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Ai Suzuki
Personal information
Born (1994-05-09) 9 May 1994 (age 30)
Miyoshi District, Tokushima, Japan
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
StatusProfessional
Current tour(s)LPGA of Japan Tour
Professional wins22
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
LPGA of Japan Tour20
Other2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship76th: 2018
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenT22: 2019
Women's British OpenT14: 2017
Evian ChampionshipT55: 2019
Achievements and awards
LPGA of Japan Tour
Player of the Year
2017
LPGA of Japan Tour
leading money winner
2017, 2019

Ai Suzuki (born 9 May 1994) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Suzuki plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has won 20 times including 7 times in 2019. In November 2019, she won three consecutive tournaments, including the Toto Japan Classic, which was co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour.[1]

Suzuki led the LPGA of Japan Tour money list in 2017[2] and 2019.

Professional wins (22)

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LPGA of Japan Tour wins (20)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 14 Sep 2014 Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup 70-67-75-71=283 −5 1 stroke Japan Lala Anai
South Korea Lee Na-ri
Japan Misuzu Narita
South Korea Jiyai Shin
2 22 May 2016 Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open 67-68-72=207 −9 Playoff Japan Asako Fujimoto
Japan Miki Uehara
3 11 Sep 2016 Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup 73-72-75-69=289 +1 1 stroke Japan Shiho Oyama
Japan Megumi Shimokawa
4 14 May 2017 Hoken No Madoguchi Ladies 70-67-72=209 −7 2 strokes South Korea Lee Min-young
5 25 Jun 2017 Earth Mondahmin Cup 68-66-67-69=270 −18 1 stroke Japan Kana Mikashima
6 18 Mar 2018 T-Point Ladies Golf Tournament 65-69=134 −8 1 stroke South Korea Jeon Mi-jeong
7 8 Apr 2018 Studio Alice Women's Open 67-69-70=206 −10 4 strokes Japan Rumi Yoshiba
8 13 May 2018 Hoken No Madoguchi Ladies 68-68-72=208 −8 1 stroke South Korea Ahn Sun-ju
Japan Erika Kikuchi
9 17 Jun 2018 Nichirei Ladies 69-70-68=207 −9 Playoff Taiwan Teresa Lu
South Korea Jiyai Shin
10 17 Mar 2019 Yokohama Tire Golf Tournament PRGR Ladies Cup 69-70-68=207 −9 4 strokes Japan Rumi Yoshiba
11 16 Jun 2019 Ai Miyazato Suntory Ladies Open Golf Tournament 67-68-71-70=276 −12 1 stroke Japan Mamiko Higa
12 23 Jun 2019 Nichirei Ladies 70-67-70=207 −9 Playoff Japan Sayaka Takahashi
13 1 Sep 2019 Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament 70-67-71-69=277 −11 2 strokes South Korea Ahn Sun-ju
South Korea Jiyai Shin
14 3 Nov 2019 Hisako Higuchi Mitsubishi Electric Ladies Golf Tournament 66-68-68=202 −14 1 stroke South Korea Jiyai Shin
15 10 Nov 2019 Toto Japan Classica 67-65-67=199 −17 3 strokes South Korea Kim Hyo-joo
16 17 Nov 2019 Ito En Ladies Golf Tournament 68-67-67=202 −14 1 stroke Japan Shiho Oyama
17 4 Jul 2021 Shiseido Ladies Open 66-68=134 −10 1 stroke Japan Minami Katsu
Japan Mao Saigo
18 6 Aug 2023 Hokkaido Meiji Cup 66-68-67=201 −15 3 strokes Japan Shiho Kuwaki
19 10 Mar 2024 Meiji Yasuda Ladies Yokohama Tire Golf Tournament 65-70-67-70=272 −16 6 strokes Japan Sayaka Takahashi
Japan Sakura Koiwai
Japan Karen Fujita
20 17 Mar 2024 V-Point-ENEOS Golf Tournament 68-69-33=170 −10 Playoff Japan Sakura Koiwai

Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in LPGA of Japan Tour.
a Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour.

LPGA Tour wins (1)

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Legend
Major championships (0)
Other LPGA Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 8 Nov 2019 Toto Japan Classica 67-65-67=199 −17 3 strokes South Korea Kim Hyo-joo

a Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Japan Tour.

JLPGA Step up Tour (2)

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  • 2013 (1) Chugoku Shimbun Chupea Ladies Cup
  • 2014 (1) Rashinkin Ninjineer/RKB Ladies

Results in LPGA majors

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Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Chevron Championship 76
U.S. Women's Open T32 CUT CUT T22 WD T67
Women's PGA Championship
The Evian Championship T55 NT
Women's British Open T65 T14 CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Chevron Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3
Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 7
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (three times)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Team appearances

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References

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  1. ^ "Ai Suzuki shoots 67, wins LPGA Japan Classic by three strokes". ESPN. Associated Press. 10 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Ai Suzuki ends Japanese money title drought on LPGA tour". The Japan Times. 26 November 2017.
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