Riko Higashio
| Riko Higashio 東尾理子 | |
|---|---|
Futures Tour (1999-2000) | |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Epson Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | CUT: 2004, 2005 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 1996, 2005 |
| Women's British Open | T42: 2005 |
Riko Higashio (東尾 理子, Higashio Riko, born 18 November 1975) is a Japanese
LPGA Tour
.
Amateur career
Higashio was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As a teenager, she won the 1993 Japan Amateur Championship and the 1994 Japan Junior Championship.
Higashio first attended
Professional career
Higashio turned professional in 1998.LPGA Tour in 2004, and placed thirteenth overall at the Sybase Classic later that year. She placed tenth in the MasterCard Classic in 2005. Higashio suffered a shoulder injury leading to surgery in 2006, and last played on the LPGA Tour in 2007. Her career earnings as a professional golfer totaled over $180,000.
Family
Higashio is the daughter of
Seibu Lions baseball team. She is married to Japanese actor Junichi Ishida.[4]
Futures Tour wins
- 1999 SNET Women's Classic
Team appearances
Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Japan): 1994
Professional
See also
- List of Florida Gators women's golfers on the LPGA Tour
- List of University of Florida alumni
- List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members
References
- ^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ^ "9 UF Greats Join Hall Archived 2012-09-13 at the Wayback Machine," The Gainesville Sun (September 10, 2012). Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ LPGA Player Bios: Riko Higashio
- ^ Tokyogram - Ishida, Higashio married
External links
- Riko Higashio at the LPGA Futures Tourofficial site (archived)
- Riko Higashio at the LPGA of Japan Tour official site
- Higashio's Official Fan Site
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