Gemma Dryburgh, Momoko Ueda, Kana Nagai, TOTO Japan Classic 2022, LPGA Tour: Find Out The Full Results

Gemma Dryburgh of Scotland won the Toto Japan Classic 2022 by four strokes with a final-round score of seven under par, earning her first LPGA Tour victory. The 29-year-old  Dryburgh started the final round one shot behind Japan’s Momoko Ueda, who was hoping for a third title in this competition after winning it in the years 2007 and 2011. Ueda, who had four errors including a double-bogey six on the eleventh hole, shot a two-over 74 to finish in a tie for fifth place, eight strokes behind Dryburgh.

The Scottish golfer finished the competition on 20 under par to become the third British champion on the LPGA Tour in just over a month. She made birdies on the fourth and seventh holes and gained strokes at holes 11, 13, 14, and 15. Dryburgh is also the first Scottish LPGA Tour winner since Catriona Matthew won the Lorena Ochoa Invitational Golf in 2011.  Kana Nagai of Japan came in second place to Dryburgh on 16 under par after scoring the same score as Dryburgh (65) on Sunday. Nagai shot eight birdies and just one bogey. Linn Grant of Sweden placed third on 15 under par after ending her week with a five-under 67.

TOTO Japan Classic 2022: Results