Nichirei International
Team Events
Cisco
Played as the Cisco World Ladies Challenge (22nd) (Oct 27-29; formerly Nichirei International). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour; 12 top women professionals per team. Result: LPGA 10.5 pts; JLPGA 13.5 pts; first win for Japan in 16 years. Playing captains: Annika Sörenstam, Yuri Fudoh. [Sosei CC, Narita, Chiba, Japan].
SUNDAY SINGLES (twelve 18-hole matches; LPGA player American unless stated otherwise): Becky Iverson bt Hsiu-Feng Tseng (75-78); Nancy Scranton lost to Junko Yasui (77-76); Sherri Steinhauer lost to Aki Nakano (74-73); Charlotta Sorenstam (Swe) lost to Orie Fujino (78-75); Se Ri Pak (S Kor) lost to Akiko Fukushima (73-66); Cristie Kerr lost to Hiromi Kobayashi (76-70); Lorie Kane (Can) bt Kaori Higo (76-77); Annika Sorenstam (Swe) tied with Kasumi Fujii (74-74); Rosie Jones lost to Aki Takamura (76-70); Sophie Gustafson (Swe) lost to Ok Hee Hu (76-71); Carin Koch (Swe) bt Midori Yoneyama (72-73); Michele Redman lost to Yuri Fudoh (72-68).
Team Events
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei International (21st) (Oct 29-31). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour; 12 top women professionals per team. Result: LPGA 15.5 pts, JLPGA 8.5 pts; 15th straight win for the US team. Playing captains: Lorie Kane, Fumiko Muraguchi. [Sosei CC, Narita, Chiba, Japan].
SUNDAY SINGLES (twelve 18-hole matches; LPGA player American unless stated otherwise): Laura Davies (Eng) halved with Kaori Higo (71-71); Mardi Lunn (Aus) lost to Aki Nakano (79-74); Liselotte Neumann (Swe) bt Fumiko Muraguchi (69-72); Tina Barrett bt Junko Yasui (70-74); Lorie Kane (Can) lost to Fuki Kido (75-69); Rosie Jones beat Yuri Fudo (72-73); Sherri Steinhauer beat Han Hee Won (73-74); Janice Moodie (Scot) lost to Aki Takamura (76-73); Nancy Scranton lost to Midori Yoneyama (77-74); Mi Hyun Kim (S Kor, US team) beat Ok Hee Ku (S Kor, Jpn team) (69-74); Rachel Hetherington (Aus) bt Akiko Fukushima (74-75); Cindy McCurdy lost to Hiromi Kobayashi (76-68).
Team Events
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei International (20th) (Oct 30-Nov 1). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour; 18 top women professionals per team. Result: LPGA 24 pts, JLPGA 12 pts. [Tsukuba CC, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan].
Team Events
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei International (19th) (Oct 24-26). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour; 18 top women professionals per team. Result: LPGA 23 pts, JLPGA 13 pts. [Tsukuba CC, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan].
Team Events
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei International (18th) (Oct 25-27). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour; 18 top women professionals per team. Result: LPGA 21.5 pts, JLPGA 14.5 pts. [Ami GC, Ami, Ibaraki, Japan].
Team Events
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei International (17th) (Oct 27-29). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour; 18 top women professionals per team. Result: LPGA 19 pts, JLPGA 17 pts. [Ami GC, Ami, Ibaraki, Japan].
Team Events
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei International (16th) (Oct 28-30). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour; 18 top women professionals per team. Result: LPGA 22.5 pts, JLPGA 13.5 pts. [Ami GC, Ami, Ibaraki, Japan].
Winning LPGA team: Dottie Mochrie, Val Skinner, Donna Andrews, Michelle McGann, Beth Daniel, Hiromi Kobayashi, Alicia Dibas, Martha Nause, Jane Geddes, Meg Mallon, Judy Dickinson, Nancy Ramsbottom, Helen Alfredsson, Alice Ritzman, Dawn Co-Jones, Elaine Crosby, Tammir Green, Sherri Steinhauer.
Losing JLPGA team: Yuko Moriguchi, Akami Yomaoka, Fuki Kido, Aiko Hoshimoto, Woo-soon Ko, Young-me Lee, Tashimi Kimura, Mayuni Hirase, Ayako Okamoto, Kaori Higo, Chieko Nishida, Suzuko Maeda, Michiko Hattori, Akiko Fukushima, Ikuyo Shiotani, Jae-sook Won, Kumiko Hiyoshi, Nayoko Yoshikawa.
Team Events
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei International (15th) (Oct 29-31). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour; 16 top women professionals per team. Result: LPGA 23 pts, JLPGA 9 pts. [Ami GC, Ami, Ibaraki, Japan].
