Akie Iwai
Akie Iwai passed the JLPGA pro test in 2021. In 2022 she and her twin sister Chisato were the first sisters in history to be seeded in the same year. In 2023, she at last won her first victory in the KKT Vantelin Ladies Open and then went on to win the Sumitomo Vitality Ladies Tokai Classic and the Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Ladies Open in two consecutive weeks. She won three tournaments—the Resort Trust Ladies, the Nichiray Ladies Cup, and the Sumitomo Vitality Ladies Tokai Classic for the second consecutive year in 2024. She has a total of six wins on the JLPGA tour.
Akie Iwai and her sister Chisato take turns traveling to tournaments in a STEP WGN and a CR-V. She says she enjoys the ability to recline the seats, stretch her legs, and relax.
