Rikako Morita
Japanese professional golfer
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Rikako Morita (森田 理香子, Morita Rikako; born 8 January 1990) is a Japanese professional golfer.
| Rikako Morita | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 8 January 1990 | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Japan | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2008 | ||
| Current tour | LPGA of Japan Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 7 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 7 | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| Chevron Championship | DNP | ||
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T35: 2014 | ||
| Women's British Open | T27: 2014 | ||
| Evian Championship | DNP | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Morita plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has won seven times. She won topped the tour's money list in 2013.[1][2]
Professional wins
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 Oct 2010 | Hisako Higuchi IDC Otsuka Kagu Ladies | 71-62=133 | −11 | 4 strokes | Chie Arimura  Tamie Durdin |
| 2 | 23 Sep 2012 | Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Women's Open | 71-64-67=202 | −14 | 2 strokes | Hiromi Mogi |
| 3 | 10 Mar 2013 | Daikin Orchid Ladies | 68-67-68=203 | −13 | Playoff | Sakura Yokomine |
| 4 | 26 May 2013 | Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open | 67-67-74=208 | −8 | 1 stroke |  Jeon Mi-jeong |
| 5 | 16 Jun 2013 | Suntory Ladies Open | 73-66-72-67=278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Mamiko Higa Yumiko Yoshida Kumiko Kaneda |
| 6 | 24 Nov 2013 | Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open | 70-70-64-69=273 | −15 | 1 stroke | Asako Fujimoto |
| 7 | 23 Mar 2014 | T-Point Ladies | 69-68-71=208 | −8 | 4 strokes | Erina Hara |
Team appearances
Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Japan): 2006
