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 (AP) — Miyu Yamashita of Japan captured her first major title Sunday when she withstood a charge by Charley Hull by not making a bogey until the outcome of the Women’s British Open ...

With just three events remaining before the season finale, players are battling for CME qualification spots while Miyu Yamashita eyes Player of the Year glory in front of her home fans. Only three ...

OTSU, Japan (AP) — Japanese golfers Nasa Hataoka and Miyu Yamashita each shot 7-under 65 on Thursday to stand atop the leaderboard after the first round of the LPGA's Toto Japan Classic. Hataoka is ...

The 2025 Toto Japan Classic will be remembered not for the golf that was played, but for the golf that wasn't. Torrential rains turned Seta Golf Club into something resembling a waterpark on Sunday, ...

PORTHCAWL, Wales — Rio Takeda overcame a double bogey at the turn with four birdies over her final seven holes Thursday for a 5-under 67 to share the lead with Eri Okayama in an AIG Women’s Open that ...

Japan's Miyu Yamashita won the LPGA Tour's Rookie of the Year award Sunday following a stellar season featuring wins at the Women's B ...

After three rounds, Nasa Hataoka and Yuna Araki shared the lead at the LPGA's Toto Japan Classic, a position Hataoka is ...

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, ...