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Sakai cards 6-under 66 in Japan LPGA Championship's opening round

Sep 12, 2013

Sakai cards 6-under 66 in Japan LPGA Championship's opening round

Unheralded Miki Sakai shot a 6-under-par 66 to take the lead after the first round of the Japan LPGA Championship on Thursday. The 22-year-old Sakai, who finished a career-best third at the Vantelin Ladies Open in April, reeled off seven birdies, including three in ...

Triumphant homecoming for Matsuyama

Sep 8, 2013

Triumphant homecoming for Matsuyama

America-bound Hideki Matsuyama earned his third JGTO tournament title as a pro on Sunday, when he triumphed on the second playoff hole to win the Fujisankei Classic. The 21-year-old university student, who started the day with a four-stroke lead, bogeyed the 18th hole to ...

Matsuyama cards 5-under 66, leads by four strokes

Sep 7, 2013

Matsuyama cards 5-under 66, leads by four strokes

Hideki Matsuyama set himself up for his third win of the season on Saturday after a bogey-free 5-under-par 66 saw him take a four-shot lead into the final round of the Fujisankei Classic. Matsuyama, who has enjoyed an excellent rookie season that has also ...

Sep 3, 2013

Matsuyama chosen for Presidents Cup

Hideki Matsuyama, who finished in the top 10 in this year’s U.S. Open and British Open, has been picked for the international team for the Presidents Cup, organizers said Monday. Matsuyama, 21, is the youngest player to automatically qualify for either team this year ...

Sep 1, 2013

Park goes one better at KBC Augusta

Park Sung-joon of South Korea improved on his runnerup finish of a week ago, shooting a final-round 69 on Sunday to win the KBC Augusta by two strokes. The 27-year-old Park, the co-leader after each of the first two rounds, carded four birdies against ...

Sep 1, 2013

Ahn rallies for Nitori Ladies victory

South Korea’s Ahn Sun-ju turned on the style in the final round to collect her second win in as many weeks at the Nitori Ladies on Sunday. A day after her 26th birthday, Ahn fired off seven birdies in a blemish-free round of 65 ...

Aug 26, 2013

Teenager Ko wins Canadian Open

Teen star Lydia Ko ran away with the Canadian Women’s Open — again. The 16-year-old New Zealand amateur successfully defend her title Sunday, closing with a 6-under 64 at Royal Mayfair for a five-stroke victory and her fourth win in professional events. “I’m pretty ...

Aug 18, 2013

Narita prevails in Karuizawa playoff

Misuzu Narita defeated overnight leader Esther Lee of South Korea in a playoff to win her second career title at the NEC Karuizawa 72 on Sunday. Narita started the day six strokes behind Lee (71) but forced a playoff after her second consecutive round ...

Aug 18, 2013

Matsuyama still six shots off lead

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama could only manage a 1-over-par 71 on Saturday but remained within six shots of the lead going into the final round of the Wyndham Championship. Matsuyama had two birdies and three bogeys at the rain-swept par-70 Sedgefield Country Club and reached ...

Aug 11, 2013

South Korea's Na goes wire-to-wire for Japan debut victory

South Korea’s Na Da Ye shot a final-round 5-under-par 67 on Sunday to seal a wire-to-wire victory at the Meiji Cup, her first win on the Japan LPGA tour. Na, who failed to make the cut in her previous two events, carded six birdies ...

Aug 3, 2013

Saiki storms into title contention

Miki Saiki made a pair of eagles Friday in a second-round 66 to move within one shot of South Korean leader Choi Na-yeon at the Women’s British Open. Saiki, a seven-time winner on the Japan LPGA Tour who has won twice this year, holed ...