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11/08 19:36 CST Shuri Sakuma picks up her first LPGA Tour title with an 8-under
64 to take Toto Japan Classic
Shuri Sakuma picks up her first LPGA Tour title with an 8-under 64 to take Toto
Japan Classic
OMITAMA, Japan (AP) --- Shuri Sakuma won her first LPGA Tour title, taking the
Toto Japan Classic on Sunday with a closing round of 8-under 64 for a
four-stoke victory over fellow Japanese player Aki Iwai.
Sakuma won for the fifth time on the Japan LPGA this year, after a four-win
season in 2025. The victory makes her eligible to join the LPGA Tour. She
finished at 20-under 268.
Iwai, who had a one-stroke lead after the third round, slipped to a 71 for a
four-day total of 272.
Erika Hara of Japan was third, five shots off the lead, and finished with a 70
at the Taiheiyo Club north of Tokyo.
Arpichaya Yubol of Thailand and Yuna Araki of Japan tied for fourth, both six
shots off the lead. Yubol closed with an even-par 72 and Araki was in with a 70.
Defending champion Nasa Hataoka finished with a 71 and tied for sixth with
three other players, all seven shots behind the winner. Hataoka was the leader
after two rounds and won the event last year in a playoff in a rain-shortened
tournament.
The Toto Japan Classic is the last of four tournaments on the LPGA's so-called
late-season Asian swing.
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