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Mina Harigae
Personal information
Full nameMina Harigae Kreiter
Born (1989-11-01) November 1, 1989 (age 35)
Monterey, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceMesa, Arizona, U.S.[1]
Career
CollegeDuke University
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2010)
Former tour(s)Futures Tour (2009)
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
Epson Tour3
Other4
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT32: 2013
Women's PGA C'shipT13: 2020
U.S. Women's Open2nd: 2022
Women's British OpenT13: 2021
Evian ChampionshipT24: 2014
Achievements and awards
Futures Tour
Rookie of the Year		2009
Futures Tour
Player of the Year		2009

Mina Harigae (born November 1, 1989) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.

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

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Born 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

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Harigae 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

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In 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

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Harigae married Travis Kreiter, her caddie, in March 2023.[10] She has competed as Mina Kreiter since 2024

Professional wins (7)

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Futures Tour wins (3)

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Cactus Tour wins (4)

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  • 2020 (4) Longbow Golf Club, Desert Canyon Golf Club, Orange Tree, Talking Stick North Course[11][12]

Results in LPGA majors

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Results 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

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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

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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

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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

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Position 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

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Amateur

Professional

Solheim Cup record

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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

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  1. ^ "LPGA 2013 Player Guide". LPGA. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "California Women's Amateur Champions" (PDF). California Women's Amateur Championships Committee. Retrieved April 11, 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b "Meet The 2007 WAPL Quarterfinalists". USGA. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Harigae To Leave Duke Golf Program; Looking To Turn Pro In 2009". Duke Sports Information. January 10, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
  6. ^ Janke, Ken (December 15, 2006). Firsts, Facts, Feats, & Failures in the World of Golf. Wiley. ISBN 9780471965596. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "Mina Harigae Player Biography". Duramed Futures Tour. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
  8. ^ "Ten Duramed Futures Tour Players Earn 2010 LPGA Membership". Futures Tour. Archived from the original on January 15, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  9. ^ "U.S. Women's Open: Minjee Lee cruises to second major title, earns $1.8 million prize". golfweek. June 5, 2022.
  10. ^ Paisley, Kent (March 19, 2023). "LPGA player double dips with wedding at Arizona course she's playing in tournament". Golf Digest.
  11. ^ "The Cactus Tour - The Tour for Women Golf Professionals". The Cactus Tour. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "Mina Harigae Stuns Cactus Tour, Wins by 14, 16 Strokes in Back to Back Events". LPGA. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "Mina Kreiter stats". LPGA. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  14. ^ "Mina Kreiter results". LPGA. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  15. ^ "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  16. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2012.
  17. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2013.
  18. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 29, 2014.
  19. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2015.
  20. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2016.
  21. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
  22. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
  23. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
  24. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
  25. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
  26. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
  27. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2023.
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