Mina Harigae

Mina Harigae
Personal information
Full name	Mina Harigae Kreiter
Born	(1989-11-01) November 1, 1989 (age 35) Monterey, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Mesa, Arizona, U.S. [1]
Career
College	Duke University
Turned professional	2009
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 2010)
Former tour(s)	Futures Tour (2009)
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
Epson Tour	3
Other	4
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	T32: 2013
Women's PGA C'ship	T13: 2020
U.S. Women's Open	2nd: 2022
Women's British Open	T13: 2021
Evian Championship	T24: 2014
Achievements and awards
Futures Tour Rookie of the Year 2009 Futures Tour Player of the Year 2009

Mina Harigae (born November 1, 1989) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.

As an amateur golfer, she won the 2007 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links. Harigae won the California Women's Amateur Championship for four consecutive years (2001–2005); her first victory came as a 12-year-old. ^[2]

Childhood and family life

Born to Japanese parents, Harigae attended the Stevenson School. Her parents run a sushi restaurant in Pacific Grove, California called Takara Sushi. ^{[3] [4]} She attended Duke University, leaving after a year to pursue a professional golf career. ^[5]

Amateur career

Harigae is the youngest winner of the California Women's Amateur Championship, accomplishing the feat in 2001 at the age of 12. ^[6]

• Won the 2007 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
• Reached the Semifinals at the 2003 and 2006 U.S. Girls' Junior. Was the stroke-play medalist at the 2006 U.S. Girls' Junior.
• Reached third round of the U.S. Women's Amateur in 2004 and 2006; advanced to the first round of match play at the 2008.
• Four-time winner of the California Women's Amateur Championship (2001–2004). ^[3]
• Member of the U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team in 2004 and Junior Solheim Cup team in 2007.
• Member of the 2008 U.S. Curtis Cup Team.
• Three-time Rolex AJGA Junior All-American First Team selection. ^[7]

Professional career

In 2009, Harigae played on the Futures Tour, the LPGA Tour's developmental tour. She won three tournaments and was the tour's leading money winner, which earned her membership on the LPGA Tour for the 2010 season. ^[8] She won her largest payday, $1,080,000 for a second-place finish at the U.S. Women's Open on June 5, 2022, losing by 4 strokes to Minjee Lee. Lee won the largest purse to date in women's history $1.8 million in that tournament's largest prize total ever, $10 million. ^[9]

Personal life

Harigae married Travis Kreiter, her caddie, in March 2023. ^[10] She has competed as Mina Kreiter since 2024

Professional wins (7)

Futures Tour wins (3)

• 2009 (3) Ladies Titan Tire Challenge, Michelob Ultra Duramed Futures Players Championship, Falls Auto Group Classic

Cactus Tour wins (4)

• 2020 (4) Longbow Golf Club, Desert Canyon Golf Club, Orange Tree, Talking Stick North Course ^{[11] [12]}

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Chevron Championship		CUT			CUT	T38	T32	T67	T51						CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Women's Open	T66	CUT	T67	CUT	T34	T28	CUT	T38	CUT	T30				T61	T30	2	T33
Women's PGA Championship				T59	CUT	T15	T22	T69	T65	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	T13	T46	CUT	T24	CUT
The Evian Championship ^							T27	T24	T64		CUT	CUT	CUT	NT	T29	CUT	CUT
Women's British Open					CUT	CUT	CUT	T29	T69	CUT		T28			T13	CUT	T44

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Chevron Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	4
Women's PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	8
U.S. Women's Open	0	1	0	1	1	1	13	9
The Evian Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	4
Women's British Open	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	5
Totals	0	1	0	1	1	7	56	30

• Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2013 Evian – 2015 WPGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1

