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Minami Katsu

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Height
  
1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)

Role
  
Golfer

Nationality
  
Japan

LPGA of Japan tour wins
  
1

Status
  
Amateur

Professional wins
  
1

Name
  
Minami Katsu


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Born
  
1 July 1998 (age 25) Kagoshima, Japan (
1998-07-01
)

2014 KKT Banterin Cup Ladies Open


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

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Early life

Katsu was born in Kagoshima, Japan in 1998. She began to play golf at the age of six under her grandfather's influence. She graduated from Nagata Middle School in Kagoshima in 2014. She is a student of Kagoshima High School.

Amateur wins

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

    • Professional tournament wins

  • 2014 KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open (as an amateur)

    • Team appearances

    Amateur

  • Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Japan): 2012

    • References

    Minami Katsu Wikipedia
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