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 ...

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 ...

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — The first Filipina to win the U.S. Women's Open, and now the first from Japan. Sweetest of all for Yuka Saso was sharing the biggest prize in her sport with countries of both her ...

Miyu Yamashita and Rio Takeda are giving Japan the best chance to have a countrywoman win another major this season, this time at the AIG Women’s British Open. MORE: Former Ole Miss star 'hates' links ...

Yuka Saso, who tied for ninth in Tokyo while representing the Philippines, is now carrying the Japanese flag at Le Golf National in Paris. The 23-year-old Saso was born in the Philippines to a ...

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 ...

OTSU, Japan — 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 looking ...

OTSU, Japan — 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 looking ...

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, ...

The LPGA Tour makes its final stop in Asia for 2025 at Seta Golf Course, and the timing couldn't be more critical. With only three regular-season events left before the CME Group Tour Championship, ...