As an amateur, Miyazato won the 2004 Japan Amateur Women\'s Championship at the age of 14, and was the youngest player to win the event. In the 2006 Asian Games, she won silver medals in the individual and team competitions. Miyazato turned professional in December 2008, after finishing in a tie for 12th in the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, a finish that gave her exempt status on the LPGA Tour. The medalist was Stacy Lewis, with Michelle Wie in a tie for seventh.\n', '

In her first season as a professional at age 19, she had fourth-place finishes at the LPGA Corning Classic and Wegmans LPGA tournaments in 2009. Miyazato\'s first professional victory came at the Japan Women\'s Open Golf Championship in October 2010. That year, she also had five top-10 finishes on the LPGA Tour, including two third-place results, and was 17th on the money list with more than $600,000 in earnings.\n', '

In 2011, Miyazato held the 36-hole lead at the U.S. Women\'s Open and finished fifth. She had three other top-10s during the season, and won nearly $600,000.\n', '

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