SHIGA, Japan (AP) — Rio Takeda of Japan won the LPGA’s Toto Japan Classic on Sunday, Nov, 3, in a playoff that lasted six sudden-death holes, defeating Marina Alex of the United States. It was Takeda’s first victory on the LPGA Tour. Rio Takeda of Japan holds up her trophy after winning the...
Yuka Saso (AFP) Yuka Saso stumbled with a closing-round 2-over-par 74 to finish tied at 22nd place in the 2021 Toto Japan Classic at the Seta Golf Course in Shiga Prefecture Sunday. Saso shot three birdies in the last 10 holes but struggled with three bogeys and a double bogey on the par-4 fifth...
Yuka Saso (AFP) Yuka Saso fired a 2-under-par 70 in the third round to improve to joint 12th place in the 4th Toto Japan Classic at the Seta Golf Course in Shiga Prefecture Saturday. Saso shot four birdies against two bogeys at the back nine for a three-round total of 211, eight strokes behind new...
Yuka Saso Yuka Saso fired an eagle-aided 2-under-par 70 to jump for a share of 16th place after two rounds in the 4th Toto Japan Classic at the Seta Golf Course in Shiga Prefecture Friday. Starting the day at joint 24th after an opening-round 71, Saso shot an eagle three on the 18th to make up for...
Yuka Saso carded a 1-under-par 71 for a share of 24th place at the start of the 4th Toto Japan Classic Thursday at the Seta Golf Course in Shiga Prefecture. Saso, who is in her first stint at the LPGA of Japan Tour since the Tokyo Olympics last August, fired four birdies against three bogeys to...
Tokyo Olympian and reigning US Women’s Open Champion Yuka Saso revealed Wednesday her decision to choose the Japanese nationality when she reaches 22 years old in two years’ time. “It is true that I chose Japanese nationality,” Saso was quoted in an article on a Japanese news website,...
Filipino-Japanese Yuka Saso carded a nine-under par 63 to finish tied for second and three shots behind champion Shin Jie of Korea in the Toto Japan Classic Sunday at the Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan. The 19-year-old Saso – a tour rookie – was tied for 12th to start the final round, behind by...
Yuka Saso turned in an eagle-spiked five-under 67 Saturday but found herself trailing new leader by six shots after the Taiheiyo Club Minori course took another beating in the second round of the Toto Japan Classic. Showing her power off the tee, Saso and world No. 5 Nasa Hataoka eagled hole No....
