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Matsuyama 7th after 3rd round of Frys.com Open

NAPA, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama sinks a birdie putt on the first hole in the third round of the Frys.com Open professional golf tournament at the Silverado Country Club and Resort North Course in Napa, California, on Oct. 11, 2014, carding six birdies and three bogeys for a 69 to remain tied for seventh at 10-under 206.

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Ishikawa ties for 32nd at Arnold Palmer Invitational

ORLANDO, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa acknowledges spectators during the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida, on March 27, 2010. Ishikawa, last season's money leader on the Japanese tour, had four birdies and three bogeys in a round of 71 and shared 32nd place on 1-under 215.

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Ishikawa ties for 32nd at Arnold Palmer Invitational

ORLANDO, United States - Japan's teenager Ryo Ishikawa hits a sand shot on the 11th hole during the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida, on March 27, 2010. Ishikawa, last season's money leader on the Japanese tour, had four birdies and three bogeys in a round of 71 and shared 32nd place on 1-under 215.

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Jeon second at Vernal Ladies

ASAKURA, Japan - South Korean Jeon Mi made five birdies and three bogeys to share second with compatriot Lee Eun Hye, Japan's Akane Iijima and China's Zhang in the first round of the Vernal Ladies at Fukuoka Century Golf Club on May 11.

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Australian Jones captures 2nd straight Tsuruya Open title

KAWANISHI, Japan - Australian Brendan Jones dons a decorative samurai headgear as part of his prize after successfully defending his title at the Tsuruya Open at the Yamanohara Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on April 22. Teeing off with a three-shot cushion, Jones made five birdies against two bogeys to close on a 16-under total of 268, two-shots clear of Hirofumi Miyase, Masahiro Kuramoto and Takuya Taniguchi.

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Fudo, Miyazato move up at Kraft Nabisco C'ship

RANCHO MIRAGE, United States - Japan's Ai Miyazato was tied for 23rd after three rounds of the Kraft Nabisco Championship at the Mission Hills Country Club on April 1. The U.S. LPGA tour rookie had three birdies and three bogeys.

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(1)U.S. Open 2nd round

PINEHURST, North Carolina - Japan's Keiichiro Fukabori climbs from 54th to 10th on the leaderboard after the second round of the U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club's No. 2 Course on June 17. Fukabori made a birdie-birdie finish to his 3-under-par 67 round that included an eagle, three birdies and two bogeys.

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Winless Lee takes 1st-round lead at Acom International

OGAWA, Japan - Richard Lee of New Zealand cards eight birdies against three bogeys for a 5-under 66 to take a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Acom International at Ishioka Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on Sept. 30. Lee has yet to chalk up a victory on the Japanese tour.

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Thailand's Chawalit captures ANA Open

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Chawalit Plaphol of Thailand reacts after claiming his first victory on the Japanese tour at the ANA Open at Sapporo Golf Club's Wattsu Course in Hokkaido on Sept. 19. Teeing off with a one-stroke advantage, the 30-year-old had five birdies and three bogeys and closed on a 17-under total of 271, one shot clear of South Korea's Y.E. Yang.

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Chand surges into lead after 3 rounds at Yomiuri Open

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Dinesh Chand of Fiji carded seven birdies against three bogeys for his second straight 4-under-par 68 on June 19 to claim the lead with one round remaining in the Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open at Yomiuri Country Club in Hyogo Prefecture.

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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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Thailand's Chawalit captures ANA Open

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Chawalit Plaphol of Thailand reacts after claiming his first victory on the Japanese tour at the ANA Open at Sapporo Golf Club's Wattsu Course in Hokkaido on Sept. 19. Teeing off with a one-stroke advantage, the 30-year-old had five birdies and three bogeys and closed on a 17-under total of 271, one shot clear of South Korea's Y.E. Yang. (Kyodo)

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Winless Lee takes 1st-round lead at Acom International

OGAWA, Japan - Richard Lee of New Zealand cards eight birdies against three bogeys for a 5-under 66 to take a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Acom International at Ishioka Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on Sept. 30. Lee has yet to chalk up a victory on the Japanese tour. (Kyodo)

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(1)U.S. Open 2nd round

PINEHURST, North Carolina - Japan's Keiichiro Fukabori climbs from 54th to 10th on the leaderboard after the second round of the U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club's No. 2 Course on June 17. Fukabori made a birdie-birdie finish to his 3-under-par 67 round that included an eagle, three birdies and two bogeys. (Kyodo)

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Fudo, Miyazato move up at Kraft Nabisco C'ship

RANCHO MIRAGE, United States - Japan's Ai Miyazato was tied for 23rd after three rounds of the Kraft Nabisco Championship at the Mission Hills Country Club on April 1. The U.S. LPGA tour rookie had three birdies and three bogeys. (Kyodo)

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Australian Jones captures 2nd straight Tsuruya Open title

KAWANISHI, Japan - Australian Brendan Jones dons a decorative samurai headgear as part of his prize after successfully defending his title at the Tsuruya Open at the Yamanohara Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on April 22. Teeing off with a three-shot cushion, Jones made five birdies against two bogeys to close on a 16-under total of 268, two-shots clear of Hirofumi Miyase, Masahiro Kuramoto and Takuya Taniguchi. (Kyodo)

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Jeon second at Vernal Ladies

ASAKURA, Japan - South Korean Jeon Mi made five birdies and three bogeys to share second with compatriot Lee Eun Hye, Japan's Akane Iijima and China's Zhang in the first round of the Vernal Ladies at Fukuoka Century Golf Club on May 11. (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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Ishikawa ties for 32nd at Arnold Palmer Invitational

ORLANDO, United States - Japan's teenager Ryo Ishikawa hits a sand shot on the 11th hole during the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida, on March 27, 2010. Ishikawa, last season's money leader on the Japanese tour, had four birdies and three bogeys in a round of 71 and shared 32nd place on 1-under 215. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa ties for 32nd at Arnold Palmer Invitational

ORLANDO, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa acknowledges spectators during the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida, on March 27, 2010. Ishikawa, last season's money leader on the Japanese tour, had four birdies and three bogeys in a round of 71 and shared 32nd place on 1-under 215. (Kyodo)

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Matsuyama 7th after 3rd round of Frys.com Open

NAPA, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama sinks a birdie putt on the first hole in the third round of the Frys.com Open professional golf tournament at the Silverado Country Club and Resort North Course in Napa, California, on Oct. 11, 2014, carding six birdies and three bogeys for a 69 to remain tied for seventh at 10-under 206. (Kyodo)

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Chand surges into lead after 3 rounds at Yomiuri Open

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Dinesh Chand of Fiji carded seven birdies against three bogeys for his second straight 4-under-par 68 on June 19 to claim the lead with one round remaining in the Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open at Yomiuri Country Club in Hyogo Prefecture. (Kyodo)