Japan suffers defeat vs S. Korea in golf match

Japan suffers defeat vs S. Korea in golf match

MIYOSHI, Japan - Japan's captain Yumiko Yoshida (R), Momoko Ueda (C), and Lala Anai are seen after Japan's crushing defeat against South Korea in the Japan-South Korea women's golf team match play competition at Miyoshi Country Club in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 7, 2014.

Taiwan's Teresa Lu wins Ricoh Cup golf tournament

Taiwan's Teresa Lu wins Ricoh Cup golf tournament

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Taiwan's Teresa Lu (L) celebrates after making a birdie putt during a playoff with Japan's Lala Anai (R) to win the LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup golf tournament at Miyazaki Country Club in Miyazaki on Nov. 30, 2014.

Taiwan's Teresa Lu wins Ricoh Cup golf tournament

Taiwan's Teresa Lu wins Ricoh Cup golf tournament

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Taiwan's Teresa Lu poses with the winner's trophy after her victory in the LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup golf tournament at Miyazaki Country Club in Miyazaki on Nov. 30, 2014. Lu won the title after a playoff with Japan's Lala Anai.

5 more Japanese golfers qualify for U.S. Women's Open

5 more Japanese golfers qualify for U.S. Women's Open

TOYOTA, Japan - Five Japanese women who qualified for the 69th U.S. Women's Open Championship to be held June 19-22, 2014 at Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina, pose at Higashi Nagoya Country Club in Aichi Prefecture on May 19, 2014, after a sectional qualifying tournament. They are (from L) Lala Anai, Eri Joma, Misuzu Narita, Chisato Hashimoto and Ayaka Watanabe.

Taiwan's Teresa Lu wins Ricoh Cup golf tournament

Taiwan's Teresa Lu wins Ricoh Cup golf tournament

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Taiwan's Teresa Lu (L) celebrates after making a birdie putt during a playoff with Japan's Lala Anai (R) to win the LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup golf tournament at Miyazaki Country Club in Miyazaki on Nov. 30, 2014. (Kyodo)

Golf: Japan LPGA Tour event

Golf: Japan LPGA Tour event

Lala Anai (L) is celebrated by Hinako Shibuno after winning the NEC Karuizawa 72 golf tournament in a playoff in Karuizawa, Japan, on Aug. 18, 2019. Shibuno finished in a tie for third. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

olf: Japan LPGA Tour event

olf: Japan LPGA Tour event

Lala Anai holds the victor's trophy after winning the NEC Karuizawa 72 golf tournament in a playoff in Karuizawa, Japan, on Aug. 18, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Golf: Japan LPGA Tour event

Golf: Japan LPGA Tour event

Lala Anai acknowledges the gallery after winning the NEC Karuizawa 72 golf tournament in a playoff in Karuizawa, Japan, on Aug. 18, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo