After a stop in Malaysia for the Maybank Championship, the LPGA Tour headed to its final event of the Asia Swing, as the Toto Japan Classic at Seta Golf Club played host to the world's elite.
Being a no-cut event, the tournament was originally scheduled to be 72 holes but, following Tropical Storm Kong-Rey blowing through on Saturday, the event was reduced to 54 holes.
Featuring 78 players, there was a $2 million purse up for grabs, with the winner taking home an identical sum as last year - $300,000. In 2023, it was local star Mone Inami who took the title and, in 2024, it was another Japanese star who put their name on the trophy!
Having won seven times already in 2024 on the LPGA of Japan Tour, Rio Takeda managed to get over the line to claim her first LPGA Tour win. Having pulled alongside Marina Alex at 15-under-par, Takeda defeated the American on the sixth playoff hole to claim the biggest win of her young career.
Following the conclusion of the event, there are now just two tournaments left in the LPGA Tour season, with players trying to claim as many Race to CME Globe points as they can to qualify for the season finale, the CME Group Tour Championship.
Following on from the TOTO Japan Classic, Alex is the biggest mover and has vaulted 29 places into 32nd spot in the Race to CME Globe standings. Currently, Nelly Korda leads comfortably thanks to her incredible start in 2024 where the World No.1 claimed five straight wins.
Below is the prize money payout for the Toto Japan Classic.
Toto Japan Classic Prize Money Payout
| Position | Player | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rio Takeda | $300,000 |
| 2nd | Marina Alex | $188,651 |
| 3rd | Haeran Ryu | $132,418 |
| T4th | Yealimi Noh, Saiki Fujita | $92,443 |
| T6th | Ariya Jutanugarn, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Yui Kawamoto, Hana Wakimoto | $54,467 |
| T10th | Ayaka Furue, Chisato Iwai | $38,975 |
| T12th | Mi Hyang Lee, Linn Grant, Yuna Nishimura, Miyu Yamashita | $31,880 |
| 16th | Hikaru Yoshimoto | $27,383 |
| T17th | Gemma Dryburgh, Xiyu Lin, Hira Naveed, Hyo Joo Kim, Karen Tsuruoka | $23,945 |
| T22nd | Arpichaya Yubol, Pajaree Anannarukarn, Jin Young Ko, Ayako Kimura | $20,213 |
| T26th | Jennifer Kupcho, Moriya Jutanugarn, Mao Saigo, Chanettee Wannasaen, Minami Katsu, Yuka Saso, Haruka Amamoto, Kokona Sakurai | $16,065 |
| T34rd | Alexa Pano, Grace Kim, Nataliya Guseva, Yuka Yasuda, Erika Hara | $12,292 |
| T39th | Narin An, Akie Iwai, Sakura Koiwai, Shuri Sakuma, Minami Hiruta, Lala Anai, Seonwoo Bae, MinYoung Lee | $9,432 |
| T47th | Linnea Strom, Lucy Li, Hinako Shibuno, Sayaka Takahashi, Amiyu Ozeki, Jiyai Shin, Haruka Morita, Kotone Hori, Haruka Kawasaki, Hana Lee | $6,756 |
| T57th | Allisen Corpuz, Serena Aoki, Momoko Osato, Shiho Kuwaki | $5,297 |
| T61st | Jenny Shin, Brooke M. Henderson, Shina Kanazawa | $4,797 |
| T64th | Somi Lee, Minjee Lee, Wei-Ling Hsu, Gabriela Ruffels, A Lim Kim, Miyuu Abe | $4,347 |
| T70th | Sarah Schmelzel, Leona Maguire | $3,973 |
| 72nd | Paula Reto | $3,897 |
| T73rd | Wichanee Meechai, Jin Hee Im, Mitsuki Kobayashi | $3,799 |
| 76th | Sora Kamiya | $3,704 |
| 77th | Peiyun Chien | $3,657 |
| 78th | Ai Suzuki | $3,611 |
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