Mamiko Higa

Mamiko Higa
Personal information
Born (1993-10-11) 11 October 1993 (age 31)
Motobu, Kunigami, Okinawa, Japan
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sporting nationality Japan
SpouseIkioi Shōta
Career
StatusProfessional
Current tour(s)LPGA of Japan Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
LPGA of Japan Tour5
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipCUT: 2019
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenT5: 2019
Women's British OpenT4: 2018
Evian ChampionshipCUT: 2019

Mamiko Higa (born 11 October 1993) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Amateur career

Higa represented Japan at the 2010 Asian Games. She finished 8th in the individual competition and 4th in the team competition.

Professional career

Higa plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has five wins.[1] She has twice finished in the top-10 at the Women's British Open – T7 in 2013 and T4 in 2018. In her first U.S. Women's Open appearance, she led after the first round.[2]

Personal life

Higa is in a relationship with professional sumo wrestler Ikioi Shōta.[2]

Professional wins (5)

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (5)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 7 April 2013 Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi 69-74-71-70=284 −4 Playoff Taiwan Teresa Lu
Japan Kaori Ohe
2 2 Jun 2013 Resort Trust Ladies 69-66-67=202 −14 2 strokes Japan Mayu Hattori
3 13 Aug 2017 NEC Karuizawa 72 64-69-71=204 −12 Playoff South Korea Kim Ha-neul
4 15 Apr 2018 KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open 71-73-66=210 −6 1 stroke Japan Misuzu Narita
5 10 Mar 2019 Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament 70-66-71-76=283 −5 3 strokes Japan Lala Anai
Japan Hina Arakaki
Japan Eimi Koga

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

! Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
ANA Inspiration CUT
U.S. Women's Open T5 T61
Women's PGA Championship
The Evian Championship CUT NT
Women's British Open T7 CUT T4 CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. ^ "Mamiko Higa". LPGA of Japan Tour. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Higa cards 65, lowest U.S. Women's Open debut". ESPN. Associated Press. 30 May 2019.