LPGA Tour career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2007	1	1	0	0	0	0	T66	n/a	n/a	76.25	n/a
2008	2	0	0	0	0	0	MC	n/a	n/a	77.25	n/a
2010	15	9	0	0	0	1	T8	90,205	77	72.64	58
2011	17	13	0	0	0	1	T6	178,683	49	72.54	41
2012	26	19	0	0	0	1	T7	304,057	44	72.33	47
2013	26	20	0	0	0	1	T5	285,195	49	71.98	47
2014	27	24	0	0	0	2	T8	324,439	50	71.88	52
2015	25	17	0	0	0	0	T16	130,703	82	72.73	90
2016	19	9	0	0	0	0	T31	46,508	120	72.74	108
2017	17	7	0	0	0	1	T10	79,636	116	71.74	74
2018	21	12	0	0	0	2	T7	188,279	83	71.59	58
2019	21	11	0	0	0	1	T9	103,608	109	72.27	114
2020	11	9	0	0	0	4	4	327,376	34	71.03	16
2021	21	18	0	1	1	5	T2	791,757	22	70.76	37
2022	23	15	0	1	0	1	2	1,293,471	15	71.35	71
2023	23	11	0	0	0	0	T24	269,689	85	71.78	87
2024	14	4	0	0	0	0	T27	40,923	167	73.29	154
Totals^	309	199	0	2	1	20	2	4,454,528	109

^ Official as of 2024 season ^{[13] [14] [15]}
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

Futures Tour career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made	Wins	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2009	16	15	3	10	1	88,386	1	70.89	2

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year	World ranking	Source
2012	81	[16]
2013	93	[17]
2014	89	[18]
2015	163	[19]
2016	349	[20]
2017	293	[21]
2018	161	[22]
2019	230	[23]
2020	91	[24]
2021	48	[25]
2022	51	[26]
2023	124	[27]
2024	417	[28]

Team appearances

Amateur

• Junior Ryder Cup (representing the United States): 2004
• Junior Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2007
• Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 2008 (winners)

Professional

• Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2021

Solheim Cup record

Year	Total matches	Total W–L–H	Singles W–L–H	Foursomes W–L–H	Fourballs W–L–H	Points won	Points %
Career	3	1–2–0	0–1–0	0–0–0	1–1–0	1	33.3
2021	3	1–2–0	0–1–0 lost to C. Boutier 5&4		1–1–0 lost w/ L. Thompson 5&4 won w/ Y. Noh 3&1	1	33.3

References

1. "LPGA 2013 Player Guide". LPGA. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
2. "California Women's Amateur Champions" (PDF). California Women's Amateur Championships Committee. Retrieved April 11, 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "Meet The 2007 WAPL Quarterfinalists". USGA. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
4. "Friendly Fire: Preteen phenoms Mina Harigae and Sydney Burlison are best pals and big rivals". Sports Illustrated. May 13, 2002. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
5. "Harigae To Leave Duke Golf Program; Looking To Turn Pro In 2009". Duke Sports Information. January 10, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
6. Janke, Ken (December 15, 2006). Firsts, Facts, Feats, & Failures in the World of Golf. Wiley. ISBN   9780471965596 . Retrieved April 5, 2024.
7. "Mina Harigae Player Biography". Duramed Futures Tour. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
8. "Ten Duramed Futures Tour Players Earn 2010 LPGA Membership". Futures Tour. Archived from the original on January 15, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
9. "U.S. Women's Open: Minjee Lee cruises to second major title, earns $1.8 million prize". golfweek. June 5, 2022.
10. Paisley, Kent (March 19, 2023). "LPGA player double dips with wedding at Arizona course she's playing in tournament". Golf Digest.
11. "The Cactus Tour - The Tour for Women Golf Professionals". The Cactus Tour. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
12. "Mina Harigae Stuns Cactus Tour, Wins by 14, 16 Strokes in Back to Back Events". LPGA. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
13. "Mina Kreiter stats". LPGA. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
14. "Mina Kreiter results". LPGA. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
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28. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2024.

External links

• Mina Harigae at the LPGA Tour official site
• Mina Harigae at the LPGA Futures Tour official site (archived)
• Mina Harigae at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site