Rio Takeda
Birth date2 April 2003 (age 23)
Birth placeKōshi, Kumamoto, Japan
Height167 cm
Yearpro2022
TourLPGA of Japan Tour (joined 2022)
LPGA Tour (joined 2025)
Prowins9
Lpgawins2
Jlpgawins8
AnainspirationT12: 2026
LpgaT23: 2025
WusopenT2: 2025
WbritopenT4: 2025
EvianT11: 2025
Award 1LPGA of Japan Tour
Player of the Year
Year 12024
Award 2LPGA of Japan Tour
leading money winner
Year 22024

Rio Takeda (竹田 麗央, Takeda Rio) (born 2 April 2003) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has 8 wins.[1]

Career

Takeda was born in Kōshi, Kumamoto in 2003 and started playing golf when she was six years old. She enjoyed success as an amateur and won the 39th Kyushu Junior Golf Championship.[1]

In the fall of 2021, Takeda won the low amateur title at the 54th Japan Women's Open Golf Championship. The distinction earned her a spot in the final qualifying for the LPGA of Japan Tour, where she finished 5th. She turned professional and joined the tour for the 2022 season.[1]

In the spring of 2024, Takeda captured the KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open and Fujisankei Ladies Classic back-to-back, for her first two wins on the JLPGA.[2]

She entered her first major in the 2024 U.S. Women's Open at Lancaster Country Club, where she finished top-10.[3]

Personal life

Her mother, Satoko Hirase is a former professional golfer. So is her aunt, Mayumi Hirase, who has 18 wins on the LPGA of Japan Tour (1989–2000) and one LPGA Tour win in 1996.[4][5]

Professional wins (9)

LPGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
13 Nov 2024Toto Japan Classic69-65-67=201−15PlayoffMarina Alex
29 Mar 2025Blue Bay LPGA69-69-69-64=271−176 strokesMinjee Lee

Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Japan Tour.

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12024Toto Japan ClassicMarina AlexWon with birdie on sixth extra hole

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (8)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
114 Apr 2024KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open73-66-70=209−72 strokesLee Min-young
Ai Suzuki
Karen Tsuruoka
221 Apr 2024Fujisankei Ladies Classic67-67-67=201−123 strokesMitsuki Kobayashi
319 May 2024Bridgestone Ladies Open67-67-72-68=274−142 strokesYui Kawamoto
Miyū Yamashita
44 Aug 2024Hokkaido Meiji Cup68-70-66=204−121 strokeYui Kawamoto
51 Sep 2024Golf5 Ladies Professional Golf Tournament68-66=134−101 strokeHinako Yamauchi
68 Sep 2024Sony JLPGA Championship64-67-69-69=269−191 strokeMiyū Yamashita
729 Sep 2024Japan Women's Open Golf Championship72-69-67-70=278−102 strokesAkie Iwai
83 Nov 2024Toto Japan Classic69-65-67=201−15PlayoffMarina Alex

Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour.
Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in LPGA of Japan Tour.

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament202420252026
Chevron ChampionshipT59T12
U.S. Women's OpenT9T2
Women's PGA ChampionshipT32T23
The Evian ChampionshipT55T11
Women's British OpenCUTT4

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship00000122
U.S. Women's Open01012222
Women's PGA Championship00000122
The Evian Championship00000122
Women's British Open00011121
Totals010236109

Team appearances

Professional

References

  1. ^ "Rio Takeda". LPGA of Japan. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  2. ^ "【2024】KKTcup VANTELIN Ladies Open". JLPGA.
  3. ^ "Rio Takeda". United States Golf Association. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Rio Takeda Profile". Golf Digest Japan. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  5. ^ "平瀬真由美めい竹田麗央4位 ツアー史上８人目アマチュア優勝ならず" (in Japanese). 日刊スポーツNEWS. 日刊スポーツ新聞社. 2021-04-18. Retrieved 20 August 2024.