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Yuto Katsuragawa wins in Japan for second straight week
Japanese golfer Yuto Katsuragawa won the Vantelin Tokai Classic in Aichi on Sunday.
He started the final round three strokes behind and finished at 12 under par, one stroke ahead of Yuki Tanaka.
The victory came a week after he won the Genesis Championship in South Korea, making it his second win in two weeks across the Japanese and European tours.
A double bogey on the 16th hole erased his two-stroke lead, bringing back memories of a costly mistake at the same hole in 2022.
On the final hole, he sank a difficult 10-metre putt for birdie to take the lead, while Tanaka still had a putt to play.
The win is Katsuragawa’s third domestic tour title; next week he is due to play two European Tour playoff events in the UAE.
Yuto Katsuragawa won the Vantelin Tokai Classic in Aichi on November 1, completing victories in Japan and Europe in successive weeks.
He started the final round three shots behind and finished with a 67 for a 12-under total of 272.
Katsuragawa beat Yuki Tanaka by one stroke, making a birdie on the final hole.
The win was his third on the domestic tour and earned him 22 million yen.
- Who
- Yuto Katsuragawa won, with Yuki Tanaka finishing one stroke behind.
- What
- Katsuragawa won the Vantelin Tokai Classic, his second victory in successive weeks across the European and Japanese tours.
- When
- November 1, 2026.
- Where
- Miyoshi Country Club West Course in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Katsuragawa won the Genesis Championship, a European Tour event held in South Korea.
Katsuragawa came from three shots behind to win the Vantelin Tokai Classic in Aichi.
- Winning score
- 12 under par, 272
- Final round
- 67
- Runner-up
- Yuki Tanaka, one stroke behind
- Prize money
- 22 million yen
- Domestic tour wins
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What people are saying
I trusted what I was feeling and hit it.
Yuto-Ice's catchphrase is “Just feel it,” and I think today's match was exactly like that.