Shuri Sakuma
| Shuri Sakuma 佐久間 朱莉 | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Born | 11 December 2002 Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan | ||||
| Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  Japan | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 2021 | ||||
| Current tour | LPGA of Japan Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 5 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 4 | ||||
| Other | 1 | ||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||
| Chevron Championship | DNP | ||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP | ||||
| Women's British Open | T60: 2024 | ||||
| Evian Championship | DNP | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Shuri Sakuma (佐久間 朱莉, Sakuma Shuri) (born 11 December 2002) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has four wins.[1]
Career
[edit]Sakuma turned professional and joined the tour for the 2021 season.[1] She played on the main tour and the JLPGA Step Up Tour where she recorded one win.
She captured the 2025 KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open in April for her maiden win on the JLPGA.[2] In May, she won the Bridgestone Ladies Open to secure her second win, her first wire-to-wire win.[3] She won the Earth Mondahmin Cup in June. She was one shot ahead of the next competitor Nana Suganuma to win at −11 (277), to secure her third JLPGA career win.[4] In October, she won the Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies. She was eleven shots ahead of the next competitor Miyuu Abe, setting the tour new record (four day tournament), to secure her fourth win, her second wire-to-wire win.[5]
Professional wins (5)
[edit]LPGA of Japan Tour wins (4)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Apr 2025 | KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open | 70-68-67=205 | −11 | 2 strokes | Momoko Osato
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| 2 | 25 May 2025 | Bridgestone Ladies Open | 66-67-67-68=268 | −20 | 2 strokes | Yuna Araki Lee Min-young
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| 3 | 29 Jun 2025 | Earth Mondahmin Cup | 70-67-70-70=277 | −11 | 1 stroke | Nana Suganuma
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| 4 | 26 Oct 2025 | Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies | 66-66-64-67=263 | −25 | 11 strokes | Miyuu Abe
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JLPGA Step Up Tour wins (1)
[edit]- 2021 Kyoto Ladies Open
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Shuri Sakuma". LPGA of Japan. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "【女子ゴルフ】佐久間朱莉、悲願の初優勝 1年前は涙の逆転負け「それが今の自分につながっている」ジャンボ尾崎門下の争い制す". chunichi.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "佐久間朱莉、完全優勝でツアー2勝目 ブリヂストン女子ゴルフ". nikkei.com (in Japanese). 25 May 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "【速報】佐久間朱莉、逆転で今季3勝目！ 国内最高のV賞金5400万円ゲット ツアー初Vから10戦3勝 早くも昨季超える年間賞金1億1000万円突破". the-ans.jp (in Japanese). 29 June 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "佐久間朱莉が記録ずくめの4勝目 11打差完全優勝 「年間女王になりたい」2億円突破も見えた". hochi.news (in Japanese). 26 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
External links
[edit]- Shuri Sakuma at the LPGA of Japan Tour official site
- Shuri Sakuma at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Shuri Sakuma on Instagram