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 2025 Japan Open on Sunday. The 27-year-old beat compatriot Satoshi Hara on ...
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500th-ranked golfer punches ticket to 2026 Masters, The Open

Naoyuki Kataoka, ranked 500th in the Official World Golf Ranking last week, scored invites to the 2026 Masters and The Open Championship by winning The Japan Open on Sunday. Kataoka sunk a par putt on ...
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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 ...
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With loads of young talent, Japan is a rising power on the LPGA

With five champions and a combined two major wins on the LPGA Tour this season, Japanese golfers are beginning to display the ...

LIV’s Tom McKibbin wins Hong Kong Open in rout to punch Open ticket

McKibbin’s dominant victory Sunday at the Link Hong Kong Open came with an added prize: a spot in the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.

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.

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 ...

The Sentry at Kapalua gets canceled instead of going to another course. Sony Open to start season

The PGA Tour is cancelling The Sentry instead of moving the tournament to a new course. The Sentry has been played at Kapalua ...