November 08-10
Seta Golf Club, Shiga, Japan
$1,500,000
Round 1, Round 3
Last Sunday, Ai Suzuki won for a 5th time this year on the JLPGA.
— LPGA Media (@LPGAMedia) November 9, 2019
This Sunday, the 25yo enters the final round of the TOTO Japan Classic with a three-stroke lead looking for her first career @LPGA title.
The 14-time JLPGA winner, is making her 15th career start on the LPGA. pic.twitter.com/495csNVmkv
Ai Suzuki fired a bogey-free7-under 65 to take a 3-stroke lead into the final day at the LPGA Japan Classic.
“I have to shoot more than 3 under to win the tournament,” Suzuki said. “Usually winner scores low. Especially this week with this course, I think I have to play and score 5 to 6 under. That will be my target score tomorrow.”
Gaby Lopez finished with back-to-back birdies for a second round 67 to take second place.
“It’s key to be below the hole on every single green,” Lopez said. “Everything slopes back to front. The more you are putting uphill the more aggressive you can be.”
Saturday in Japan saw a number of players go low to set up an exciting final round at the TOTO Japan Classic.
— LPGA (@LPGA) November 9, 2019
HIGHLIGHTS ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/E5YJzzsyDM
First round co-leader Hanna Green shot a 69 and is tied for third with Hyo Joo Kim.
Suzuki had seven birdies at the par-72 Seta Golf Course for a 12-under 132 total. Gaby Lopez shot a 67 and was in second place in the final event of the LPGA Tour’s Asia Swing.
“The back end of the round I felt a lot more confident and I pushed myself to make sure I finished under par. It was nice to finish birdie-birdie today because I didn’t do that yesterday.”
With a win
Ai Suzuki would become the third non-Member winner of the 2019 season, joining AIG Women’s British Open winner Hinako Shibuno and BMW Ladies Championship winner Ha Na Jang
Suzuki would become eligible for LPGA Tour Membership; she could accept immediate Membership or take Membership for the 2020 season – she would have until Monday of the CME Group Tour Championship to make her decision
Suzuki would become the 15th different winner from Japan in LPGA Tour history, and would join Kia Classic winner Nasa Hataoka as 2019 Japanese winners
Gaby Lopez would earn her second career LPGA Tour win; and would capture titles at the penultimate event for the second-straight year
Mexico would become the 10th different country to be represented by a winner in 2019
Suzuki or Lopez would become the 23rd different winner on the LPGA Tour in 2019
Pos. | Player | To Par | R1 | R2 | Total |
1 | Ai Suzuki | -12 | 67 | 65 | 132 |
2 | Gaby Lopez | -9 | 68 | 67 | 135 |
T3 | Hyo Joo Kim | -8 | 68 | 68 | 136 |
T3 | Hannah Green | -8 | 67 | 69 | 136 |
T5 | Shanshan Feng | -7 | 70 | 67 | 137 |
T5 | Minjee Lee | -7 | 68 | 69 | 137 |
T7 | Ah-Reum Hwang | -6 | 72 | 66 | 138 |
T7 | Chella Choi | -6 | 70 | 68 | 138 |
T7 | Erika Kikuchi | -6 | 70 | 68 | 138 |
