Minami Katsu

Minami Katsu was a mere 15 years old when she became the youngest-ever winner on the LPGA Tour of Japan, capturing the KKT Cup Vantelin Open after getting up and down from a bunker on the final hole to win by one stroke in 2014.

She was a first-year student at Kagoshima High School at the time and later that year helped Japan tie for eighth place in the Espirito Santo World Amateur Team Championship won by an Australian team which included Minjee Lee.

Katsu became Japan amateur champion the following season and has added seven more victories on her home circuit since turning professional, including the Japan Women’s Open Golf Championship in 2021 and 2022.

Having earned her LPGA Tour card, she tied for fifth at this season's T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards.