Michiko Hattori
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| Full name | Michiko Hattori | ||||||||
| Born | 8 September 1968 University of Texas | ||||||||
| Turned professional | 1992 | ||||||||
| Former tour(s) | LPGA of Japan Tour | ||||||||
| Professional wins | 18 | ||||||||
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| LPGA of Japan Tour | 18 | ||||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||||||
| Chevron Championship | T58: 1999 | ||||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | CUT: 2005 | ||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T21: 1987 | ||||||||
| du Maurier Classic | DNP | ||||||||
| Women's British Open | T24: 2003 | ||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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Michiko Hattori (
Amateur career
Hattori was among the most decorated amateur and collegiate golfers in history. At age 16 in 1985 she became the third youngest,
Hattori lead Japan to four consecutive top-5 finishes at the IGF World Amateur Team Championships
Hattori had a storied collegiate career at the
Professional career
In her first season as a professional, Hattori recorded 11 top-10 finishes and placed 8th on the money list on her way to being named the 1992 Japan LPGA Rookie of the Year. She won three times with 15 top-10s in her second season on tour (1993), and in 1998 won five titles, including the Japan LPGA Championship, and placed second three times. She was named the JLPGA Player of the Year and won the season-ending money title. Her most recent win was the Studio Alice Women's Open in 2005. Hattori has won 18 Japan LPGA titles and finished in the top three on tour 56 times; she boasts career totals of 150 top-10 and 300 top-25 finishes through the end of the 2008 season. She has finished in the top-10 on the JLPGA money list seven times, and placed in the top-25 for fifteen consecutive seasons (1992–2006).
Among Hattori's professional wins are two
Amateur wins
- 1984 Japan Women's Amateur
- 1985 Japan Women's Amateur, U.S. Women's Amateur
- 1987 Queen Sirikit Cup (individual and team)
- 1988 Japan Women's Amateur, Canadian Women's Amateur
Professional wins (18)
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (18)
- 1993 (3) Mizuno Ladies Open, Yukijirushi Ladies Tokai Classic, Itoki Classic
- 1994 (2) Yukijirushi Ladies Tokai Classic
- 1997 (2) Goyo Kenetsu Ladies Cup, Miyagi TV Cup
- 1998 (5) Hisako Higuchi Kibun Classic, Itoen Ladies Open
- 1999 (1) Fujitsu Ladies
- 2001 (1) Suntory Ladies Open
- 2003 (2) Kosaido Ladies Golf Cup, Japan Women's Open Golf Championship
- 2004 (1) Fujitsu Ladies
- 2005 (1) Studio Alice Women's Open
Tournament in bold denotes major championships in LPGA of Japan Tour.
Awards
| 1987–1991 | 4-Time 1st Team All-American |
| 1987–1991 | 4-Time Southwest Conference Player of the Year |
| 1989 | Golfweek Collegiate Golfer of the Year |
| 1989 | NGCA Collegiate Golfer of the Year |
| 1990 | Honda-Broderick Award – Nation's Top Collegiate Golfer[6] |
Japan LPGA history
| Year | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 1992 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 21 | |
| 1993 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 24 |
| 1994 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 21 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 19 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 21 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 19 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 2000 | 1 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 18 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 17 |
| 2006 | 2 | 10 | 22 | ||
| 2007 | 1 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 2008 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 2009 | 2 | ||||
| 2011 | |||||
| 2012 | |||||
| Total | 18 | 25 | 13 | 150 | 302 |
Team appearances
Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Japan): 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990
References
- ^ [1] Laura Baugh was 16 years/2 months/21 days old when she won the title in 1971, and 1896 champion Beatrix Hoyt won at 16 years/3 months/ 4 days. Hattori is currently the event's 5th youngest winner, having been surpassed by 1989 winner Vicki Goetze (16/9/19) and 2006 champion Kimberly Kim (14/11/21).
- ^ http://www.sportingnews.com/golf/article/2009-08-03/anderson-takes-lead-us-womens-amateur-0 Sporting News, 3 August 2009. Vicki Goetze equaled Hattori by taking medalist honors at both events in 1990.
- ^ Estelle Lawson Page was the last golfer to win medalist honors at the U.S. Women's Amateur three or more times (1936–1938), prior to Hattori winning for the third time in 1987.
- ^ "World Amateur Team Championships – Women's Records". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ "Past Honda Sports Award Winners For Golf". www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com.
- ^ a b "Michiko Hattori (2002) - Hall of Honor". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
External links
- Michiko Hattori at the LPGA of Japan Tour official site
- Biography at USGA 2009 U.S. Women's Amateur site