is a Japanese golfer. She was the leading money winner on the LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA) six times from 2000 to 2005. She became the first player on the JLPGA Tour to earn in excess of ¥100 million, a feat she accomplished in 2000, and achieved again in 2003, 2004 and 2005.

Career In 2003, Fudoh became the first player to win 10 tournaments in a year and she earned more prize money than the leading male player on the Japan Golf Tour. In 2004, Fudoh became the youngest player to earn permanent seeding on the Tour following her 30th career victory at the Golf 5 Ladies Open. In 2005 Fudoh became the first JLPGA Player to earn in excess of ¥800 million.

In 2005, she topped the money list for the sixth consecutive year following her second-place finish at the Ricoh JLPGA Tour Championship. In 2006, she became the youngest player on the JLPGA Tour to win 40 tournaments following her win at the Life Card Ladies Open. In 2008, she became the first player on the JLPGA Tour to break the billion-yen barrier in career winnings with her victory in the Meiji Chocolate Cup, and also took the lead at Sunningdale in the Women's British Open.

Fudoh has stated that her primary goal is to compete in Japan and she has no interest competing on the U.S. LPGA Tour full-time apart from the majors. She was fourth on the debut edition of the Women's World Golf Rankings, released in February 2006.

She currently has endorsement deals with Titleist, Ellesse and Nomura Asset Management.

Awards and honors In 1998, she earned LPGA of Japan Tour Rookie of the Year honors. Fudoh won the LPGA of Japan Tour's money list and earned their Player of the Year honors six years consecutively: from 2000 to 2005.

