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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Japan's Akie Iwai carded a one-under par 71 to take a narrow one-stroke lead over a group of eight players after three rounds of the US LPGA Lotte Championship in Hawaii on Friday. Iwai, the ...