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Golf: Masters Tournament

(From L) Gary Player, Fred Ridley, chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson pose for a photo with their caddies at the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, on April 10, 2025, where the three golfers serve as honorary starters.

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Golf: Masters Tournament

(From L) Gary Player, Fred Ridley, chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson pose for a photo at the Masters Tournament where the three golfers serve as honorary starters on April 10, 2025, in Augusta, Georgia.

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Golf competition in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The second day of an international amateur golf competition is held near Pyongyang, North Korea, on May 21, 2012. The competition, involving 10 golfers from countries including Britain and the United States, ends the following day, according to U.S. media reports.

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Miyazatos at U.S. Women's Open

COLORADO SPRINGS, United States - Japanese golfers Ai Miyazato (C) and Mika Miyazato (L) are seen after Ai teed off on the ninth hole during the final round of the U.S. Women's Open at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on July 10, 2011.

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Ishikawa, Imada practice ahead of PGA Championship

CHASKA, United States - Japanese golfers Ryo Ishikawa (front) and Ryuji Imada (back) practice at the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Minnesota on Aug. 10 ahead of the PGA Championship opening Aug. 13.

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Practice round starts for U.S. open championship

SAN DIEGO, United States - Japanese golfers, (from L to R) Toru Taniguchi, Ryuji Imada and Shingo Katayama -- practice together at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, Ca., on June 10 ahead the U.S. Open championship. (Kyodo)

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Miyazatos at U.S. Women's Open

COLORADO SPRINGS, United States - Japanese golfers Ai Miyazato (C) and Mika Miyazato (L) are seen after Ai teed off on the ninth hole during the final round of the U.S. Women's Open at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on July 10, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Golf competition in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The second day of an international amateur golf competition is held near Pyongyang, North Korea, on May 21, 2012. The competition, involving 10 golfers from countries including Britain and the United States, ends the following day, according to U.S. media reports. (Kyodo)

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Golf: Matsuyama makes top 10 in men's world golf ranking

Undated photo shows Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama. It was announced on Oct. 23, 2016, that the 24-year-old Matsuyama has claimed 10th spot in the world golf ranking, the first time in 18 years that a Japanese player has been named among the top 10 male professional golfers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hataoka becomes youngest Japan LPGA pro

Nasa Hataoka attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2016, when she became the youngest golfer on the Japan Ladies Professional Golfers' Association tour at the age of 17 years and eight months. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hataoka becomes youngest Japan LPGA pro

Nasa Hataoka attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2016, when she became the youngest golfer on the Japan Ladies Professional Golfers' Association tour at the age of 17 years and eight months. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maruyama signs sponsorship deal with Softbank

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeki Maruyama (C) and Masayoshi Son (R), the head of a leading computer software and services company Softbank Corp., shake hands at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 9 after reaching a basic agreement on a sponsorship deal worth 450 million yen. The three-year deal is the first venture into the sports field for Softbank, which hopes to sign another 10 or so young golfers to sponsorship contracts. The company has reportedly budgeted about 50 million yen a year for the project.