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First annual Japan PPGA TOUR event to debut October 2019 Introduction of the ZOZO Championship

The popular shopping site ZOZOTOWN operated by ZOZO Inc. announced a title sponsorship agreement with the PGA TOUR, establishing Japan’s first annual PGA TOUR tournament planned in the fall of 2019. 
 The 'ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP' is scheduled from October 21st-27th of 2019, and the main competition will be held on the 24th, as one of the early events of the 2019-2020 PGA TOUR season. The planned venue for the tournament Narashino Country Club in Chiba prefecture. The prize money of $9.75 million dollars(approximately \1.1 billion yen) will be the highest in Japan’s golf history. 
 Every year since 1993, the PGA TOUR has had at least one member from Japan on its membership roster, and there has been a total of 18 Japanese players who have held PGA TOUR membership to date. Currently, there...

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Bernd Wiesberger defends lead in stormy Shenzhen

Three-time European Tour champion Bernd Wiesberger extended his lead in the tense third round of the Shenzhen International. Wiesberger, who has not missed a cut in the last eight months, scored three under par on the third day of play of the storm-interrupted tournament in southern China. The 31-year-old Austrian had taken a commanding clubhouse lead on Friday with a four-shot overnight advantage before heavy rain and lightning halted play for the second day in a row.

Others caught up quickly to him as skies cleared early Saturday, with both France's Grégory Bourdy and Finland's Mikko Korhonen making a hole-in-one. But a strong performance later in the day from Wiesberger put him at a score of 69 and a 15 under par total.

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US in control against Europe at Solheim Cup

The United States take a commanding five-point lead into Sunday's Solheim Cup singles matches after another dominant fourball display in the match play showdown with Europe on Saturday.

The United States won three of four fourball matches -- and five of eight points on offer on the day -- to stretch their lead to 10 1/2 to 5 1/2 going into Sunday's 12 singles matches.

After being whitewashed in Friday's fourball matches, the Europeans couldn't gain any ground with a split of Saturday morning's four foursomes matches at Des Moines Golf and Country Club in Iowa.

And the Americans, trying to retain the title they won in Germany in 2015, went on to win three afternoon matches to extend their lead.

Veteran Cristie Kerr set a US Solheim Cup record with her...

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Confident and in-form Japanese stars eager to make their mark in Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific

ST ANDREWS (April 24, 2019 ): A confident home contingent will be aiming to make a huge impact when the second edition of the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific championship (WAAP) is played at The Royal Golf Club from Thursday.

As the host nation, Japan has eight places in the premier regional amateur championship for women, with recent results and past history indicating they will be the ones to beat come Sunday’s final round.

Yuka Yasuda is the highest-ranked player in the team at No. 13 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) and she will be a formidable force after finishing tied third alongside Philippine’s Yuka Saso in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA) earlier this month.

Yuna Nishimura is ranked 52nd in the world and was...

First annual Japan PPGA TOUR event to debut October 2019 Introduction of the ZOZO Championship

The popular shopping site ZOZOTOWN operated by ZOZO Inc. announced a title sponsorship agreement with the PGA TOUR, establishing Japan’s first annual PGA TOUR tournament planned in the fall of 2019. 
 The 'ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP' is scheduled from October 21st-27th of 2019, and the main competition will be held on the 24th, as one of the early events of the 2019-2020 PGA TOUR season. The planned venue for the tournament Narashino Country Club in Chiba prefecture. The prize money of $9.75 million dollars(approximately \1.1 billion yen) will be the highest in Japan’s golf history. 
 Every year since 1993, the PGA TOUR has had at least one member from Japan on its membership roster, and there has been a total of 18 Japanese players who have held PGA TOUR membership to date. Currently, there...

Ryder Cup 2018 5 takeaways from the European victory

So if you were lucky enough to have satelite TV, and dedicated enough to stay up late to watch the 42nd Ryder Cup, you would have been impressed with a fortified European team and rather disapointed with an incohesive and quiet team USA. The final scoreline of 17.5 - 10.5 suggests a romp, but there was in the afternoon of the single matches, a glimpse of hope for the Americans. But the barage of superior shot making by the Europeans, and a tight and punishing course in the form of Le Golf National, proved decisive in giving the Europeans victory on home soil.

Molinari Wins The Open

Francesco Molinari has become the first Italian to win a major, holding off a pack of star names to claim The Open Championship at Carnoustie.

Molinari produced a faultless final round of 69 in windy conditions on the Scottish links to finish eight under.

He finished two ahead of four players, including home favourites Justin Rose and Rory McIlroy, tied on six under.

Tiger Woods finished five under after leading midway through the round, with Jordan Spieth on four under.

Molinari, 35, emerged from a six-way tie for the lead, when all the players were either on the back nine or in the clubhouse, to lift the Claret Jug.

The Europe Ryder Cup player started the final day three shots adrift of...

Format to remain the same for 2020 Olympics

Despite calls for a shake-up to the format, the WOC announced that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will again feature 72 holes of stroke play competition.

The Golf channel was quoted as reporting both the qualification process and format of the event will remain the same.

Qualification on the men's side will begin July 1, 2018 and run through June 22, 2020, thus determining the Olympic Golf Rankings. The women's qualification runs from July 8, 2018 to June 29, 2020. The top 59 players from those rankings, in addition to a guaranteed spot for the host country, will make up the 60-player field.

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Justin Rose claimed the gold medal for England and the event was received with positive reviews despite the absence of several of the world's top players...

