Minami Katsu

Minami Katsu 勝みなみ
Katsu in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 23)[1] Kagoshima, Japan
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Nationality	Japan
Career
Status	Professional
Current tour(s)	LPGA of Japan Tour
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
LPGA of Japan Tour	5
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration	DNP
Women's PGA C'ship	DNP
U.S. Women's Open	T22: 2019
Women's British Open	T35: 2019
Evian Championship	DNP

Minami Katsu (Japanese: 勝みなみ, born 1 July 1998) is a Japanese professional golfer. She is the youngest winner in the history of the LPGA of Japan Tour when she won the KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open as an amateur on 20 April 2014 at age 15.^[2]

Early life[]

Katsu was born in Kagoshima, Japan in 1998. She began to play golf at the age of six under her grandfather's influence. She graduated from Nagata Middle School in Kagoshima in 2014.^[1] She was a student of Kagoshima High School.

Amateur wins[]

• 2014 New Zealand Women's Stroke Play Championship,^[1] Japan Junior Golf Championship (girl's aged 15–17 division)^[3]
• 2015 Japan Women's Amateur

Professional wins[]

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (5)[]

• 2014 KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open (as an amateur)^[1]
• 2018
• 2019 ,
• 2021 Resort Trust Ladies

Team appearances[]

Amateur

• Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Japan): 2014

References[]

External links[]

• Minami Katsu at the LPGA of Japan Tour official site (in Japanese)
• Minami Katsu at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site

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