Professional wins (50) LPGA of Japan Tour wins (50) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up114 Nov 1999Itoen Ladies68–71–68=207−91 stroke Aki Nakano214 May 2000Vernal Cup RKB Ladies70–72–70=212−43 strokes Aki Takamura34 Jun 2000Resort Trust Ladies66–71–68=205−115 strokes Yuriko Ohtsuka418 Jun 2000APiTa Circle K Sunkus Ladies71–73–69=213−31 stroke Midori Yoneyama513 Aug 2000NEC Karuizawa 7271–69–71=211−5Playoff Chieko Amanuma617 Sep 2000Yukijirushi Ladies Tokai Classic74–68–70=212−41 stroke Lee Young-me Midori Yoneyama78 Oct 2000Sankyo Ladies Open69–71–66=206−103 strokes Kasumi Fujii84 Mar 2001Daikin Orchid Ladies73–71–69=213−33 strokes Kasumi Fujii Ko Woo-soon Tomoko Ueda 95 Aug 2001Vernal Open68–66–73=207−93 strokes Hisako Ohgane1026 Aug 2001Yonex Ladies69–68–67=204−121 stroke Tseng Hsiu-feng1114 Oct 2001Fujitsu Ladies68–67–68=203−131 stroke Michie Ohba1212 May 2002Nichirei Cup World Ladies65–69–70–67=271−17 3 strokes Karrie Webb134 Aug 2002Vernal Open72–70–68=210−6 5 strokes Chieko Amanuma Julie Lu141 Sep 2002Yonex Ladies64–69–68=201−157 strokes Kaori Higo1517 Nov 2002Itoen Ladies65–71–68=204−121 stroke Akiko Fukushima169 Mar 2003Daikin Orchid Ladies72–67–69=208−8 Playoff Aki Nakano1725 May 2003Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open65-68-74-207−91 stroke Toshimi Kimura Ku Ok-hee188 Jun 2008Resort Trust Ladies72–66–67=212−117 strokes Kaori Higo Lee Ji-hee1920 Jul 2003Stanley Ladies70–70–68=208−8 3 stroke Ko Woo-soon Mitsui Michiko Fumiko Muraguchi Mihoko Takahashi2024 Aug 2003New Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ladies67–68–73=208−113 strokes Junko Omote2114 Sep 2003Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup67–68–72–70=277−114 strokes Miho Koga Michie Ohba 2221 Sep 2003Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic67–70–69=206−10 1 stroke Kaori Harada2319 Oct 2003Fujitsu Ladies67–68–69=204−12 2 strokes Ku Ok-hee2416 Nov 2003Itoen Ladies70–69–74=213−3Playoff Junko Omote2530 Nov 2003Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup75–68–66–70=279−95 strokes Akiko Fukushima Lee Ji-hee2618 Apr 2004Saishunkan Ladies Hinokuni Open76–68–73=217+1 Playoff Ko Woo-soon Sakura Yokomine (a)2716 May 2004Vernal Ladies72–72–70=214−21 stroke Toshimi Kimura2830 May 2004Kosaido Ladies Golf Cup69–68–69=206−10 3 strokes Tseng Hsiu-feng2918 Jul 2004Stanley Ladies67–69–68=204−121 stroke Hattori Michiko3025 Jul 2004Golf5 Ladies75–72–74=221+23 strokes Wei Yun-jye313 Oct 2004Japan Women's Open Golf Championship74–70–69–67=280−8 11 strokes Kaori Higo Sakura Yokomine3228 Nov 2004Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup68–76–71–71=286−21 stroke Ai Miyazato Michie Ohba338 May 2005Salonpas World Ladies71–71–64–70=276−12Playoff Shiho Oyama3412 Jun 2005Suntory Ladies Open72–69–67–64=272−162 strokes Michie Ohba354 Sep 2005Golf5 Ladies72–69–64=205−11 2 strokes Akane Iijima Shin Hyun-ju Wei Yun-jye3611 Sep 2005Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup74–67–71–66=278−102 strokes Ai Miyazato3716 Oct 2005Fujitsu Ladies68–65–71=204−12 3 strokes Sakura Yokomine3813 Nov 2005Itoen Ladies71–71–67=209−7 2 strokes Yuko Saitoh Hiroko Yamaguchi3912 Mar 2006Accordia Golf Ladies71–67–73=211−5 1 stroke Michiko Hattori Hiromi Mogi4016 Apr 2006Life Card Ladies68–70–70=208−8 2 strokes Shiho Oyama4127 May 2007Kosaido Ladies Golf Cup70–68–68=206−10 5 strokes Noriko Aso Jeon Mi-jeong Shinobu Moromizato Sakura Yokomine4226 Aug 2007Yonex Ladies65–70–69=204−12 1 stroke Momoko Ueda4316 Mar 2008Accordia Golf Ladies70–70–65=205−11Playoff Wei Yun-jye4413 Jul 2008Meiji Chocolate Cup69–68–70=207−9 1 stroke Chie Arimura Saiki Fujita Shin Hyun-ju4521 Sep 2008Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic71–70–67=208−8 Playoff Yayoi Arasaki Momoko Ueda 4619 Oct 2008Fujitsu Ladies69–68–66=203−13Playoff Yuko Mitsuka4723 May 2010Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open66–67–70=203−13 2 strokes Kim Na-ri4811 Jul 2010Meiji Chocolate Cup69–67–68=204−121 stroke Lee Ji-woo4917 Apr 2011Nishijin Ladies Classic70–69–72=211−5Playoff Yukari Baba Lee Ji-woo 501 May 2011Cyber Agent Ladies72–66–68=206−103 strokes Jiyai Shin Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in LPGA of Japan Tour.

Results in LPGA majors Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipCUTT45T39T15T37T36LPGA ChampionshipT20U.S. Women's OpenT12CUTT20CUTCUTT46T57Women's British Open T16T42T3T33 Tournament 2010 2011Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipCUTLPGA ChampionshipU.S. Women's OpenWomen's British OpenCUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" tied

Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeKraft Nabisco Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 5Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 4Women's British Open 0 0 1 1 1 2 5 4Totals 0 0 1 1 1 6 20 14 Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2005 Women's British Open – 2009 Women's British Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 1

LPGA Tour of Japan summary Year Wins Earnings (¥) Rank1997 0 22,400,175 341998 0 40,027,445 101999 1 56,386,976 42000 6 120,443,924 12001 4 89,248,793 12002 4 95,690,917 12003 10 149,325,679 12004 7 142,774,000 12005 6 122,460,908 12006 2 46,010,000 152007 2 87,061,631 62008 4 91,857,367 52009 0 43,978,276 172010 2 69,701,733 72011 2 60,518,023 92012 0 45,283,900 162013 0 35,566,959 302014 0 17,190,725 522015 0 11,809,000 622016 0 1,074,000 1272017 0 10,436,000 75Career 50 1,359,246,431 1 Source:

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