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Yui Kawamoto

Yui Kawamoto
Personal information
Born (1998-08-29) 29 August 1998 (age 26)
Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
CollegeNippon Sport Science University
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s)LPGA of Japan Tour
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
LPGA of Japan Tour2
Other4
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT28: 2021
Women's PGA C'shipT48: 20220
U.S. Women's OpenT36: 2025
Women's British OpenT29: 2024
Evian ChampionshipDNP
YouTube information
Channel
Subscribers197k[1]
Views21,059,367[1]
Silver Play Button100,000 subscribers
Last updated: 12 June 2025

Yui Kawamoto (Japanese: 河本 結, romanized: Kawamoto Yui, born 29 August 1998) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour. Kawamoto turned professional in 2018, and made her LPGA Tour debut in 2020. In addition to golf, Kawamoto is known for her fashion sense, YouTube channel, and distinctive hair ribbons worn while playing.

Early life and amateur career

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Kawamoto was born on 29 August 1998 in Matsuyama.[2] Kawamoto would later become recognized as part of a "golden generation" of Japanese golfers all born in 1998 to become professionals, including Hinako Shibuno, Sakura Koiwai, and Nasa Hataoka.[3][4] Kawamoto began playing golf at age 5.[2] As an amateur player, Kawamoto won the 2013 Shikoku Junior Golf Championship, the Shikoku Women's Amateur Golf Championship.[5]

Professional career

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In 2018, Kawamoto turned professional, joining the Step Up Tour, where she would finish the season ranked first in prize money.[6][7][8] She then joined the LPGA of Japan Tour. In March 2019, she recorded her first professional victory, in the AXA Ladies Tournament, during her rookie season.[9][10] During the tournament, her brother Riki Kawamoto served as her caddie.[11]

In 2020, Kawamoto made her debut on the LPGA Tour.[12] In the 2020 U.S. Women's Open, Kawamoto placed 60th in her first appearance at the event. In 2021, she withdrew from the LPGA Tour[13] and returned to competition on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she continues to play.[14][15]

During the 2024 LPGA of Japan Tour, Kawamoto won the NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf Tournament and placed second at the Hokkaido Meiji Cup and Stanley Ladies Honda events.[16] That year she again qualified for the U.S. Open, where she again made the cut and placed T39.[17]

In 2025, Kawamoto played in the U.S. Women's Open for the third time. There, she recorded her highest result in the event, T36.[18]

Personal life

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Fashion

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On and off the tour, Kawamoto is known for her style.[19][20] On tour, Kawamoto wears trademark hair ribbons while playing.[21][22][23][24] Kawamoto regularly themes her hair ribbons for events,[25][26] with yellow being a trademark, and red being a favorite to honor her sponsors Ricoh and for Tiger Woods.[27][28][29] In 2022, she wore purple ribbons to support the Campaign to Eliminate Violence Against Women.[30] Kawamoto brings about 20 colors of ribbons to events,[25] where they are sponsored by Kosé.[31]

Prior to her appearance at the 2025 U.S. Women's Open, her Sanrio themed golf bag with Hello Kitty club covers was shared with her followers.[32][33][34] At the SkyRKB Ladies event, Kawamoto won the Best Dresser Award, winning 200,000 yen.[35] On tour in 2025, Kawamoto gained attention by wearing a shirt with a Darth Vader motif on it while competing on day 3 of the Miyazato Ai Suntory Ladies Tournament. Kawamoto finished the day 2T.[36][37] The Star Wars motif was worn in solidarity with her brother, Riki Kawamoto, who was concurrently playing in the first round of the U.S. Open, while wearing a golf shirt emblazoned with a stormtrooper.[38][39]

YouTube

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On 20 May 2020, Kawamoto launched a YouTube channel where she shares golf tips, advice and English learning.[40][41] As of 2025, the channel has more than 197,000 subscribers.

Professional wins (6)

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LPGA of Japan Tour wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 31 Mar 2019 AXA Ladies Golf Tournament in Miyazaki 66-65-70=201 −15 5 strokes Thailand Saranporn Langkulgasettrin
South Korea Yoon Chae-young
2 11 Aug 2024 NEC Karuizawa 72 66-66-73=205 −11 1 stroke Japan Kotone Hori
Japan Sakura Koiwai
Japan Yumeno Masada
3 10 Aug 2025 Hokkaido Meiji Cup 71-68-68=207 −9 1 stroke China Haruka Morita-WanyaoLu
Japan Karen Tsuruoka

Japan Step Up Tour wins (4)

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  • 2018 Sky Ladies ABC Cup, Sanyoshimbun Ladies Cup, Fundokin Ladies, Udon-Ken Ladies

Results in LPGA majors

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Results not in chronological order.

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Chevron Championship T69 T28
U.S. Women's Open 60 T39 T36
Women's PGA Championship T48 CUT
The Evian Championship NT
Women's British Open CUT T29
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

References

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