extra=born 15 June 1986 is a Japanese female professional golfer who in 2007 at the age of 21 became the youngest player in the history of the LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA) to finish first on the money list.
Amateur career
Ueda was born in Kumamoto, Japan. She started playing golf at the age of nine, and entered the prestigious Sakata School at ten. In twenty three amateur events, she placed in the top 10 fifteen times, including three wins, and five second-place finishes.
Professional career
Ueda turned pro in August 2005 and won the JLPGA rookies cup that year.
In 2006, she placed 4th in two JLPGA events, and tied for 9th in the
Mizuno Classic, a joint JLPGA and
LPGA event.
2007 was her breakout year on the JLPGA, with five wins, six runners-up, a 3rd and a 5th. Internationally, she represented Japan in the World Cup, and played in the Women's British Open at St Andrews. In April she won the Life Card Ladies at her home town of Kumamoto. She went on to win the Resort Trust Ladies and the Stanley Ladies, and placed 2nd in the Fujitsu Ladies, before winning the Mizuno Classic in November.[
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Her win at Mizuno qualified her to play on the LPGA tour in 2008. In her first tournament of the year, the SBS Open at Turtle Bay, she finished fifth.
Ueda again won the Mizuno Classic in 2011. She birdied the 3rd hole of a sudden death playoff to defeat Shanshan Feng.[ Momoko Ueda wins Mizuno in playoff]
At the conclusion of the second round of the 2024 Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open on 15 November 2024, Ueda retired from the JLPGA Tour.
Professional wins (17)
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (17)
Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour.
LPGA Tour wins (2)
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| Major championships (0) |
| Other LPGA Tour (2) |
Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Japan Tour.
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
Results in LPGA majors
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| Chevron Championship | T47 | T30 | T27 | T33 | T66 | T41 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Women's PGA Championship | T25 | T57 | CUT | T30 | CUT | CUT | | | | | | | | | | |
| U.S. Women's Open | T13 | T40 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | | | | | | | CUT | | CUT | CUT |
| The Evian Championship ^ | | T27 | | | | | | | NT | | | |
| Women's British Open | T7 | T55 | T9 | T22 | CUT | CUT | | | CUT | | | T51 | 6 | | | |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
LPGA Tour career summary
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| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T9 | 24,442 | n/a | 69.67 | n/a |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 302,550 | n/a | 72.07 | n/a |
| 2008 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 413,592 | 45 | 71.74 | 23 |
| 2009 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | T2 | 416,333 | 33 | 71.68 | 28 |
| 2010 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T6 | 114,509 | 45 | 71.81 | 31 |
| 2011 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 333,494 | 34 | 72.19 | 31 |
| 2012 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T12 | 210,197 | 58 | 71.85 | 33 |
| 2013 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T27 | 83,283 | 88 | 72.66 | 76 |
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Official as of the 2013 season
JLPGA prize money
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| 13 |
| 1 |
| 17 |
| 21 |
| 39 |
| 22 |
| 80 |
| 48 |
| 10 |
| 7 |
| 35 |
| 6 |
| 21 |
| 9 |
| 13 |
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* As of 13 June 2021
Team appearances
Professional
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World Cup (representing Japan): 2007
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The Queens (representing Japan): 2015 (winners), 2017 (winners)
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