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Ayako Okamoto

Japan · born , Akitsu, Hiroshima

1championship win

Summary

  • Best major finish runner-up, 1987 U.S. Women's Open, 1989 Women's PGA Championship and 1991 Women's PGA Championship
  • Titles 1984 Women's Open

Wins

  1. 1984 AIG Women's Open Woburn Golf Club · 289

Near misses

  1. 1987 U.S. Women's Open Plainfield C.C. · runner-up to Laura Davies · 285
  2. 1989 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Nancy Lopez
  3. 1991 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Meg Mallon

Rivals

Beat him

Next in the chain: Laura Davies' rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1991 KPMG Women's PGA Championship

    Runner-up to Meg Mallon.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1991.

    Career line, 1984–1991

    U.S. Women's Open
    1987 U.S. Women's Open: runner-up to Laura Davies
    Women's PGA
    1989 Women's PGA: runner-up to Nancy Lopez1991 Women's PGA: runner-up to Meg Mallon
    Women's Open
    1984 Women's Open: won
    19841986198819901992

    4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Ayako Okamoto was born on April 2, 1951, in Akitsu, Hiroshima. Okamoto's best major finish was second, at the 1987 U.S. Women's Open, the 1989 Women's PGA Championship and the 1991 Women's PGA Championship. Okamoto won the 1984 Women's Open.

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    The record

    Other wins in championships we cover (1)

    1. 1984 AIG Women's Open Woburn Golf Club · 289

    Near misses

    1. 1987 U.S. Women's Open Plainfield C.C. · runner-up to Laura Davies · 285
    2. 1989 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Nancy Lopez
    3. 1991 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Meg Mallon

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Status

    • professional, turned professional in 1975 Wikipedia

    Hall of Fame

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1982 Arizona Copper Classic winner
    • 1983 Rochester International winner
    • 1984 J&B Scotch Pro-Am winner
    • 1984 Mayflower Classic winner
    • 1984 Hitachi Ladies British Open winner
    • 1986 Elizabeth Arden Classic winner
    • 1986 Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship winner
    • 1987 Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic winner
    • 1987 Chrysler-Plymouth Classic winner
    • 1987 Lady Keystone Open winner
    • 1989 LPGA Championship T2
    • 1991 LPGA Championship T2
    • 1984 du Maurier Classic 2nd
    • 1986 du Maurier Classic 2nd
    • 1987 du Maurier Classic 2nd

    Source: Wikipedia: Ayako Okamoto

    Known for

    • Japanese professional golfer; LPGA money leader in 1987 and T2 in the 1987 U.S. Women's Open. Wikipedia

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikipedia: Ayako Okamoto
    2. Wikidata: Q2749037
    3. Wikipedia: Women's British Open
    4. Wikipedia: 1984 Ladies European Tour
    5. aigwomensopen.com: records
    6. aigwomensopen.com: 50th year magic moments 41 50
    7. lpga.com: british history — link no longer works (checked October 20, 2026): https://lpga.com/news/british-history
    8. Wikipedia: Woburn Golf Club