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Mina Harigae
American professional golfer (born 1989)
American professional golfer (born 1989)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mina Harigae |
| fullname | Mina Harigae Kreiter |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Monterey, California, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| sporting_nationality | |
| residence | Mesa, Arizona, U.S. |
| college | Duke University |
| yearpro | 2009 |
| tour | LPGA Tour (joined 2010) |
| extour | Futures Tour (2009) |
| prowins | 8 |
| lpgawins | |
| letwins | |
| jlpgawins | |
| klpgawins | |
| lagtwins | |
| alpgwins | |
| futwins | 3 |
| otherwins | 4 |
| majorwins | |
| nabisco | T32: 2013 |
| lpga | T13: 2020 |
| wusopen | 2nd: 2022 |
| wbritopen | T13: 2021 |
| evian | T24: 2014 |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | Futures Tour |
| Rookie of the Year | |
| year1 | 2009 |
| award2 | Futures Tour |
| Player of the Year | |
| year2 | 2009 |
| awardssection |
Rookie of the Year](futures-tour-rookie-of-the-year) Player of the Year](futures-tour-player-of-the-year) Mina Harigae (born November 1, 1989) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.
As an amateur golfer, she won the 2007 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links. Harigae won the California Women's Amateur Championship for four consecutive years (2001–2005); her first victory came as a 12-year-old.
Childhood and family life
Born to Japanese parents, Harigae attended the Stevenson School. Her parents run a sushi restaurant in Pacific Grove, California called Takara Sushi. She attended Duke University, leaving after a year to pursue a professional golf career.
Amateur career
Harigae is the youngest winner of the California Women's Amateur Championship, accomplishing the feat in 2001 at the age of 12.
- Won the 2007 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
- Reached the Semifinals at the 2003 and 2006 U.S. Girls' Junior. Was the stroke-play medalist at the 2006 U.S. Girls' Junior.
- Reached third round of the U.S. Women's Amateur in 2004 and 2006; advanced to the first round of match play at the 2008.
- Four-time winner of the California Women's Amateur Championship (2001–2004).
- Member of the U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team in 2004 and Junior Solheim Cup team in 2007.
- Member of the 2008 U.S. Curtis Cup Team.
- Three-time Rolex AJGA Junior All-American First Team selection.
Professional career
In 2009, Harigae played on the Futures Tour, the LPGA Tour's developmental tour. She won three tournaments and was the tour's leading money winner, which earned her membership on the LPGA Tour for the 2010 season. She won her largest payday, $1,080,000 for a second-place finish at the U.S. Women's Open on June 5, 2022, losing by 4 strokes to Minjee Lee. Lee won the largest purse to date in women's history $1.8 million in that tournament's largest prize total ever, $10 million.
Personal life
Harigae married Travis Kreiter, her caddie, in March 2023. She has competed as Mina Kreiter since 2024
Professional wins (8)
Futures Tour wins (3)
- 2009 (3) Ladies Titan Tire Challenge, Michelob Ultra Duramed Futures Players Championship, Falls Auto Group Classic
Cactus Tour wins (4)
- 2020 (4) Longbow Golf Club, Desert Canyon Golf Club, Orange Tree, Talking Stick North Course
Other wins (1)
- 2025 TaylorMade Pebble Beach Invitational
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | CUT | CUT | T38 | T32 | T67 | T51 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T66 | CUT | T67 | CUT | T34 | T28 | CUT | T38 | CUT | T30 | T61 | T30 | 2 | T33 | ||||
| Women's PGA Championship | T59 | CUT | T15 | T22 | T69 | T65 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T13 | T46 | CUT | T24 | CUT | |||
| The Evian Championship ^ | T27 | T24 | T64 | CUT | CUT | CUT | NT | T29 | CUT | CUT | ||||||||
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | T29 | T69 | CUT | T28 | T13 | CUT | T44 |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013. CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made | Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 56 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 8 | |||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | |||||||||
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2013 Evian – 2015 WPGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | Cuts | ||||||||||||||||||||
| made | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best | ||||||||||||||||
