Japan Golf Tournament

The Sansan KBC Augusta Golf Tournament was held at the “Keya Golf Club” (7,191 yards / par 72) in Itoshima, Fukuoka. Tour rookie 22-year-old Riki Kawamoto, who started the final round day in second place one stroke behind, carded five birdies and three bogeys for a round of 70 and a 16 under par total for the come-from-behind victory. The victory came with a birdie putt on the final 18th hole.Kawamoto is the younger brother of one-time Tour winner Yui Kawamoto, a professional women's golfer. This is the fourth pair in history to win the tournament as siblings across the...

The CAT Ladies 2022 was held at the Daihakone Country Club (6,638 yards / par 72) in Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa. The "CAT Ladies," now in it is 25th year, is a summer tradition in Hakone, and this year's event was once again a heated competition.Chihiro Iwai, who started at the top of the leaderboard, won with a 13 under par total. She became only the third player in history to win two weeks in a row after winning her first tournament. One stroke behind in 2nd place with 12 under par total was Miyu Yamashita, who make a 64 stroke on...

The Shigeo Nagashima Invitational SEGA SAMMY Cup Golf Tournament was held at the “The North Country Golf Club” (7,178 yards / par 72) in Chitose, Hokkaido. Hiroshi Iwata, who had been the leader from the previous day, played in great condition, making 4 birdies on the front nine holes of the day. Although he made a bogey on the 13th hole on the back nine holes, he made birdies on the 11th and the 18th holes. In the end, he finished with 6 birdies and 1 bogey for a "67". With a score of 19 under par, he ran away...

The HOKKAIDO meiji cup was h4eld at the Sapporo International Country Club ~Shimamatsu Course~ (6,557 yards / par 72) in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido. With its roots in the "Hokkaido Women's Open" since 1978, this year marks the 42nd edition of the tournament, which is held for the first time in three years as it is suspended in 2020 and 2021 due to the Tokyo Olympics.Lee Min-Young, who started the tournament tied for 3rd, won on this tournament with 9 under par and the final day was 67 strokes. It was for her 6th win. 1 stroke back of the leader, 8...

The PGA Japan Championship was held at Grand Fields Country Club (7,219 yards/par 71) in Mishima City, Shizuoka.In 2020, this tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19. This year, the tournament to determine the best male professional golfer in Japan was hotly contested from August 4 at the foot of Mt.Fuji in midsummer.Mikumu Horikawa ran away with the victory with a total of 15 under par to become the 89th professional golfer to win the tournament. He was one stroke behind at one point, but a chip-in birdie in the back nine pushed him away and made it his third...