Naoyuki Kataoka, ranked 500th in the world, qualifies for 2026 Masters after Japan Open win

Naoyuki Kataoka, ranked 500th in the Official World Golf Ranking, is heading down Magnolia Lane come April after winning the ...
The Japan Times

World No. 500 Naoyuki Kataoka wins Japan Open to qualify for Masters and British Open

World No. 500 Naoyuki Kataoka will make his major debut next year after winning the Japan Open on Sunday. The event is one of ...
Agence France-Presse on MSN

History-making Japan golf twins push each other to greater heights

Akie and Chisato Iwai were born just a minute apart and now the identical twins from Japan are making history together on the ...

Golf: British Open champ Yamashita wins 2nd LPGA title at Maybank C'ship

Japan's Miyu Yamashita won her second title on the U.S. LPGA Tour on Sunday after prevailing in a three-way playoff at the May ...

Augusta chairman on Masters criteria change: 'Golf is a global game'

Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley said the recent change in invitation criteria announced by the Masters was driven by ...

Golf roundup: Miyu Yamashita wins LPGA Maybank Championship after three-way playoff

Women's British Open winner Miyu Yamashita of Japan has won the LPGA's Maybank Championship in a three-way playoff Sunday for her second career title.

Japanese teen Nagasaki has 5-shot lead in Asia-Pacific Amateur and eyes spot in the Masters

Taisei Nagasaki had a great start and a great finish for a 65 in the Asia-Pacific Amateur. That gives the 16-year-old from Japan a five-shot lead going into the final round at the Emirates Golf Club.