Blog: Local Knowledge

Another victory for Ryo

The victory Sunday by Ryo Ishikawa in the Sun Chlorella Classic in Otaru, Japan, should not be discounted simply because it came on the Japan Golf Tour. It isn't the quality of the tour that...

By John Strege

Published Aug. 02, 2009

Keywords Brendan Jones | Japan Golf Tour | Rory McIlroy | Ryo Ishikawa

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Tokyo giant

On the tee with Ryo Ishikawa

By Ron Kaspriske

Published Feb. 14, 2008

Keywords Ron Kasprike | Toyko giant | on the tee | Ryo Ishikawa | Japan

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Takekawa: Rising Son

Embraced by a nation dazzled by his meteoric career, Japan's Ryo Ishikawa is a teen on a mission

By Reiko Takekawa By Reiko Takekawa

Published Mar. 31, 2009

Keywords Masters Preview | Golf | Golf World | pga tour | augusta | reiko takekawa | japan | ryo ishikawa

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Made in China

The land of high tech and cheap labor is the world's ultimate clubmaker

By Made in China

Published Jun. 24, 2008

Keywords Golf | Golf Digest | China | Mike Stachura | Made in China | equipment | Fu Sheng | Japan | Yongying

LPGA: Mizuno Classic: Lang Leads After Day One

Brittany Lang shot a 6-under 66 in the first round to take a one-stroke lead in the Japan-based event.

Published Nov. 06, 2009

Keywords golf | golf world | lpga | mizuno classic | brittany lang | shima | japan | vicky hurst | lorena ochoa | nobuko kizawa | hee young park | momoko ueda | bo bae song | mi-jeong jeon | jiyai shin | ai miyazato

Mizuno Classic: Win No. 9 for Korea's Shin

Shin Ji-yai picked up her second LPGA win and ninth of the year when she blew away the field with a final-round five-under 67 and earned the win with six strokes to spare

Published Nov. 09, 2008

Keywords LPGA | lpga tour | japan lpga | golf | golf world | mizuno classic | mayu hattori | miki shaiki | ayako okamoto | kinetsu kashikojima | shi ji-yai | lim eun | momoko ueda | ai miyazato | karrie webb | morgan pressel

Mizuno Classic: Cold Can't Stop Shin's Hot Game

Women's British Open winner Shin Ji-yai fired a bogey-free six-under 66 to take a two-stroke lead over Mayu Hattori with 18 holes left to play

Published Nov. 08, 2008

Keywords LPGA | lpga tour | japan lpga | golf | golf world | mizuno classic | mayu hattori | miki shaiki | ayako okamoto | kinetsu kashikojima | shi ji-yai | lim eun | momoko ueda | ai miyazato | karrie webb | morgan pressel

Mizuno Classic: Hattori and Saiki Share Lead

Mayu Hattori and Miki Saiki share a one-stroke lead going into the second round after firing opening-round five-under 67s

Published Nov. 07, 2008

Keywords LPGA | lpga tour | japan lpga | golf | golf world | mizuno classic | mayu hattori | miki shaiki | ayako okamoto | kinetsu kashikojima | shi ji-yai | lim eun | momoko ueda | ai miyazato | karrie webb | morgan pressel

Sirak: Where In The World Is The LPGA?

As the LPGA confronts economic realities, expands deeper into to Asia and hears grumbling from the ranks, Ron Sirak wonders if the leadership knows where they're going

By Ron Sirak

Published Oct. 30, 2008

Keywords ron sirak | golf | golfworld | lpga tour | asia | china | korea | japan | united states | duramed futures tour | helen alfredsson | Ai Miyazato | Momoko Ueda | Shanshan Feng | Kapalua | vicky hurst

LPGA: Mizuno Classic: First tour win for South Korea's Song

South Korea's Bo Bae Song wins her first LPGA Tour title, finishing with a 4-under 68 for a three-stroke victory over top-ranked Lorena Ochoa, Brittany Lang and Hee Young Park

Published Nov. 08, 2009

Keywords golf | golf world | lpga | mizuno classic | bo bae song | akane iijima | in-kyung kim | brittany lang | shima | japan | vicky hurst | lorena ochoa | nobuko kizawa | hee young park | momoko ueda | bo bae song | mi-jeong jeon | jiyai shin | ai miyazato

LPGA: Mizuno Classic: Song Leads By One

South Korea's Bo Bae Song shot a 7-under 65 on day two to take the lead heading into the final round.

Published Nov. 07, 2009

Keywords golf | golf world | lpga | mizuno classic | bo bae song | akane iijima | in-kyung kim | brittany lang | shima | japan | vicky hurst | lorena ochoa | nobuko kizawa | hee young park | momoko ueda | bo bae song | mi-jeong jeon | jiyai shin | ai miyazato