Miyu Yamashita soaked in the champagne and emotions of winning her first major at the AIG Women’s Open in Wales over the summer. For the 24-year-old rookie, it was also her first victory overall, and ...

Not long after Hiromi Kobayashi became chairman of the JLPGA, she told her staff that a Japanese player would win a major on an international level. The JLPGA hosts its own majors, of course, but ...

PORTHCAWL, Wales — Miyu Yamashita started and finished with short birdie putts and was flawless in between as she posted a 7-under 65 on Friday to build a three-shot lead over Rio Takeda going into ...

Ozaki won 113 professional tournaments during his career, the most of any Japanese golfer in history. He was seen as the ...

Japanese golfers have had an impressive showing in 2025 on the LPGA Tour—winning six of 29 tournaments entering this week's Toto Japan Classic—and that continued as the tour visited Seta Golf Course ...

The 2025 Toto Japan Classic field is set with the passing of the typical Friday entry deadline. The LPGA Tour field this week is set for this event, played at Seta Golf Course in Otsu-shi, Shiga, ...

Masashi “Jumbo” Ozaki, whose 113 worldwide victories were the most of any player from Japan, died Wednesday in his home ...

Masashi “Jumbo” Ozaki, the winningest Japanese golf professional in history, passed away Dec. 23 at the age of 78.