T7 | Jing Yan | -6 | 69 | 69 | 138 |
T7 | Hinako Shibuno | -6 | 69 | 69 | 138 |
T7 | Jennifer Kupcho | -6 | 68 | 70 | 138 |
13 | Sakura Koiwai | -5 | 70 | 69 | 139 |
T14 | Su Oh | -4 | 72 | 68 | 140 |
T14 | Minami Katsu | -4 | 69 | 71 | 140 |
T14 | Yu Liu | -4 | 69 | 71 | 140 |
T14 | Teresa Lu | -4 | 68 | 72 | 140 |
T18 | Ariya Jutanugarn | -3 | 73 | 68 | 141 |
T18 | Mi-Jeong Jeon | -3 | 73 | 68 | 141 |
T18 | Nicole Broch Larsen | -3 | 70 | 71 | 141 |
T18 | Misuzu Narita | -3 | 70 | 71 | 141 |
T18 | Azahara Munoz | -3 | 70 | 71 | 141 |
T18 | Sun-Ju Ahn | -3 | 70 | 71 | 141 |
T18 | Morgan Pressel | -3 | 70 | 71 | 141 |
T18 | Rumi Yoshiba | -3 | 70 | 71 | 141 |
T18 | Seon Woo Bae | -3 | 69 | 72 | 141 |
T27 | Lexi Thompson | -2 | 74 | 68 | 142 |
T27 | Sakura Yokomine | -2 | 73 | 69 | 142 |
T27 | Mel Reid | -2 | 73 | 69 | 142 |
T27 | Momoko Ueda | -2 | 72 | 70 | 142 |
T27 | Yui Kawamoto | -2 | 71 | 71 | 142 |
T27 | Eri Okayama | -2 | 70 | 72 | 142 |
T27 | Sayaka Takahashi | -2 | 70 | 72 | 142 |
T27 | Kana Mikashima | -2 | 69 | 73 | 142 |
T27 | Lydia Ko | -2 | 68 | 74 | 142 |
T36 | Jiyai Shin | -1 | 74 | 69 | 143 |
T36 | So Yeon Ryu | -1 | 74 | 69 | 143 |
T36 | Pornanong Phatlum | -1 | 74 | 69 | 143 |
T36 | Erika Hara | -1 | 73 | 70 | 143 |
T36 | Kana Nagai | -1 | 72 | 71 | 143 |
T36 | Marina Alex | -1 | 71 | 72 | 143 |
T36 | Hina Arakaki | -1 | 70 | 73 | 143 |
T36 | Gerina Piller | -1 | 70 | 73 | 143 |
T44 | Amy Olson | E | 75 | 69 | 144 |
T44 | Mone Inami | E | 72 | 72 | 144 |
T44 | Anna Nordqvist | E | 71 | 73 | 144 |
T44 | Jeongeun Lee6 | E | 70 | 74 | 144 |
T44 | Rei Matsuda | E | 69 | 75 | 144 |
T49 | Eun-Hee Ji | 1 | 75 | 70 | 145 |
T49 | Saki Asai | 1 | 74 | 71 | 145 |
T49 | Mika Miyazato | 1 | 74 | 71 | 145 |
T49 | Ashleigh Buhai | 1 | 74 | 71 | 145 |
T49 | Megan Khang | 1 | 74 | 71 | 145 |
T49 | Ally McDonald | 1 | 74 | 71 | 145 |
T49 | Wei-Ling Hsu | 1 | 73 | 72 | 145 |
T49 | Ji-Hee Lee | 1 | 73 | 72 | 145 |
T49 | Celine Boutier | 1 | 72 | 73 | 145 |
T49 | Mamiko Higa | 1 | 70 | 75 | 145 |
T59 | Serena Aoki | 2 | 74 | 72 | 146 |
T59 | Kristen Gillman | 2 | 73 | 73 | 146 |
T59 | Hee-Kyung Bae | 2 | 72 | 74 | 146 |
T59 | Momoko Osato | 2 | 70 | 76 | 146 |
T63 | Lala Anai | 3 | 76 | 71 | 147 |
T63 | Mi Hyang Lee | 3 | 75 | 72 | 147 |
T63 | Mi Jung Hur | 3 | 73 | 74 | 147 |
T63 | Bronte Law | 3 | 73 | 74 | 147 |
T63 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 3 | 72 | 75 | 147 |
T63 | Min-Young Lee | 3 | 71 | 76 | 147 |
T63 | Nasa Hataoka | 3 | 71 | 76 | 147 |
T63 | Jenny Shin | 3 | 69 | 78 | 147 |
T63 | Angel Yin | 3 | 69 | 78 | 147 |
T72 | Asuka Kashiwabara | 4 | 74 | 74 | 148 |
T72 | Hikaru Yoshimoto | 4 | 74 | 74 | 148 |
74 | In-Kyung Kim | 5 | 76 | 73 | 149 |
75 | Nanna Koerstz Madsen | 6 | 75 | 75 | 150 |
T76 | Saranporn Langkulgasettrin | 7 | 81 | 70 | 151 |
T76 | Jasmine Suwannapura | 7 | 75 | 76 | 151 |
78 | Jaye Marie Green | 10 | 75 | 79 | 154 |