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Ishikawa finishes 15th in Nippon Series JT Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa hits a shot during the final round of the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 7, 2014. He finished 15th at 1-under-par in the tournament.

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Japanese golfer A. Miyazato 8th at Salonpas Cup tourney

IBARAKI, Japan - Japan's Ai Miyazato tees off on the final day of the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup at the Ibaraki Golf Club in Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on May 11, 2014. She finished in eighth place with a 1-under par in the first of Japan's four domestic women's majors.

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Fukabori, Miyase share Chunichi Crowns lead

TOGO, Japan - Keiichiro Fukabori fires a shot at the Chunichi Crowns the Nagoya Golf Club on April 28 where he shot a 1-under-par 69 to share the third-round lead with Hirofumi Miyase, who had his second consecutive 70.

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Miyazato 8 shots off pace at Fields Open

KAPOLEI, United States - Japanese star Ai Miyazato watches her tee shot at the start of the second round of the Fields Open at Ko Olina Golf Club in Hawaii on Feb. 24. She shot a 1-under-par 71 that left her eight strokes off the lead in a tie for 23rd place.

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Teenage amateur Moromizato shares lead at Life Card Ladies

KIKUYO, Japan - Teenage amateur Shinobu Moromizato shot a 1-under-par 71 to grab herself a share of the lead after the first round of the Life Card Ladies at Kumamoto Airport Country Club on April 15.

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Hattori clings onto lead at Fujitsu Ladies

CHIBA, Japan - Tour veteran Michiko Hattori reacts after sinking a birdie butt during the second round of the Fujitsu Ladies at Tokyu Seven Hundred Club in Chiba Prefectur on Oct. 16. Hattori shot a 1-under-par 71 to preserve her share of the overnight lead.

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Kondo holds on to Japan Golf Tour Championship lead

TOMOBE, Japan - Tomohiro Kondo preserved his overnight lead after putting together a 1-under par 70 in the second round of the Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup at Shishido Hills Country Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on July 2.

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Kimura maintains lead after 2nd round at Sankyo Ladies

NIISATO, Japan - Overnight leader Toshimi Kimura moved a step closer to claiming the Sankyo Ladies title for the second straight year, maintaining the pole position with a two-stroke advantage after firing a 1-under-par 71 at the Akagi Country Club in Gunma Prefecture on Oct. 11.

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Hattori reclaims lead at Japan Women's Open

NODA, Japan - Michiko Hattori shot a steady 1-under-par 71 on Oct. 4 to reclaim the lead heading into the final round of the Japan Women's Open on the Chiba Country Club's Noda Course.

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Oyama jumps into lead at Japan Open

NODA, Japan - Shiho Oyama watches her bunker shot during the second round of the Japan Women's Open at Chiba Golf Club's Noda Course on Oct. 3. Oyama shot a 1-under-par 71 to take a slender lead over Ayako Uehara.

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Sorenstam leads in Nichirei World Ladies

TOKYO, Japan - Overnight leader and World No. 1 Annika Sorenstam carded four birdies and three bogeys on May 10 en route to a third-round 1-under-par 71, remaining dominant at the Nichirei World Ladies with a five-stroke advantage over the field. Sorenstam sat atop the leaderboard at the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club with a 9-under-par 207 total.

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Higo takes share of 1-shot lead at Saishunkan Ladies

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Kaori Higo fails to make her birdie putt in the 18th hole during the second round of the Saishunkan Ladies at the Kumamoto Kuko Country Club course on April 19. But Higo shot the day's best score of a 1-under-par 71 to take a share of a one-stroke lead with three others going into the final round. South Korean Lee Ji Hee, winner of last week's Promise Ladies, carded a 73, while Kozue Azuma and Sae Takamura shot a 74 and a 75, respectively, to join the lead.

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Taniguchi holds off China's Zhang for Acom victory

OGAWA, Japan - Toru Taniguchi holds the cup after holding off China's Zhang Lianwei for a one-shot victory at the rain-shortened Acom International tournament at Ishioka Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on Sept. 29. Taniguchi closed with a 1-under-par 70 on his way to his third title of the year and sixth overall with a 16-under 197 total.

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Higo, Hattori hold onto lead midway through JLPGA C'ship

SADOWARA, Japan - Michiko Hattori reacts at the the Hibiscus Golf Club in Miyazaki Prefecture on Nov. 23 after shooting birdie on the 15th hole. Hattori and Kaori Higo shot 1-under-par 71 to stay tied at the top of the leaderboard at 6-under 138 midway through the Japan LPGA Tour Championship golf tournament.

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S. Korea's Kim takes 1st-round lead at Toyo Suisan Ladies

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - South Korea's Kim Ae Sook watches her tee shot in the first round of the Toyo Suisan Ladies Hokkaido golf tournament at the Kitahiroshima Prince Golf Club in Hokkaido on July 13. Kim was the only player to break par as she shot a 1-under-par 71 to take a one-stroke lead over Chieko Amanuma and Akane Oshiro.

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Webb wins 2nd straight Nichirei Cup title

TOKYO, Japan - Karrie Webb of Australia smiles after successfully defending her Nichirei Cup World Ladies title at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on May 6. Webb, who began the final round tied with Carin Koch of Sweden, shot a 1-under-par 71 in gusting winds to finish the 72-hole event at 10-under 278 -- two strokes shy of the tournament record she set last year.

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Higo, Hattori hold onto lead midway through JLPGA C'ship

SADOWARA, Japan - Michiko Hattori reacts at the the Hibiscus Golf Club in Miyazaki Prefecture on Nov. 23 after shooting birdie on the 15th hole. Hattori and Kaori Higo shot 1-under-par 71 to stay tied at the top of the leaderboard at 6-under 138 midway through the Japan LPGA Tour Championship golf tournament.

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Hattori clings onto lead at Fujitsu Ladies

CHIBA, Japan - Tour veteran Michiko Hattori reacts after sinking a birdie butt during the second round of the Fujitsu Ladies at Tokyu Seven Hundred Club in Chiba Prefectur on Oct. 16. Hattori shot a 1-under-par 71 to preserve her share of the overnight lead. (Kyodo)

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Miyazato 8 shots off pace at Fields Open

KAPOLEI, United States - Japanese star Ai Miyazato watches her tee shot at the start of the second round of the Fields Open at Ko Olina Golf Club in Hawaii on Feb. 24. She shot a 1-under-par 71 that left her eight strokes off the lead in a tie for 23rd place. (Kyodo)

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Fukabori, Miyase share Chunichi Crowns lead

TOGO, Japan - Keiichiro Fukabori fires a shot at the Chunichi Crowns the Nagoya Golf Club on April 28 where he shot a 1-under-par 69 to share the third-round lead with Hirofumi Miyase, who had his second consecutive 70. (Kyodo)

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Higo takes share of 1-shot lead at Saishunkan Ladies

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Kaori Higo fails to make her birdie putt in the 18th hole during the second round of the Saishunkan Ladies at the Kumamoto Kuko Country Club course on April 19. But Higo shot the day's best score of a 1-under-par 71 to take a share of a one-stroke lead with three others going into the final round. South Korean Lee Ji Hee, winner of last week's Promise Ladies, carded a 73, while Kozue Azuma and Sae Takamura shot a 74 and a 75, respectively, to join the lead. (Kyodo)

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Teenage amateur Moromizato shares lead at Life Card Ladies

KIKUYO, Japan - Teenage amateur Shinobu Moromizato shot a 1-under-par 71 to grab herself a share of the lead after the first round of the Life Card Ladies at Kumamoto Airport Country Club on April 15. (Kyodo)

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Kondo holds on to Japan Golf Tour Championship lead

TOMOBE, Japan - Tomohiro Kondo preserved his overnight lead after putting together a 1-under par 70 in the second round of the Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup at Shishido Hills Country Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on July 2. (Kyodo)

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Sorenstam leads in Nichirei World Ladies

TOKYO, Japan - Overnight leader and World No. 1 Annika Sorenstam carded four birdies and three bogeys on May 10 en route to a third-round 1-under-par 71, remaining dominant at the Nichirei World Ladies with a five-stroke advantage over the field. Sorenstam sat atop the leaderboard at the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club with a 9-under-par 207 total. (Kyodo)

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Matsuyama 5 off pace in 5th after 3rd round at Memorial

Hideki Matsuyama hits a shot on the seventh hole during the third round of the U.S. PGA's Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, on June 6, 2015. Matsuyama carded his second straight 1-under-par 71 that saw him fall five off the pace. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Ozaki shoots his age with 70

Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki acknowledges the gallery after shooting his age in the second round of the Honma Tourworld Cup, a regular Japanese professional golf tour event, at Kyowa Country Club in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Oct. 6, 2017. The 70-year-old Ozaki shot a 1-under-par 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Ozaki shoots his age with 70

Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki reacts after shooting his age in the second round of the Honma Tourworld Cup, a regular Japanese professional golf tour event, at Kyowa Country Club in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Oct. 6, 2017. The 70-year-old Ozaki shot a 1-under-par 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Matsuyama slips to 49th after 3rd round of BMW Championship

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama reacts after his third shot on the 7th hole during the third round of the BMW Championship at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois, on Sept. 16, 2017. Matsuyama shot a 1-under-par 70 to sit in a three-way tie for 49th. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Matsuyama slips to 49th after 3rd round of BMW Championship

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama hits his second shot on the 18th hole during the third round of the BMW Championship at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois, on Sept. 16, 2017. Matsuyama shot a 1-under-par 70 to sit in a three-way tie for 49th. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Out of contention Matsuyama focusing on incremental improvements

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits a bunker shot on the eighth hole during the third round of the Dell Technologies Championship at TPC Boston on Sept. 3, 2017. Matsuyama shot a 1-under-par 70 to sit 12 strokes off the leaders in equal 36th after the third round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Out of contention Matsuyama focusing on incremental improvements

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama reads the line on the 12th hole during the third round of the Dell Technologies Championship on Sept. 3, 2017, at TPC Boston. Matsuyama shot a 1-under-par 70 to sit 12 strokes off the leaders in equal 36th after the third round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Oyama 5 shots off pace in Rio golf

Japan's Shiho Oyama hits a tee shot on the fourth hole in the first round of the women's golf tournament at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 17, 2016. Oyama shot a 1-under-par 70 and is five shots off the lead after the first round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Oyama 5 shots off pace in Rio golf

Japan's Shiho Oyama celebrates after making a putt on the fifth hole in the first round of the women's golf tournament at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 17, 2016. Oyama shot a 1-under-par 70 and is five shots off the lead after the first round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Oyama 5 shots off pace in Rio golf

Japan's Shiho Oyama (L) speaks to her caddie on the 16th hole in the first round of the women's golf tournament at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 17, 2016. Oyama shot a 1-under-par 70 and is five shots off the lead after the first round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kimura maintains lead after 2nd round at Sankyo Ladies

NIISATO, Japan - Overnight leader Toshimi Kimura moved a step closer to claiming the Sankyo Ladies title for the second straight year, maintaining the pole position with a two-stroke advantage after firing a 1-under-par 71 at the Akagi Country Club in Gunma Prefecture on Oct. 11. (Kyodo)

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Hattori reclaims lead at Japan Women's Open

NODA, Japan - Michiko Hattori shot a steady 1-under-par 71 on Oct. 4 to reclaim the lead heading into the final round of the Japan Women's Open on the Chiba Country Club's Noda Course. (Kyodo)

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Oyama jumps into lead at Japan Open

NODA, Japan - Shiho Oyama watches her bunker shot during the second round of the Japan Women's Open at Chiba Golf Club's Noda Course on Oct. 3. Oyama shot a 1-under-par 71 to take a slender lead over Ayako Uehara. (Kyodo)

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Taniguchi holds off China's Zhang for Acom victory

OGAWA, Japan - Toru Taniguchi holds the cup after holding off China's Zhang Lianwei for a one-shot victory at the rain-shortened Acom International tournament at Ishioka Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on Sept. 29. Taniguchi closed with a 1-under-par 70 on his way to his third title of the year and sixth overall with a 16-under 197 total. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea's Kim takes 1st-round lead at Toyo Suisan Ladies

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - South Korea's Kim Ae Sook watches her tee shot in the first round of the Toyo Suisan Ladies Hokkaido golf tournament at the Kitahiroshima Prince Golf Club in Hokkaido on July 13. Kim was the only player to break par as she shot a 1-under-par 71 to take a one-stroke lead over Chieko Amanuma and Akane Oshiro.

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Webb wins 2nd straight Nichirei Cup title

TOKYO, Japan - Karrie Webb of Australia smiles after successfully defending her Nichirei Cup World Ladies title at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on May 6. Webb, who began the final round tied with Carin Koch of Sweden, shot a 1-under-par 71 in gusting winds to finish the 72-hole event at 10-under 278 -- two strokes shy of the tournament record she set last year.