Double Take: Iwai Twins Tackling Rookie Year Together on the LPGA Tour

June 27, 2025

Akie Iwai (L) and Chisato Iwai (R) of Japan pose ahead of Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament at Ryukyu Golf Club on March 05, 2025 in Nanjo, Okinawa, Japan2025 Getty Images

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Sarah Kellam is a Kentucky native and played collegiate golf at Northern Kentucky University. She serves as a Senior Manager of Content and Narrative Strategy for the LPGA, first joining the organization in 2021.

Identical twins Akie and Chisato Iwai really aren’t all that hard to tell apart. The sisters differ in personality and mannerisms as much as they look alike in the face.

Akie Iwai of Japan and Chisato Iwai of Japan embrace on the 18th green during the first round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer 2025 at Seaview Bay Course on June 06, 2025 in Galloway, New Jersey.

(L-R) Chisato Iwai of Japan and Akie Iwai of Japan celebrate after the final round of the Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba 2025 at El Camaleon at Mayakoba on May 25, 2025 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

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Double Take: Iwai Twins Tackling Rookie Year Together on the LPGA Tour

Identical twins Akie and Chisato Iwai really aren’t all that hard to tell apart. The sisters differ in personality and mannerisms as much as they look alike in the face.

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