# Miyū Yamashita

Miyū Yamashita (山下 美夢有, Yamashita Miyū) (born 2 August 2001) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has 13 wins.

## Career

Yamashita was born in Neyagawa, Osaka in 2001 and started playing golf when she was five years old. She turned professional and joined the LPGA of Japan Tour in 2020.
She captured the 2021 KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open for her maiden win on the JLPGA.
In 2022, Yamashita recorded five wins and was the LPGA of Japan Tour leading money winner with ¥235,020,967. She also won the Mercedes Ranking (youngest ever) and had the lowest scoring average, finished most often (21 times) inside the top-10.
In December 2024, Yamashita earned her LPGA Tour card for 2025 by winning the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.

## Professional wins (13)
### LPGA of Japan Tour wins (13)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 18 Apr 2021 | KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open | 67-69-66=202 | −14 | 5 strokes | Ayaka Furue Sakura Koiwai |
| 2 | 8 May 2022 | World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup | 64-74-67-71=276 | −12 | 3 strokes | Serena Aoki |
| 3 | 12 Jun 2022 | Ai Miyazato Suntory Ladies Open | 68-71-69-68=276 | −12 | 1 stroke | Saiki Fujita |
| 4 | 25 Sep 2022 | Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Women's Open | 60-67-71=198 | −18 | 5 strokes | Kana Mikashima Rio Takeda |
| 5 | 13 Nov 2022 | Ito En Ladies Golf Tournament | 66-67-71=204 | −12 | 1 stroke | Momoko Kishibe |
| 6 | 27 Nov 2022 | Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup | 66-70-67-70=273 | −15 | Playoff | Minami Katsu |
| 7 | 9 Apr 2023 | Fuji Film Studio Alice Ladies Open | 67-68=135 | −9 | 1 stroke | Miyū Abe Chisato Iwai |
| 8 | 21 May 2023 | Bridgestone Ladies Open | 66-70-65-65=266 | −18 | 7 strokes | Akie Iwai |
| 9 | 28 May 2023 | Resort Trust Ladies | 68-65-66-68=267 | −27 | 4 strokes | Miyū Sato |
| 10 | 18 Jun 2023 | Nichirei Ladies | 65-65-69=199 | −17 | 3 strokes | Akie Iwai |
| 11 | 26 Nov 2023 | Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup | 69-69-70-70=278 | −10 | 3 strokes | Sayaka Takahashi |
| 12 | 13 Oct 2024 | Fujitsu Ladies | 66-70-66=202 | −14 | Playoff | Ayaka Furue |
| 13 | 17 Nov 2024 | Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open | 65-65-64-68=262 | −23 | 2 strokes | Ai Suzuki |
Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in LPGA of Japan Tour.

## Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Chevron Championship | | | T17 |
| U.S. Women's Open | | CUT | T12 |
| Women's PGA Championship | | | T2 |
| The Evian Championship | | T48 | T39 |
| Women's British Open | 13 | T21 | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied

### Summary

| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 |

## World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | Ranking |
| 2018 | 836 |
| 2019 | 766 |
| 2020 | 312 |
| 2021 | 64 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2024 | 13 |