Mina Harigae (born November 1, 1989) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.
| Mina Harigae | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Mina Harigae Kreiter | ||||
| Born | November 1, 1989 Monterey, California, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||||
| Residence | Mesa, Arizona, U.S.[1] | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | Duke University | ||||
| Turned professional | 2009 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2010) | ||||
| Former tour(s) | Futures Tour (2009) | ||||
| Professional wins | 7 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| Epson Tour | 3 | ||||
| Other | 4 | ||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||
| Chevron Championship | T32: 2013 | ||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T13: 2020 | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | 2nd: 2022 | ||||
| Women's British Open | T13: 2021 | ||||
| Evian Championship | T24: 2014 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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As an amateur golfer, she won the 2007 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links. Harigae won the California Women's Amateur Championship for four consecutive years (2001–2005); her first victory came as a 12-year-old.[2]
Childhood and family life
editBorn to Japanese parents, Harigae attended the Stevenson School. Her parents run a sushi restaurant in Pacific Grove, California called Takara Sushi.[3][4] She attended Duke University, leaving after a year to pursue a professional golf career.[5]
Amateur career
editHarigae is the youngest winner of the California Women's Amateur Championship, accomplishing the feat in 2001 at the age of 12.[6]
- Won the 2007 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
- Reached the Semifinals at the 2003 and 2006 U.S. Girls' Junior. Was the stroke-play medalist at the 2006 U.S. Girls' Junior.
- Reached third round of the U.S. Women's Amateur in 2004 and 2006; advanced to the first round of match play at the 2008.
- Four-time winner of the California Women's Amateur Championship (2001–2004).[3]
- Member of the U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team in 2004 and Junior Solheim Cup team in 2007.
- Member of the 2008 U.S. Curtis Cup Team.
- Three-time Rolex AJGA Junior All-American First Team selection.[7]
Professional career
editIn 2009, Harigae played on the Futures Tour, the LPGA Tour's developmental tour. She won three tournaments and was the tour's leading money winner, which earned her membership on the LPGA Tour for the 2010 season.[8] She won her largest payday, $1,080,000 for a second-place finish at the U.S. Women's Open on June 5, 2022, losing by 4 strokes to Minjee Lee. Lee won the largest purse to date in women's history $1.8 million in that tournament's largest prize total ever, $10 million.[9]
Personal life
editHarigae married Travis Kreiter, her caddie, in March 2023.[10] She has competed as Mina Kreiter since 2024
Professional wins (7)
editFutures Tour wins (3)
edit- 2009 (3) Ladies Titan Tire Challenge, Michelob Ultra Duramed Futures Players Championship, Falls Auto Group Classic
Cactus Tour wins (4)
editResults in LPGA majors
editResults not in chronological order.
| ! Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | CUT | CUT | T38 | T32 | T67 | T51 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T66 | CUT | T67 | CUT | T34 | T28 | CUT | T38 | CUT | T30 | T61 | T30 | 2 | T33 | ||||
| Women's PGA Championship | T59 | CUT | T15 | T22 | T69 | T65 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T13 | T46 | CUT | T24 | CUT | |||
| The Evian Championship ^ | T27 | T24 | T64 | CUT | CUT | CUT | NT | T29 | CUT | CUT | ||||||||
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | T29 | T69 | CUT | T28 | T13 | CUT | T44 | ||||||||
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Summary
edit| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 8 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 56 | 30 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2013 Evian – 2015 WPGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
LPGA Tour career summary
edit| Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish |
Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T66 | n/a | n/a | 76.25 | n/a |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MC | n/a | n/a | 77.25 | n/a |
| 2010 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T8 | 90,205 | 77 | 72.64 | 58 |
| 2011 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T6 | 178,683 | 49 | 72.54 | 41 |
| 2012 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T7 | 304,057 | 44 | 72.33 | 47 |
| 2013 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T5 | 285,195 | 49 | 71.98 | 47 |
| 2014 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T8 | 324,439 | 50 | 71.88 | 52 |
| 2015 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T16 | 130,703 | 82 | 72.73 | 90 |
| 2016 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T31 | 46,508 | 120 | 72.74 | 108 |
| 2017 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T10 | 79,636 | 116 | 71.74 | 74 |
| 2018 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T7 | 188,279 | 83 | 71.59 | 58 |
| 2019 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T9 | 103,608 | 109 | 72.27 | 114 |
| 2020 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 327,376 | 34 | 71.03 | 16 |
| 2021 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | T2 | 791,757 | 22 | 70.76 | 37 |
| 2022 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1,293,471 | 15 | 71.35 | 71 |
| 2023 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T24 | 269,689 | 85 | 71.78 | 87 |
| 2024 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T27 | 40,923 | 167 | 73.29 | 154 |
| Totals^ | 309 | 199 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 4,454,528 | 109 |
^ Official as of 2024 season[13][14][15]
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
Futures Tour career summary
edit| Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made |
Wins | Top 10s | Best finish |
Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 88,386 | 1 | 70.89 | 2 |
World ranking
editPosition in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | World ranking |
Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 81 | [16] |
| 2013 | 93 | [17] |
| 2014 | 89 | [18] |
| 2015 | 163 | [19] |
| 2016 | 349 | [20] |
| 2017 | 293 | [21] |
| 2018 | 161 | [22] |
| 2019 | 230 | [23] |
| 2020 | 91 | [24] |
| 2021 | 48 | [25] |
| 2022 | 51 | [26] |
| 2023 | 124 | [27] |
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Junior Ryder Cup (representing the United States): 2004
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2007
- Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 2008 (winners)
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2021
Solheim Cup record
edit| Year | Total matches |
Total W–L–H |
Singles W–L–H |
Foursomes W–L–H |
Fourballs W–L–H |
Points won |
Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 3 | 1–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 1 | 33.3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1–2–0 | 0–1–0 lost to C. Boutier 5&4 | 1–1–0 lost w/ L. Thompson 5&4 won w/ Y. Noh 3&1 |
1 | 33.3 |
References
edit- ^ "LPGA 2013 Player Guide". LPGA. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
- ^ "California Women's Amateur Champions" (PDF). California Women's Amateur Championships Committee. Retrieved April 11, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Meet The 2007 WAPL Quarterfinalists". USGA. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ^ "Friendly Fire: Preteen phenoms Mina Harigae and Sydney Burlison are best pals and big rivals". Sports Illustrated. May 13, 2002. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ^ "Harigae To Leave Duke Golf Program; Looking To Turn Pro In 2009". Duke Sports Information. January 10, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ^ Janke, Ken (December 15, 2006). Firsts, Facts, Feats, & Failures in the World of Golf. Wiley. ISBN 9780471965596. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "Mina Harigae Player Biography". Duramed Futures Tour. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ^ "Ten Duramed Futures Tour Players Earn 2010 LPGA Membership". Futures Tour. Archived from the original on January 15, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ "U.S. Women's Open: Minjee Lee cruises to second major title, earns $1.8 million prize". golfweek. June 5, 2022.
- ^ Paisley, Kent (March 19, 2023). "LPGA player double dips with wedding at Arizona course she's playing in tournament". Golf Digest.
- ^ "The Cactus Tour - The Tour for Women Golf Professionals". The Cactus Tour. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Mina Harigae Stuns Cactus Tour, Wins by 14, 16 Strokes in Back to Back Events". LPGA. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Mina Kreiter stats". LPGA. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ^ "Mina Kreiter results". LPGA. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ^ "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2012.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2013.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 29, 2014.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2015.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2016.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2023.
External links
edit- Mina Harigae at the LPGA Tour official site
- Mina Harigae at the LPGA Futures Tour official site (archived)
- Mina Harigae at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site