Akiko Fukushima

Fully exempt for the championship because of her fifth-place finish on the 2008 Japan LPGA Tour money list â?¦ Has played in seven U.S. Women's Opens, tying for ninth in 1997 â?¦ Has won 17 times on the JLPGA Tour, including two majors â?¦ Joined the LPGA in 1999 and won two events in her rookie season, the AFLAC Champions and The Philips Invitational â?¦ Named the JLPGA Player of the Year in 1996 and 1997, finishing atop the money list each year â?¦ Earned JLPGA Rookie of the Year honors in 1993 â?¦ Enjoys playing the piano. Father was a professional baseball player in Japan
1991 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -1; Rounds Played - 3; in money - 1; top -10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 80.67; money $0.00; Best finish: T-15th at the Samsung World Championship
1992 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -2; Rounds Played - 6; in money - 1; top -10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 74.50; money $5,643.71; Best finish: T-29th at the U.S. Women's Open
1993 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -5; Rounds Played - 16; in money - 4; top -10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 73.19; money $17,996.00; Best finish: T-14th at the McDonald's Championship (ended in '93)
1994 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -3; Rounds Played - 8; in money - 2; top -10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 73.25; money $5,159.00; Best finish: T-33rd at the Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open
1995 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -3; Rounds Played - 8; in money - 2; top -10 Finishes - 1; Scoring Average - 72.50; money $37,690.00; Best finish: 4th at the Mizuno Classic
1996 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -5; Rounds Played - 16; in money - 4; top -10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 74.38; money $22,714.00; Best finish: T-23rd at the Kraft Nabisco Championship
1997 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -4; Rounds Played - 13; in money - 3; top -10 Finishes - 1; Scoring Average - 72.77; money $35,703.00; Best finish: T-9th at the U.S. Women's Open
1998 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -4; Rounds Played - 11; in money - 3; top -10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 75.27; money $24,868.00; Best finish: T-19th at the U.S. Women's Open
1999 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -28; Rounds Played - 94; in money - 23; top -10 Finishes - 7; Scoring Average - 71.30; money $497,640.00; Best finish: Win at the Harvey Penick Invitational & Mitchell Company LPGA Tournament of Champions
2000 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -22; Rounds Played - 64; in money - 13; top -10 Finishes - 2; Scoring Average - 72.64; money $126,229.00 Rank (67th); Best finish: T-4th at the Mizuno Classic
2001 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -17; Rounds Played - 53; in money - 13; top -10 Finishes - 3; Scoring Average - 71.83; money $256,894.00 Rank (40th); Best finish: T-2nd at the Kraft Nabisco Championship
2002 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -15; Rounds Played - 47; in money - 12; top -10 Finishes - 4; Scoring Average - 71.32; money $243,528.00 Rank (42nd); Best finish: T-3rd at the Safeway International
2003 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -16; Rounds Played - 49; in money - 10; top -10 Finishes - 1; Scoring Average - 72.55; money $124,975.00 Rank (64th); Best finish: T-6th at the LPGA Takefuji Classic
2004 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -9; Rounds Played - 20; in money - 3; top -10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 73.80 Rank (139th); money $7,919.00 Rank (166th); Best finish: T-22nd at the Mizuno Classic
2006 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -1; Rounds Played - 3; in money - 1; top -10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 70.33; money $13,588.00; Best finish: T-17th at the Mizuno Classic
2007 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -1; Rounds Played - 2; in money - 0; top -10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 74.50; money $0.00; Best finish: CUT at the Fields Open in Hawaii
2008 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -1; Rounds Played - 3; in money - 1; top -10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 72.00; money $7,585.00; Best finish: T-35th at the Mizuno Classic