Mina Harigae
Personal information
Full name	Mina Harigae Kreiter
Born	(1989-11-01) November 1, 1989 (age 36) Monterey, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Mesa, Arizona, U.S.[1]
Career
College	Duke University
Turned professional	2009
Current tour	LPGA Tour (joined 2010)
Former tour	Futures Tour (2009)
Professional wins	8
Number of wins by tour
Epson Tour	3
Other	4
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	T32: 2013
Women's PGA C'ship	T13: 2020
U.S. Women's Open	2nd: 2022
Women's British Open	T13: 2021
Evian Championship	T24: 2014
Achievements and awards
Futures Tour Rookie of the Year 2009 Futures Tour Player of the Year 2009

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.^[2]

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.^[3][4] She attended Duke University, leaving after a year to pursue a professional golf career.^[5]

Amateur career

Harigae is the youngest winner of the California Women's Amateur Championship, accomplishing the feat in 2001 at the age of 12.^[6]

• 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).^[3]
• 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.^[7]

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.^[8] 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.^[9]

Personal life

Harigae married Travis Kreiter, her caddie, in March 2023.^[10] She has competed as Mina Kreiter since 2024

Professional wins (8)

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

LPGA Tour career summary

^ Official as of 2025 season^[14][15][16]
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

Futures Tour career summary

World ranking

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

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

References

External links

• Mina Kreiter at the LPGA Tour official site
• Mina Harigae at the LPGA Futures Tour official site (archived)
• Mina Kreiter at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site