Rio Takeda

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Rio Takeda
竹田 麗央
Personal information
Born (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 21)
Kōshi, Kumamoto, Japan
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Career
Turned professional2022
Current tour(s) LPGA of Japan Tour (joined 2022)
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
LPGA of Japan Tour8
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship DNP
Women's PGA C'ship T32: 2024
U.S. Women's Open T9: 2024
Women's British Open CUT: 2024
Evian Championship T55: 2024
Achievements and awards
LPGA of Japan Tour
Player of the Year		2024
LPGA of Japan Tour
leading money winner 		2024

Rio Takeda (竹田 麗央, Takeda Rio) (born 2 April 2003) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has 8 wins. [1]

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Career

Takeda was born in Kōshi, Kumamoto in 2003 and started playing golf when she was six years old. She enjoyed success as an amateur and won the 39th Kyushu Junior Golf Championship. [1]

In the fall of 2021, Takeda won the low amateur title at the 54th Japan Women's Open Golf Championship. The distinction earned her a spot in the final qualifying for the LPGA of Japan Tour, where she finished 5th. She turned professional and joined the tour for the 2022 season. [1]

In the spring of 2024, Takeda captured the KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open and Fujisankei Ladies Classic back-to-back, for her first two wins on the JLPGA. [2]

She entered her first major in the 2024 U.S. Women's Open at Lancaster Country Club, where she finished top-10. [3]

Personal life

Her mother, Satoko Hirase is a former professional golfer. So is her aunt, Mayumi Hirase, who has 18 wins on the LPGA of Japan Tour (1989–2000) and one LPGA Tour win in 1996. [4] [5]

Professional wins (8)

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (8)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
114 Apr 2024 KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open 73-66-70=209−72 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Lee Min-young
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Suzuki
Flag of Japan.svg Karen Tsuruoka
221 Apr 2024 Fujisankei Ladies Classic 67-67-67=201−123 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Mitsuki Kobayashi
319 May 2024 Bridgestone Ladies Open 67-67-72-68=274−142 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Yui Kawamoto
Flag of Japan.svg Miyū Yamashita
44 Aug 2024 Hokkaido Meiji Cup 68-70-66=204−121 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Yui Kawamoto
51 Sep 2024 Golf 5 Ladies Professional Golf Tournament 68-66=134−101 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Hinako Yamauchi
68 Sep 2024 Sony JLPGA Championship 64-67-69-69=269−191 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Miyū Yamashita
729 Sep 2024 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship 72-69-67-70=278−102 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Akie Iwai
83 Nov 2024 Toto Japan Classic [1] 69-65-67=201−15Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Marina Alex

1 Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour.
Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in LPGA of Japan Tour.

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
13 Nov 2024 Toto Japan Classic [2] 69-65-67=201−15Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Marina Alex

2 Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Japan Tour.

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2024 Toto Japan Classic Flag of the United States.svg Marina Alex Won with birdie on sixth extra hole

Results in LPGA majors

! Tournament2024
Chevron Championship
U.S. Women's Open T9
Women's PGA Championship T32
The Evian Championship T55
Women's British Open CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship 00000000
U.S. Women's Open 00001111
Women's PGA Championship 00000011
The Evian Championship 00000011
Women's British Open 00000010
Totals00001143

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rio Takeda". LPGA of Japan. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "【2024】KKTcup VANTELIN Ladies Open". JLPGA.
  3. ↑ "Rio Takeda". United States Golf Association. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Rio Takeda Profile". Golf Digest Japan. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "平瀬真由美めい竹田麗央4位 ツアー史上８人目アマチュア優勝ならず". 日刊スポーツNEWS (in Japanese). 日刊スポーツ新聞社. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
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