Sayaka Takahashi

She started playing golf at the age of 10, her dad got her interested. Was a good junior player in her hometown of Niigata prefecture. She won the Japan Women's Amateur Golf Championship in 2016 and won her amateur number one title. In recognition of her achievements, she was selected for the national team in late 2016. She also won first place in the Japanese women's amateur ranking at that time.
She became a professional after graduating from Kaishi Kokusai High School (Niigata Prefecture). She made his professional debut at the 2018 Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament, missing the cut. She played in 29 events making the cut in 12 events, and her best finish was T-14th in the Japan Women's Open. She finished the year 92nd on the money list with Yen6,041,208 (US$44,472) in earnings.
2019 Notes. Played in 38 JapanLPGA events making 25 cuts with eight top-ten finishes. Was 19th on the money list with Yen55,289,178 (US$407,011). Best was 2nd at the Nichirei Open. She led after the second round, shot 72 in the final round (3rd), and lost a playoff to Ai Suzuki.
2020/21 Notes: Played in 50 events in the two seasons, making 45 cuts with 21 top-ten finishes. Was runner-up twice, first at the 2021 Rakuten Super Ladies, she was T-2nd three shots back of the winner Yuri Yoshida. Here next runner-up was at the 2021 CAT Ladies, she shot 76 in the final round to finish two back of winner Sakura Koiwai. She finished the duel season 22nd on the money list earning Yen108,848,310 (US$801,286).
She has played twice on the LPGA, T-32nd at the 2019 Toto Japan Classic and T-11th in the 2020 U.S. Women's Open.

Sayaka Takahashi 2022 Japan LPGA Record
TOURNAMENT RANK Yen SCORE TOTAL 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf 41T Yen636,000 +4 292 70 72 74 76
LADIES YOKOHAMA TIRE GOLF 32T Yen496,000 -4 212 70 72 70
T-POINT*ENEOS GOLF 5 Yen5,000,000 -6 210 71 67 72
AXA LADIES GOLF TOURNAMENT 16T Yen727,500 -4 140 70 70
YAMAHA Ladies Katsuragi 6T Yen4,166,666 -3 285 72 69 71 73
Fujifilm Studio Ladies 6T Yen2,805,000 -5 211 71 70 70
KKTcup VANTELIN Open 14T Yen1,360,000 -2 214 71 73 70
FUJISANKEI LADIES CLASSIC 1 Yen14,400,000 -12 201 63 69 69
Panasonic Open Ladies 3T Yen5,200,000 -7 209 67 72 70
Salonpas Cup 23T Yen828,000 +2 290 76 73 71 70
Hoken no Madoguchi Ladies 2 Yen10,560,000 -11 205 68 69 68
BRIDGESTONE LADIES OPEN Cut Yen0 +3 147 74 73
Resorttrust ladies 14T Yen1,360,000 -11 277 68 70 72 67
YONEX LADIES GOLF 4T Yen3,870,000 -4 212 72 70 70
Ai Miyazato Suntory 53T Yen540,000 +2 290 69 73 72 76
NICHIREI LADIES 16T Yen1,084,285 -6 210 69 70 71
Earth Mondahmin Cup WQ Yen0 +6 78 78
SHISEIDO Ladies Open 59T Yen360,000 0 288 73 71 69 75
Nipponham LADIES CLASSIC WQ Yen0 +4 76 76
DAITO KENTAKU eheyanet 29T Yen792,000 -6 282 69 72 70 71

Sayaka Takahashi is 8th on the money list with Yen54,185,451 (US$398,886)