Miyu Yamashita shares the first-round LPGA lead in Japan as she tries for two wins in a row
Yamashita, Aki Iwai and Sayaka Takahashi each shot 6-under 66s, with Yamashita chasing a second straight LPGA victory.
- On Thursday, Miyu Yamashita, Aki Iwai, and Sayaka Takahashi tied for the lead after the first round of the Toto Japan Classic in Omitama, Japan.
- Yamashita enters following her LPGA Maybank Championship victory in Malaysia, while Iwai arrives after winning the Arkansas Championship.
- The three leaders carded 6-under 66s to establish a one-stroke lead, while Minami Hiruta, Pajaree Anannarukarn, and Fuka Suga shot 67.
- Defending champion Nasa Hataoka sits two strokes off the lead on the 6,598-yard layout, alongside eight other players in contention.
- The tournament serves as the final event of the LPGA's Asian swing, concluding this segment of the tour schedule.
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thesportsleader.comThree Japanese players share lead at Toto Japan Classic
Home hopefuls Aki Iwai, Sayaka Takahashi and Miyu Yamashita share the first-round lead at the Toto Japan Classic after posting rounds of 6-under 66 on a rainy Thursday. Coming off Sunday's win at the Maybank Championship in Malaysia, Yamashita carded six birdies in a clean round at the Taiheiyo Club Minori Course in Omitama, Japan.
Miyu Yamashita shares the first-round LPGA lead in Japan as she tries for two wins in a row
Miyu Yamashita, who won the LPGA’s Maybank Championship in Malaysia last weekend, was among three players atop the leaderboard after the first round of the Toto Japan Classic
On the first day of the TOTO Japan Classic, a U.S. Women's Golf Tour event held in Japan (November 5th, Taiheiyo Club Minori Course, Ibaraki Prefecture, par 72), last week's winner, Miyu Yamashita (25, Kao), shot a 66 with six birdies and no bogeys, putting her in the lead at 6 under par...
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