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World No. 1 Nelly Korda kisses the trophy after winning The Chevron Championship in The Woodlands, Texas, on Sunday.
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Apr 22, 2024
Nelly Korda wins second major and fifth straight event at Chevron Championship
Korda finished with a 13-under 275 and defeated Sweden's Maia Stark by two strokes.
Scottie Scheffler receives his green jacket after winning the Masters in Augusta, Georgia, on Sunday.
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Apr 15, 2024
Dominant Scottie Scheffler finishes strong to claim second Masters title
Scheffler dominated a back-nine shootout to capture his second green jacket at the Masters.
Tiger Woods acknowledges the crowd on the sixth hole during the first round of the Masters in Augusta, Georgia, on Thursday.
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Apr 12, 2024
Tiger Woods must pass grueling test to make cut at Masters
Looking to make a Masters record 24th consecutive cut, Woods got his quest off to a solid if unspectacular start on Thursday.
Tiger Woods takes part in a practice round at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on Tuesday.
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Apr 10, 2024
Defiant Woods sizing up a sixth Masters green jacket
Woods has always maintained he would never enter a tournament he did not believe he could win and stands by that even in the face of long odds.
Hideki Matsuyama hits a tee shot on the 10th hole during the final round of the Valero Texas Open golf tournament in San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday.
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Apr 9, 2024
Matsuyama 'preparing hard' for another Masters crown
The world No. 12 became the first Japanese man to win a major golf crown by capturing the 2021 Masters.
Keita Nakajima won the Indian Open on Sunday to earn his first DP World Tour title.
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Apr 1, 2024
Nakajima dominates Indian Open for first DP World Tour win
"I want to try and finish in the top 10 on this tour and then go to the PGA Tour in 2025," the player said.
Cho Minn Thant, CEO and commissioner of the Asian Tour, during the International Series Macau tournament on Saturday
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Mar 16, 2024
Asian Tour rising above splintered golf's 'turmoil,' says CEO Cho
Cho also said the circuit's decision to partner with upstart LIV had "worked out well" for players.
Hannah Green of Australia celebrates with the trophy after winning the final round of the HSBC Women's World Championship golf tournament in Singapore on Sunday.
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Mar 3, 2024
Australia's Green wins World Championship title with late birdie blitz
Japan's Ayaka Furue, who had led going into the final round, had to settle for a share of eighth spot after a disappointing day.
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Mar 3, 2024
Hataji becomes first Japanese golfer to win New Zealand Open
Hataji's four-under 67 was enough to secure his maiden victory as a professional by one stroke over Australia's Scott Hend.
Ryo Hisatsune, who last year became the first Japanese to be named the European tour's Rookie of the Year, will make his debut at Augusta National this April.
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Feb 22, 2024
Japan's Hisatsune among three to accept special Masters invitations
Hisatsune, who last year became the first Japanese to be named the European tour's Rookie of the Year, will make his debut at Augusta National this April.
Rikuya Hoshino won the Qatar Open in Doha on Sunday.
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Feb 12, 2024
Rikuya Hoshino earns first European Tour title with win at Qatar Open
He became the first Japanese player to win the event and only the fourth to win on the European Tour after Isao Aoki, Hideki Matsuyama and Ryo Hisatsune.
Nick Dunlap plays his shot on the ninth hole during the final round of The American Express golf tournament at PGA West Stadium Course, La Quinta, California, on Sunday.
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Jan 23, 2024
Amateur Dunlap mulls future after PGA Tour win
Dunlap became the first amateur to win a PGA Tour event since 1991 on Sunday.
Ayaka Furue hits her tee shot on the ninth hole during the final round of the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday.
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Jan 22, 2024
Ayaka Furue finishes in tie for fourth behind Lydia Ko in LPGA opener
Overnight leader Lydia Ko claimed a two-stroke victory on Sunday.
Rory McIlroy speaks during a news conference in Boston in November.
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Jan 10, 2024
Rory McIlroy has 'dream scenario' for a new world tour
The star golfer would like to see golf take a more global approach by tapping into markets like Japan and Australia.
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Dec 19, 2023
Teen Boriboonsub wins Saudi Open for third title in three weeks
Boriboonsub had won the Aramco Invitational two weeks ago on the Asian Development Tour and followed it up with victory at the Thailand Open last week.
Tiger Woods walks onto the 18th green with his daughter Sam Woods during the PNC Championship at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday.
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Dec 18, 2023
Woods optimistic following family weekend at PNC Championship
Woods said his surgically repaired right ankle continues to hold up well and that he recovered quickly after the Hero World Challenge earlier this month.
Tiger Woods laughs at a comment made by Justin Thomas (back) during the PNC Championship in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday.
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Dec 17, 2023
PGA Tour still aims to meet deadline for Saudi alliance, Woods says
The PGA Tour, scrambling to finalize its merger plans ahead of the deadline, has said it would proceed with talks with U.S.-based Strategic Sports Group.
Tiger Woods on the 18th green during the second round of the Masters in Augusta, Georgia, on April 8.
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Dec 5, 2023
Tiger Woods vaults 430 spots, drawing scrutiny to world rankings
Woods, who was making his first start since withdrawing from the Masters in April, had fallen to a career-low 1,328th in the OWGR by last week.
Chile's Joaquin Niemann (left) and Japan's Rikuya Hoshino line up their putts during a playoff on the final day of the Australian Open in Sydney on Sunday.
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Dec 3, 2023
Niemann tops Hoshino in Australian Open playoff
South Africa's Ashleigh Buhai retained the title in the women's Australian Open, being played in parallel on the same course.
Tiger Woods during the second round of The Masters in Augusta, Georgia, in April
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Nov 29, 2023
'Rusty' Tiger curious about form at 'pain-free' comeback
Woods, a 15-time major winner, will play in the Hero World Challenge starting Thursday.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

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