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Rio Takeda
Rio Takeda (竹田 麗央, Takeda Rio) (born 2 April 2003) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has 8 wins.[1] CareerTakeda was born in Kōshi, Kumamoto in 2003 and started playing golf when she was six years old. She enjoyed success as an amateur and won the 39th Kyushu Junior Golf Championship.[1] In the fall of 2021, Takeda won the low amateur title at the 54th Japan Women's Open Golf Championship. The distinction earned her a spot in the final qualifying for the LPGA of Japan Tour, where she finished 5th. She turned professional and joined the tour for the 2022 season.[1] In the spring of 2024, Takeda captured the KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open and Fujisankei Ladies Classic back-to-back, for her first two wins on the JLPGA.[2] She entered her first major in the 2024 U.S. Women's Open at Lancaster Country Club, where she finished top-10.[3] Personal lifeHer mother, Satoko Hirase is a former professional golfer. So is her aunt, Mayumi Hirase, who has 18 wins on the LPGA of Japan Tour (1989–2000) and one LPGA Tour win in 1996.[4][5] Professional wins (8)LPGA of Japan Tour wins (8)
1 Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour. LPGA Tour wins (1)
2 Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Japan Tour. LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
Results in LPGA majors
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut Summary
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