The Japan Golf Association (JGA) held an online press conference on 12, hosting Japan (Oct 20-23, Hyogo / Sanko GC Japan C), Japanese Women (Sep 29-Oct 2, Chiba / Murasaki CC). Sumire C) and Japan Senior (15-18 September, Shiga Tarao CC West C) have announced the 3 opening pattern.
At the Japan Women’s Open, which kicks off later this month, 23 of the 120 players are expected to be amateurs. Saki Baba, who won the US Women’s Amateur Championship in August for the first time in 37 years as Japanese second team, Mizuki Hashimoto (Tohoku Fukushi University, 2nd year) and Mio Ueda, who along with Baba finished third in the group At the Women’s World Amateur Championships (Tokyo, Kyoritsu sophomore), four amateurs from the Australian amateur team will participate with special approval.Moreover, the main battleground is the US women’s tourNasa Hataoka、Hinako Shibuno、Yuka Saso、Ayaka Furuhe was absent.
The Japan Open, which will be held for the 87th time this year, has 14 victories 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 for the second consecutive year the “McCormack Medal” awarded to the best amateur in the world.Keita NakajimaChi (Nippon Sport Science University 4th grade) of the JGA consultant who attended the press conferenceDo Zhang Jie“If 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 eligible to participate as an amateur. 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 amateur team world championship with Nakajima earlier this month, will participate with special approval.
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