(born 25 April 2005) is a Japanese amateur golfer. She won the 2022
U.S. Women's Amateur
The U.S. Women's Amateur is the leading golf tournament in the United States for female amateur golfers. It is played annually and is one of the 13 United States national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association (USGA). F ...
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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.
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Baba qualified for the ]2022 U.S. Women's Open
The 2022 U.S. Women's Open Presented by ProMedica was the 77th U.S. Women's Open, held June 2 to June 5 at the Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Minjee Lee won the second of her two Women's major golf championship ...
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 U.S. Women's Amateur
The U.S. Women's Amateur is the leading golf tournament in the United States for female amateur golfers. It is played annually and is one of the 13 United States national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association (USGA). F ...
, becoming the second Japanese player to capture the title after Michiko Hattori 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 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy
The 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 24–27 August at Le Golf National and Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche south-west of Paris, France.
It was the 29th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy.
Format
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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.
Amateur wins
*2022 Kanto Women's Amateur Championship, Kanto Junior Championship, U.S. Women's Amateur
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Team appearances
Amateur
* Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Japan): 2022
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References
External links
馬場咲希
- Japan Golf Association
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Japanese female golfers
Amateur golfers
Golfers from Tokyo
2005 births
Living people
21st-century Japanese women