Ko Kurabayashi
| Ko Kurabayashi 倉林 紅 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 29 June 2005 Tomiya, Miyagi, Japan |
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2025 |
| Current tour | LPGA of Japan Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 1 |
Ko Kurabayashi (倉林 紅, Kurabayashi Ko) (born 29 June 2005) is a Japanese professional golfer. She won one time on the LPGA of Japan Tour.[1]
Early life and amateur career
Kurabayashi began to play golf at the age of 6, due to her older brother's influence.[2]
She passed the JLPGA Player Certification Test on her third attempt, finishing in a 4th-place and became a member of the 98th class of the LPGA of Japan Tour as of 1 December 2025.[3][4]
Professional career
In the 2026 Shiseido-JAL Ladies Open (2–5 July), she started the final day in 9th-place. She recorded a 68, including 7 birdies and 2 bogeys, and finished with a total score of −12. She then won a 7-player playoff to capture her maiden win on the LPGA of Japan Tour.[5] The first round was canceled due to bad weather, and the tournament was played as a 54-hole shortened event over three days.[6]
Professional wins (1)
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Jul 2026 | Shiseido-JAL Ladies Open | 68-69-67=208 | −12 | Playoff | Momoka Kamiya Meg Maeda Misaki Miyazawa Kana Nagai Aira Nagasawa (a) Fuka Suga |
References
- ↑ "Ko Kurabayashi – Profile". LPGA of Japan. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "「きっかけは"優勝"」「目標をトイレに…」QTトップ通過・倉林紅ってどんな選手?【注目ルーキーインタビュー】". my-golfdigest.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "【2025】LPGA 最終プロテスト フルリーダーボード" (in Japanese). LPGA of Japan. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "プロテスト4位合格のルーキーが福岡県糸島市の映えスポットを満喫 大きな鐘を撞いて必勝祈願？". ゴルフ総合サイト ALBA Net (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "倉林紅、史上最多7人の歴史的プレーオフ制して初優勝！ 「世界で戦えるように頑張っていきたい」 昨年のプロテストに合格した21歳／国内女子ゴルフ" (in Japanese). sanspo.com. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "大会初日は中止で即席サイン会も 連覇を狙う永峰咲希「一番フェアな形」 昨年2位の木戸愛「3日間ベストを尽くすだけ」". ゴルフ総合サイト ALBA Net (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 July 2026.
External links
- Ko Kurabayashi at the LPGA of Japan Tour official site
- Ko Kurabayashi at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site