LPGA Tour goes to Japan as the only main tour in action
Yin Ruoning of China watches her tee shot on the 16th hole during the LPGA Tour’s Maybank Championship at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country club in Kuala Lumpur, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
LPGA Tour and Japan LPGA
TOTO JAPAN CLASSIC
Site: Shiga, Japan.
Course: Seta GC. Yardage: 6,616. Par: 72.
Prize money: $2 million. Winner’s share: $300,000.
Television: Wednesday-Thursday, 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. (Golf Channel); Friday, 11:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. (Golf channel); Saturday, 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. (Golf Channel).
Defending champion: Mone Inami.
Race to CME Globe leader: Nelly Korda.
Last week: Ruoning Yin won the Maybank Championship.
Notes: This is the fourth and final stop on the LPGA’s fall “Asia Swing” before it heads to Hawaii and then concludes its season with two weeks in Florida. ... Ruoning Yin has won two of three Asian stops in Shanghai and Malaysia. She is not playing this week. ... The Toto Japan Classic dates to 1973. It was 54 holes until going to 72 holes for the first time in 2021. ... Jeeno Thitikul has been runner-up the last two years in the Maybank Championship. ... The tournament is co-sanctioned by the Japan LPGA. The 35 Japan LPGA members in the field include Chisato and Akie Iwai, twin sisters who each have three wins on their tour. ... Yin becomes the fourth LPGA player with at least three wins this year, joining Nelly Korda, Hannah Green and Lydia Ko. ... Celine Boutier did not finish in the top 10 in any of her four title defenses this year on the LPGA (Drive On, Evian, Scottish, Malaysia).
Next week: Lotte Championship.
Online: https://www.lpga.com/ and https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/
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PGA Tour
Last week: Nico Echavarria won the Zozo Championship.
Next week: World Wide Technology Championship.
FedEx Cup champion: Scottie Scheffler.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com/
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European Tour
Last week: Byeong Hun An won the Genesis Championship.
Next week: Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
Race to Dubai leader: Rory McIlroy.
Online: https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/
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PGA Tour Champions
Last week: Padraig Harrington won the Simmons Bank Championship.
Next week: Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Ernie Els.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions
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Other tours
Asian Tour: BNI Indonesian Masters, Royale Jakarta GC, Jakarta, Indonesia. Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 12:30-2:30 a.m. (NBC Sports app), 2:30-4 a.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 12-1 a.m. (NBC Sports app), 1-2 a.m. (Golf Channel). Defending champion: Gaganjeet Bhullar. Online: https://asiantour.com/
Challenge Tour: Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final, Alcanada GC, Mallorca, Spain. Thursday-Saturday, 7 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel); Sunday, 5:30-10:30 a.m. (Golf Channel). Previous winner: Marco Penge. Online: https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/
Ladies European Tour: Aramco Team Series-Riyadh, Riyadh GC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Defending champion: Alison Lee. Online: https://ladieseuropeantour.com/
PGA Tour of Australasia: Queensland PGA Championship, Nudgee GC (Kurrai), Nudgee, Australia. Defending champion: Phoenix Campbell. Online: https://pga.org.au/
Sunshine Tour: Blue Label Challenge, Gary Player CC (Sun City and Lost City), Johannesburg, South Africa. Defending champion: Luca Filippi. Online: https://sunshinetour.com/
Korea LPGA: S-Oil Championship, Elysian Jeju CC, Jeju Island, South Korea. Defending champion: Yujin Sung. Online: https://klpga.co.kr/
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