Yoneyama
5 13 Aug 2000 NEC Karuizawa 72 71–69–71=211 −5 Playoff Japan Chieko Amanuma
6 17 Sep 2000 Yukijirushi Ladies Tokai Classic 74–68–70=212 −4 1 stroke South Korea Lee Young-me
Japan Midori Yoneyama
7 8 Oct 2000 Sankyo Ladies Open 69–71–66=206 −10 3 strokes Japan Kasumi Fujii
8 4 Mar 2001 Daikin Orchid Ladies 73–71–69=213 −3 3 strokes Japan Kasumi Fujii
South Korea Ko Woo-soon
Japan Tomoko Ueda
9 5 Aug 2001 Vernal Open 68–66–73=207 −9 3 strokes Japan Hisako Ohgane
10 26 Aug 2001 Yonex Ladies 69–68–67=204 −12 1 stroke Taiwan Tseng Hsiu-feng
11 14 Oct 2001 Fujitsu Ladies 68–67–68=203 −13 1 stroke Japan Michie Ohba
12 12 May 2002 Nichirei Cup World Ladies 65–69–70–67=271 −17 3 strokes Australia Karrie Webb
13 4 Aug 2002 Vernal Open 72–70–68=210 −6 5 strokes Japan Chieko Amanuma
Taiwan Julie Lu
14 1 Sep 2002 Yonex Ladies 64–69–68=201 −15 7 strokes Japan Kaori Higo
15 17 Nov 2002 Itoen Ladies 65–71–68=204 −12 1 stroke Japan Akiko Fukushima
16 9 Mar 2003 Daikin Orchid Ladies 72–67–69=208 −8 Playoff Japan Aki Nakano
17 25 May 2003 Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open 65-68-74-207 −9 1 stroke Japan Toshimi Kimura
South Korea Ku Ok-hee
18 8 Jun 2008 Resort Trust Ladies 72–66–67=212 −11 7 strokes Japan Kaori Higo
South Korea Lee Ji-hee
19 20 Jul 2003 Stanley Ladies 70–70–68=208 −8 3 stroke South Korea Ko Woo-soon
Japan Mitsui Michiko
Japan Fumiko Muraguchi
Japan Mihoko Takahashi
20 24 Aug 2003 New Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ladies 67–68–73=208 −11 3 strokes Japan Junko Omote
21 14 Sep 2003 Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup 67–68–72–70=277 −11 4 strokes Japan Miho Koga
Japan Michie Ohba
22 21 Sep 2003 Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic 67–70–69=206 −10 1 stroke Japan Kaori Harada
23 19 Oct 2003 Fujitsu Ladies 67–68–69=204 −12 2 strokes South Korea Ku Ok-hee
24 16 Nov 2003 Itoen Ladies 70–69–74=213 −3 Playoff Japan Junko Omote
25 30 Nov 2003 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup 75–68–66–70=279 −9 5 strokes Japan Akiko Fukushima
South Korea Lee Ji-hee
26 18 Apr 2004 Saishunkan Ladies Hinokuni Open 76–68–73=217 +1 Playoff South Korea Ko Woo-soon
Japan Sakura Yokomine (a)
27 16 May 2004 Vernal Ladies 72–72–70=214 −2 1 stroke Japan Toshimi Kimura
28 30 May 2004 Kosaido Ladies Golf Cup 69–68–69=206 −10 3 strokes Taiwan Tseng Hsiu-feng
29 18 Jul 2004 Stanley Ladies 67–69–68=204 −12 1 stroke Japan Hattori Michiko
30 25 Jul 2004 Golf5 Ladies 75–72–74=221 +2 3 strokes Taiwan Wei Yun-jye
31 3 Oct 2004 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship 74–70–69–67=280 −8 11 strokes Japan Kaori Higo
Japan Sakura Yokomine
32 28 Nov 2004 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup 68–76–71–71=286 −2 1 stroke Japan Ai Miyazato
Japan Michie Ohba
33 8 May 2005 Salonpas World Ladies 71–71–64–70=276 −12 Playoff Japan Shiho Oyama
34 12 Jun 2005 Suntory Ladies Open 72–69–67–64=272 −16 2 strokes Japan Michie Ohba
35 4 Sep 2005 Golf5 Ladies 72–69–64=205 −11 2 strokes Japan Akane Iijima
South Korea Shin Hyun-ju
Taiwan Wei Yun-jye
36 11 Sep 2005 Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup 74–67–71–66=278 −10 2 strokes Japan Ai Miyazato
37 16 Oct 2005 Fujitsu Ladies 68–65–71=204 −12 3 strokes Japan Sakura Yokomine
38 13 Nov 2005 Itoen Ladies 71–71–67=209 −7 2 strokes Japan Yuko Saitoh
Japan Hiroko Yamaguchi
39 12 Mar 2006 Accordia Golf Ladies 71–67–73=211 −5 1 stroke Japan Michiko Hattori
Japan Hiromi Mogi
40 16 Apr 2006 Life Card Ladies 68–70–70=208 −8 2 strokes Japan Shiho Oyama
41 27 May 2007 Kosaido Ladies Golf Cup 70–68–68=206 −10 5 strokes Japan Noriko Aso
South Korea Jeon Mi-jeong
Japan Shinobu Moromizato
Japan Sakura Yokomine
42 26 Aug 2007 Yonex Ladies 65–70–69=204 −12 1 stroke Japan Momoko Ueda
43 16 Mar 2008 Accordia Golf Ladies 70–70–65=205 −11 Playoff Taiwan Wei Yun-jye
44 13 Jul 2008 Meiji Chocolate Cup 69–68–70=207 −9 1 stroke Japan Chie Arimura
Japan Saiki Fujita
South Korea Shin Hyun-ju
45 21 Sep 2008 Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic 71–70–67=208 −8 Playoff Japan Yayoi Arasaki
Japan Momoko Ueda
46 19 Oct 2008 Fujitsu Ladies 69–68–66=203 −13 Playoff Japan Yuko Mitsuka
47 23 May 2010 Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open 66–67–70=203 −13 2 strokes South Korea Kim Na-ri
48 11 Jul 2010 Meiji Chocolate Cup 69–67–68=204 −12 1 stroke South Korea Lee Ji-woo
49 17 Apr 2011 Nishijin Ladies Classic 70–69–72=211 −5 Playoff Japan Yukari Baba
South Korea Lee Ji-woo
50 1 May 2011 Cyber Agent Ladies 72–66–68=206 −10 3 strokes South Korea Jiyai Shin

