(born 25 April 2005) is a Japanese

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. She won the 2022

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Career

In 2021, Baba finished sixth in the Kanto Women's Amateur and seventh in the Kanto Junior Championship. The next year, she won both tournaments. Baba qualified for the 2022 U.S. Women's Open at the Boso Country Club in Japan on 25 April, her 17th birthday, carding rounds of 69-70. At Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, Baba shot 73-72-70-78 to finish tied for 49th, one of four amateurs to make the cut. In August 2022, Baba won the

, becoming the second Japanese player to capture the title after

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in 1985. Baba won the last six holes of the 36-hole final, ending the match against Canadian Monet Chun with a birdie on the 27th hole, for a score of 11 and 9. Baba represented Japan at the

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in France alongside Mizuki Hashimoto and Miku Ueta. They shared third place with Germany, one stroke behind Sweden and the United States. Baba turned professional in 2023 and earned status on the 2024

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and

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via

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. In December 2024, Baba earned her

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card for 2025 by finishing T-24 at the

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Amateur wins

*2022 Kanto Women's Amateur Championship, Kanto Junior Championship,

Source:

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Japan):

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

References

External links

馬場咲希
- Japan Golf Association * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baba, Saki Japanese female golfers LPGA of Japan Tour golfers LPGA Tour golfers Golfers from Tokyo People from Hino, Tokyo 2005 births Living people 21st-century Japanese sportswomen