Japan Golf Tournament

“Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters” was held at the “Taiheiyo Club Gotenba Course” (7,262 yards / par 70) in Gotenba, Shizuoka.Ryo Ishikawa and Rikuya Hoshino, who started three strokes behind tie for second place, scored both 69 stroke, 1 under par the final day. Ishikawa birdied the playoff second hole to win his 18th Tour title in three years.Ishikawa made his third birdie of the day at the par-3 4th hole to take the lead. However, he could not defend his lead and it became a dead heat. Ishikawa made two bogeys by the 8th and was Co-Leader with Rikuya...

The TOTO Japan Classic was held at the Seta Golf Course North Course (6,616 yards / par 72) in Otsu, Siga. The TOTO Japan Classic is a USLPGA Tour tournament that started in 1973 as the LPGA Japan Classic. This tournament, which brings together the world's top level players, has been held under the name TOTO Japan Classic since 2015.Gemma Dryburg (Scotland), who started second place and one stroke behind in the final day, make a "65" to win her first USLPGA Tour tournament with a total of 20 under par.Kana Nagai was in second place at 16-under, Linn Grant...

“Mynavi ABC Championship Golf Tournament” was held at the “ABC Golf Club” (7,217 yards / par 72) in Kato, Hyogo.Mikumu Horikawa, who started from second place one stroke behind, made a 67 with six birdies and one bogey to finish 17-under for his second win of the season following the PGA Championship in August. This was his fourth win on the tour.On this day, he only use driver twice. The par 5 6th hole, where he made birdie, was slightly off to the right near the green, so he shot with a 3-wood at the teeing ground, then hit his...

The Mitsubishi Electric Ladies Golf Hisako Higuchi was held at the Musashigaoka Golf Club (6,650 yards / par 72) in Hanno, Saitama. Kumiko Kaneda, nicknamed "Kinkumi" after starting at the top of the leaderboard, won the tournament with a 9-under total. It was the longest blank win since the Tour system went into effect in 1988. It was her second win in 11 years and 189 days after her first win. Haruka Kawasaki was second place with 2 stroke behind at 7-under total. Also, defending champion Hinoko Shibuno, from the USLPGA Tour, 4-under 68 stroke in the final day to...

The Stanley Ladies Honda Golf Tournament was held at the Tomei Country Club (6,570 yards / par 72) in Susono, Shizuoka. Sakura Koiwai made a second won with 12-under total of the season, and her 8th win on the tour was her first 54-hole, no bogey, victory. Nana Suganuma, Mao Saigo, and Hana Nagai, who are tied for second place at 11-under.The victory had been a long time coming since the "Resort Trust Ladies" in May. In this fall, Koiwai made some changes to her game, switching to a new 1W model (SRIXON ZX7 Prototype) from Sumitomo Rubber Industries. She...