Mone Inami
Birth date29 July 1999 (age 27)
Birth placeToshima, Tokyo, Japan
Height167 cm
Yearpro2018
TourLPGA of Japan Tour
Prowins13
Lpgawins1
Jlpgawins13
AnainspirationT46: 2024
LpgaWD: 2024
WusopenT54: 2020
WbritopenCUT: 2020
EvianDNP
Award 1LPGA of Japan Tour
leading money winner
Year 12020–21

Mone Inami (稲見 萌寧, Inami Mone) (born 29 July 1999) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has 13 wins.

Inami competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] At those games, Inami shot a final round 65 and defeated Lydia Ko in a sudden-death playoff to win a silver medal in women's individual, on home soil.[2]

Professional wins

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (13)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
128 Jul 2019Century 21 Ladies Golf Tournament68-69-70=207−91 strokeSerena Aoki
Lee Na-ri
211 Oct 2020Stanley Ladies Golf Tournament72-67=139−5PlayoffSaki Asai
Bae Seon-woo
314 Mar 2021Meiji Yasuda Life Ladies Yokohama Tire Golf Tournament68-66-76=210−6PlayoffKana Nagai
44 Apr 2021Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi70-74-66-66=276−121 strokeMiyū Yamashita
511 Apr 2021Fujifilm Studio Alice Ladies Open72-69-70=211−5PlayoffSakura Koiwai
625 Apr 2021Fujisankei Ladies Classic67-67-67=201−123 strokesMiyū Yamashita
723 May 2021Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open61-68=129−156 strokesMomoko Osato
829 Aug 2021Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament70-66-71-67=274−161 strokeJeon Mi-jeong
912 Sep 2021Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup70-70-65-64=269−194 strokesMao Saigo
1014 Nov 2021Ito En Ladies Golf Tournament70-64-65=199−179 strokesShina Kanazawa
Mao Saigo
115 Jun 2022Richard Mille Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament69-69-71=209−72 strokesSaiki Fujita
Chisato Iwai
1228 Aug 2022Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament69-72-68-70=279−92 strokesYuna Nishimura
Nozomi Uetake
Miyū Yamashita
135 Nov 2023Toto Japan Classic64-68-65-69=266−221 strokeBae Seon-woo
Shiho Kuwaki

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

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
15 Nov 2023Toto Japan Classic64-68-65-69=266−221 strokeBae Seon-woo
Shiho Kuwaki

Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Japan Tour.

Summer Olympics (1)

Singles: 1 (1 Silver Medal)

No.DateTournamentScoreTo parGold medalistSilver medalistBronze medalist
17 Aug 2021Summer Olympics, Tokyo, Japan70-65-68-65=268−16Nelly Korda–Lydia Ko

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament20202021202220232024
Chevron ChampionshipT46
U.S. Women's OpenT54CUT
Women's PGA ChampionshipWD
The Evian ChampionshipNT
Women's British OpenCUT

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

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

YearWorld
ranking		Source
2015450[3]
2016428[4]
2017458[5]
2018493[6]
201954[7]
202063[8]
202116[9]
202234[10]
202373[11]
2024174[12]
2025402[13]

References

  1. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Golf Rankings". IGF.
  2. ^ Hoggard, Rex (7 August 2021). "Japan's Mone Inami bests Lydia Ko for Olympic silver medal in playoff". Golf Channel. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2015.
  4. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2016.
  5. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
  7. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
  8. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
  9. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
  11. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2023.
  12. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2024.
  13. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2025.