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  "id": 18890331,
  "title": "Sakuma wins LPGA Japan title after late hot streak",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/sakuma-wins-lpga-japan-title-after-late-hot-streak",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-08T07:29:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/golf/2026/11/1573335/sakuma-wins-lpga-japan-title-after-late-hot-streak"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Shuri Sakuma clinched the LPGA Japan Classic title on Sunday, finishing four shots ahead after posting an impressive six birdies in her final eight holes. Ranked second on Japan's JLPGA Tour, Sakuma posted a final round score of 8-under-par 64, following a three-shot deficit at the start. The Taiheiyo Club's Minori Course in Omitama, just outside Tokyo, hosted the event. Sakuma's final score of 20-under-par secured her a comfortable victory over runner-up Aki Iwai. Iwai finished a shot ahead of Erika Hara, while Yuna Araki and Arpichaya Yubol from Thailand trailed by one stroke. Defending champion Nasa Hataoka, a seven-time winner on the LPGA Tour, lagged seven strokes behind. Thailand's world number two, Jeeno Thitikul, finished the tournament at 4-under.",
  "summary": "TOKYO: Shuri Sakuma won the LPGA Japan Classic by four shots on Sunday after firing off six birdies in her last eight holes of a scorching final round.",
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      {
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        "title": "Shuri Sakuma picks up her first LPGA Tour title with an 8-under 64 to take Toto Japan Classic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/shuri-sakuma-picks-up-her-first-lpga-tour-title-with-an-8-under-64-to",
        "published": "2026-11-08T06:28:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Shuri Sakuma picks up her first LPGA Tour title with an 8-under 64 to take Toto Japan Classic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/shuri-sakuma-picks-up-her-first-lpga-tour-title-with-an-8-under-64-to-18881885",
        "published": "2026-11-08T06:32:26.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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