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Golf: Takumi Kanaya wins Japan men’s season opener

KUWANA, Mie (Kyodo) — Takumi Kanaya picked up his sixth career title on the top-tier Japanese men’s golf tour Sunday, winning the season-opening Token Homemate Cup by two strokes.

The 25-year-old from Hiroshima, who previously won the tournament in 2021, followed his third-round 64 with a 65 to finish at 23-under 261 at Token Tado Country Club in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture.

Kanaya carded seven birdies against a bogey in the final round to claim the winning prize of 26 million yen ($171,600).

Tatsunori Shogenji placed second after a final-round 65. Taihei Sato was alone in third at 19 under.

Kanaya’s six JGTO wins include the 2019 Taiheiyo Masters as an amateur.

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