A freak leaf during a putt may cost this Web.com Tour player a PGA Tour card

On the 15th hole at the DAP Championship on Sunday, Matthew Southgate experienced something bar- a blowing leaf altering the course of his ball, but what ws really bizarre is the ruling and subsequent penalty. As you can see in the video, Southgate faced a short birdie putt on the 15th hole. After the ball was struck, a leaf blew on the green and colliding with the ball, sent it a foot wide of the hole.

Golf is hard ... especially when you're playing for a @PGATOUR card. ⛳️ pic.twitter.com/SoyWo6X01q

— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) September 24, 2017

A disappointed Southgate tapped in for par. Or what he thought was a par…Instead, he was found to break rule 19-1b:

If a player's ball in motion after a stroke on the...

McIlroy says long break will put him in shape for 2018

Rory McIlroy says a three-month break will put him in the best shape for 2018, even though it means he'll miss the European Tour season finale. "I'm excited for it," McIlroy said Wednesday on the eve of the Northern Trust -- the first of four tournaments in the US PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs. "To have three months where I can focus on myself, my health, my game and just improvement –- I don't think I'm ever going to get a chance like this in my career again." McIlroy continues to battle the after-effects of a cracked rib suffered early in the season. "It's something that I'm going to have to address," McIlroy said. "If I manage it over these next few weeks, I can't do any damage to it." After the PGA Tour playoffs McIlroy will play the Dunhill Links Championship in October and step...

US in control against Europe at Solheim Cup

The United States take a commanding five-point lead into Sunday's Solheim Cup singles matches after another dominant fourball display in the match play showdown with Europe on Saturday.

The United States won three of four fourball matches -- and five of eight points on offer on the day -- to stretch their lead to 10 1/2 to 5 1/2 going into Sunday's 12 singles matches.

After being whitewashed in Friday's fourball matches, the Europeans couldn't gain any ground with a split of Saturday morning's four foursomes matches at Des Moines Golf and Country Club in Iowa.

And the Americans, trying to retain the title they won in Germany in 2015, went on to win three afternoon matches to extend their lead.

Veteran Cristie Kerr set a US Solheim Cup record with her...

Simpson, Armour tied for Wyndham lead

Former US Open winner Webb Simpson fired a six-under 64 on Friday to grab a share of the lead with fellow American Ryan Armour at the halfway stage of the PGA Tour Wyndham Championship. Simpson made four birdies on a bogey-free back nine, while Armour birdied four straight holes en route to a nine-under par 61. The pair were tied at 13-under 127 for a one-shot lead over Sweden's Henrik Stenson, who led the morning groups with a four-under 66 at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina. Vaughn Taylor (66) and Ollie Schniederjans (63) were tied for fourth at 11 under followed by Hunter Mahan (65), Kevin Na (63) and Davis Love (66) at 10 under.

US lead Europe 5 1/2 to 2 1/2 in Solheim Cup

The United States swept all four fourball matches to surge to a three-point lead over Europe on Friday, the first day of the Solheim Cup women's golf matches.

The Americans' afternoon surge at Des Moines Golf and Country Club in Iowa marked the first time in the history of the Ryder Cup-style competition that the US have swept an entire session -- something Europe has done three times.

Europe held a slim 2 1/2 to 1 1/2 lead at the end of the morning foursomes, but the Americans head into Saturday's matches leading 5 1/2 to 2 1/2.

It was a dominant display. Europe never led at any point in any fourball match.

Stacy Lewis and Gerina Piller finished it off with a 2 & 1 victory over Charley Hull and Georgia Hall -- both of England -- the tightest match...

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Top 10 Golf Shops in Tokyo

In Tokyo, as in the rest of Japan, golf is an immensely popular sport, enjoyed by the Japanese on meticulously kept golf courses and driving ranges. Not surprisingly golf shops in Japan are also high spec, and it is not hard to find stylish apparel and high-quality equipment from both international and domestic brands in Tokyo. Here Is our list of the top 10 golf shops in Tokyo.

S’Port Mizuno Go straight to the source at the Mizuno flagship store where the entire shop is dedicated to the Mizuno range of equipment and apparel. You’ll find all the latest products from clubs, balls, and bags to shoes, gloves, and accessories. Try the club fitting; employing the latest Mizuno developed technologies and techniques, it will match you with the perfect clubs for your...

Five Japanese Drivers for 2018 Buying guide for the latest J-Drivers

Currently, the driver club market has no end of new tech to salivate over, new ways of adjustability, added yardage and more forgiveness promising to take your game to the next level. But before we get into all of that here are some key things to remember before you start shelling out your hard-earned yennies!

Custom Fit

With all the different launch angles and designs it's important to have a go of some different models with a pro or fitting professional to check the data and see which suits your game best. Most of the large chains of Golf shops such as Nikki Golf, Victoria Golf and even some Golf partners carry have the correct equipment to give you a good fitting experience, plus they carry enough different brands to give you the best choice....

Up Your Golf Game With an Apple Watch More than an accessory!

Mark your score after that awesome birdie, check the yardage via GPS, decide strategy on the next hole. But first, a quick press of the digital crown to have Siri remind you to call your wife when you get back to the clubhouse. Wait,… what? Yep! All of that was just done on your Apple Watch. It's certainly not your father’s Rolex anymore when it comes to golfing and the Apple Watch.

Just like how the iPhone and other smartphones revolutionized how we communicate and use technology 10 years ago, the new Apple Watch has changed how golfers approach the game today, and possibly changed the game itself. And, with onboard GPS, increased water protection and other performance enhancements Apple Watch Series 2 has the potential to make an even bigger impact. It comes as no surprise...