Haru Nomura
| Haru Nomura | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Harukyo Nomura 野村敏京 (のむら はるきょう) |
| Born | 25 November 1992 Yokohama, Japan |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2010 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| Ladies European Tour | 1 |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 1 |
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 1 |
| ALPG Tour | 1 |
| Epson Tour | 1 |
Haru Nomura (Japanese: 野村敏京, のむら はるきょう, Korean: 문민경), born 25 November 1992, is a Japanese female professional golfer.
Having a Korean mother and Japanese father, 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 |  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
- ^ 18歳新星・野村敏京 国内デビュー戦で完全V! Template:Jp icon
- ^ Haru Nomura Bio, LPGA, accessed 21 February 2016
- ^ Haru Nomura Holds Off World No. 1 Lydia Ko To Win Her First Career LPGA Tournament in Australia, LPGA, 21 February 2016
External links
- Haru Nomura at the LPGA Tour official site