2024 KPMG Women's PGA Championship: Pro-Am Player Bio Cards

Ayaka Furue

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS ● Won the 2019 Fujitsu Ladies on the JLPGA as an amateur ● 2020-2021 Player of the Year on the JLPGA ● Made 22/24 cuts in 2023, achieving 8 top-ten finishes, including being a runner-up at the Bank of Hope Match-Play ● Member of Team Japan in the 2023 International Crown ● Accomplished her first LPGA win at the 2022 Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open ● 8-time winner on the JLPGA Tour between 2019-2021 ● Her best major finish was at the 2021 Evian Championship where she placed 4th ● Earned her LPGA Tour card in 2022 through qualifying school PERSONAL

BIRTHPLACE Kobe, Japan RESIDENCE Kobe, Japan TURNED PRO 2022 CAREER VICTORIES 9 @ayaka_furue27 @kodebuchanayaka

● Began playing golf at age 3 and was coached by her father ● Has a strong passion for swimming since she was 4 years old ● Shortest active player on the LPGA Tour at 5’0” tall ● She is a huge fan of Ayumi Hamasaki, a Japanese singer

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