Ai Suzuki

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Ai Suzuki
Personal information
Born (1994-05-09) 9 May 1994 (age 27)
Miyoshi District, Tokushima, Japan
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
StatusProfessional
Current tour(s)LPGA of Japan Tour
Professional wins19
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
LPGA of Japan Tour17
Other2
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration76th: 2018
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenT22: 2019
Women's British OpenT14: 2017
Evian ChampionshipT55: 2019
Achievements and awards
LPGA of Japan Tour
Player of the Year		2017
LPGA of Japan Tour
leading money winner		2017, 2019

Ai Suzuki (born 9 May 1994) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Suzuki plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has won 17 times including 7 times in 2019. In November 2019, she won three consecutive tournaments, including the Toto Japan Classic, which was co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour.[1]

Suzuki led the LPGA of Japan Tour money list in 2017[2] and 2019.

Professional wins (19)[]

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (17)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 14 Sep 2014 Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup 70-67-75-71=283 −5 1 stroke Japan
South Korea
Japan Misuzu Narita
South Korea Jiyai Shin
2 22 May 2016 67-68-72=207 –9 Playoff Japan
Japan
3 11 Sep 2016 Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup 73-72-75-69=289 +1 1 stroke Japan Shiho Oyama
Japan
4 14 May 2017 70-67-72=209 –7 2 strokes South Korea
5 25 Jun 2017 68-66-67-69=270 –18 1 stroke Japan
6 18 Mar 2018 65-69=134 –8 1 stroke South Korea
7 8 Apr 2018 67-69-70=206 –10 4 strokes Japan
8 13 May 2018 68-68-72=208 –8 1 stroke South Korea Ahn Sun-ju
Japan
9 17 Jun 2018 69-70-68=207 –9 Playoff Taiwan Teresa Lu
South Korea Jiyai Shin
10 17 Mar 2019 69-70-68=207 –9 4 strokes Japan
11 16 Jun 2019 Ai Miyazato Suntory Ladies Open Golf Tournament 67-68-71-70=276 –12 1 stroke Japan Mamiko Higa
12 23 Jun 2019 70-67-70=207 –9 Playoff Japan
13 1 Sep 2019 70-67-71-69=277 –11 2 strokes South Korea Ahn Sun-ju
South Korea Jiyai Shin
14 3 Nov 2019 Hisako Higuchi Mitsubishi Electric Ladies Golf Tournament 66-68-68=202 –14 1 stroke South Korea Jiyai Shin
15 10 Nov 2019 Toto Japan Classica 67-65-67=199 –17 3 strokes South Korea Kim Hyo-joo
16 17 Nov 2019 68-67-67=202 –14 1 stroke Japan Shiho Oyama
17 4 Jul 2021 Shiseido Ladies Open 66-68=134 –10 1 stroke Japan Minami Katsu
Japan

Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in LPGA of Japan Tour.
a Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour.

LPGA Tour wins (1)[]

Legend
Major championships (0)
Other LPGA Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 8 Nov 2019 Toto Japan Classica 67-65-67=199 −17 3 strokes South Korea Kim Hyo-joo

a Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Japan Tour.

JLPGA Step up Tour (2)[]

  • 2013 (1) Chugoku Shimbun Chupea Ladies Cup
  • 2014 (1) Rashinkin Ninjineer/RKB Ladies

Results in LPGA majors[]

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
ANA Inspiration 76
U.S. Women's Open T32 CUT CUT T22
Women's PGA Championship
The Evian Championship T55
Women's British Open T65 T14 CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Summary[]

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
ANA Inspiration 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 6
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (three times)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Team appearances[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ai Suzuki shoots 67, wins LPGA Japan Classic by three strokes". ESPN. Associated Press. 10 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Ai Suzuki ends Japanese money title drought on LPGA tour". The Japan Times. 26 November 2017.

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