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Name: YURI FUDOH

Birth Date: October 14, 1976

Birthplace: Kumamoto, Japan

Age: 27 Ht.: 5’1"

Home: Kumamoto, Japan

Turned Professional: 1996

LPGA Tour Wins: None

Japanese Women’s Tour Wins Since 2000:

2000 Vernal Cup RKB Ladies, Resort Trust Ladies, Apitay Cirlce KYSunkus Ladies, NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf Tournament, Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic, Sankyo Ladies Open, 2001 Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf, Vernal Open, Yonex Ladies Open Golf Tournament, Fujitsu Ladies, 2002 Nichireir Cup World Ladies Golf Tournament,

PLAYER NOTES:

Plays full time on the Ladies Japanese Tour

2003 HIGHLIGHTS:

Played in two LPGA events, best finish 5th Mizuno Classic.

2002 HIGHLIGHTS:

Played in four LPGA events, best finish T5th Cisco World Ladies Match Play Championship

2001 HIGHLIGHTS:

Played in four events on the LPGA Tour, missed cut in Nabisco Championship, T12th U.S. Women’s Open, T16th Cisco World Ladies Match Play Championship and T11th Mizuno Classic.

2000 Highlights:

Made the cut in 26 of 27 starts on the Japanese LPGA Tour.

Recorded 22 top-ten finishes including eight wins.

Leading money winner at 120,443,924 yen.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Won 20 times since becoming a professional in 1996. . . Her single year earnings of 120,443,924 yen in 2000 was a record for the Japanese LPGA. She says her favorite club is her driver and enjoys reading as a hobby. . . Finished T-12 at the 2001 U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles.