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Sunday 3 November 2024LPGA TourYear in Review
Takeda wins TOTO Japan Classic
Seta Golf Course, Shiga, Japan (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 31 October to Sunday 3 November 2024 · Rio Takeda’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD · TOTO · shortened to 54 holes (tropical storm); won in a six-hole playoff
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Marina Alex USA · 201Tied at 15-under 201 after 54 holes; lost to a birdie on the sixth playoff hole. Golf News Net final results
78 started
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
LPGA event
TOTO Japan Classic
Seta Golf Course, Seta Golf Course, Shiga, Japan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rio Takeda
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 November 2024
So that was my first time playoff, so I wasn't expecting that the game was that long, but I managed to win so I'm really happy.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 November 2024
I'm still thinking about how to join the U.S. LPGA Tour.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Takeda | 69 · 65 · 67 | 201 | −15 |
| 2 | Marina Alex | 68 · 67 · 66 | 201 | −15 |
| 3 | Haeran Ryu | 67 · 69 · 66 | 202 | −14 |
| T4 | Saiki Fujita | 69 · 66 · 68 | 203 | −13 |
| T4 | Yealimi Noh | 68 · 65 · 70 | 203 | −13 |
| T6 | Yui Kawamoto | 69 · 68 · 67 | 204 | −12 |
| T6 | Nanna Koerstz Madsen | 70 · 66 · 68 | 204 | −12 |
| T6 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 67 · 66 · 71 | 204 | −12 |
| T6 | Hana Wakimoto | 63 · 68 · 73 | 204 | −12 |
| T10 | Chizzy Iwai | 68 · 68 · 69 | 205 | −11 |
| T10 | Ayaka Furue | 66 · 70 · 69 | 205 | −11 |
The golfer
JPN; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 25 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2024-10-28 (published by LPGA.com), row: 25 ‐1 +100 Takeda, Rio ‐ 9307 JPN 72 237.1473 3.2937).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet