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==Career==
==Career==
Nomura started to play golf at age of 11, and in 2007 she won the Japan Junior Golf Championship for girls 12-14 years of age. Nomura was the low amateur at the 2009 [[Japan Women's Open Golf Championship]]. She turned pro in December 2010 qualified for the Tour on her first attempt, after finishing #40 in the 2011 LPGA tour qualification.<ref>[http://www.lpga.com/players/haru-nomura/98070/bio Haru Nomura Bio], LPGA, accessed 21 February 2016</ref> In 2011 she qualified for the [[2011 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship|U.S. Women's Open]] through one of the sectional qualifying tournaments. Her first professional victory came on the [[LPGA of Japan Tour]] in [[2011 LPGA of Japan Tour|2011]] and her second victory came on the [[LPGA of Korea Tour]] in [[2015 LPGA of Korea Tour|2015]].
Nomura started to play golf at age of 11, and in 2007 she won the Japan Junior Golf Championship for girls 12-14 years of age. Nomura was the low amateur at the 2009 [[Japan Women's Open Golf Championship]]. She turned pro in December 2010 qualified for the Tour on her first attempt, after finishing #40 in the 2011 LPGA tour qualification.<ref>[http://www.lpga.com/players/haru-nomura/98070/bio Haru Nomura Bio], LPGA, accessed 21 February 2016</ref> In 2011 she qualified for the [[2011 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship|U.S. Women's Open]] through one of the sectional qualifying tournaments. Her first professional victory came on the [[LPGA of Japan Tour]] in [[2011 LPGA of Japan Tour|2011]] and her second victory came on the [[LPGA of Korea Tour]] in [[2015 LPGA of Korea Tour|2015]]. In [[2013 LPGA Tour|2013]] she was runner-up at the [[Mizuno Classic]] on the LPGA Tour.


On February 21, 2016 Nomura held off world number one [[Lydia Ko]] to win her first LPGA Tournament, the [[ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open]], the first Japanese victory on the LPGA Tour since [[Mika Miyazato]] won the [[Safeway Classic]] in 2012.<ref>[http://www.lpga.com/news/haru-nomura-wins-2016-isps-handa-womens-australian-open-quick-recap Haru Nomura Holds Off World No. 1 Lydia Ko To Win Her First Career LPGA Tournament in Australia], LPGA, 21 February 2016</ref>
On February 21, 2016 Nomura held off world number one [[Lydia Ko]] to win her first LPGA Tournament, the [[ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open]], the first Japanese victory on the LPGA Tour since [[Mika Miyazato]] won the [[Safeway Classic]] in 2012.<ref>[http://www.lpga.com/news/haru-nomura-wins-2016-isps-handa-womens-australian-open-quick-recap Haru Nomura Holds Off World No. 1 Lydia Ko To Win Her First Career LPGA Tournament in Australia], LPGA, 21 February 2016</ref>


==Professional wins (3)==
==Professional wins (4)==
===LPGA Tour (1)===
===LPGA Tour (1)===
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Revision as of 11:32, 21 February 2016

Haru Nomura
Personal information
Full nameHarukyo Nomura
野村敏京 (のむら はるきょう)
Born (1992-11-25) 25 November 1992 (age 32)
Yokohama, Japan
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Ladies European Tour1
LPGA of Japan Tour1
LPGA of Korea Tour1
ALPG Tour1
Epson Tour1

Haru Nomura (Japanese: 野村敏京, のむら はるきょう), born 25 November 1992, is a Japanese female professional golfer.

Having a Korean father and Japanese mother, Nomura moved to South Korea at the age of five and lived in Seoul until she graduated from the Myongji High School. In 2011, she selected Japanese nationality.[1]

Career

Nomura started to play golf at age of 11, and in 2007 she won the Japan Junior Golf Championship for girls 12-14 years of age. Nomura was the low amateur at the 2009 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship. She turned pro in December 2010 qualified for the Tour on her first attempt, after finishing #40 in the 2011 LPGA tour qualification.[2] In 2011 she qualified for the U.S. Women's Open through one of the sectional qualifying tournaments. Her first professional victory came on the LPGA of Japan Tour in 2011 and her second victory came on the LPGA of Korea Tour in 2015. In 2013 she was runner-up at the Mizuno Classic on the LPGA Tour.

On February 21, 2016 Nomura held off world number one Lydia Ko to win her first LPGA Tournament, the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open, the first Japanese victory on the LPGA Tour since Mika Miyazato won the Safeway Classic in 2012.[3]

Professional wins (4)

LPGA Tour (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 20 Feb 2016 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open[1] 69-68-70-65 =272 −16 3 strokes New Zealand Lydia Ko

1 Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour and the ALPG Tour.

LPGA of Japan Tour (1)

Dates Tournament Location
2011 Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open Aichi

LPGA of Korea Tour (1)

Dates Tournament Location
2015 Hanwha Finance Classic Taean

LPGA Futures Tour (1)

Dates Tournament Location
2011 Daytona Beach Invitational Florida

References

  1. ^ 18歳新星・野村敏京 国内デビュー戦で完全V! Template:Jp icon
  2. ^ Haru Nomura Bio, LPGA, accessed 21 February 2016
  3. ^ Haru Nomura Holds Off World No. 1 Lydia Ko To Win Her First Career LPGA Tournament in Australia, LPGA, 21 February 2016
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