(born 2 August 2001) is a Japanese

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. She plays on the

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where she has 13 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 KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open 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. In December 2024, Yamashita earned her

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card for 2025 by winning the

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Professional wins (13)

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (13)

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.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yamashita, Miyu Japanese female golfers LPGA of Japan Tour golfers LPGA Tour golfers Olympic golfers for Japan Golfers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Neyagawa, Osaka 2001 births Living people 21st-century Japanese sportswomen