Naoyuki Kataoka, ranked 500th in the Official World Golf Ranking, is heading down Magnolia Lane come April after winning the 2025 Japan Open on Sunday. The 27-year-old beat compatriot Satoshi Hara on the first playoff hole with a par. The pair finished at 3 under following 72 holes, each shooting 68 in the final round.

Naoyuki Kataoka, ranked 500th in the Official World Golf Ranking last week, scored invites to the 2026 Masters and The Open Championship by winning The Japan Open on Sunday. Kataoka sunk a par putt on the first playoff hole to outlast Satoshi Hara for the ...

Akie and Chisato Iwai were born just a minute apart and now the identical twins from Japan are making history together on the LPGA Tour. As the first twins to win on the tour, the Iwais are a source of particular intrigue,

With five champions and a combined two major wins on the LPGA Tour this season, Japanese golfers are beginning to display the legacy of the country's early trailblazers

Women's British Open winner Miyu Yamashita of Japan has won the LPGA's Maybank Championship in a three-way playoff Sunday for her second career title.

Pongsapak "Fifa" Laopakdee, 20, rallied from a six-shot deficit with a 4-under 68 and beat 16-year-old Taisei Nagasaki of Japan on the third playoff to win the Asia-Pacific Amateur, sending him to the Masters and Open Championship next year.

Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley said the recent change in invitation criteria announced by the Masters was driven by the increased international representation at the tournament.

The PGA Tour is cancelling The Sentry instead of moving the tournament to a new course. The Sentry has been played at Kapalua on Maui since 1999.