Nancy Marie Lopez is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events, including three major championships.
David Robert Duval is an American professional golfer and former World No. 1 Golfer who competed on the PGA Tour. Duval won 13 PGA Tour tournaments between 1997 and 2001; including one major title, The Open Championship in 2001.
The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third-highest annual prize fund out of the regular men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the European Tour. However, since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with that on the two larger tours. Official events on the Japan Golf Tour count for World Golf Ranking points, and success on the tour can also qualify members to play in the majors.
Charles Gordon Howell III is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He has been featured in the top 15 of the Official World Golf Ranking and ranked 9th on the PGA Tour money list in 2002. Known as one of the most consistent players on tour, he has managed over 90 top-ten finishes in his career, has earned over 38 million dollars on placement and victory purses, and has 3 PGA Tour victories, his most recent in 2018.
Prayad Marksaeng is a Thai professional golfer.
Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki is a Japanese professional golfer.
Masahiro "Massy" Kuramoto is a Japanese professional golfer.
Teruo Sugihara was a Japanese professional golfer.
This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2007.
Liang Wenchong is a Chinese professional golfer. He was the highest ranked golfer from the People's Republic of China and the first Chinese golfer to have reached the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. He succeeded his mentor Zhang Lianwei as the top Chinese player.
Ryo Ishikawa, also known by the nickname "Hanikami Ōji", is a Japanese professional golfer.
The Descente Classic was a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. Founded in 1992 by sponsors Descente, it was renamed the Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup in 1995 and played until 1999, after which it was merged with the KSB Open to create the Munsingwear Open KSB Cup.
The KSB Open was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan. Founded as the KSB Kagawa Open in 1981, it was an event on the Japan Golf Tour in 1983 and again from 1989. It was played until 1999, after which it was merged with the Descente Classic to create the Munsingwear Open KSB Cup.
Jiyai Shin is a former world No. 1 ranked South Korean professional golfer who primarily plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour as of the 2020 golf season. She previously played primarily on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Korea Tour (KLPGA). She has broken existing KLPGA records, winning 10 events in 19 starts on the KLPGA Tour in 2007. In 2008, playing only 10 tournaments on the LPGA Tour as a non-member, she won three events, including the Women's British Open and the ADT Championship. She has been ranked No. 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings for 25 weeks and was the first Asian to be ranked No. 1.
Kenichi Kuboya is a Japanese professional golfer.
Akira Yabe is a Japanese professional golfer.
Shigeru Uchida is a Japanese professional golfer.
Kim Meen-whee, also known as Whee Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer.
The Descente Ladies Tokai Classic is an annual event on the LPGA of Japan Tour. It is usually played in September and in recent years at the Shin Minami Aichi Country Club Mihama Course, Mihama, Aichi. It was founded in 1970. In 2019, it was played from September 20−22. The course measured 6,375 yards and the par was 72. The purse in 2019 was ¥80,000,000 with ¥14,400,000 going to the winner.
The Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay is an annual professional golf tournament hosted in South Korea and sponsored by the clothing company Munsingwear. The tournament has been held since 2010 and is part of the Korean Tour for men. Prize money was ₩400,000,000 in 2010 and 2011, ₩600,000,000 in 2012 and 2013, ₩800,000,000 from 2014 to 2016 and ₩1,000,000,000 in 2017 to 2019. The event was not held in 2020 but returned in 2021 with reduced prize money of ₩800,000,000.
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