Michiko Okada

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Michiko Okada
Personal information
Born (1945-01-11) 11 January 1945 (age 76)
Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s) LPGA of Japan Tour (1968-2002)
Professional wins10
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
LPGA of Japan Tour10

Michiko Okada (born 11 January 1945) is a Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA).

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Okada won 10 times on the JLPGA between 1975 and 1995. One of Ohsako's JLPGA wins was co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour, the 1978 Mizuno-Japan Classic. [1] [2]

Professional wins

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (10)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
13 Nov 1978 Mizuno-Japan Classic −6 (73-74-69=216)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Ai-Yu Tu

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
11978 Mizuno-Japan Classic Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Ai-Yu Tu
Won with birdie on fifth extra hole
Tu eliminated by birdie on second hole

Team appearances

Professional

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