Mamiko Higa (born 11 October 1993) is a Japanese
professional golfer
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.
Amateur career
Higa represented
Japan
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at the 2010 Asian Games. She finished 8th in the
individual competition and 4th in the
team competition.
Professional career
Higa plays on the
LPGA of Japan Tour
The LPGA of Japan Tour is a professional golf tour for women organised by the Japan Ladies Professional Golfers' Association. It is the second richest women's golf tour in the world. The U.S.-based LPGA Tour is the most important women's tour, but ...
where she has five wins.
She has twice finished in the top-10 at the
Women's British Open
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– T7 in
2013
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and T4 in
2018
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. In her first
U.S. Women's Open
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appearance, she led after the first round.
Personal life
Higa is in a relationship with professional
sumo
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wrestler
Ikioi Shōta
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.
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Professional wins (5)
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (5)
Results in LPGA majors
''Results not in chronological order before 2019.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
*Espirito Santo Trophy
The Espirito Santo Trophy (World Women's Amateur Team Championships) is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation.
The inaugural event was held in 1964. It was instituted by the Fre ...
(representing Japan): 2010
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Professional
*International Crown
The Hanwha LifePlus International Crown is a :wikt:biennial, biennial women's professional team golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. Eight national teams of four players each (32 players in total) participate in the match play event.
History
It deb ...
(representing Japan): 2014
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, 2018
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* The Queens (representing LPGA of Japan Tour): 2017
References
External links
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Japanese female golfers
LPGA of Japan Tour golfers
Sportspeople from Okinawa Prefecture
1993 births
Living people
21st-century Japanese women