Akiko Fukushima

Akiko Fukushima 福嶋晃子
Personal information
Born	(1973-06-29) 29 June 1973 Kōnan-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationality	Japan
Residence	Yokohama, Japan
Career
Turned professional	1992
Current tour(s)	LPGA of Japan Tour (joined 1992)
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1999-2004)
Professional wins	26
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	2
LPGA of Japan Tour	24
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	T2: 2001
Women's PGA C'ship	T9: 2000
U.S. Women's Open	T9: 1997
du Maurier Classic	CUT: 1999
Women's British Open	T41: 2003
Achievements and awards
LPGA of Japan Tour Player of the Year 1996, 1997 LPGA of Japan Tour leading money winner 1996, 1997 LPGA of Japan Tour Rookie of the Year 1993

Akiko Fukushima (Japanese: 福嶋晃子, born 29 June 1973) is a Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Fukushima won 24 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour.

Fukushima won twice on the LPGA Tour both in 1999.

She is the daughter of Hisaaki Fukushima, a catcher who played professional baseball in Japan for 19 seasons.

Professional wins (26)

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (24)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	6 Mar 1994	Daikin Orchid Ladies	71-70-72=213	−3	4 strokes	Ayako Okamoto Hiromi Takamura
2	30 Apr 1995	Satake Japan Classic Hiroshima Ladies Open	72-67-69=208	−8	3 strokes	Liselotte Neumann
3	14 May 1995	Yakult Ladies	70-67-37=174	−6	1 stroke	Huang Bie-shyun
4	11 Aug 1996	NEC Karuizawa 72	71-63-72=206	−10	5 strokes	Ayako Okamoto
5	13 Oct 1996	Fujitsu Ladies	69-68-68=205	−11	Playoff	Won Jae-sook
6	8 Jun 1997	Mitsubishi Electric Ladies	70-70-69=209	−10	2 strokes	Lee Young-me Junko Yasui
7	3 Aug 1997	Golf5 Ladies	67-67-71=205	−11	1 stroke	Chieko Nishida
8	14 Sep 1997	Japan LPGA Championship Konica Cup	72-69-70-72=283	−9	5 strokes	Miyuki Shimabukuro
9	21 Sep 1997	Yukijirushi Ladies Tokai Classic	75-66-70=211	−5	3 strokes	Ikuyo Shiotani
10	5 Oct 1997	Kosaido Ladies Golf Cup	69-72-70=211	−5	2 strokes	Kyoko Ono
11	30 Nov 1997	JLPGA Meiji Dairies Cup	70-70-70-73=283	−5	2 strokes	Yuko Motoyama
12	2 Aug 1998	Golf5 Ladies	69-70-69=208	−8	1 stroke	Ku Ok-hee
13	27 Sep 1998	Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Ladies Open	69-68-71=208	−8	4 strokes	Han Hee-won Ku Ok-hee
14	23 Apr 2000	Nasu Ogawa Ladies	73-63-72=208	−8	2 strokes	Aki Nakano
15	18 Aug 2002	NEC Karuizawa 72	68-68-66=202	−14	4 strokes	Ko Woo-soon Masaki Maeda
16	17 Aug 2003	NEC Karuizawa 72	69-72-67=208	−8	4 strokes	Ikuyo Shiotani
17	11 Jul 2004	Chateraise Queen's Cup	70-66-71=207	−9	10 strokes	Midori Yoneyama
18	17 Sep 2006	Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic	69-67-66=202	−14	2 strokes	Lee Ji-hee
19	29 Oct 2006	Hisako Higuchi IDC Otsuka Kagu Ladies	67-70-70=207	−9	Playoff	Sakura Yokomine
20	1 Jul 2007	Belluna Ladies Cup	69-66-71=206	−10	2 strokes	Lee Eun-hye
21	12 Aug 2007	NEC Karuizawa 72	66-66-67=199	−17	7 strokes	Namika Omata
22	11 May 2008	World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup	71-70-70-73=284	−4	Playoff	Jiyai Shin
23	20 Jul 2008	Stanley Ladies	69-67-67=203	−13	1 stroke	Ayako Uehara
24	22 Aug 2010	CAT Ladies	66-70-69=205	−14	2 strokes	Yukari Baba

Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in LPGA of Japan Tour.

LPGA Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	23 May 1999	The Philips Invitational	64-67-65-71=267	−12	2 strokes	Charlotta Sörenstam
2	17 Oct 1999	AFLAC Champions	71-71-69-68=279	−9	1 stroke	Maria Hjorth Karrie Webb

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Akiko Fukushima at the LPGA of Japan Tour official site
• Akiko Fukushima at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
• 2009 U.S. Women's Open profile