Jim Armstrong

Hideki Matsuyama struggled on the first day of the ZOZO Championship, but Japan Open Golf Championship winner Shugo Imahira had a strong start.

The two-time major champion saved his best for last in the second round of the ZOZO Championship and is now in position for his first PGA Tour win since 2022.

The Hawks may have the advantage on paper, but the BayStars have caught fire in the postseason and are aiming for another upset in the Japan Series.

The Colombian made a spectacular approach shot to set up an eagle on his final hole. He carded a 5-under 65 on the third day of the ZOZO Championship.

The Colombian sealed his second PGA Tour title with birdies on two of the last three holes of the ZOZO Championship to edge Justin Thomas and Max Greyserman.

After dropping the first two games at home, the BayStars needed to get in the win column or face the prospect of a Japan Series sweep.

After two losses at home, the BayStars have won two on the road against the Hawks to seize the momentum in the best-of-seven Japan Series.

In its Japan Series-clinching victory in Game 6, BayStars manager Daisuke Miura's team scored 11 runs on 13 hits at Yokohama Stadium.

A 24-year-old native of Ishikawa Prefecture, Onosato will be bidding for his second straight Emperor's Cup at the 15-day Kyushu Basho in Fukuoka.

The ozeki grappler is the odds-on favorite in Fukuoka with grand champion Terunofuji sitting out the 15-day Kyushu Basho due to injury.