Team Events
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei International (14th) (Oct 30-Nov 1). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour; 16 top women professionals per team. Result: LPGA 21.5 pts, JLPGA 10.5 pts. [Tone GC, Inashiki, Ibaraki, Jpn].
Team Events
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei International (13th) (Nov 1-3). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour; 16 top women professionals per team. Result: LPGA 21.5 pts, JLPGA 10.5 pts. [Tsukuba CC, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan].
Team Events
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei International (12th) (Oct 26-28). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour; 16 top women professionals per team. Result: LPGA 22.5 pts, JLPGA 9.5 pts. [Tsukuba CC, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan].
SUNDAY SINGLES (sixteen 18-hole matches; LPGA player mentioned first): Dottie Mochrie bt Junko Yasui (68-72); Patty Sheehan bt Hisako Higuchi (68-71); Rosie Jones bt Fusako Nagala (68-74); Patti Rizzo bt Mitsuko Hamada (71-73); Cindy Rarick bt Hie-shyun Huang (71-73); Tammie Green bt Yueh-chun Huang (70-72); Danielle Ammaccapane bt Mayumi Hirase (70-76); Colleen Walker bt Ikuyo Shiotam (71-77); Deb Richard bt Hiromi Takamura (70-78); Dale Eggeling bt Aiko Takasu (73-75); Cathy Johnston bt Ai-yu Tu (75-78); Cathy Gerring lost to Fukumi Tani (79-75); Ayako Okamoto (Jpn, LPGA team) bt Chikayo Yamazaki (69-78); Barb Mucha lost to Norimi Terasawa (73-72); Jane Geddes lost to Nayoko Yoshikawa (74-73); Cindy Figg-Currier lost to Yuko Moriguchi (75-74).
Team Events
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei International (11th) (Oct 27-29). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour. Result: LPGA beat JLPGA with respective aggregate team strokeplay scores of 2568 to 3487. Best individual was Colleen Walker (210); runner-up Hiromi Kobayashi. [Tsukuba CC, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan].
Team Events
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei Ladies Cup (10th) (Oct 28-30). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour. Result: LPGA beat JLPGA by 17 pts to 11. Best individual was Beth Daniel (139); runner-up Rosie Jones. [CC The Lakes, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan].
Team Events
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei Ladies Cup (9th) (Oct 30-Nov 1). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour. Result: LPGA beat JLPGA by 17.5 pts to 10.5. Best individual was Fukumi Tani (139); runner-up Tatsuko Ohsako. [Tsukuba CC, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan].
Team Events
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei Ladies Cup (8th) (Oct 31-Nov 2). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour. Result: LPGA beat JLPGA by 19 pts to 17. Best individual was Ayako Okamoto (140); runners-up Sandra Palmer and Juli Inkster. [Tsukuba CC, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan].
Team Events
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei Cup Team Match (7th) (Nov 1-3). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour. Result: LPGA beat JLPGA by 32 pts to 16. Best individual was Jan Stephenson (138), who beat Alice Miller in a playoff. [Edosaki CC, Inashiki, Ibaraki, Japan].
Team Events
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei Cup Team Match (6th) (Oct 26-28). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour. Result: JLPGA beat LPGA by 49 pts to 41. Best individual was Hollis Stacy (138), who beat Tatsuko Ohsako in a playoff. [Edosaki CC, Inashiki, Ibaraki, Japan].
Team Events
Sports Nippon
Played as the Sports Nippon Team Match (5th) (Nov 4-6). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour. Result: LPGA beat JLPGA by 51 pts to 39. Best individual was Chako Higuchi (142); runners-up Sandra Haynie and Pat Bradley. [Edosaki CC, Inashiki, Ibaraki, Japan].
Team Events
Pioneer
Played as the Pioneer Cup (4th) (Oct 31-Nov 2). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour. Result: LPGA beat JLPGA by 34 pts to 26. Best individual was Nayoko Yoshikawa (141); runner-up Yuko Moriguchi. [Genjiyama GC, Ichihara, Chiba, Japan].
Team Events
Pioneer
Played as the Pioneer Cup (3rd) (Oct 30-Nov 1). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour; 12 top women professionals per team. Result: JLPGA beat LPGA with respective aggregate team strokeplay scores of 1847 to 1856. Best individual was Chako Higuchi (180), who beat Michiko Okata in a playoff. [Genjiyama GC, Ichihara, Chiba, Japan].
Team Events
Pioneer
Played as the Pioneer Cup (2nd). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour. Result: LPGA beat JLPGA with respective aggregate team strokeplay scores of 2290 to 2309. Best individual was Amy Alcott (224), who beat Sally Little in a playoff.
Team Events
Pioneer
Played as the inaugural Pioneer Cup. LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour. Result: LPGA beat JLPGA with respective aggregate team strokeplay scores of 1145 to 1156. Best individual was Yuko Moriguchi (137); runner-up Amy Alcott.
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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