Birthplace/Hometown – Kanagawa, Japan/Honolulu, Hawaii
Birthdate – November 25, 1992 – currently 24 years, 5 months, and 5 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour – Finished tied for 39th at the Final Qualifying Tournament to earn Priority List Category 20 for the 2011 LPGA Tour season
Turned Professional – December 2010
Victories
LPGA: Third career LPGA victory; first this season
PREVIOUS WINS: 2016 Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, 2016 ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open
Rolex Rankings
With her victory, Haru is projected to move from 24th to 18th in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings
Race To The CME Globe
Earns 500 points toward the Race to the CME Globe standings and moves from 31st to 10th in the race with 780 points
Money
CAREER: With the $195,000 first-place check, Nomura moves from 135th to 131st on the LPGA Career Money List with $2,218,416
SEASON: Haru moves from 34th to 12th on the LPGA Tour Official Money List with $297,471
Tournament Specific
Previous finishes at the Volunteers of America Texas Shootout
- 2015 - MC
- 2014 - 38th
2017 In A Nutshell
7 events played, 7 cuts made, $297,471, 1 victory, 1 additional top-5 finish
Of Note
Went 25 starts between her victory at Swinging Skirts and today
Made only 6 starts in between her first two victories
Is the highest-ranked Japanese player in the world
Improves to 1-0 in playoffs