SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- Over eight decades after winning a Japanese tournament under his Japanese name during the country's colonial occupation of his native land, the late Korean-born golfer Yern Duk-choon had his birth name restored on the trophy Tuesday.

July 18 (UPI) --The opening day of a golf tournament in Japan was called off when a bear was spotted on the course -- the second such incident within two months. The bear was spotted near the first tee at the Sendai Classic Golf Club on Wednesday, causing ...

Collin Morikawa’s victory at the 2023 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP meant so very much to him. “There are only a few places around the world where you hope to win before the end of your career and for me, Japan is one of those places,” Morikawa wrote in a recent ...

The Australasian and Japan golf tours will partner for the first time for a new event in New Zealand next year.

The PGA Tour of Australasia and the Japan Golf Tour Organisation will come together for the first time on the fairways of the Royal Auckland and Grange Golf Club in 2026. The two tours will co-sanction a new professional event,

Japan is back in the golf world’s high beams this week, with the PGA Tour touching down on Japanese shores for the sixth Zozo Championship. Soon, at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club outside Tokyo, local hero Hideki Matsuyama (and his now-famous ...

SHIGA, Japan — Heavy rain and storms associated with Typhoon Kong-rey washed out the third round of the LPGA's Japan tournament on Saturday and reduced it to 54 holes. The LPGA said the tournament was scheduled to be completed on Sunday at Seta Golf Course.