Kokona SakuraiNITORI

Date of Birth

February 13, 2004

Hometown

Nagasaki, Tokyo

Players Profile

With her driver shot utilizing her height, she won the "Kyushu Girls Junior Golf Championship" and "Kyushu Girls Championship" as well as the "National High School Golf Championship" in 2021. She passed the JLPGA professional test in the same year.

Remarkable Career Highlights

JLPGA Tour wins

2022

ECC LADIES GOLF TOURNAMENT
SANYOSHIMBUN LADIES CUP
THE CHUGOKU SHIMBUN CHUPEA LADIES CUP
KANEHIDE MIYARABI OPEN
UDON-KEN LADIES

2023

SHISEIDO LADIES OPEN
RAKUTENSUPER LADIES
GOLF5 LADIES
FUJITSU LADIES GOLF TOURNAMENT

Her Highlight in JLPGA Tour

In 2022, she won 5 times in the JLPGA Step Up Tour to become the first player in history of the tour. In 2023, when she moved to the JLPGA Tour, she won 5 times again. She became the third player in JLPGA Tour history to win four tournaments in her teens.

Rolex World Ranking

- 2022 154th
- 2023 51th