Golf: Masters Tournament

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.

Golf: Masters Tournament

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.

Three Tours team competition begins

Three Tours team competition begins

NODA, Japan - Ai Miyazato, fresh from winning the U.S. LPGA final qualifying tournament, joins the first day of the Hitachi Three Tours Championship on Dec. 9 at Chiba Country Club's Umesato Course. The championship is participated in by senor golfers and top players from the Japanese men's and women's tours.

Three Tours team competition begins

Three Tours team competition begins

NODA, Japan - Ai Miyazato, fresh from winning the U.S. LPGA final qualifying tournament, joins the first day of the Hitachi Three Tours Championship on Dec. 9 at Chiba Country Club's Umesato Course. The championship is participated in by senor golfers and top players from the Japanese men's and women's tours. (Kyodo)

Golf: Japan qualifier for U.S. Open

Golf: Japan qualifier for U.S. Open

(From L) Japanese golfers Shugo Imahira, Kodai Ichihara and Mikumu Horikawa pose at Kuwana Country Club in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 27, 2019, after claiming spots at the U.S. Open starting June 13 as they finished in the top three at the final qualifying tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Maruyama signs sponsorship deal with Softbank

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.