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Erika Hara

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Erika Hara
Personal information
Born (1999-02-15) February 15, 1999 (age 25)
Yokohama, Japan
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s)LPGA of Japan Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
LPGA of Japan Tour5

Erika Hara (原はら 英莉えり花はな, Hara Erika, born February 15, 1999) is a Japanese professional golfer. Among her tournament victories are the 2020 Japan LPGA Tour Championship and both the 2020 and 2023 editions of the Japan Women's Open Golf Championship.

Early life and education[edit]

Hara was born February 15, 1999, in Yokohama.[1] She began playing golf at age 10, and won the Kanagawa Prefecture Junior Championship in her first year of high school.[2] While in high school, Hara met professional golfer Masashi Ozaki through an acquaintance and became his student.[3] She graduated from Shonan Gakuin High School in 2016.[4]

Career[edit]

Hara passed the professional test and joined the professional ranks in 2018.[1] She signed a sponsorship deal with logistics company Nippon Express in March of that year.[5] Her first professional tour victory came in the 2019 Resort Trust Ladies tournament, where she defeated Bae Seon-Woo in a playoff on the final day.[6]

The following year, Hara won the 2020 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship, her first major win.[7] In her next major tournament appearance, Hara won the 2020 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup, topping the leaderboard on each day of the event and becoming the youngest winner in the tournament's history.[2] Hara's overall position in the Women's World Golf Rankings qualified her for the 2020 U.S. Women's Open, where she competed for the first time.[8] Sitting at nineteen over par after the first two rounds, Hara missed the cut.[9] Her final tournament win of the combined 2020–21 JLPGA season came at the 2021 Daio Paper elleair Ladies Open, where she secured the final-day lead with an eagle on the 17th hole.[10]

In 2022, a back injury interfered with Hara's play, but on the advice of her mentor Masashi Ozaki she attempted to adjust her swing and play through the pain.[11] She underwent surgery to resolve the issue in May of the following year.[12] Five months later, Hara captured her second Japan Women's Open Golf Championship title.[13] Shortly after the Open win, Hara attempted to qualify for the 2024 LPGA Tour in an event played at the Plantation Golf and Country Club in Florida, but submitted an incorrect scorecard for her third round of play and was disqualified from the tournament.[14]

Professional wins (5)[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "原はら 英莉えり花はな：プロファール詳細しょうさい" [Erika Hara: Profile Details]. The Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "原はら英莉えり花はなが日本にっぽん女子じょしオープンに続つづくメジャー２連勝れんしょう" [Erika Hara immediately follows up the Japan Women's Open victory with a second major win]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). November 29, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "「女子じょしゴルファー日本一にっぽんいち」原はら英莉えり花はなが、師匠ししょうジャンボ尾崎おざきから受うけた薫陶くんとう" [The advice that Erika Hara, "the best woman golfer in Japan" got from her mentor Jumbo Ozaki]. Jiji Press (in Japanese). October 23, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "四よん大だい大会たいかい２連勝れんしょう！原はら英莉えり花はな（ゴルフ）" [2 consecutive grand slam wins! Erika Hara (golf)]. Shōnan Gakuin High School (in Japanese). November 30, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "日び通どおり、プロゴルファー原はら英莉えり花はな選手せんしゅとスポンサー契約けいやくを締結ていけつ" [Nippon Express signs sponsorship deal with pro golfer Erika Hara]. Nippon Express (in Japanese). March 15, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  6. ^ a b ""ジャンボの愛弟子まなでし" 原はら英莉えり花はなが初はつ優勝ゆうしょう" [Jumbo Ozaki's beloved pupil Erika Hara captures first win]. Golf Digest Online (in Japanese). June 2, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "21歳さいの原はら英莉えり花はながメジャー初はつV" [21-year-old Erika Hara wins her first major]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). October 4, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  8. ^ Nichols, Beth Ann; Williams, Julie (December 7, 2020). "The rookie contingent is strong in the U.S. Women's Open". Golfweek. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  9. ^ "Player Bio: Erika Hara, 2020 US Women's Open". United States Golf Association. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "原はら英莉えり花はな　今季こんき３勝しょう目め17番ばんイーグルで決着けっちゃく" [Erika Hara settles her third win of the season with an eagle on the 17th hole]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). November 21, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  11. ^ "原はら英莉えり花はな　腰痛ようつうに苦くるしみ手術しゅじゅつを検討けんとうしたこと明あかすも" [Erika Hara considers surgery to address back pain]. Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). March 2, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  12. ^ "原はら英莉えり花はな、腰こしのヘルニア摘出てきしゅつ手術しゅじゅつ成功せいこうを報告ほうこく" [Erika Hara announces successful back surgery to repair hernia]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). May 24, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  13. ^ a b "原はら英莉えり花はなが逃にげ切きり大会たいかい２勝しょう目め" [Erika Hara holds the lead to the end for her second Open championship]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). October 1, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  14. ^ "原はら英莉えり花はなが米べい予選よせん会かいで失格しっかく スコア誤記ごき" [Erika Hara disqualified from American qualifying tournament for scoring error]. Golf Digest Online (in Japanese). October 20, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
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