| finish | Earnings ($) | Money | |||||||||||||||||||
| list rank | Scoring | ||||||||||||||||||||
| average | Scoring | ||||||||||||||||||||
| rank | Totals^ | 316 | 203 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 4,488,373 | 115 | |||||||||||
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T66 | n/a | n/a | 76.25 | n/a | ||||||||||
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MC | n/a | n/a | 77.25 | n/a | ||||||||||
| 2010 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T8 | 90,205 | 77 | 72.64 | 58 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T6 | 178,683 | 49 | 72.54 | 41 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T7 | 304,057 | 44 | 72.33 | 47 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T5 | 285,195 | 49 | 71.98 | 47 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T8 | 324,439 | 50 | 71.88 | 52 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T16 | 130,703 | 82 | 72.73 | 90 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T31 | 46,508 | 120 | 72.74 | 108 | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T10 | 79,636 | 116 | 71.74 | 74 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T7 | 188,279 | 83 | 71.59 | 58 | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T9 | 103,608 | 109 | 72.27 | 114 | ||||||||||
| 2020 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 327,376 | 34 | 71.03 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 2021 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | T2 | 791,757 | 22 | 70.76 | 37 | ||||||||||
| 2022 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1,293,471 | 15 | 71.35 | 71 | ||||||||||
| 2023 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T24 | 269,689 | 85 | 71.78 | 87 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T27 | 40,923 | 167 | 73.29 | 154 | ||||||||||
| 2025 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T49 | 33,845 | 155 | 71.90 | n/a |
^ Official as of 2025 season
- Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
Futures Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | Cuts | ||||||||
| made | Wins | Top 10s | Best | ||||||
| finish | Earnings ($) | Money | |||||||
| list rank | Scoring | ||||||||
| average | Scoring | ||||||||
| rank | |||||||||
| 2009 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 88,386 | 1 | 70.89 | 2 |
World ranking
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | World | |
|---|---|---|
| ranking | Source | |
| 2012 | 81 | |
| 2013 | 93 | |
| 2014 | 89 | |
| 2015 | 163 | |
| 2016 | 349 | |
| 2017 | 293 | |
| 2018 | 161 | |
| 2019 | 230 | |
| 2020 | 91 | |
| 2021 | 48 | |
| 2022 | 51 | |
| 2023 | 124 | |
| 2024 | 417 | |
| 2025 | 688 |
Team appearances
Amateur
- Junior Ryder Cup (representing the United States): 2004
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2007
- Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 2008 (winners)
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2021
Solheim Cup record
| Year | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| matches | Total | ||||||
| W–L–H | Singles | ||||||
| W–L–H | Foursomes | ||||||
| W–L–H | Fourballs | ||||||
| W–L–H | Points | ||||||
| won | Points | ||||||
| % | |||||||
| Career | 3 | *1–2–0* | *0–1–0* | *0–0–0* | *1–1–0* | 1 | 33.3 |
| 2021 | 3 | *1–2–0* | *0–1–0* lost to C. Boutier 5&4 | *1–1–0* lost w/ L. Thompson 5&4 | |||
| won w/ Y. Noh 3&1 | 1 | 33.3 |
References
References
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- (April 2020). "California Women's Amateur Champions". California Women's Amateur Championships Committee.
- "Meet The 2007 WAPL Quarterfinalists". USGA.
- (May 13, 2002). "Friendly Fire: Preteen phenoms Mina Harigae and Sydney Burlison are best pals and big rivals".
- (January 10, 2009). "Harigae To Leave Duke Golf Program; Looking To Turn Pro In 2009". Duke Sports Information.
- (15 December 2006). "Firsts, Facts, Feats, & Failures in the World of Golf". Wiley.
- "Ten Duramed Futures Tour Players Earn 2010 LPGA Membership". Futures Tour.
- (June 5, 2022). "U.S. Women's Open: Minjee Lee cruises to second major title, earns $1.8 million prize". golfweek.
- Paisley, Kent. (March 19, 2023). "LPGA player double dips with wedding at Arizona course she's playing in tournament".
- "The Cactus Tour - The Tour for Women Golf Professionals". The Cactus Tour.
- "Mina Harigae Stuns Cactus Tour, Wins by 14, 16 Strokes in Back to Back Events". LPGA.
- Nichols, Beth Ann. (November 25, 2025). "Monterey native becomes second woman to win Pebble Beach Invitational".
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