is a Japanese professional
golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standa ...
er on the
LPGA of Japan Tour
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.
Kitada has won six times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 2004 and 2010.
In February 2005, she teamed with
Ai Miyazato
is a former Japanese professional golfer who competed on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA). She was the top-ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings on three occasions in 2010.
Early life, family and amateur ...
to win the inaugural
Women's World Cup of Golf
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The tournament was played in several incarnations, first in 1992 as the Sunrise Cup World Team Ch ...
in
South Africa
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.
Professional wins
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (6)
Other wins (1)
*2005
Women's World Cup of Golf
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The tournament was played in several incarnations, first in 1992 as the Sunrise Cup World Team Ch ...
(with
Ai Miyazato
is a former Japanese professional golfer who competed on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA). She was the top-ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings on three occasions in 2010.
Early life, family and amateur ...
)
Team appearances
Professional
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World Cup
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(representing Japan): 2005 (winners)
References
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Japanese female golfers
LPGA of Japan Tour golfers
Sportspeople from Fukuoka (city)
Golfers from Fukuoka Prefecture
1981 births
Living people
21st-century Japanese sportswomen
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