(born 2 August 2001) is a Japanese

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. She plays on the

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where she has 11 wins.

Career

Yamashita was born in

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in 2001 and started playing golf when she was five years old. She turned professional and joined the

in 2020. She captured the 2021

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for her maiden win on the JLPGA. In 2022, Yamashita recorded five wins and was the LPGA of Japan Tour leading money winner with ¥235,020,967. She also won the Mercedes Ranking (youngest ever) and had the lowest scoring average, finished most often (21 times) inside the top-10.

Professional wins (11)

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (11)

Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in LPGA of Japan Tour.

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

World ranking

Position in

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at the end of each calendar year. ^ as of 3 July 2023

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yamashita, Miyu Japanese female golfers LPGA of Japan Tour golfers People from Neyagawa, Osaka 2001 births Living people 21st-century Japanese women