Momoko Ueda
| Momoko Ueda 上田 桃子 |
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| — Golfer — | |
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Ueda before 2009 Women's British Open
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| Personal information | |
| Born |
15 June 1986 Kumamoto, Japan |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Nationality |
 Japan
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| Residence | Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Career | |
| College | none |
| Turned professional | 2005 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA of Japan Tour (joined 2005) |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (2008–13) |
| Professional wins | 11 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 2 |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 11 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships |
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| ANA Inspiration | T27: 2010 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T25: 2008 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T13: 2008 |
| Women's British Open | T7: 2008 |
| Evian Championship | T27: 2013 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| LPGA of Japan Tour leading money winner |
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 Japan LPGA Tour (JLPGA) to finish first on the money list. She is currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour.
Ueda was born in Kumamoto, Japan. She started playing golf at the age of nine, and entered the prestigious Sakata School at ten. In twenty three amateur events, she placed in the top 10 fifteen times, including three wins, and five second-place finishes.
Ueda turned pro in August 2005 and won the JLPGA rookies cup that year. In 2006 she placed 4th in two JLPGA events, and tied for 9th in the Mizuno Classic, a joint JLPGA and LPGA event.
2007 was her breakout year on the JLPGA, with five wins, six runners-up, a 3rd and a 5th. Internationally, she represented Japan in the World Cup, and played in the Women's British Open at St Andrews. In April she won the Life Card Ladies at her home town of Kumamoto. She went on to win the Resort Trust Ladies and the Stanley Ladies, and placed 2nd in the Fujitsu Ladies, before winning the Mizuno Classic in November. A highlight of her tournament was a double-eagle during the tournament's final round. She became the tournament's first Japanese winner in nine years and only the 16th non-LPGA member in history to win an LPGA event. Two weeks later at the Elleair Ladies she won her fifth tournament and became the youngest money title winner in the history of the JLPGA tour.
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