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Minami Katsu

Not to be confused with Manami Katsu.*anese professional golfer

Minami Katsu (*anese: 勝みなみ, born 1 July 1998) is a *anese professional golfer. She is the youngest winner in the history of the LPGA of *an Tour when she won the KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open as an amateur on 20 April 2014 at age 15.

Contents

  • 1 Early life
  • 2 Amateur wins
  • 3 Professional wins (6)
    • 3.1 LPGA of *an Tour wins (6)
  • 4 Team appearances
  • 5 References
  • 6 External links

Early life

Katsu was born in Kagoshima City in 1998. She began to play golf at the age of six under her grandfather's influence. She graduated from Kagoshima Municipal Nagata Junior High School in 2014 and from Kagoshima High School: in 2017.

Amateur wins

  • 2014 New Zealand Women's Stroke Play Championship, *an Junior Golf Championship (girl's aged 15–17 division)
  • 2015 *an Women's Amateur

Professional wins (6)

LPGA of *an Tour wins (6)

a Katsu won the 2014 KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open as an amateur.
Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in LPGA of *an Tour.

Team appearances

Amateur

  • Espirito Santo Trophy (representing *an): 2014

References

    External links

    • Minami Katsu at the LPGA of *an Tour official site (in *anese)
    • Minami Katsu at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site