Japan Classic is 1st LPGA win for Rio Takeda

JLPGA star Rio Takeda takes Toto Japan Classic in playoff, earns LPGA membership
Rio Takeda won her eighth title of the season on the JLPGA at the Toto Japan Classic, but this time it was a co-sanctioned event with the LPGA. That means the 21-year-old's victory at the Toto also comes with an LPGA card.
Rio Takeda wins Toto Japan Classic after 6 sudden-death playoff holes for her first LPGA Tour win
Rio Takeda of Japan won the LPGA’s Toto Japan Classic in a playoff that lasted six sudden-death playoff holes, defeating Marina Alex of the United States
Rio Takeda wins Toto Japan Classic for first LPGA title
SHIGA, Japan — Rio Takeda of Japan won the Toto Japan Classic on Sunday in a six-hole playoff against Marina Alex to capture her first LPGA Tour title. Takeda closed with a 5-under 67 while Alex had a 66 to match her 15-under 201. The tournament was reduced to 54 holes because Saturday’s third round was washed out by rain.
Rio Takeda wins 6-hole playoff to secure first LPGA Tour victory
Rio Takeda went the extra mile to record her first victory on the LPGA Tour, defeating Marina Alex in a playoff that lasted six sudden-death holes to capture the Toto Japan Classic in front of her home-country crowd in Shiga,
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Japan’s 21-year-old golf phenom, Rio Takeda, just clinched her first-ever LPGA title in unforgettable style, edging out American Marina Alex in a marathon six-hole
Japan Classic is first LPGA win for Rio Takeda; player of year clinched by Nelly Korda
Rio Takeda won the LPGA's Toto Japan Classic on the sixth hole of a sudden-death playoff Sunday, defeating Marina Alex of the United States.
LPGA’s TOTO Japan Classic produces first time winner after lengthy 6-hole playoff
Rio Takeda of Japan won her first LPGA event in her native country, defeating American Marina Alex in a six-hole playoff at the Seta Golf Course outside of Kyoto. The win caps an incredible run for Takeda,
Highlights: TOTO Japan Classic, Final Round
Watch the final round of a rain-shortened, 54-hole TOTO Japan Classic, ending in a six-hole playoff, at the Seta Golf Course in Otsu, Japan.
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Sunday golf: Rio Takeda wins Toto Japan Classic for first LPGA title
Shiga, Japan — Rio Takeda of Japan won the Toto Japan Classic on Sunday in a six-hole playoff against Marina Alex to ...
Takeda wins Japan classic after six-hole play-off
Rio Takeda won her first LPGA tour title after beating American Marina Alex in a six-hole sudden death play-off at the Japan ...