Nomura started to play golf at age of 11, and in 2007 she won the Japan Junior Golf Championship for girls 12-14 years of age.
On 21 February 2016, Nomura held off world number one Lydia Ko to win her first LPGA tournament, the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open, the first Japanese victory on the LPGA Tour since Mika Miyazato won the Safeway Classic in 2012 [REF].