Miyu Yamashita

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Road to Erin Hills

S-17: Top 75 points leaders in the finalized Week 12 Rolex Women's Golf Rankings on March 24

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The 13-time winner on the Japan LPGA Tour is set to make her third U.S. Women's Open start, thanks to being among the top 75 points leaders in the Rolex Women's Rankings as of March 24. Five of Yamashita's 10 professional victories came in a stellar 2022 season. That year, she tied for fifth in the TOTO Japan Classic, an event co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and JLPGA Tour. She also tied for 13th in the 2022 AIG Women's British Open at Muirfield in her major-championship debut. Last year, she tied for second in the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Sahalee C.C., and tied for 12th in the U.S. Women's Open.