This season alone, she is the second Japanese woman to win a major after Sasao Yuka, who won the U.S. Women’s Open. Sasao and Yamashita, the two Japanese representatives for the Paris Olympics, also participated in this tournament and congratulated Furue on her achievement. The baton of this feat will be passed on to Paris. ▼Furue Ayaka Born May 27, 2000, from Kobe City, 24 years old. 153 cm, 54 kg. She has been holding golf clubs since she was three years old and joined the national team while attending Takikawa Second High School. She won the amateur Fujitsu Ladies Tournament one year after graduating and turned professional. After participating in the qualifying tournament (Qualifying School), she began competing in the US Tour in earnest in 2010. She has eight wins on the Japanese Tour and two on the US Tour. She is a big fan of Disneyland and Ayumi Hamasaki.

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