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

Results in LPGA majors
Tournament200120022003200420052006200720082009
Kraft Nabisco Championship CUT T45 DNP DNP T39 T15 T37 DNP T36
LPGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T20 DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Women's Open T12 CUT T20 CUT CUT T46 DNP DNP T57
Women's British Open DNP DNP DNP DNP T16 T42 DNP T3 T33
Tournament20102011
Kraft Nabisco Championship DNP CUT
LPGA Championship DNP DNP
U.S. Women's Open DNP DNP
Women's British Open DNP CUT

DNP = did not play
DNS = did not start
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.

Summary
  • Starts – 20
  • Wins – 0
  • 2nd-place finishes – 0
  • 3rd-place finishes – 1
  • Top 3 finishes – 1
  • Top 5 finishes – 1
  • Top 10 finishes – 1
  • Top 25 finishes – 6
  • Missed cuts – 6
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 10
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

LPGA Tour of Japan summary
YearWinsEarnings (¥)Rank
1997022,400,17534
1998040,027,44510
1999156,386,9764
20006120,443,9241
2001489,248,7931
2002495,690,9171
200310149,325,6791
20047142,774,0001
20056122,460,9081
2006246,010,00015
2007287,061,6316
2008491,857,3675
2009043,978,27617
2010269,701,7337
2011260,518,0239
2012045,283,90016
2013035,566,95930
2014017,190,72552
2015011,809,00062
201601,074,000127
2017010,436,00075
Career501,359,246,4311

Source:[1]

References
  1. "Yuri Fudoh – All Time Record" (in Japanese). LPGA of Japan Tour. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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