Saki Baba to participate in Japan Women’s OP | au Web Portal Sports News

The Japan Golf Association (JGA) held an online press conference on the 12th, hosting Japan (October 20-23, Hyogo / Sanko GC Japan C), Japanese women (September 29-October 2, Chiba / Murasaki CC). Sumire C) and Japan Senior (September 15-18, Shiga Tarao CC West C) announced the outline of the 3 openings.

At the Japan Women’s Open, which starts at the end of this month, 23 of the 120 players are expected to be amateurs. Saki Baba, who won the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship in August for the first time in 37 years as the second Japanese team to win, Mizuki Hashimoto (Tohoku Fukushi Univ. 2nd year), who together with Baba placed third in the group at the World Women’s Amateur Team Championship, and Mio Ueda. (Kyoritsu Second High School, Tokyo), four amateurs from the Australian national amateur team will participate with special approval.In addition, the main battlefield is the US women’s tourNasa HataokaHinako ShibunoYuka SasoAyaka Furuewas absent.

The Japan Open, which will be held for the 87th time this year, has 14 wins on the US tour.Adam Scott(Australia) is considering participating for the first time in three years and for the sixth time.

In addition, the amateur who won the “McCormack Medal” given to the world’s best amateur for the second year in a row.Keita NakajimaAbout (Nippon Sport Science University 4th grade) of the JGA advisor who attended the press conferenceDo Zhang Jie“Whether it’s an announcement that I’m turning pro, that’s what people are talking about,” he said. If Nakajima turns pro, he will no longer be qualified to participate as an amateur, but he said, “I would like to have the organizer recommend me to participate.” showed that. Taiga Semikawa (4th year student at Tohoku University of Social Welfare) and Kohei Okada (3rd year student at Tohoku Fukushi University), who were active in the World Amateur Team Championship earlier this month with Nakajima, will participate with special approval.

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